Michele Mignani
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Sampdoria | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | SPAL | 42 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Monza | 16 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Pistoiese | 31 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Lucchese | 26 | (0) |
| 1996–2005 | Siena | 240 | (6) |
| 1997 | → Castel di Sangro (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Triestina | 35 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Grosseto | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Poggibonsi | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Italy U21 | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Olbia | ||
| 2017–2019 | Siena | ||
| 2019–2021 | Modena | ||
| 2021–2023 | Bari | ||
| 2024 | Palermo | ||
| 2024–2026 | Cesena | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michele Mignani (born 30 April 1972) is an Italian professional football manager and former defender. He last served as the head coach of Serie B club Cesena.
Mignani made his Serie A debut on 13 January 1991 against U.S. Lecce. He then went on to spend ten seasons with Siena, serving as the team captain during the club's first Serie A campaign and being one of the mainstays for the Tuscans. He left in 2006, and Siena retired his #4 jersey number as an homage.
Coaching career
He retired in 2009 to return to Siena as a youth coach, initially for the Allievi Nazionali and, since 2010, for the primary youth team, the Primavera under-19 squad.[1]
He then served as head coach of Olbia for the club's 2016–17 Lega Pro campaign, but he was relieved of his managerial duties on 5 March 2017 following a string of six consecutive losses.[2]
On 25 November 2019 he was hired by Serie C club Modena.[3]
After two seasons in charge of Modena, Mignani left to join Serie C fallen giants Bari, which he successfully guided to win the title and subsequent return to Serie B.[4] He was sacked in October 2023 after a series of poor results.[5]
On 3 April 2024, Mignani was appointed in charge of Serie B promotion hopefuls Palermo.[6] After completing the regular season in sixth place and then losing to Venezia in the promotion playoff semifinals, Palermo announced Mignani's departure on 6 June 2024.[7] On 20 June 2024, Mignani signed for newly promoted Serie B club Cesena on a two-year contract.[8] He was dismissed from his position at Cesena on 14 March 2026 after a 2–2 home draw with Frosinone.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 14 March 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Olbia |  |
8 January 2016 | 5 March 2017 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 43.75 |
| Siena | |
1 June 2017 | 20 May 2019 | 84 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 110 | 86 | +24 | 46.43 |
| Modena | |
25 November 2019 | 17 June 2021 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 52.83 |
| Bari | |
17 June 2021 | 9 October 2023 | 94 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 131 | 85 | +46 | 45.74 |
| Palermo | |
3 April 2024 | 6 June 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 20.00 |
| Cesena | |
20 June 2024 | 14 March 2026 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 92 | 101 | −9 | 37.84 |
| Total | 363 | 161 | 99 | 103 | 473 | 387 | +86 | 44.35 | |||
