Rodolfo Vanoli

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodolfo Vanoli

| image = Rodolfo vanoli.jpg

| caption = Vanoli in 2012

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gavirate, Italy

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Varese

| years1 = 1981–1982 | clubs1 = Varese |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1982–1983 | clubs2 = Solbiatese |caps2 = 25 |goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1983–1984 | clubs3 = Pro Patria |caps3 = 9 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1984–1989 | clubs4 = Lecce |caps4 = 165 |goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1989–1992 | clubs5 = Udinese |caps5 = 72 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1992–1995 | clubs6 = SPAL |caps6 = 49 |goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1995–1996 | clubs7 = Saronno |caps7 = 20 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1996–1997 | clubs8 = Como |caps8 = 5 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1997–1998 | clubs9 = Solbiatese |caps9 = 12 |goals9 = 0

| years10 = 1998–1999 | clubs10 = Canobbiese |caps10 = 19 |goals10 = 5

| years11 = 1999–2000 | clubs11 = Chiasso |caps11 = 15 |goals11 = 3

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 =

| manageryears1 = 2001–2004 | managerclubs1 = Mendrisio-Stabio

| manageryears2 = 2005 | managerclubs2 = Lugano

| manageryears3 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs3 = Bellinzona

| manageryears4 = 2010 | managerclubs4 = Colligiana

| manageryears5 = 2011 | managerclubs5 = Pordenone

| manageryears6 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs6 = Koper

| manageryears7 = 2015 | managerclubs7 = Koper

| manageryears8 = 2016 | managerclubs8 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| manageryears9 = 2019 |managerclubs9 = Bisceglie

| manageryears10 = 2021 | managerclubs10 = Koper

| manageryears11 = 2022 | managerclubs11 = Dinamo Tirana

| manageryears12 = 2024– | managerclubs12 = Samgurali

}}

Rodolfo Vanoli (born 11 January 1963) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.

Playing career

Vanoli, a defender, started his career with Varese. He then went on to play football professionally, making his Serie A debut in 1985 with Lecce.{{cite web |title=Rodolfo Vanoli » Serie A 1985/1986 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rodolfo-vanoli/ita-serie-a-1985-1986/us-lecce/3/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=16 December 2022 |language=en}} In 1989, he joined Udinese, playing Serie A and Serie B with the Friuliani. He retired in 2000 after a single season with Swiss club Chiasso.

Managerial career

Vanoli started his career as a coach in Switzerland. In 2010, he returned to Italy and took charge at Colligiana. He moved to Pordenone in 2011. Vanoli worked in Slovenia as a manager of Koper and Olimpija Ljubljana.

In 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie C club Bisceglie, eventually saving them from relegation and being confirmed for the 2019–20 season. He was dismissed on 2 October 2019 due to poor results.{{cite news |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-mercato/2019/10/02-61828146/bisceglie_ufficiale_l_esonero_di_rodolfo_vanoli/ |publisher=Corriere dello Sport – Stadio |language=it|accessdate=7 October 2019 |date=2 October 2019 |title=Bisceglie, ufficiale l'esonero di Rodolfo Vanoli }}

In February 2021, Vanoli returned to Koper and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Vanoli se vrača na klop Kopra |url=https://snportal.si/prva-liga/vanoli-se-vraca-na-klop-kopra/ |website=Slovenski nogometni portal |access-date=17 February 2021 |language=sl-SI |date=17 February 2021}}

Personal life

He has a younger brother, Paolo, who is also a former footballer and current coach.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=16 December 2022 |url=https://www.varesesport.com/2021/rudy-vanoli-la-maglia-di-maradona-e-lamicizia-con-rossi-il-varese-ce-la-fara/ |title=RUDY VANOLI: "LA MAGLIA DI MARADONA E L'AMICIZIA CON ROSSI. IL VARESE CE LA FARÀ" |publisher=Varese Sport }}