Walter Mazzarri
{{short description|Italian footballer and manager (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Walter Mazzarri
| image = Walter Mazzarri (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mazzarri in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|1|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l96755.html |title=Mazzarri: Walter Mazzarri: Manager |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=21 December 2017}}
| birth_place = San Vincenzo, Italy
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1981–1982
| clubs1 = Pescara
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1982
| clubs2 = Cagliari
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1982–1983
| clubs3 = Reggiana
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1983
| clubs4 = Fiorentina
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1983–1988
| clubs5 = Empoli
| caps5 = 91
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 1988–1989
| clubs6 = Licata
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1989–1990
| clubs7 = Modena
| caps7 = 21
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1990–1991
| clubs8 = Nola
| caps8 = 30
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 1991–1992
| clubs9 = Viareggio
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 1992–1994
| clubs10 = Acireale
| caps10 = 32
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 1994–1995
| clubs11 = Torres
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 244
| totalgoals = 13
| manageryears1 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs1 = Acireale
| manageryears2 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs2 = Pistoiese
| manageryears3 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs3 = Livorno
| manageryears4 = 2004–2007
| managerclubs4 = Reggina
| manageryears5 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs5 = Sampdoria
| manageryears6 = 2009–2013
| managerclubs6 = Napoli
| manageryears7 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs7 = Inter Milan
| manageryears8 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs8 = Watford
| manageryears9 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs9 = Torino
| manageryears10 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs10 = Cagliari
| manageryears11 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs11 = Napoli
}}
Walter Mazzarri ({{IPA|it|ˈvalter madˈdzarri}}; born 1 October 1961) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.
After a 14-year playing career with Italian clubs including Reggiana and Empoli, Mazzarri coached several smaller Italian sides and in 2007 took up a managerial position with Sampdoria. With the help of the attacking partnership of Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini, he led the team to qualify for the UEFA Cup in his first season and subsequently reached the Coppa Italia final the next year. In 2009, he joined Napoli, where he implemented a 3–4–3 formation with which he later became associated. With the attacking trio of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamšík, nicknamed I tre tenori ("The three tenors"), he helped the team qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history in 2011, and won the Coppa Italia the following season, the club's first trophy in over 20 years. In his final season with the team, he managed a second-place finish in Serie A, the club's best league finish in over 20 years. In 2013, he moved to Inter but was sacked halfway through his second season with the club. He later managed Torino in Serie A, and had one year in charge of Watford in England's Premier League in 2016–17. In 2023, after a gap year from his last management for Cagliari, he returned to Napoli but was sacked in February 2024 after three months.
Playing career
Mazzarri, a midfielder and a product of Fiorentina's youth system, made his professional debut in 1981 for Pescara of Serie B, and played a short Serie A stint in Cagliari the following season, before being sold to Reggiana. He had his longest period at Empoli, who won promotion to Serie A for the first time during his time with the Tuscan side. After several spells with mostly minor teams, including a two-year stint with Acireale where he was part of the team that won a historic first promotion to Serie B, and then playing in the Italian second tier in 1993–94, Mazzarri ended his playing career in 1995 with Sassari Torres.
