Michele Mignani (born 30 April 1972) is an Italian professional

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and former defender. He is the manager of

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club

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Playing career

Mignani made his Serie A debut on 13 January 1991, against U.S. Lecce. He then went on to spend 10 seasons with Siena, being the team captain during the club's first Serie A campaign and one of the mainstays for the Tuscans. He left in 2006, and his #4 jersey number was retired by Siena as a homage.

Coaching career

He retired in 2009 to return to Siena as a youth coach, originally for the ''Allievi Nazionali'' and since 2010 for the main youth team, the ''Primavera'' under-19 squad. He then served as head coach of

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for the club's 2016–17

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campaign, being relieved of his managerial duties on 5 March 2017 following a string of six consecutive losses. On 25 November 2019 he was hired by

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. After two seasons in charge of Modena, Mignani left to join Serie C fallen giants

, which he successfully guided to win the title and subsequent return to Serie B.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Managerial

; Bari *

: 2021–22 (Group C)

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport

National Stats at FIGC
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