Lorenzo Collacchioni (born 9 August 1980) is an Italian

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coach and former player, last in charge of

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club

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Playing career

A former defender, he started his career with hometown club

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. In 2000, he was part of the deal of Marco Rossi to

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. He was valued for 1 billion lire (€516,457). However, Collacchioni joined

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from

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in the same transfer window. Collacchioni also never returned to Serie A nor Serie B again for the rest of his career. In 2014, he joined Eccellenza Tuscany club Porta Romana. However, in the same transfer window, he was signed by Serie D club

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Collacchioni started a career as a coach in the amateur leagues of Tuscany. After working as a youth coach for Fucecchio, he was promoted head coach on May 2019. After two seasons with Fucecchio, he left for fellow Eccellenza club San Miniato Basso for the 2021–22 season. On 12 July 2022, he was unveiled as the new head coach of

, originally scheduled to play

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but later readmitted to Serie D. On 31 October 2022, Collacchioni was dismissed following a 0–1 league defeat to Montespaccato, only to be called back one day later following a formal request by the team squad. Just a few days later, on 21 November, Collacchioni was however dismissed once again following a 0–3 defeat to promotion rivals Pianese.

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Career profile by tuttocalciatori.net
1980 births Living people Footballers from Florence Italian men's footballers Italian football managers Pisa SC players US Pistoiese 1921 players Olbia Calcio 1905 players AC Prato players ACF Fiorentina players ACR Siena 1904 players Serie C players Italy men's youth international footballers {{Italy-footy-defender-1980s-stub Men's association football defenders