Marco Baroni
Personal information
Full name Marco Baroni[1]
Date of birth (1963-09-11) 11 September 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Florence, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona (head coach)
Youth career
1973–1981 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Fiorentina 1 (0)
1982–1983 Monza 29 (0)
1983–1985 Padova 67 (0)
1985–1986 Udinese 24 (0)
1986–1987 Roma 19 (2)
1987–1989 Lecce 68 (5)
1989–1991 Napoli 54 (2)
1991–1993 Bologna 49 (3)
1993–1994 Poggibonsi 12 (3)
1994–1995 Ancona 29 (3)
1995–1998 Hellas Verona 87 (9)
1998–2000 Rondinella 50 (5)
Total 489 (32)
International career
1985–1990 Italy U21 16 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Rondinella
2001 Montevarchi
2002–2003 Hellas Verona (assistant)
2003–2004 Carrarese
2005–2006 Südtirol
2006–2007 Ancona
2007–2009 Siena U19
2009 Siena
2009–2010 Siena U19
2010 Cremonese
2011–2013 Juventus U19
2013–2014 Virtus Lanciano
2014–2015 Pescara
2015–2016 Novara
2016–2017 Benevento
2018–2019 Frosinone
2019–2020 Cremonese
2020–2021 Reggina
2021–2023 Lecce
2023– Hellas Verona
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Second place 1986 UEFA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Baroni (born 11 September 1963) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of Serie A club Hellas Verona.

Playing career

Baroni started his career with Fiorentina, and reached his football peaks during his time at Napoli, where he played his first seasons as a Serie A regular, winning an Italian championship title (scoring the title-clinching goal on the last day of the season against Lazio[2]) and a Supercoppa Italiana title in 1990. He left Napoli in 1991 to join Bologna, and then left the club due to its financial issues; after a short spell at Serie C2 club Poggibonsi, he then joined Serie B side Ancona, and moved to Verona in 1996, where he enjoyed his last appearances in the Italian top flight. He retired in 2000 after two seasons with hometown Serie C2 club Rondinella.

Coaching career

After his retired from playing football, Baroni was immediately appointed head coach of Rondinella in 2000, and then served with a handful of other Serie C2 clubs such as Montevarchi, Carrarese and Südtirol. In 2007, he was appointed as new head coach of Serie C1 club Ancona, but failed to complete his season with the biancorossi, and later accepted a youth coach offer from Serie A club Siena. During the 2008–09 season, Baroni guided the Siena Primavera (under-19) team to the Campionato Nazionale Primavera final, which they eventually lost to Palermo.

On 29 October 2009, Siena appointed Baroni as new head coach in order to replace dismissed boss Marco Giampaolo.[3] His reign as first team coach however lasted only three weeks, as he was stripped of his managerial duties on 23 November following a home defeat to Atalanta, with Alberto Malesani being appointed at his place,[4] and Baroni being re-appointed back at his previous role of under-19 team coach.[5]

In June 2010, he was announced as new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese.[6]

In July 2011, he was appointed as youth team coach for Juventus. He left the role in July 2013 to become new head coach of Serie B club Virtus Lanciano.[7] After an impressive start and a less successful end of season with the club ending in tenth place, Baroni and Virtus Lanciano mutually parted ways.[8] He was successively named new head coach of another Serie B team, Pescara, for the 2014–15 season.[9] After a lacklustre season, with Pescara on ninth place and one point out of the promotion playoff zone, Baroni was sacked on 16 May 2015 with one game remaining, being replaced by youth coach Massimo Oddo.[10]

On 23 June, Baroni became the head coach of Novara.[11] He guided the club to a promotion playoff spot, but was not confirmed by the club for the new season and was successively appointed as new head coach of freshly-promoted Serie B club Benevento. In his first season in charge, he led Benevento to fourth place in the regular season and to ultimately win the promotion playoffs after winning a two-legged final against Carpi, thus bringing the Campanian club to Serie A for its first time ever. He was confirmed as Benevento head coach for the 2017–18 Serie A season. He was sacked on 23 October 2017.[12]

On 19 December 2018, Baroni was appointed the head coach of Frosinone.[13] After Frosinone was relegated from the 2018–19 Serie A season, Baroni's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 2 June 2019.[14]

On 8 October 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie B club Cremonese.[15] In January 2020, he was however sacked due to poor results.

