Davide Dionigi (born 10 January 1974) is an Italian

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coach and a former player. He was most recently the manager of

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club

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Career

Player

Dionigi started his career at hometown club

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

and played 20 games in Serie B. He then signed by

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

and played on their youth team. He then transferred to

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

(Serie B), and in November 1993 left for

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

. He won promotion with Como partially by his 14 goals. In summer 1994, he left for Reggiana of Serie A, but in November 1994 he left on loan back to Como, this time at Serie B. In summer 1995, he signed for his third Serie A team, A.C. Torino, due to Como's relegation. In summer 1996, he had to search club again, due to Torino relegation. This time, joined

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are nic ...

of Serie B. He won top-scorer that season, and he was signed by another Serie A team

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...

. He played his worst Serie A start, and moved to

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

in October 1998, where he played two seasons. In January 2000, Piacenza sent him to

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...

of Serie B, but they met again six months later, due to relegation of Piacenza and Sampdoria missed the chance to promote. In January 2001, he re-joined Reggina, this time at Serie A to avoid relegation. But Reggina relegated at last, but Dionigi was one of the players to help the club back to Series A just a year later. He was dropped from the club Serie A plan, and he joined former coach

Franco Colomba Franco Colomba (born 6 February 1955 in Grosseto) is an Italian football coach and former player, most recently in charge of Serie B club Livorno. Career Playing Colomba, a midfielder, started his playing career in Bologna, making his Serie A ...

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

of Serie B on 31 August 2002. He played in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

until the club went bankrupt two years later. Dionigi started his third spells at

Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria ( scn, label= Southern Calabrian, Riggiu; el, label= Calabrian Greek, Ρήγι, Rìji), usually referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the largest city in Calabria. It has an estimated popul ...

since 9 July 2004. After played another 10 Serie A games, he left on loan to

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

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and lastly

Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

, all were Serie B clubs. In summer 2007, he joined

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...

of Serie C1, where he last played since at Como 1993–94 season.

Manager

Since 9 November 2010 until 26 June 2012 he has been the head coach of

. On 2 July 2012 he was named new head coach of

. On 24 June 2020 he was appointed at the helm of

club

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. He left the club by the end of the season after guiding them to safety. On 10 December 2020 he joined Serie B club

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

, as the third head coach of the season for the ''Rondinelle''. He was removed from his coaching position less than two months later, on 3 February 2021. On 17 June 2022 Dionigi was hired by Serie B club

on a one-year contract. He was dismissed on 31 October 2022, with Cosenza on sixteenth place in the league table.

Managerial statistics

Honours an awards

Top-scorer: 1997 ; Promotion through *

Third Place: 2002 (Reggina) *

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

playoffs winner: 1994 (Como)

References

External links

Stats. at Taranto Sport
(In Excel File)
National Stats. at FIGC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dionigi, Davide 1974 births Living people Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Italy youth international footballers Modena F.C. players A.C. Milan players L.R. Vicenza players Como 1907 players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players Torino F.C. players Reggina 1914 players ACF Fiorentina players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players U.C. Sampdoria players S.S.C. Napoli players S.S.C. Bari players Ternana Calcio players Spezia Calcio players F.C. Crotone players Taranto F.C. 1927 players S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 players Serie A players Serie B players Association football midfielders Italian football managers Reggina 1914 managers Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. managers Sportspeople from Modena U.S. Catanzaro 1929 managers Cosenza Calcio managers Serie B managers Serie C managers Footballers from Emilia-Romagna