Francesco Magnanelli

{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Francesco Magnanelli | image = | caption = | fullname = Francesco Magnanelli<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7522/files/allegati/7573/cu130.pdf |title=Comunicato Ufficiale N. 130 |trans-title=Official Press Release No. 130 |publisher=Lega Serie A |page=4 |date=3 January 2018 |access-date=7 December 2020 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709223322/https://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7522/files/allegati/7573/cu130.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|11|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Umbertide, Italy | height = 1.77 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = AC Milan (assistant) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2002 | clubs1 = Gubbio | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = Chievo | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2003–2004 | clubs3 = Fiorentina | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Sangiovannese | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2022 | clubs5 = Sassuolo | caps5 = 448 | goals5 = 8 | totalcaps = 470 | totalgoals = 8 }}

'''Francesco Magnanelli''' (born 12 November 1984) is an Italian football coach and former player. Since August 2024, he has been the head coach of Juventus's under-20 side.

A midfielder in his playing days, he is the all-time record appearance holder for Sassuolo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/022d-0e94703b9c2e-f33fc15bce1d-1000--ten-claims-to-fame-sassuolo/|title=Ten claims to fame: Sassuolo|publisher=UEFA|date=25 May 2016|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref>

==Playing career== Throughout his club career, Magnanelli has played for several Italian sides: he began his career with Gubbio in 2000, and later played for Chievo, Fiorentina, and Sangiovannese, before joining Sassuolo in 2005, where he helped the team from Serie C2 to Serie A promotion; he won the Serie C1 and Serie B titles with the club in 2008 and 2013 respectively, and was later named the team's captain.<ref name="tuttocalciatori">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Magnanelli_Francesco|title=Francesco Magnanelli|publisher=TuttoCalciatori.net|language=it|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="Sassuolo: Serie A alternative club guide">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2015/mar/02/sassuolo-serie-a-alternative-club-guide|title=Sassuolo: Serie A alternative club guide|publisher=The Guardian|author1=Richard Hall|author2=Luca Hodges-Ramon|date=2 March 2015|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> In June 2015 he signed a new two-year contract with Sassuolo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1476/ufficiali-i-rinnovi-di-francesco-magnanelli-e-alberto-pomini|title=Ufficiali i rinnovi di Francesco Magnanelli e Alberto Pomini|date=29 June 2015|access-date=15 January 2016|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=it|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211033901/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1476%2Fufficiali-i-rinnovi-di-francesco-magnanelli-e-alberto-pomini|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 29 October 2019, Magnanelli was given a one-match ban for blasphemy during Serie A matches. Italy has a strict ban on taking God's name in vain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Serie A blasphemy bans: Francesco Magnanelli & Matteo Scozzarella suspended |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50221110 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=18 July 2020 |date=29 October 2019}}</ref>

On 19 May 2022, Magnanelli announced his retirement from playing at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sassuolo|url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/ultima-gara-in-carriera-per-francesco-magnanelli-sabato-la-conferenza/|title=ULTIMA GARA IN CARRIERA PER FRANCESCO MAGNANELLI. SABATO LA CONFERENZA|date=19 May 2022|access-date=2 July 2022|language=it|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013161545/https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/ultima-gara-in-carriera-per-francesco-magnanelli-sabato-la-conferenza/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Style of play== Magnanelli has been described as a talented, purposeful, humble and hard-working midfielder. He is usually deployed in the centre and is known in particular for his leadership and passing range, as well as his tactical awareness and reading of the game, in addition to his tenacity and ability to win back possession or intercept passes as a defensive midfielder.<ref name="Sassuolo: Serie A alternative club guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/83743/euro-2016-squad-selector-magnanelli|title=Euro 2016 Squad Selector: Magnanelli|publisher=Football Italia|author1=Luca Cetta|date=2 May 2016|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref>

==Coaching career== After retirement, Magnanelli stayed at Sassuolo as part of Alessio Dionisi's first team coaching staff.

He left Sassuolo in the summer of 2023 to rejoin Massimiliano Allegri, a former manager of his, as his technical collaborator at Juventus. Since then, he has been hailed as a key appointment for the ''Bianconeri'' due to his fresh tactical ideas that were deemed as reminiscent of the playing style of Roberto De Zerbi, another former coach of his at Sassuolo,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fanpage.it/sport/calcio/chi-e-magnanelli-la-nuova-mente-della-juventus-voluta-da-allegri-ce-lo-zampino-di-de-zerbi/ |publisher=Fanpage.it |date=21 August 2023 |title=Chi è Magnanelli, la nuova mente della Juventus voluta da Allegri: c’è lo zampino di De Zerbi |accessdate=18 September 2023 |language=it}}</ref> and for having pushed towards different and more modern playing strategies involving key players such as Federico Chiesa and Dušan Vlahović.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2023/09/18/news/juventus_rilancio_allegri_magnanelli-414893775/ |publisher=La Repubblica |date=18 September 2023 |title=Juventus, l’estate americana e le idee di Magnanelli: così Allegri ha cambiato la filosofia bianconera |accessdate=18 September 2023 |language=it}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Sangiovannese |2004–05 |rowspan="3"|Serie C |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |rowspan="17"|Sassuolo |2006–07 |21||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||24||1 |- |2007–08 |29||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||31||1 |- |2008–09 |rowspan="5"|Serie B |37||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||0 |- |2009–10 |38||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||42||0 |- |2010–11 |39||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||2 |- |2011–12 |36||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||39||0 |- |2012–13 |40||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||1 |- |2013–14 |rowspan="9"|Serie A |28||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- |2014–15 |29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- |2015–16 |34||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |2016–17 |15||1||0||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||24||1 |- |2017–18 |32||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||0 |- |2018–19 |26||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2019–20 |22||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- |2020–21 |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |2021–22 |12||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !448!!8!!17!!1!!9!!0!!7!!0!!481!!9 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !455!!8!!17!!1!!9!!0!!7!!0!!488!!9 |}

==Honours== '''Sassuolo'''<ref name="Sassuolo: Serie A alternative club guide"/><ref name="SW">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/francesco-magnanelli/58559/|title=F. Magnanelli|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> *Serie C1: 2007–08 *Supercoppa di Lega di Serie C1: 2008 *Serie B: 2012–13

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{TuttoCalciatori|Magnanelli_Francesco}} * {{Soccerway|francesco-magnanelli/58559}}

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