On 15 December 2020, he was appointed head coach of newly promoted Serie B club Reggina.[16] After guiding Reggina to safety, he left the Calabrians to accept an offer from Serie B promotion hopefuls Lecce for the 2021–22 season.[17] Lecce was promoted to Serie A at the end of the season, and the contract with Baroni was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[18][19] He was appointed as manager of Hellas Verona on 1 July 2023.

Personal life

His son Riccardo Baroni is a professional footballer.[20]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 January 2024[21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rondinella Italy 22 June 2000 16 May 2001 38 12 13 13 51 43 +8 031.58
Montevarchi Italy 16 May 2001 20 November 2001 16 4 4 8 16 20 −4 025.00
Carrarese Italy 7 August 2003 26 April 2004 36 7 10 19 25 52 −27 019.44
Südtirol Italy 31 May 2005 30 June 2006 46 17 19 10 55 44 +11 036.96
Ancona Italy 21 December 2006 19 March 2007 10 1 2 7 6 16 −10 010.00
Siena Italy 29 October 2009 23 November 2009 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 025.00
Cremonese Italy 23 June 2010 25 October 2010 13 5 4 4 15 15 +0 038.46
Virtus Lanciano Italy 1 July 2013 13 June 2014 43 15 15 13 44 47 −3 034.88
Pescara Italy 28 June 2014 16 May 2015 44 16 14 14 68 57 +11 036.36
Novara Italy 23 June 2015 10 June 2016 47 21 10 16 69 47 +22 044.68
Benevento Italy 29 June 2016 23 October 2017 58 21 15 22 63 70 −7 036.21
Frosinone Italy 19 December 2018 2 June 2019 22 4 5 13 18 34 −16 018.18
Cremonese Italy 8 October 2019 8 January 2020 12 3 5 4 8 11 −3 025.00
Reggina Italy 15 December 2020 31 May 2021 26 10 10 6 31 27 +4 038.46
Lecce Italy 31 May 2021 30 June 2023 80 29 26 25 100 84 +16 036.25
Hellas Verona Italy 1 July 2023 present 23 5 5 13 22 32 −10 021.74
Total 518 171 158 189 596 606 −10 033.01

Honours

Player

Napoli

Rondinella

Italy U21

Manager

Lecce

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 163" [Official Press Release No. 163] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 12 March 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ Barreca, Vincenzo (22 August 1999). "Gli scudetti dimenticati. Napoli 1989-90" [The forgotten scudettos. Napoli 1989-90]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. pp. 134–136.
  3. ^ "Esonerato Giampaolo, squadra a Baroni" (in Italian). AC Siena. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Raggiunto l'accordo con Alberto Malesani" (in Italian). AC Siena. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Baroni torna alla Primavera" (in Italian). AC Siena. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.[dead link]
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, Baroni nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Marco Baroni nuovo allenatore della Virtus Lanciano: Trovato l'accordo con il tecnico toscano" [Marco Baroni new Virtus Lanciano head coach: agreement completed with the Tuscan technician] (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Lanciano, rescisso consensualmente il contratto di Baroni" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Marco Baroni è l'allenatore del Pescara" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Comunicato Stampa: Baroni sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE: MARCO BARONI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Official: Benevento appoint De Zerbi | Football Italia". Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Official: Frosinone appoint Baroni". Football Italia. 19 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Official: Baroni to leave Frosinone". Football Italia. 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "BARONI NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (Press release) (in Italian). Cremonese. 8 October 2019.
  16. ^ "MARCO BARONI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" [MARCO BARONI IS THE NEW HEAD COACH] (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. ^ "CONDUZIONE TECNICA AFFIDATA A MISTER BARONI" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 31 May 2021.
  18. ^ "ONORATA LA NOSTRA MAGLIA" (in Italian). Lecce. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  19. ^ "RINNOVATO IL RAPPORTO CONTRATTUALE CON MISTER BARONI" (in Italian). Lecce. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Baroni: "Chiesa ha davanti una carriera da top. Mio figlio Riccardo…"" (in Italian). Fiorentina.it. 4 February 2017.
  21. ^ "Marco Baroni career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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