Mauro Milanese (born 17 September 1971) is an

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former

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and manager, who played as a

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. In 2014, he was manager of

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

. He is the current CEO (''amministratore unico'') of hometown club

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

Playing career

Born in

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

, Milanese started his senior career at

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side

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. He then played for

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 ...

side Massese, making 22 appearances before to join hometown club

, where he played 50 Serie C1 matches in 2 seasons. In summer 1994 he was signed by Serie A side

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, giving him the chance to make his top flight debut. He then played for

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and

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 ...

, again at Serie A level. In summer 1997, he was signed by

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, but in mid-season he was loaned to

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

. He played his first match for Inter on 25 January 1998, as a substitute for

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in a 1–1 draw to

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; he also remained at Inter the following season. In summer 1999, he joined

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

in co-ownership deal. In summer 2003, he left for Serie A newcomers

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but suffered his second relegation (the first being while at Torino). He then re-joined Serie B side Perugia. In August 2005, he joined

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in 1-year deal. Which he changed to play as a centre defender. He played 26 league matches but missed a month in September. His contract was later extended and released in May 2007. In August 2007 he was signed by

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and won

champion. He then left for

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side

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

Milanese planned to retire in July 2009 and aimed to qualify as a FIFA licensed football agent.

Post-playing career

On 16 June 2011, he was announced as new director of football of

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club

, days after predecessor Sean Sogliano accepted an offer from Serie A club

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. On 1 August 2014, Milanese was announced as the new sporting director of English

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club

, following the takeover by Francesco Becchetti. On 26 October 2014, Milanese replaced interim manager Kevin Nugent as manager of Leyton Orient, however he was sacked just six weeks later on 8 December. In 2016, after having invested 100,000 EUR of his own money to save the club from bankruptcy, Milanese directly took part in the acquisition of

as part of an Australian consortium led by

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owner Mario Biasin, being subsequently named the club's CEO. Under his tenure, Triestina, then in

, were successfully readmitted to Serie C in 2017 to fill a vacancy.

Honours

Player

;Salernitana *

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest 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. Before the 1978� ...

: 2008 ;Varese *

: 2009

References

External links

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Inter Archive
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