Marco Cellini

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marco Cellini

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Florence, Italy

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Grassina (head coach)

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1998–2002 | clubs1 = Prato | caps1 = 52 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = → Fucecchio (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2002–2004 | clubs3 = Montevarchi | caps3 = 54 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Foggia | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = Triestina | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = → Perugia (loan) | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 16

| years7 = 2006–2010 | clubs7 = AlbinoLeffe | caps7 = 128 | goals7 = 45

| years8 = 2010–2012 | clubs8 = Varese | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 7

| years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = → Vicenza (loan) | caps9 = 14 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = → Modena (loan) | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 7

| years11 = 2012–2013 | clubs11 = Juve Stabia | caps11 = 27 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2013–2015 | clubs12 = Carrarese | caps12 = 58 | goals12 = 27

| years13 = 2015–2016 | clubs13 = SPAL | caps13 = 28 | goals13 = 18

| years14 = 2016–2017 | clubs14 = Livorno | caps14 = 18 | goals14 = 11

| years15 = 2017–2018 | clubs15 = Arezzo | caps15 = 14 | goals15 = 2

| years16 = 2018–2019 | clubs16 = Pistoiese | caps16 = 24 | goals16 = 1

| years17 = 2019–2021 | clubs17 = Prato | caps17 = 28 | goals17 = 9

| manageryears1 = 2022– | managerclubs1 = Grassina

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Marco Cellini (born 19 May 1981) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward, and current head coach of Promozione amateurs Grassina.

Playing career

Born in the Campo di Marte Florence neighbourhood, next to the local Artemio Franchi stadium,{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=79621|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb| accessdate=2007-11-10|date=7 November 2007|language=Italian|title=Albinoleffe, Cellini: "Sogno la Fiorentina"}} Cellini started his career with Serie C2 team Prato, where he played until 2002 (except for a one-year loan at amateur team Fucecchio in 1999–2000).{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/56001.shtml|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian| title=Marco CELLINI|accessdate=2007-11-10}} In 2002, he moved to Montevarchi, another Tuscan Serie C2 club, where he spent two seasons. In 2004, he signed for Serie C1 team Foggia, and scored 12 goals in his season with the satanelli. He moved to ambitious side Perugia the next season, scoring 16 goals in 32 matches with the grifoni.

In the 2006 summer window, Cellini signed for Serie B minnows U.C. AlbinoLeffe, where he scored seven goals in his first season with the Lombardians.{{cite web|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/campionato/dettaglio_giocatore.asp?ID=3916|publisher=AlbinoLeffe.com|language=Italian|title=CELLINI MARCO|accessdate=2007-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821045856/http://www.albinoleffe.com/campionato/dettaglio_giocatore.asp?ID=3916|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead}} In the following season, he proved to be a protagonist of his side's surprising season start, helping AlbinoLeffe to top the league table scoring 11 goals in the initial 14 matches, that season AlbinoLeffe finished 4th, the best result in recent seasons.

In January 2008, he extended his contract to 30 June 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/555-rinnovo-per-cellini.html|title=Rinnovo per Cellini |date=17 January 2008|accessdate=13 August 2010|work=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}}

In July 2010 he left for newly promoted side Varese, signed a reported 2-year contract,{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=217159|title=Varese, ecco il colpo Cellini|date=8 July 2010|accessdate=13 August 2010|first=Lorenzo|last=Casalino|work=tutto mercato web|language=Italian}} which Varese also loaned their striker Matteo Momentè to AlbinoLeffe.

On 31 January 2011, he was swapped with Alemão of Vicenza.{{cite news|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/arrivano-cellini-morosini-e-frattali-tutte-operazioni |title=Arrivano Cellini, Morosini e Frattali. Tutte le operazioni |trans-title=Arrives Cellini, Morosini & Frattali. Total operations |date=31 January 2011 |work=Vicenza Calcio |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195525/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/arrivano-cellini-morosini-e-frattali-tutte-operazioni |archivedate=17 July 2011 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.varese1910.it/news.php?id=44 |title=Chiuso il mercato: ecco le operazioni ufficiali |date=31 January 2011 |accessdate=8 March 2011 |work=AS Varese 1910 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722064802/http://www.varese1910.it/news.php?id=44 |archivedate=22 July 2011 }}

Coaching career

On 25 October 2022, Cellini took on his first managerial role, becoming new head coach of Tuscan Promozione amateur club Grassina.{{cite web |url=https://almanaccocalciotoscano.it/grassina-si-cambia-via-miliani-tocca-a-cellini/ |language=it |date=25 October 2022 |title=Grassina: si cambia, via Miliani, tocca a Cellini|publisher=Almanacco Calcio Toscano}}

References

External links

[http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/risultati_classifiche/2010/calcio/serieb/giocatori/giocatore_marco_cellini_60539418.shtml Gazzetta dello Sport profile]
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Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Florence

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Italian men's footballers

Category:Italian football managers

Category:UC AlbinoLeffe players

Category:Calcio Foggia 1920 players

Category:AC Perugia Calcio players

Category:SSD Varese Calcio players

Category:AC Prato players

Category:Modena FC 2018 players