Managerial career
=Early years=
Mazzarri started his coaching career as Renzo Ulivieri's assistant at Napoli in 1998. His first spell in charge came in 2001–02 for Sicilian Serie C2 team Acireale, where he had been a player from 1992 to 1994. Subsequently, he returned to his native Tuscany to coach Pistoiese of Serie C1 in 2002–03 and Livorno of Serie B in 2003–04, bringing the amaranto led by Cristiano Lucarelli back to Serie A. He was coach of Reggina from 2004 to 2007, leading the Calabrian side to Serie A survival in three consecutive seasons, the last obtained on the final day of the season despite an 11-point deduction. In May 2007, Mazzarri was made an honorary citizen of Reggio Calabria, after helping the club avoid relegation during the 2006–07 Serie A season.{{cite web |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2007/05/29/mazzarri-samp-fatta.html |title=Mazzarri-Samp, è fatta |publisher=La Repubblica |language=it |date=29 May 2007 |access-date=15 April 2019 }}
=Sampdoria=
On 31 May 2007, he was announced as the new Sampdoria coach.{{cite news |title=Mazzarri named Samp boss |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may31n.html |publisher=Football Italia |date=31 May 2007 |access-date=31 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070602151931/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may31n.html |archive-date = 2 June 2007}} He served as Sampdoria boss for two seasons, overseeing a considerable improvement in results, thanks to the likes of the attacking duo of Antonio Cassano, who publicly praised Mazzarri's coaching abilities, and Giampaolo Pazzini; the duo were likened to the partnership of Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli, who won the scudetto with the club in 1991.{{cite news |url=http://www.sampdorianews.net/index.php?action=read&idnotizia=2464|title=Garrone: "Cassano e Pazzini come Mancini e Vialli"|trans-title=Garrone: "Cassano and Pazzini like Mancini and Vialli"|publisher=SampdoriaNews|language=it|date=24 February 2009|access-date=29 March 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/sampdoria-legend-vialli-big-fan-cassano-pazzini-231551 |title=Sampdoria legend Vialli big fan of Cassano, Pazzini |publisher=tribalfootball.com |date=9 March 2009 |access-date=29 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903130415/http://www.tribalfootball.com/sampdoria-legend-vialli-big-fan-cassano-pazzini-231551 |archive-date=3 September 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=145425|language=it|access-date=29 March 2009|date=28 March 2009 |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|title=Mancini: "Pazzini e Cassano come me e Vialli? Ci può stare" (Mancini: "Pazzini and Cassano like me and Vialli? It can be"}} Sampdoria's 2007–08 campaign ended in an impressive sixth place, which ensured qualification for the UEFA Cup. Mazzarri's fortunes declined slightly in 2008–09, as the Blucerchiati ended their campaign in 13th place;{{cite web |title=Del Neri replaces Mazzarri at Sampdoria |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01da-0f85c16a8f89-fa223c86ccfc-1000--del-neri-replaces-mazzarri-at-sampdoria/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=24 May 2024 |language=en |date=1 June 2009}} despite this, he managed to guide his team into the Coppa Italia final, notably defeating champions Inter 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, before losing on penalties to Lazio in the final.{{cite web|title=La Lazio conquista la Coppa Italia Sampdoria piegata ai calci di rigore|date=13 May 2009 |url=http://qn.quotidiano.net/sport/2009/05/13/176857-coppa_italia_della_lazio.shtml|access-date=6 February 2015|archive-date=6 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206094130/http://qn.quotidiano.net/sport/2009/05/13/176857-coppa_italia_della_lazio.shtml|url-status=live}} Mazzarri left Sampdoria by mutual consent at the end of the 2008–09 season.
=Napoli=
On 6 October 2009 he was appointed manager of Napoli, replacing Roberto Donadoni.{{cite news|url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?root=707&fwd=2800&content=0|title=È Walter Mazzarri il nuovo allenatore|publisher=SSC Napoli|language=it|date=6 October 2009|access-date=6 October 2009}} He finished his debut season in sixth place in Serie A, and was handed a new three-year contract at the end of the campaign.{{cite news |title=Mazzarri rinnova col Napoli, accordo fino al 2013 |trans-title=Mazzarri renews with Napoli, agreement until 2013|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2010/05/22/napoli_fan_club_mazzarri_rinnova.html |access-date=22 March 2020 |publisher=Sky Sport |date=22 May 2013 |language=it}}
