Fabio Viviani (born 29 September 1966 in Lucca) is an Italian professional

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and former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Hatta.

Playing career

Viviani played for 7 seasons (145 games, 3 goals) in the Serie A for

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, A.C. Milan and, most notably, Vicenza Calcio. After winning the

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, he reached the semi-final of the

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with Vicenza Calcio.

Coaching career

After retiring from his career as a footballer, Viviani stayed at Vicenza as part of the coaching staff, serving as caretaker during the 2001–02 season alongside

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, and then as youth coach until 2005. He successively left Vicenza in order to follow his mentor Edoardo Reja at Napoli, working alongside him as assistant coach. During the 2009–10 season he then served as head coach of

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club Sambonifacese. In July 2010 he was called to replace

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at Serie B club Portosummaga, being however removed from his managerial duties on 29 November 2010 due to poor results. On 5 December 2011 he was unveiled as new head coach of Grosseto, until 1 February 2012 when he was sacked. On 9 October 2014 he was hired by Serie A club

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as Giuseppe Iachini's new technical collaborator. On the 10 February 2020, he was appointed as the new coach of Fujairah. He left when his contract expired in summer of the same year.

Honours

Club

;Milan *

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winner: 1988–89. ;Vicenza * Coppa Italia winner: 1996–97.

References

1966 births Living people Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Como 1907 players AC Milan players AC Monza players LR Vicenza players Treviso FBC 1993 players Men's association football midfielders Italian football managers LR Vicenza managers Palermo FC managers Al-Ittihad Kalba SC managers Fujairah FC managers Hatta Club managers UAE Pro League managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Sportspeople from Lucca Footballers from the Province of Lucca {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub