Cristian Stellini
Personal information
Full name Cristian Stellini
Date of birth (1974-04-27) 27 April 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Cuggiono, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1992 Novara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Novara 30 (0)
1994–1996 SPAL 53 (1)
1996–2000 Ternana 110 (3)
2000–2003 Como 100 (4)
2003 Modena 2 (0)
2004–2007 Genoa 95 (5)
2007–2010 Bari 66 (2)
Total 392 (13)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Siena (assistant)
2011–2012 Juventus (assistant)
2015–2017 Genoa Primavera
2017 Alessandria
2019–2021 Inter Milan (assistant)
2021–2023 Tottenham Hotspur (assistant)
2023 Tottenham Hotspur (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2010

Cristian Stellini (born 27 April 1974) is an Italian football coach and former player. He was most recently the acting head coach at Tottenham Hotspur, having been appointed after the departure of Antonio Conte in March 2023.[1]

Playing career

Stellini played for Novara (Serie C2), Spal (Serie C1) before joined Ternana of Serie C2 in October 1996. He won promotion twice for the team to Serie B in summer 1998. In summer 2000, he joined Como of Serie C1, he won promotions again, reaching Serie A in 2002. he made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 against Empoli F.C.

In summer 2003, Stellini joined Modena, but suffered from a major leg injury.[2] After playing just twice, he moved to Genoa.[3]

During Stellini's time at Genoa, the Caso Genoa scandal saw the club relegated to Serie C. Stellini remained at the club, however, and helped win them promotion back to Serie A.[4]

Coaching career

In 2011, Stellini joined Antonio Conte's coaching team at Juventus, and passed the category 2 coaching exam.[5][6] However, in 2012 Stellini was suspended for two and a half years by the FIGC following allegations of match fixing. He subsequently resigned from his post as technical assistant at Juventus.[7]

Stellini made his return to football as youth coach of Genoa from 2015 to 2017.

In June 2017, Stellini was named new head coach of Lega Pro club Alessandria, signing a two-year contract.[8] He was dismissed on 20 November 2017 due to poor results.[9]

Stellini joined Conte's managerial staff at Inter ahead of the 2019–20 season. Stellini won the Scudetto with Inter during the 2020–21 season, managing the team to three victories when Conte was suspended for yellow card accumulation.[10]

Stellini once again linked up with Conte at Tottenham Hotspur, resuming his role as assistant manager. In the final game of the 2022–23 Champions League Group Stage, Stellini led the team to a victory at Marseille, earning Spurs a spot in the knockout stage and winning the group in the process.[11]

In February 2023, it was confirmed that Conte required gallbladder surgery to recover from cholecystitis and therefore required a period of recuperation following the surgery. As assistant manager Stellini assumed Conte's duties on an interim basis for the duration of his recovery.[12] Stellini managed a Tottenham game for the second time on 5 February, a 1–0 home win against Manchester City.[13] Conte made his return to the dugout for Tottenham's following two games, a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City and 1–0 defeat to AC Milan, however it was then announced that he would return to Italy to continue his recovery; as a result, Stellini once again assumed management responsibilities, and in his first match back, led Spurs to a 2–0 victory against West Ham United, followed by another 2–0 victory against Chelsea.[14][15]

On 26 March 2023, following exits from the Champions League and the FA Cup and his outburst in the post-match press conference after Tottenham Hotspur's 3–3 draw with Southampton, Conte left the club by mutual consent. Stellini, originally deputy to Conte, was appointed by Daniel Levy as acting head coach until the end of the season, with Ryan Mason serving as his assistant.[1] In his first game as acting head coach, on 3 April, his side drew 1–1 with Everton, conceding a late goal.[16] On 15 April, Tottenham lost 3–2 against Bournemouth, conceding a late goal once more.[17] On 23 April, Tottenham suffered a 6–1 loss against Newcastle, going 5–0 down inside 21 minutes, which undermined their effort to finish in the top four, in order to compete in the next season's Champions League.[18] He was relieved of his duties the following day, being replaced by Ryan Mason as caretaker manager.[19]

Career statistics

Managerial

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As of match played 23 April 2023
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record
M W D L Win %
Genoa Primavera 15 June 2015 30 June 2017 66 35 11 20 053.03
Alessandria 1 July 2017 20 November 2017 16 3 6 7 018.75
Tottenham Hotspur (acting) 26 March 2023 24 April 2023 4 1 1 2 025.00
Total 86 39 18 29 045.35

References

  1. ^ a b "Club announcement – Antonio departs". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Condizioni di Christian Stellini". Modena FC (in Italian). 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Cessione di Cristian Stellini". Modena FC (in Italian). 3 January 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. ^ Smith, Matt (5 February 2023). "Cristian Stellini: Antonio Conte's right-hand man taking charge of Spurs for now". Football.London. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Baggio's new life As a professional coach". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Antonio Conte's staff". Juventus FC. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Juventus assistant Cristian Stellini quits club". ESPN.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, Stellini è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Serie C Alessandria, il tecnico Stellini è stato esonerato" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  10. ^ "In panchina con il Toro c'è Stellini: chi è il fedelissimo di Conte che sogna lo scudetto". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Cristian Stellini reacts as Tottenham qualify for Champions". Sports Mole.
  12. ^ Smith, Alan. "Antonio Conte to undergo surgery after Tottenham boss became unwell with severe pain". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Tottenham 1-0 Man City: What Stellini said". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Conte won't return to work until 'entire recovery'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur: Stellini post West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Tottenham 'have to do much better' - Stellini". BBC Sport. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Tottenham 2-3 Bournemouth: Dango Ouattara's stoppage-time winner gives Cherries shock dramatic win at Spurs". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Newcastle vs Tottenham LIVE: Both sides aim to bounce back in top four showdown". talkSPORT. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Stellini dismissed as Tottenham turn to Ryan Mason again". The Independent. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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