In 2010–11, Mazzarri's Napoli finished third in the league and qualified directly for the group phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League – their first time in Europe's premier competition in 21 years.{{cite news |title=EuroNapoli, è di nuovo Champions 21 anni dopo Maradona|trans-title=EuroNapoli, in the Champions League again 21 years after Maradona|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2011/05/15/napoli_inter_posticipo_37a_giornata_serie_a.html |access-date=22 March 2020 |publisher=Sky Sport |date=15 May 2011 |language=it}} His team were known for using an attacking 3–4–3 formation with a frontline three of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamšík and Edinson Cavani, who were nicknamed I tre tenori ("The Three Tenors");{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/three-tenors-could-become-two/ |title='Three Tenors' could become two |publisher=Football Italia |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=18 January 2024 }}{{cite news |last1=Dubey |first1=Sarthak |title=Walter Mazzarri's 3-4-3 vs AVB's 4-3-3: Three key battles that may decide the Napoli-Chelsea result |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2012/02/21/2918030/walter-mazzarris-3-4-3-vs-avbs-4-3-3-three-key-battles-that |access-date=22 March 2020 |date=21 February 2012}} Mazzarri also employed variations upon this system on occasion, such as 3–5–2 formation, the 3–4–1–2, and the 3–5–1–1.{{cite web |url=https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/conte-vs-mazzarri-mourinho-vs-wenger-le-5-rivalita-piu-sentite-tra-gli-allenatori/3/ |title=Conte VS Mazzarri, Mourinho vs Wenger: le 5 rivalità più sentite tra gli allenatori |publisher=FC Inter 1908 |language=it-IT |date=3 March 2017 |access-date=18 January 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1472551- |title=World Football Tactical Comparisons: The 3-4-3 vs. the 3-5-2 |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Tighe |first1=Sam |date=6 January 2013 |access-date=18 January 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/mazzarri-shelving-tactical-ethos-for-napoli-comeback/ |title=Mazzarri shelving tactical ethos for Napoli comeback |publisher=Football Italia |date=14 November 2023 |access-date=18 January 2024 }} They finished second in their Champions League group, behind Bayern Munich but ahead of Manchester City and Villarreal, to meet Chelsea in the last 16. Napoli won 3–1 at home in the first leg; they were subsequently beaten 4–1 at Stamford Bridge after extra time, being eliminated by the eventual champions.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |title=Branislav Ivanovic seals dramatic Chelsea win over Napoli |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/14/chelsea-napoli-champions-league |access-date=22 March 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=14 March 2012}}
Napoli won the 2012 Coppa Italia final over undefeated league champions Juventus on 20 May; this was Juventus's only loss of the season, and Napoli's first title in over 20 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/may/21/napoli-del-piero-coppa-italia-juventus|title=Napoli ruin Del Piero's final farewell with Coppa Italia win over Juventus|work=The Guardian|first=Nicky|last=Bandini|date=21 May 2012|access-date=20 March 2016}} On 11 August that year, the club suffered a controversial 4–2 extra-time defeat to Juventus in the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana, which saw two Napoli players sent off as well as Mazzarri.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/351707?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103020420/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/351707?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Juventus 4-2 Napoli|date=14 August 2012|work=ESPN|access-date=23 August 2012 }} He left the Azzurri on 19 May 2013, after leading them to a 2nd-place finish and a spot in the Champions League at the end of the 2012–13 Serie A season; this was the club's best league finish in over 20 years.{{cite news |title=Mazzarri quits as Napoli coach |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1454379/mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-end-season |access-date=22 March 2020 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN FC |date=19 May 2013}}
=Inter Milan=
Mazzarri was officially appointed as the Inter manager on 24 May 2013,{{Cite news | title = FC Internazionale club statement | url = http://www.inter.it/en/news/42915 | date = 24 May 2013 | access-date = 25 May 2013}} after Andrea Stramaccioni was dismissed for a poor performance in the 2012–13 season. On 2 July 2014, he signed a one-year extension to tie him to the team until 30 June 2016.{{cite news |title=Inter firm up Mazzarri commitment |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0217-0e8b30035e0c-d5397ad38c8b-1000--inter-firm-up-mazzarri-commitment/ |access-date=22 March 2020 |publisher=UEFA |date=2 July 2014}}
He was sacked by Inter after a series of disappointing results on 14 November 2014, leaving the club in ninth place.{{ cite news |url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/46908 |publisher=FC Internazionale Milano |title=FC INTERNAZIONALE CLUB STATEMENT |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=14 November 2014 }}{{ cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/14/internazionale-sack-walter-mazzarri |work=The Guardian |title=Internazionale sack head coach Walter Mazzarri after 17 months in charge |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=14 November 2014 }}{{ cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30054220 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Inter Milan: Head coach Walter Mazzarri sacked |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=14 November 2014 }} He parted with the club before the 12th matchday, while they were five points below their season objective of the third position.{{ cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/serie-a/spieltag/2014-15/11/0 |title=Serie A TIM - Spieltag / Tabelle |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=9 September 2015 }}
