Antonio Conte (born 31 July 1969) is a famous Italian football manager and a former player. He is currently the head coach for the Serie A club Napoli. Many people think he is one of the best football managers in the world.

As a player, Conte was a midfielder. He started his career at his hometown club, Lecce. Later, he became a very important player for Juventus. He won many titles with Juventus, including five Serie A titles and a UEFA Champions League. He was also the team's captain for several years. He played for the Italy national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Italy finished second in both tournaments.

Conte started his coaching career in 2006. He led Bari to win the Serie B title. He also helped Siena get promoted from the same league. In 2011, he became the manager of Juventus. He won three Serie A titles in a row with them. From 2014 to 2016, he managed the Italy national team. He led them to the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.

After that, he became the manager of Chelsea in England. He won the Premier League title in his first season (2016–17). In his second season, he won the FA Cup. Conte then joined Inter Milan in Italy. He led them to win the 2020–21 Serie A title, ending Juventus's long winning streak. He later managed Tottenham Hotspur before joining Napoli in June 2024. He won the 2024–25 Serie A title with Napoli in his first season. This made him the first manager to win the Italian league with three different clubs.

As a manager, Conte is known for using a special tactic. He often uses a formation with three defenders. This style became popular again in the 2010s because of him.

Playing Career Highlights

Starting at Lecce

Conte began his football journey in the youth team of his local club, Lecce. He played his first game in Italy's top league, Serie A, on 6 April 1986. He was only 16 years old then. His coach, Carlo Mazzone, helped him become a key player for the team.

In 1987, he had a serious leg injury. This injury could have ended his career. But he worked hard and returned to playing in the 1988–89 season. He scored his first Serie A goal on 11 November 1989. Overall, he played 99 games for Lecce and scored one goal.

Time at Juventus

Conte's jersey from the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where Italy reached the final

In 1991, Juventus signed Conte. He quickly became a favorite among the fans. This was because of his strong effort and leadership. In 1996, he became the team's captain. He stayed captain until 2001.

During his time at Juventus, Conte won many important trophies. He won five Serie A titles. He also won the 1994–95 Coppa Italia and the 1992–93 UEFA Cup. A big win was the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League. He also won four Supercoppa Italiana titles.

Juventus reached the Champions League final three times with Conte. They lost in 1997, 1998, and 2003. In the 2003 final, he almost scored a goal, but Juventus lost on penalties. He played for Juventus until he retired in 2004. He played 418 games for the club and scored 43 goals.

Playing for Italy

Conte also played for the Italian national team. He played his first game for Italy in May 1994. He was part of the Italian teams for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Italy finished second in both tournaments.

He scored a fantastic bicycle kick goal in Italy's first match of Euro 2000. Italy won that game 2–1 against Turkey. However, he got injured later in the tournament. This injury meant he could not play in the rest of the competition. He played 20 games for Italy and scored two goals.

How Conte Played Football

Conte was known as a fast and strong player. He was very energetic and could play in different midfield positions. He was often a central midfielder. He was not the most naturally skilled player. But he was very hard-working and smart.

He was a great leader on the field. He was good at tackling and had excellent stamina. He could also make good passes and start attacks. Conte often scored impressive goals from far away. Even though he was not very tall, he was good at heading the ball. His career was sometimes affected by injuries.

Coaching Career Journey

Early Coaching Days

Conte in 2005

After he stopped playing, Conte became an assistant coach for Siena in 2005–06. In July 2006, he became the head coach of Serie B team Arezzo. He was let go in October 2006 because of poor results.

But Arezzo brought him back in March 2007. He led the team to five wins in a row. This helped them get closer to safety. However, Arezzo was still relegated to a lower league on the last day.

Success with Bari and Siena

On 27 December 2007, Conte became the coach of Bari. He greatly improved the team's performance. He led them away from the relegation zone. In the next season (2008–09), Bari won the Serie B championship. This meant they were promoted to Serie A. This was Conte's first big win as a manager.

In May 2010, Conte became the new head coach of Siena. His goal was to bring Siena back to Serie A. He successfully led Siena to promotion. They played in the 2011–12 Serie A season.

Leading Juventus to Glory

Conte with Juventus in 2012

On 22 May 2011, Juventus announced Conte as their new head coach. Fans had high hopes for him. They wanted him to bring the club back to the top.

