Biography of Roberto Donadoni
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September 9, 1963Roberto Donadoni was born in Cisano Bergamasco (BG) on September 9, 1963. He started his career as a professional footballer in Atalanta. A midfielder, he played mainly on the right side and it is not uncommon to accompany its attack maneuvers calling offensive. With atalanta dispute before the Youth League in the season 1981-1982, then debuted in serie B the following season, reaching a total 18 appearances. In 1983-1984 Donadoni is still in Serie B, yet with Atalanta: collect 26 appearances, scoring 2 goals, and is among the most deserving that contribute to the promotion of Bergamo team in serie A. In the top flight play two years with Atalanta, inter before being bought by AC Milan in the summer of 1986.
It's the first purchase that President Silvio Berlusconi manages personally. Donadoni will stay in Milan for 10 years until 1996, contributing to many victories and triumphant historical conquests. These were the years of the "football revolution" from Arrigo Sacchi, of the great Milan, Dutch Van Basten, Gullit and Rijkaard. With AC Milan won five league titles (1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996), three European cups (1989, 1990, 1994), two intercontinental cups (1989, 1990), three UEFA Super cups (1989, 1990, 1995) and four Italian supercups (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994). Donadoni is considered holder has with Sacchi, who with his successor Fabio Capello. The national team made his debut October 8, 1986 (Italy-Greece 2-0). Italy ' 90 World Cup dispute coming third (benched sits Azeglio Vicini). In 1994 u.s. World Cup team that is in part; on the bench there's still Arrigo Sacchi. The Blues come in the final but lose on penalties to Brazil.
With the Italian national team, Donadoni will wrangle 63 games, with 5 goals to his credit. After the experience of world football Italian Roberto Donadoni leaves; with a decision quite unusual for a European player, fly to the u.s. to play in the team of "New York Metrostars. After two years, at the beginning of 1997 back to Milan at the request of Fabio Capello. It remains two years with the rossoneri (24 appearances), and then perform another unexpected departure: emigrated to Saudi Arabia to play local team stronger, Al Ittihad. With the Arabs won the Championship: will his last career award. In 2000 David retires from football. Then gets the license of coach and begins to serie C1 2001-2002 season: sits on the bench of Lecco which will arrive in ninth place in the League. The following year passes in serie B with Livorno: tenth.
In 2003-2004 guide the Genoa: unfortunately after three defeats from three matches is relieved. Thus began a period of inactivity that lasts only a few months: in January 2005 is invoked from Livorno, where David has maintained a good relationship with the players, with society and especially with President Aldo Spinelli. Donadoni replaces the sacked Franco Colomba, in serie A. Not only winning the eighth place in the standings, also has the merit of detonating a large levels striker Cristiano Lucarelli, who at the end of the season 2004-2005 is the top scorer in Serie A with 24 goals. Donadoni is confirmed at the helm of Livorno for the season 2005-2006; After 23 days the team is located in sixth place, unexpected position to start the League. Following some criticism addressed to him by President Salman Donadoni resigns. The news is puzzling many professionals agree in pointing to David and his Livorno the revelation of the Championship.
In the summer of 2006, on 13 July, the FIGC chooses Roberto Donadoni as a successor for the post of coach of the Italian national team. Donadoni has the difficult task of succeeding Marcello Lippi, who has abandoned the blue bench after winning the historic Fourth World Cup Germany 2006 World Cup. National coach Donadoni brings to qualify and play the final stages of Europeans to Austria and Switzerland 2008: Italy comes to the quarters, losing on penalties against Spain. Soon after the trip home the national will return under Lippi. Back to lead a team of seria A, Napoli, in March of 2009, replacing the sacked Reja. The following season 2010-2011 coaches the Cagliari before moving in 2012 to Parma, where he remained until 2015, when you find yourself having to handle off the bench the terrible financial situation of the company failed.
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