=Watford=
On 21 May 2016, Watford confirmed they had reached an agreement with Mazzarri to become head coach from 1 July 2016 on a three-year contract.{{Cite news | title = OFFICIAL: Walter Mazzarri Appointed Head Coach at Watford | url = http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/walter-mazzarri-watford-fc-head-coach-premier-league-3121237.aspx | date = 21 May 2016 | access-date = 21 May 2016|publisher=Watford F.C.}} He joined a club owned by his compatriot Giampaolo Pozzo, and worked without being able to speak English.{{cite news |title=Watford 2016/17 Premier League season review |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11686/10887939/watford-201617-premier-league-season-review |access-date=22 March 2020 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=21 May 2017}}
Mazzarri secured Watford's Premier League status that season, finishing one place above relegation in 17th, a four-place dip on their previous campaign. It was announced on 17 May 2017 that his contract would be terminated at the end of his first season at the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/club/statement-walter-mazzarri|title=Statement: Walter Mazzarri |publisher=Watford F.C. |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=17 May 2016}}
=Torino=
On 4 January 2018, Mazzarri was appointed manager of Torino, replacing Siniša Mihajlović.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/115109/official-torino-appoint-mazzarri|title=Official: Torino appoint Mazzarri|publisher=Football Italia|date=4 January 2018}} With a 7th-place finish in 2018–19 he led the Granata to the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated in the play-off round by Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{cite news |last1=Begley |first1=Emlyn |title=Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Torino |url=https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49504849 |access-date=22 March 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2019}}
On 4 February 2020, Mazzarri was dismissed following back-to-back 7–0 and 4–0 defeats to Atalanta and Lecce, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://torinofc.it/news/04/02/2020/toro-e-mazzarri-risoluzione-consensuale_23701|access-date=4 February 2020|title=UFFICIALE: Torino, Moreno Longo nuovo allenatore granata|date=4 February 2020|publisher=torinofc.it}}{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/149598/official-longo-mazzarri-torino|title=Official: Longo in for Mazzarri at Torino|publisher=Football Italia|date=4 February 2020}}
=Cagliari=
On 15 September 2021, Mazzarri signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Cagliari as their new head coach, replacing Leonardo Semplici.{{cite web |url=https://www.cagliaricalcio.com/news/ultimissime/21127/mazzarri-nuovo-allenatore-del-cagliari |publisher=Cagliari Calcio |language=Italian |accessdate=15 September 2021 |date=15 September 2021 |title=Mazzarri nuovo allenatore del Cagliari}} During his tenure, Cagliari failed to improve performances and found themselves deep in relegation trouble with three games to go, leading to Mazzarri's dismissal from his position on 2 May 2022.{{cite news|title=Comunicato della Società|url=https://www.cagliaricalcio.com/news/ultimissime/21884/comunicato-della-societa-mazzarri-sollevato-dall-incarico|access-date=2 May 2022 |date=2 May 2022|publisher=Cagliari Calcio}}
=Second stint at Napoli=
On 14 November 2023, Napoli appointed Mazzarri as their new head coach on a seven-month contract, replacing Rudi Garcia, marking Mazzarri's return to Naples after ten years.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/napoli-name-mazzarri-new-coach-2023-11-14/ |publisher=Reuters |date=14 November 2023 |title=Napoli name Mazzarri as new coach |access-date=14 November 2023}} He was sacked on February 19, 2024, after a 1–1 home draw to Genoa.{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Apollo |title=Napoli sack Mazzarri and bring in Calzona, no Hamsik return |url=https://football-italia.net/napoli-sack-mazzarri-bring-calzona/ |website=football-italia.net |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=19 February 2024}}
Style of management and reception
