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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eugenio Corini | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagnolo Mella, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1990 | Brescia | 77 | (9) |
| 1990–1992 | Juventus | 47 | (2) |
| 1992–1996 | Sampdoria | 24 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | → Napoli | 17 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | → Brescia | 24 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | → Piacenza | 32 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Verona | 46 | (4) |
| 1998–2003 | Chievo | 134 | (27) |
| 2003–2007 | Palermo | 124 | (25) |
| 2007–2009 | Torino | 44 | (1) |
| Total | 569 | (75) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1992 | Italy U21 | 29 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Portosummaga | ||
| 2010–2011 | Crotone | ||
| 2011–2012 | Frosinone | ||
| 2012–2013 | Chievo | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chievo | ||
| 2016–2017 | Palermo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Novara | ||
| 2018–2019 | Brescia | ||
| 2019–2020 | Brescia | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lecce | ||
| 2022 | Brescia | ||
| 2022–2024 | Palermo | ||
| 2024 | Cremonese | ||
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Eugenio Corini (born on July 30, 1970) is an Italian professional football coach and former player. He was known for his skills as a midfielder.
As a player, Corini was a talented and hard-working playmaker. This means he was great at setting up goals for his teammates. He was known for his accurate long passes and his ability to control the game from the middle of the field. He was also very good at taking free kicks and penalty kicks.
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Eugenio Corini's Football Journey
Playing Days: A Midfielder's Career
Starting Out at Brescia
Eugenio Corini began his football journey in the youth team of Brescia. He was so good that he joined the first team when he was just 16 years old. By the 1988–89 season, he was a regular player for Brescia.
Moving to Top Clubs
After playing well for Brescia, Corini was signed by Juventus, one of Italy's biggest clubs, in 1990. He played 25 games and scored one goal in his first season there.
Over the next few years, Corini played for several different teams, including Sampdoria, Napoli, and Piacenza. Sometimes, he was "loaned" to a team, which means he played for them for a short time before returning to his main club.
Becoming a Leader at Chievo
In 1998, Corini joined Chievo, a team playing in Serie B (the second division in Italy). He quickly became a key player and the team's captain. He led Chievo to an amazing achievement: they were promoted to Serie A (the top division) in 2001! This was a huge success for the club.
Captaining Palermo and Retirement
Corini moved to Palermo in 2003. He helped them win the 2003–04 Serie B league title, which meant they also moved up to Serie A. He became the club captain there too.
In 2007, Corini joined Torino. He played his last season as a footballer in 2008–09. He had to retire because of a recurring Achilles tendon injury that needed surgery. After his playing career, Corini decided he wanted to become a coach.
International Appearances
Corini played regularly for the Italy under-21 team in the early 1990s. He helped them win a UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He also represented Italy in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Even though he was successful with the youth national team and many clubs, he never played for the main Italian national team.
Coaching Career: From Player to Manager
Early Coaching Roles
After retiring as a player, Eugenio Corini started his coaching career. In 2010, he became the head coach of Portosummaga, a team that had just been promoted to 2010–11 Serie B. However, he left the club just twelve days later due to disagreements about how the team should be managed.
He then coached Crotone and Frosinone for short periods.
Returning to Chievo as Manager
In October 2012, Corini was named the new head coach of Chievo, the club he once captained. He helped the team avoid relegation from Serie A. He left Chievo in May 2013 but returned just a few months later in November 2013. He again helped them stay in Serie A, but was later dismissed in October 2014.
Coaching Other Clubs
Corini went on to manage Palermo in 2016, but he resigned a couple of months later. He also coached Novara before returning to his first club, Brescia, as head coach in September 2018.
He led Brescia to win the 2018–19 Serie B title, which meant they were promoted to Serie A! He was dismissed and re-hired by Brescia a few times.
After Brescia, he coached Lecce in Serie B from 2020 to 2021. He returned to Brescia for another short period in 2022.
Back to Palermo and Cremonese
In August 2022, Corini agreed to return to Palermo as head coach. He stayed with them until April 2024.
Most recently, in October 2024, Corini became the head coach of Cremonese in Serie B. However, his time there was very short, as he was dismissed just a month later.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brescia | 1986–87 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987–88 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 1988–89 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | 34 | 9 | ||||||
| Juventus | 1990–91 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| Sampdoria | 1992–93 | Serie A | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Napoli (loan) | 1993–94 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Brescia (loan) | 1994–95 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Piacenza (loan) | 1995–96 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Hellas Verona | 1996–97 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Serie B | 35 | 3 | |||||
| 1998–99 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Chievo Verona | 1998–99 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | 31 | 6 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 36 | 7 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Serie A | 30 | 9 | |||||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 5 | ||||||
| Palermo | 2003–04 | Serie B | 40 | 12 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 27 | 10 | ||||||
| Torino | 2007–08 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 569 | 75 | ||||||
Managerial Statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Portosummaga |  |
5 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Crotone | |
28 November 2010 | 20 February 2011 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 10.00 |
| Frosinone | |
30 November 2011 | 7 June 2012 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 22 | +0 | 40.00 |
| Chievo | |
3 October 2012 | 29 May 2013 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 33.33 |
| Chievo | |
12 November 2013 | 19 October 2014 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 30.56 |
| Palermo | |
30 November 2016 | 24 January 2017 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 14.29 |
| Novara | |
14 June 2017 | 4 February 2018 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28.00 |
| Brescia | |
18 September 2018 | 3 November 2019 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 45.45 |
| Brescia | |
2 December 2019 | 5 February 2020 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 22.22 |
| Lecce | |
22 August 2020 | 22 May 2021 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 40.48 |
| Brescia | |
23 March 2022 | 30 June 2022 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 40.00 |
| Palermo | |
1 July 2022 | 3 April 2024 | 72 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 107 | 101 | +6 | 36.11 |
| Total | 308 | 108 | 82 | 118 | 410 | 404 | +6 | 35.06 | |||
Honours
Player
Palermo
- Serie B: 2003–04
Individual
- Serie A Top Assist-provider: 2001–02 (11 assists)
Manager
Brescia
- Serie B: 2018–19
See also
In Spanish: Eugenio Corini para niños
