Aurelio Andreazzoli (born 5 November 1953) is an Italian football coach. He is currently the head coach of club

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Career

In 2005, Andreazzoli joined Roma to become head coach Luciano Spalletti's assistant coach, becoming a valuable part of the team over the years. He was relieved from his duties after Spalletti departed Roma, but was called back after two years to assist the newly appointed caretaker manager Vincenzo Montella. Andreazzoli continued to work with

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and Zdeněk Zeman as a technique coach. On 2 February 2013, after Zeman was relieved from his duties, Andreazzoli was appointed manager until the end of the 2012–13 season. His first win came in a 1–0 home win over

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leaders Juventus. On 8 April 2013, his side drew 1–1 with

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in his first ''

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'' as Roma manager. On 17 April 2013, he led Roma to the

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final with a 2–3 win over

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at the

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. On 26 May 2013, he led Roma on the most important match of his career in the competition final against intercity rivals Lazio, which Roma lost 0–1. On 12 June 2013, Roma club president James Pallotta announced

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's appointment as the new manager of Roma, thereby ending Andreazzoli's spell as caretaker manager. On 17 December 2017, he was named new head coach of

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promotion hopefuls Empoli in place of Vincenzo Vivarini. After a very successful season in which he guided Empoli to win the Serie B title and ensure promotion to the top flight for the 2018–19 Serie A season, his contract was extended for one more season. He was sacked on 5 November 2018. He was re-appointed by Empoli on 13 March 2019. On 14 June 2019, Andreazzoli signed with

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but was sacked on 21 October with the team in second-to-last position. On 21 June 2021, Andreazzoli agreed to return in charge of Empoli after the club's promotion to Serie A, signing a one-year contract with the Tuscans. He safely guided Empoli to a fourteenth place in the 2021–22 Serie A league and was praised for his team's performances; despite that, on 1 June 2022 Empoli announced Andreazzoli's expiring contract would not be extended. On 2 December 2022, Andreazzoli was hired as the new head coach of

club

, signing a contract until 30 June 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

Empoli *

: 2017–18

References

External links

*http://www.gazzettagiallorossa.it/2013/02/gazzetta-giallorossa-ecco-chi-e-aurelio-andreazzoli *http://www.eatsleepsport.com/serie-a/andreazzoli-handed-reins-after-zeman-axe-1540144.html#.UQ5uzlcfkR8 {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreazzoli, Aurelio 1953 births Living people People from Massa Sportspeople from the Province of Massa-Carrara Italian football managers F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. managers Empoli F.C. managers U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers A.S. Roma managers Genoa C.F.C. managers Serie A managers Serie B managers Ternana Calcio managers