Cristian Stellini

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Cristian Stellini
Personal information
Full name Cristian Stellini
Date of birth (1974-04-27) 27 April 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Cuggiono, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Youth career
1991–1992 Novara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Novara 30 (0)
1994–1996 Spal 53 (1)
1996–2000 Ternana 110 (3)
2000–2003 Como 100 (4)
2003 Roma 2 (0)
2004–2007 Genoa 95 (5)
2007–2010 Bari 66 (2)
Total 468 (1)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Siena (assistant)
2011–2012 Juventus (assistant)
2015–2017 Genoa Primavera
2017 Alessandria
2019–2021 Inter Milan (assistant)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2010

Cristian Stellini (born 27 April 1974) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is assistant manager at Tottenham Hotspur, having been appointed with head coach Antonio Conte in November 2021.

Playing career[]

Stellini played for Novara (Serie C2), Spal (Serie C1) before joined Ternana of Serie C2 in October 1996. He won promotion twice for the team to Serie B in summer 1998. In summer 2000, he joined Como of Serie C1, he won promotions again, reaching Serie A in 2002. he made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 against Empoli F.C..

In summer 2003, he joined Modena but suffered from leg injury.[1] After played just twice, he moved to Genoa.[2] For Genoa, after the scandal made the promotion to Serie A became relegated to Serie C1, he stayed with the club and also played 4 times in the promotion playoffs.

Coaching career[]

In June 2011 he passed the category 2 coaching exam.[3] Early before, he was hired as a member of Antonio Conte's coaching team at Juventus.[4] In 2012, Stellini was suspended for two and a half years by the FIGC following allegations of match fixing. He subsequently resigned from his posting of technical assistant at Juventus.[5]

He successively worked as youth coach of Genoa from 2015 to 2017. In June 2017, he was named new head coach of Lega Pro club Alessandria, signing a two-year contract.[6] He was dismissed on 20 November 2017 due to poor results.[7]

Stellini joined Conte's managerial staff at Inter ahead of the 2019–20 season. Stellini won the Scudetto with Inter during the 2020–21 season, managing the team to three victories when Conte was suspended for yellow card accumulation.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Condizioni di Christian Stellini". Modena FC (in Italian). 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Cessione di Cristian Stellini". Modena FC (in Italian). 3 January 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Baggio's new life As a professional coach". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Antonio Conte's staff". Juventus FC. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Juventus assistant Cristian Stellini quits club". ESPN.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, Stellini è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Serie C Alessandria, il tecnico Stellini è stato esonerato" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. ^ "In panchina con il Toro c'è Stellini: chi è il fedelissimo di Conte che sogna lo scudetto". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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