Alessandro Agostini (born 23 July 1979) is an Italian

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He is the current Under-19 coach of

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...

Playing career

Agostini joined

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in January 2004. He renewed his contract in 2006 (to 2009); in 2008 (to 2011).

Coaching career

He was appointed head coach of the Under-19 squad of

for the 2020–21 season. In July 2021, he obtained a UEFA A coaching license. On 2 May 2022, following

Walter Mazzarri Walter Mazzarri (; born 1 October 1961) is an Italian former footballer and head coach, most recently in charge of Serie A club Cagliari. After a 14-year playing career with Italian clubs including Reggiana and Empoli, Mazzarri coached several ...

's dismissal from his role as Cagliari head coach with three games to go, Agostini was appointed

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in an attempt to overturn the club's fortunes. However, Agostini failed to save Cagliari from relegation, and left the position by the end of the season after the club chose to appoint

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as their new permanent manager. He mutually rescinded his contract with Cagliari shortly thereafter. On 6 January 2023, Agostini was announced as the new Under-19 youth coach of

, replacing

Alberto Gilardino Alberto Gilardino (; born 5 July 1982) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player who played as a striker. He is currently in charge as caretaker of Genoa, a club he was contracted with on July 2022 as a youth coach. A p ...

following the appointment of the latter as the new first team head coach.

References

External links

Gazzetta dello Sport player profile
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