Tactically, Mazzarri is known for using a fluid attacking 3–4–3 formation as a manager; at Napoli, his effective front three of Lavezzi, Hamšík, and Cavani were dubbed I tre tenori ("The Three Tenors"). He has also used variations of this system on occasion throughout his career, such as the 3–5–2 formation, the 3–4–1–2, the 3–4–2–1, and the 3–5–1–1,{{cite news |title=Torna la difesa a tre? Ecco come giocherebbe il Napoli di Mazzarri |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Napoli/14-11-2023/napoli-con-mazzarri-giocherebbe-cosi.shtml |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=14 November 2023 |language=it-IT}} which made use of wing-backs in lieu of wide midfielders, who were crucial to the system's success. The wing-backs would push up to join the forwards in attack when the team were in possession, to help create or finish off chances. However, they would also subsequently track back off the ball, turning the defensive line-up into a back-five.{{cite news |last1=Sellitti |first1=Nicola |title=Mazzarri e la legge del 3-5-2 Il modulo nel destino azzurro |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Napoli/09-10-2009/mazzarri-legge-3-5-2-501559352364.shtml |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=9 October 2009 |language=it-IT}}{{cite news |last1=Bianchin |first1=Luca |title=Juve-Inter, mai così distanti Tre tenori in mezzo: Conte parte da +23 Mazzarri s'aggrappa ad Alvarez e Palacio |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2014/febbraio/02/Juve_Inter_mai_cosi_distanti_ga_0_20140202_df9bbd2a-8bd6-11e3-aa8c-161e16d20aaf.shtml |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2 February 2014 |language=it}} During his second spell at Napoli, Mazzarri also used a 4–3–3 formation, which had been employed by his predecessor, Luciano Spalletti, during the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Mazzarri a Napoli riparte da Spalletti: idee di 4-3-3 |url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/mazzarri-napoli-modulo-come-gioca-osimhen-kvara-difesa-attacco/bltbcee9c23542fb5ed#cs642f1b53441ac372 |publisher=www.goal.com |access-date=24 May 2024 |language=it |date=16 November 2023}}
Although he earned a reputation as one of the best coaches in Serie A during the early 2010s,{{cite web |last1=Lopresti |first1=Sam |title=Walter Mazzari: Why the Inter Boss Is One of the Best Coaches in Serie a |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1905796-walter-mazzari-why-the-inter-boss-is-one-of-the-best-coaches-in-serie-a |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=24 May 2024 |language=en |date=31 December 2013}} Mazzarri also became known in Italy for the excuses he made for poor performances during post-match interviews.{{cite web |author=Luigi Trapani Lombardo |url=https://www.calcioweb.eu/2014/11/scuse-mazzarri-migliori-10-perle-tecnico/146151/?amp|title= Le scuse di Mazzarri: ecco le migliori 10 'perle' del tecnico |website=Calcioweb|language=Italian |date=14 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/it/sport/calcio/amp30778181/mazzarri-scuse/|title= Fenomenologia delle scuse di Walter Mazzarri |website=Esquire Italy |date=7 February 2020 |language=Italian}}
Managerial statistics
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure |
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Nat !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record |
|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |
| align="left"|Acireale
|rowspan=7|{{flagicon|Italy}} |align="left"| 17 September 2001 |align="left"| 4 June 2002 {{WDL|31|10|10|11|for=32|against=31|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|Pistoiese
|align="left"| 4 June 2002 |align="left"| 8 June 2003 {{WDL|39|12|11|16|for=35|against=45|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|Livorno
|align="left"| 8 June 2003 |align="left"| 15 June 2004 {{WDL|47|20|20|7|for=76|against=46|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|Reggina
|align="left"|15 June 2004 |align="left"|28 May 2007 {{WDL|123|37|39|47|for=140|against=173|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|Sampdoria
|align="left"|31 May 2007 |align="left"|1 June 2009 {{WDL|99|38|29|32|for=134|against=117|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|Napoli
|align="left"|6 October 2009 |align="left"|20 May 2013 {{WDL|182|89|50|43|for=292|against=203|diff=yes}} |
| align="left" |Inter Milan
|align="left"|24 May 2013 |align="left"|14 November 2014 {{WDL|58|25|21|12|for=99|against=57|diff=yes}} |
| align="left" |Watford
|{{flagicon|England}} |align="left"|1 July 2016 |align="left"|21 May 2017 {{WDL|41|12|7|22|for=43|against=71|diff=yes}} |
| align="left" |Torino
|rowspan=3|{{flagicon|Italy}} |align="left"|4 January 2018 |align="left"|4 February 2020 {{WDL|90|37|25|28|for=132|against=109|diff=yes}} |
| align="left" |Cagliari
|align="left"|15 September 2021 |align="left"|2 May 2022 {{WDL|35|7|9|19|for=31|against=59|diff=yes}} |
| align="left" |Napoli
|align="left"|14 November 2023 |align="left"|19 February 2024 {{WDL|17|6|3|8|for=16|against=24|diff=yes}} |
| colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|761|292|224|245|for=1030|against=935|diff=yes}} |
Honours
=Manager=
- Coppa Italia Runner-up: 2008–09
- Coppa Italia: 2011–12
- Supercoppa Italiana Runner-up: 2012, 2023
- Serie A Runner-up: 2012–13
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Category:Footballers from the Province of Livorno
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:AC Reggiana 1919 players
Category:Modena FC 2018 players
Category:Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
Category:ACF Fiorentina players
Category:Italian football managers
Category:FC Pistoiese SSD managers
Category:AS Reggina 1914 managers
Category:US Livorno 1915 managers
Category:UC Sampdoria managers
Category:Watford F.C. managers
Category:Cagliari Calcio managers
Category:Premier League managers
Category:Italian expatriate football managers
Category:Expatriate football managers in England
Category:SEF Torres 1903 players