In his first season, Juventus had an amazing run. They went 28 matches without losing. On 6 May 2012, Conte led Juventus to their 28th league title. They finished the season unbeaten in the league. This was the first time a team did this since Serie A had 20 teams.

Conte used a new 3–5–2 formation. This formation helped players like Andrea Pirlo play better. The team's strong defense was also key to their success. Juventus won the 2012–13 Serie A title the next season. They got 87 points, much more than other teams.

In the 2013–14 season, Juventus won their third Serie A title in a row under Conte. They set a new record with 102 points. On 15 July 2014, Conte decided to leave Juventus. He won the Panchina d'Oro award for best Serie A coach in each of his three seasons.

Managing the Italy National Team

Conte managing Italy against Azerbaijan, when they qualified for UEFA Euro 2016

On 14 August 2014, Conte became the new head coach of the Italy national team. He signed a two-year deal until UEFA Euro 2016. He continued to use formations like the 3–5–2. His first match was a 2–0 win against Netherlands.

He helped Italy qualify for Euro 2016 on 10 October 2015. Italy defeated Azerbaijan 3–1. This result meant Italy had gone 50 matches unbeaten in European qualifiers.

On 15 March 2016, it was confirmed Conte would leave after Euro 2016. Italy started the tournament with a strong 2–0 win over Belgium. Conte received praise for his team's unity and tactics. Italy advanced to the Round of 16. They beat defending champions Spain 2–0.

In the quarter-finals, Italy faced Germany. The game ended 1–1 after extra time. Germany won 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out. This ended Conte's time as Italy manager. He said he wanted to return to club football.

Coaching Chelsea in England

On 4 April 2016, Conte was confirmed as the new head coach of English club Chelsea. He signed a three-year contract. Conte was very strict about his players' diets and training.

Chelsea started the 2016–17 season with a 2–1 win. On 17 December, Conte set a new club record. Chelsea won 11 league games in a row. They extended this to 13 wins, matching a Premier League record. On 13 January, Conte became the first manager to win three straight Premier League Manager of the Month awards.

On 12 May, Chelsea defeated West Bromwich Albion 1–0. This win secured the 2016–17 Premier League title for Chelsea. They also set a new Premier League record with 30 wins in a single season.

On 19 May 2018, Conte led Chelsea to win the 2018 FA Cup final. They beat Manchester United 1–0. Chelsea finished fifth in the league that season. Conte was let go as Chelsea manager on 13 July.

Managing Inter Milan

On 31 May 2019, Conte became the head coach of Inter Milan. In his first season, Inter finished second in Serie A. They were just one point behind Juventus. Inter also reached the Europa League final. They lost 3–2 to Sevilla.

On 2 May 2021, Inter Milan won the Serie A championship. This was their first league title in eleven years. It also ended Juventus's nine-year winning streak. Conte left Inter Milan on 26 May. This was due to disagreements about player transfers.

Time at Tottenham Hotspur

Conte was appointed head coach of Tottenham Hotspur on 2 November 2021. He signed an 18-month contract. His first Premier League game was a 0–0 draw against Everton. On 1 January 2022, Conte became the first Tottenham manager to go unbeaten in his first eight league games.

Conte helped Tottenham qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2019–20. They finished fourth in the 2021–22 Premier League season. In February 2023, Conte had surgery. His assistant, Cristian Stellini, took over temporarily.

On 18 March 2023, Conte spoke about the team after a draw. He said he saw "selfish players" who "don't put their heart [into it]". He also questioned why Tottenham had not won trophies in 20 years. On 26 March, Tottenham announced that Conte had left the club.

Current Role at Napoli

On 5 June 2024, Conte officially became the head coach of Napoli. He signed a three-year contract. On 23 May 2025, Conte led Napoli to win their fourth Scudetto (Serie A title). This was Conte's fifth championship win in Italy as a coach. He became the first manager to win the Serie A title with three different clubs.

About Antonio Conte's Life

Antonio Conte grew up in Lecce, Italy. He has two brothers. His father, Cosimino Conte, was a football coach.

Conte is married to Elisabetta. They have a daughter named Vittoria. They were together for 15 years before getting married in June 2013. Conte has said he is thankful for his family's support during difficult times. He is Catholic. On 1 February 2023, he had surgery to remove his gallbladder.

