Marco Martini (born 12 April 1979) is an Italian football coach and former

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. He is an assistant coach with

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Playing career

Born in Rimini,

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, Martini started his career at Veneto club Padova. He then left for Chieti, Fano and Vis Pesaro. He played 4 seasons for Vis Pesaro before signed by Sambenedettese. In January 2006 he joined Pescara along with Nico De Lucia. On 10 January he left for Frosinone in temporary deal. He won promotion playoffs at the end of

2005–06 Serie C1 The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...

. Martini returned to Pescara on 1 July 2006. He started 24 games in

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. The team relegated with the fewest points, fewest goals (along with

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) and the most goals conceded. Martini was the team top-scorer with 8 goals, ahead

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with 7. On 6 July 2007 he returned to Frosinone. He started 21 times. He had to compete with Éder and

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in the second half of the season. That season he scored 5 goals, as the team fourth scorer behind

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, Éder and

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. Martini only made handful appearances in

2008–09 Serie B The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Serie C1 (now Lega P ...

, and in January 2019 left for Reggiana. In August 2009 he left for Perugia along with Massimo Perra. After the bankrupt of Perugia, he joined

in July 2010. He renewed his contract in July 2011. In January 2012 he was signed by

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in temporary deal with Stefano Santoni moved to opposite direction. On 23 August 2012 he left for Cuneo. On 31 January 2014 he terminated his contract with Cuneo and left for Santarcangelo.

Coaching career

From 2017 he served as an assistant coach with Rimini. On 17 June 2019, he was hired as an assistant coach by

. On 19 January 2020,

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was dismissed as head coach and Martini served as a caretaker for a 1–0 victory in Serie C against Gozzano on 22 January 2020. On 24 January 2020, Alessandria hired new head coach,

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, finishing Martini's caretaker stint.

References

External links

Career summary by football.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martini, Marco 1979 births Living people Italian footballers Serie B players Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio players Calcio Padova players Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players A.S. Sambenedettese players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Frosinone Calcio players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players A.C. Perugia Calcio players U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players A.C. Cuneo 1905 players Expatriate footballers in San Marino Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Rimini Italian football managers U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers Serie C managers Footballers from Emilia-Romagna