Rodolfo Vanoli (born 11 January 1963) is an Italian professional
football manager
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and former
player
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.
Playing career
Vanoli, a
defender, started his career with
Varese
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. He then went on to play football professionally, making his
Serie A
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debut in 1985 with
Lecce
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. In 1989 he joined
Udinese
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, playing Serie A and
Serie B
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with the ''Friuliani''. He retired in 2000 after a single season with Swiss club
FC Chiasso
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.
Managerial career
Vanoli started his career as a coach in Switzerland. In 2010 he returned to Italy and took charge at
Colligiana. He moved to
Pordenone
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The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'.
...
in 2011. Vanoli worked in Slovenia as a manager of
Koper
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and
Olimpija Ljubljana.
In 2019, he was appointed head coach of
Serie C
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club
Bisceglie
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, eventually saving them from relegation and being confirmed for the 2019–20 season. He was dismissed on 2 October 2019 due to poor results.
In February 2021, Vanoli returned to Koper and signed a contract for the remainder of the
2020–21 season.
Personal life
He has a younger brother,
Paolo, who is also a former footballer and current coach.
Honours
Manager
Koper
*
Slovenian Cup
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:
2014–15
*
Slovenian Supercup
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:
2015
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Olimpija Ljubljana
*
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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:
2015–16
References
External links
Lecce.itprofile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanoli, Rodolfo
1963 births
Living people
Footballers from the Province of Varese
Italian men's footballers
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
SSD Varese Calcio players
US Lecce players
Udinese Calcio players
SPAL players
FC Chiasso players
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie A players
Italian football managers
Italian expatriate football managers
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
FC Lugano managers
AC Bellinzona managers
Pordenone Calcio managers
FC Koper managers
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) managers
FC Dinamo City managers
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
Expatriate football managers in Slovenia
Expatriate football managers in Albania
Slovenian PrvaLiga managers