Marco Cellini (born 19 May 1981) is an Italian former

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who played as a forward, and current head coach of

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amateurs Grassina.

Playing career

Born in the ''Campo di Marte''

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neighbourhood, next to the local

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stadium, Cellini started his career with

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team

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, where he played until 2002 (except for a one-year loan at amateur team

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in 1999–2000). In 2002, he moved to

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, another Tuscan Serie C2 club, where he spent two seasons. In 2004, he signed for

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team

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, and scored 12 goals in his season with the ''satanelli''. He moved to ambitious side

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the next season, scoring 16 goals in 32 matches with the ''grifoni''. In the 2006 summer window, Cellini signed for

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minnows U.C. AlbinoLeffe, where he scored seven goals in his first season with the Lombardians. In the following season, he proved to be a protagonist of his side's surprising season start, helping AlbinoLeffe to top the league table scoring 11 goals in the initial 14 matches, that season AlbinoLeffe finished 4th, the best result in recent seasons. In January 2008, he extended his contract to 30 June 2010. In July 2010 he left for newly promoted side

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, signed a reported 2-year contract, which Varese also loaned their striker Matteo Momentè to AlbinoLeffe. On 31 January 2011, he was swapped with Alemão of

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Coaching career

On 25 October 2022, Cellini took on his first managerial role, becoming new head coach of Tuscan

amateur club Grassina.

References

External links

Gazzetta dello Sport profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cellini, Marco 1981 births Living people Footballers from Florence Association football forwards Italian footballers Italian football managers U.C. AlbinoLeffe players Calcio Foggia 1920 players A.C. Perugia Calcio players S.S.D. Varese Calcio players A.C. Prato players Modena F.C. players S.S. Juve Stabia players Carrarese Calcio players S.P.A.L. players U.S. Livorno 1915 players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players S.S. Arezzo players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players