Paolo Bianco
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1977)}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paolo Bianco
| image = Calcio Catania 09-11-05.jpg
| caption = Umberto Del Core, Orazio Russo, Cristian Silvestri and Paolo Bianco during a training of Catania Calcio, in Massannunziata
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|8|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Foggia, Italy
| height = 1.84 m
| currentclub = Frosinone Calcio (manager)
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Foggia
| years1 = 1994–1999 | clubs1 = Foggia | caps1 = 98 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1999–2004 | clubs2 = Treviso | caps2 = 148 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2004–2006 | clubs3 = Catania | caps3 = 72 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2006–2009 | clubs4 = Cagliari | caps4 = 91 | goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = Atalanta | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010–2015 | clubs6 = Sassuolo | caps6 = 96| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1998 | nationalteam1 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs1 = Sassuolo Primavera (assistant)[http://www.lalaziosiamonoi.it/esclusive/esclusiva-bianco-bandiera-del-sassuolo-un-anno-fa-la-nostra-peggior-partita-contro-la-lazio-58739 ESCLUSIVA - Bianco, bandiera del Sassuolo: "Un anno fa la nostra peggior partita contro la Lazio!"]‚ lalaziosiamonoi.it, 16 October 2015
| manageryears2 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs2= Sassuolo (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs3 = Siracusa
| manageryears4 = 2018 | managerclubs4 = Leonzio
| manageryears5 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs5 = Sassuolo (technical coach)
| manageryears6 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs6 = Shakhtar Donetsk (technical coach)
| manageryears7 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs7 = Juventus (technical coach)
| manageryears8 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs8 = Modena
| manageryears9 = 2025– | managerclubs9 = Frosinone Calcio
}}
Paolo Bianco (born 20 August 1977) is an Italian football coach and former footballer who played as a defender. He currently manages Frosinone Calcio.
Career
=Foggia=
Bianco started his career within the junior ranks of Foggia in the Italian Serie B. In 1994, he was promoted to the first team and began to make official league appearances for his hometown club. He did not manage to break into the club's starting line-up in his first season, making just 13 appearances. Eventually, he made well over 100 appearances for the club in all competitions and netted two official goals. He was transferred to the Serie B side Treviso in the summer of 1999 for an undisclosed transfer fee.
=Treviso=
Bianco's transfer to the northern club was a big step in the player's career, as he instantly became a key team member and eventually earned the captain's armband for his club. In his first season in Treviso, Bianco made 16 appearances and followed up with 22 starts the following season. However, his efforts were not enough to save his club from relegation, and he spent the next two seasons in the Serie C1. After 60 Serie C1 appearances, Bianco captained his team to promotion back into the Italian second division and made 44 appearances for the club that season, more than any other player in the team. After five seasons with the club, Bianco made 148 league appearances alone and scored six goals while making over 160 appearances for his club in all competitions. His good form led to a 2004 transfer to Serie B rivals Catania.
=Catania=
The player arrived at the Sicilian club in the summer of 2004. He became a regular fixture in the club's line-up and made 37 league appearances in his first season in Sicily. His impressive displays continued the following season as he made an additional 35 league appearances and helped guide the club to a second-place finish in the Serie B table and, hence, Serie A promotion. Despite helping to lead the club into the Serie A, the player was loaned to fellow Serie A side Cagliari in August 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?idNotizia=2346&type=0&id_menu=2|title=Bianco: "Giampaolo è una garanzia"|date=26 August 2006|accessdate=27 October 2010|work=Cagliari Calcio|language=Italian}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Cagliari=
Following his transfer from one Italian island to the other, the defender was instantly inserted into the Sardinian club's starting eleven. His Serie A debut came against his former side, Catania. In his first season in the top flight, Bianco made 35 league appearances and scored a solo goal. In June 2007, the club excised the rights to buy him.{{cite news|url=http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?idNotizia=3860&type=0&id_menu=2|title=Biondini e Bianco sono del Cagliari|date=20 June 2007|accessdate=27 October 2010|work=Cagliari Calcio|language=Italian}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His second season, proved to be much of the same as the player made 31 appearances as both a central defender and a right back.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} Bianco entered the 2008–09 Serie A campaign with just one year left on his contract. In January 2010, he signed a pre-contract with Atalanta.{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=135306|title=Atalanta, Bianco arriva a giugno|date=8 January 2009|accessdate=27 October 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|first=Andrea|last=Losapio}}
=Atalanta=
Bianco made the move to Bergamo following the expiration of his contract with Cagliari on 1 July 2009. In his first season with Atalanta, Bianco made 21 league appearances, with 20 coming from the starting XI. Despite a close relegation battle towards the end of the 2009–10 campaign, between Livorno, Siena, Atalanta, Chievo, Udinese and Bologna, his club failed in their efforts to avoid the bad fate. On 19 July 2010, his contract was terminated in mutual consent.{{cite news|url=http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1821|title=MERCATO NERAZZURRO|date=19 July 2010|accessdate=26 October 2010|work=Atalanta BC|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120729030329/http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1821|archivedate=29 July 2012}}
=Sassuolo=
Bianco made his debut on Sassuolo's defeat against Portogruaro. Bianco was re-signed by Sassuolo on a one-year contract on 17 July 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=5&aid=649/aggiornamenti-dal-calciomercato|title=Aggiornamenti dal calciomercato|date=17 July 2014|accessdate=7 July 2015|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=Italian}}
Coaching career
He was appointed head coach of Leonzio in Serie C on 18 June 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/siculaleonzio/photos/a.905245469532488.1073741831.903553956368306/1821190921271267/?type=3|title=Bianco allenatore della Sicula Leonzio|date=18 June 2018|accessdate=18 June 2018|work=Sicula Leonzio|language=Italian}} On 9 December 2018, he resigned from Sicula Leonzio, with the club in 10th place in the table.{{cite web|publisher=Sicula Leonzio|url=http://siculaleonzio.it/dimissioni-paolo-bianco-e-squadra-in-ritiro/|title=Dimissioni Paolo Bianco e squadra in ritiro|trans-title=Paolo Bianco resignation|date=9 December 2018|language=Italian}} In October 2019, Bianco was hired as a part of Roberto De Zerbi's first team technical staff at Sassuolo.[http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=5566/con-paolo-bianco-si-amplia-lo-staff-tecnico-di-mister-de-zerbi Con Paolo Bianco si amplia lo staff tecnico di mister De Zerbi]{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, sassuolocalcio.it, 11 October 2019
After having worked as a technical collaborator for Juventus, on 14 June 2023, Bianco was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club Modena on a two-year contract.{{cite web |publisher=Modena F.C. 2018 |url=https://modenacalcio.com/nota-ufficiale/ |title=PAOLO BIANCO: BENVENUTO A MODENA |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023 |language=it}} He was dismissed on 13 April 2024 following a negative string of results.{{cite web |publisher=Modena FC 2018 |url=https://modenacalcio.com/cambio-tecnico/ |title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE MODENA F.C. |date=13 April 2024 |access-date=13 April 2024 |language=it}}
On 18 January 2025, Bianco was appointed manager of Frosinone Calcio. https://www.frosinonecalcio.com/paolo-bianco-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-frosinone/
References
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External links
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/bianco_pao.shtml Gazzetta dello Sport player profile] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=219424 Bianco in Sassuolo] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100827053053/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/imgs/foto/primasquadra/schede/bianco.pdf Bianco in Sassuolo website]
- {{Soccerway|paolo-bianco/4229}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Calcio Foggia 1920 players
Category:Treviso FBC 1993 players
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
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