Career Statistics

Player Statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lecce	1985–86	Serie A	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	1986–87	Serie B	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	1987–88	Serie B	2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	1988–89	Serie A	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	1989–90	Serie A	28	1	1	0	—		—		29	1
	1990–91	Serie A	22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	1991–92	Serie B	8	0	2	1	—		—		10	1
	Total		81	1	11	1	—		—		92	2
Juventus	1991–92	Serie A	15	0	6	0	—		—		21	0
	1992–93	Serie A	31	2	6	0	10	1	—		47	3
	1993–94	Serie A	32	4	1	0	8	0	—		41	4
	1994–95	Serie A	23	1	4	0	5	2	—		32	3
	1995–96	Serie A	29	5	2	0	9	2	1	0	41	7
	1996–97	Serie A	6	0	1	1	3	0	—		10	1
	1997–98	Serie A	28	4	6	1	9	0	1	1	44	6
	1998–99	Serie A	29	4	2	0	6	3	1	0	38	7
	1999–2000	Serie A	28	4	2	1	8	2	—		38	7
	2000–01	Serie A	21	2	2	1	5	0	—		28	3
	2001–02	Serie A	20	1	5	0	4	0	—		29	1
	2002–03	Serie A	18	1	2	0	7	0	—		27	1
	2003–04	Serie A	16	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	24	1
	Total		296	29	43	4	78	10	3	1	420	44
Career total			377	30	54	5	78	10	3	1	512	46

International Goals

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1994	3	0
	1995	2	0
	1996	3	0
	1999	7	1
	2000	5	1
Total		20	2

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Antonio Conte
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 March 1999	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
2	11 June 2000	GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands	Turkey	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000

Managerial Statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat.	From	To	Record
Team	Nat.	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Arezzo		1 July 2006	31 October 2006	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	−6	&0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.3300008.33
Arezzo		13 March 2007	12 June 2007	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	+5	&&&&&&&&&&&&&053.33000053.33
Bari		27 December 2007	23 June 2009	&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	&&&&&&&&&&&&&098.&&&&&098	&&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063	+35	&&&&&&&&&&&&&047.76000047.76
Atalanta		21 September 2009	7 January 2010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021	−7	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.43000021.43
Siena		23 May 2010	30 May 2011	&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	&&&&&&&&&&&&&071.&&&&&071	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	+33	&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
Juventus		31 May 2011	15 July 2014	&&&&&&&&&&&&0151.&&&&&0151	&&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102	&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015	&&&&&&&&&&&&0280.&&&&&0280	&&&&&&&&&&&&0101.&&&&&0101	+179	&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.55000067.55
Italy		14 August 2014	2 July 2016	&&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021	+13	&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056.00
Chelsea		3 July 2016	13 July 2018	&&&&&&&&&&&&0106.&&&&&0106	&&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	&&&&&&&&&&&&0212.&&&&&0212	&&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102	+110	&&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&9000065.09
Inter Milan		31 May 2019	26 May 2021	&&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102	&&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015	&&&&&&&&&&&&0214.&&&&&0214	&&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102	+112	&&&&&&&&&&&&&062.75000062.75
Tottenham Hotspur		2 November 2021	26 March 2023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076	&&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	&&&&&&&&&&&&0136.&&&&&0136	&&&&&&&&&&&&&085.&&&&&085	+51	&&&&&&&&&&&&&053.95000053.95
Napoli		5 June 2024	Present	&&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041	&&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065	&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030	+35	&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.98000060.98
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0653.&&&&&0653	&&&&&&&&&&&&0381.&&&&&0381	&&&&&&&&&&&&0154.&&&&&0154	&&&&&&&&&&&&0118.&&&&&0118	&&&&&&&&&&&01150.&&&&&01,150	&&&&&&&&&&&&0593.&&&&&0593	+557	&&&&&&&&&&&&&058.35000058.35

Awards and Achievements

Conte collecting the Globe Soccer Awards Best Coach of the Year award (2013)

As a Player

Juventus

Serie A: 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
Coppa Italia: 1994–95
Supercoppa Italiana: 1995, 1997, 2003
UEFA Champions League: 1995–96 (and runner-up in 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03)
UEFA Cup: 1992–93 (and runner-up in 1994–95)
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

Italy National Team

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1994
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2000

As a Manager

Bari

Serie B: 2008–09