Adolfo Sormani

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adolfo Sormani

| fullname = Adolfo Sormani

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Napoli, Italy

| death_date =

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| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}–1983

| youthclubs1 = Napoli

| years1= 1983–1984

| clubs1= Napoli

| caps1= 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2= 1984–1986

| clubs2= Rimini

| caps2= 60 | goals2 = 1

| years3= 1986–1987

| clubs3= Parma

| caps3= 22 | goals3 = 1

| years4= 1987–1990

| clubs4= Avellino

| caps4= 33 | goals4 = 2

| years5= 1990–1991

| clubs5= Viareggio

| caps5= 19 | goals5 = 1

| years6= 1991–1993

| clubs6= Nola

| caps6= 30 | goals6 = 1

| years7= 1993–1995

| clubs7= Caerano

| caps7= 48 | goals7 = 4

| years8= 1995–1998

| clubs8= Mestre

| caps8= 83 | goals8 = 8

| years9= 1998–1999

| clubs9= Pordenone

| caps9= 30 | goals9 = 2

| years10= 1999–2000

| clubs10= Mestre

| caps10= 13 | goals10 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs1 = Conegliano

| manageryears2 = 2004–2006

| managerclubs2 = Chioggia Sottomarina

| manageryears3 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs3 = Cattolica

| manageryears4 = 2007–2010

| managerclubs4 = Juventus (Youth)

| manageryears5 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs5 = Napoli (Youth)

| manageryears6 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs6 = Watford (Assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs7 = Südtirol

| manageryears8 = 2016

| managerclubs8 = Partizani

| manageryears9 = 2017

| managerclubs9 = Wuhan Zall (Assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs10 = Vejle Boldklub

| manageryears11 = 2020

| managerclubs11 = Partizani

| manageryears12 = 2021

| managerclubs12 = Lavello

| manageryears13 = 2023– 2025

| managerclubs13 = HB

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Adolfo Sormani (born 11 August 1965) is an Italian retired footballer and current head coach.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/adolfo-sormani-stopper-i-vejle/ Adolfo Sormani stopper i Vejle], bold.dk, 5 March 2019 He is the son of former footballer and coach Angelo Sormani.

Playing career

A Napoli youth product, he has mostly played in the minor divisions of Italy, except for a short stint at Avellino.

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Sormani became a coach and served in the youth teams of Juventus and Napoli as well. He was an assistant coach at Watford and the Chinese club Zall.{{Cite web |title=Trener Hajdukova protivnika: Napravit ćemo sve kako bismo pobijedili |url=https://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=2584722 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.index.hr |language=hr}}

He briefly served in 2016 as head coach of Albanian team Partizani Tirana. Successively he was appointed in charge of Danish second division club Vejle Boldklub, guiding them to promotion before leaving in 2019.

After a short return at Partizani Tirana in 2020, he was named new head coach of Serie D club Lavello before being fired in November 2021.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=10 November 2021 |date=8 November 2021 |url=https://www.lavellocalcio.it/2021/11/08/adolfo-sormani-sollevato-dallincarico-di-allenatore-della-prima-squadra/ |title=ADOLFO SORMANI SOLLEVATO DALL’INCARICO DI ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA|publisher=U.S.D. Lavello}}

He is currently - 2024 -head coach at Havnar Bóltfelag, Faroe Islands. 4th May 2025 he left HB by mutual consent.