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Carrera as Spartak Moscow manager in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Pozzuolo Martesana, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pro Sesto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1983 | Pro Sesto | 30 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Russi | 28 | (5) |
| 1984–1985 | Alessandria | 31 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Pescara | 19 | (1) |
| 1986–1991 | Bari | 156 | (4) |
| 1991–1996 | Juventus | 114 | (1) |
| 1996–2003 | Atalanta | 207 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Napoli | 26 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Treviso | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Pro Vercelli | 63 | (1) |
| Total | 686 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2012 | Juventus (youth) | ||
| 2012 | Juventus (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Juventus (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Italy (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Spartak Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2019–2020 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2021 | Bari | ||
| 2024 | Ascoli | ||
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Massimo Carrera (born 22 April 1964) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. People sometimes called him La Bandera. He played as a defender for many European clubs. These included Juventus, where he later became a manager. He also played for the Italy national team.
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Playing Career: Massimo Carrera's Journey
Carrera started his football journey at Pro Sesto. He became well-known while playing for Bari. He spent five seasons there before joining Juventus in 1991.
Playing for Juventus: Big Wins
At Juventus, his coach Giovanni Trapattoni used him as a right-back. This was a position he also played at Bari. He had a great first season. This led to him being called up for the Italy national team. In his second season, he helped Juventus win the UEFA Cup.
In 1994, a new coach, Marcello Lippi, arrived. Carrera then played as a sweeper and later as a central defender. He became a very important player for the team. He helped them win both the Serie A league title and the Coppa Italia cup in 1995. Carrera also played in the UEFA Cup final that season.
Later, new skilled defenders joined Juventus. Carrera started more games from the bench. But he still helped the team a lot when he played. He played 166 games for Juventus. He won many titles with them. These included Serie A, Coppa Italia, the Supercoppa Italiana, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Cup.
Moving to Atalanta and Other Clubs
In 1996, Carrera moved to Atalanta. He quickly became the captain and a leader for the team. He played there for eight seasons. He appeared in 207 games and scored three goals.
After Atalanta, he joined Napoli in 2003. The next season, he played for Treviso. In 2005, at 41 years old, Carrera signed with Pro Vercelli. He retired from playing football at 44 years old, at the end of the 2007–08 season. He then decided to focus on coaching.
International Play: Representing Italy
Massimo Carrera's great playing at Juventus earned him a call to the Italian national team in 1991. His coach was Arrigo Sacchi. Carrera played his only game for Italy on 19 February 1992. It was a friendly match against San Marino. Italy won 4–0.
Coaching Career: Leading Teams
Coaching at Juventus
In 2011, Carrera joined the coaching staff at Juventus. He became a technical director. He worked with his former Juventus teammates Antonio Conte and Angelo Alessio.
In 2012, the main coach Conte and his assistant Alessio faced temporary bans. Because of this, Carrera became Juventus's temporary manager. In his first official match, he led Juventus to win the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana against Napoli. They won 4–2 after extra time. When Alessio's ban ended, Carrera went back to being a technical director.
Success with Spartak Moscow
Before the 2016–17 season, Carrera became an assistant manager for FC Spartak Moscow, a Russian team. The previous manager left, and Carrera became the temporary manager on 5 August 2016. On 17 August 2016, he was hired as Spartak's permanent manager.
He had a very successful start, winning many games. On 7 May 2017, Spartak won their first Russian Premier League title since 2001 under Carrera's leadership. He extended his contract with Spartak until 2019. However, he was later removed from his job in late 2018 after some difficult games.
AEK Athens and Other Teams
On 8 December 2019, Carrera became the new manager for AEK Athens in Greece. He helped AEK Athens qualify for the UEFA Europa League in the 2020–21 season. They beat VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 to get into the group stage.
On 9 February 2021, Carrera was hired as the new head coach for Bari in Italy. However, he was dismissed just two months later, on 19 April 2021. This happened after a home game draw, with Bari in third place.
On 12 March 2024, Carrera was appointed head coach of Ascoli. Even though the team was relegated to a lower league, Carrera was initially confirmed to stay. But he was later removed from his coaching duties on 27 September 2024 after a tough start to the new season.
Honours: Trophies and Awards
Player
Bari
- Serie B: 1988–89 (Second Division League)
- Mitropa Cup: 1990 (European Club Competition)
Juventus
- Serie A: 1994–95 (Italian Top League)
- Coppa Italia: 1994–95 (Italian Cup)
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1995 (Italian Super Cup)
- UEFA Champions League: 1995–96 (Europe's Top Club Competition)
- UEFA Cup: 1992–93 (European Club Competition)
Manager
Juventus
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2012 (Italian Super Cup)
Spartak Moscow
- Russian Premier League: 2016–17 (Russian Top League)
- Russian Super Cup: 2017 (Russian Super Cup)
AEK Athens
- Greek Cup: 2019–20 runner-up (Greek Cup, finished second)
Individual
- Russian Premier League Coach of the Year: 2016–17
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