Andrea Pisanu

Andrea Pisanu

Pisanu with Montreal Impact
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Cagliari, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Cagliari
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Cagliari	2	(0)
1999–2000	→ Siena (loan)	11	(0)
2001–2004	Verona	26	(2)
2004	→ Varese (loan)	13	(1)
2004–2010	Parma	82	(8)
2010–2015	Bologna	2	(0)
2011–2012	→ Prato (loan)	23	(11)
2013	→ Montreal Impact (loan)	14	(1)
2014	→ Prato (loan)	10	(2)
2014–2015	→ Sliema Wanderers (loan)	25	(5)
Total		208	(30)
Managerial career
2016–2018	Melita
2019–2020	Balzan (assistant)
2020–2021	Sliema Wanderers
2022–2023	Hibernians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrea Pisanu (born 7 January 1982) is an Italian football coach and former player.

Club career

Pisanu joined Hellas Verona F.C. from hometown club Cagliari Calcio in February 2001 for 800 million lire (€413,166). ^{[1] [2]} He was a member of the reserve team during the 2001–02 season. ^[3] In June 2002 Verona acquired Pisanu outright from Cagliari. ^[4] In January 2004 Pisanu left for Varese. ^[5]

In mid-2004 Pisanu joined Serie A club Parma F.C. along with Alessandro Elia and Marco Fanna. During his 5+1⁄2 year stay he played an average of 15 games per seasons. He failed to play any game during the 2009–10 Serie A after winning promotion for the club in 2009 as the runner-up of the 2008–09 Serie B.

Bologna

In January 2010 he joined Bologna in a co-ownership deal, in a direct swap with Francesco Valiani. Both players were valued at €2.5 million for half of the registration rights. ^{[6] [7]} It allowed both clubs to make a profit with the move, notably about €3.5 million for Valiani ^[8] and €4,919,160 for Pisanu. ^[9] In the same window both clubs also swapped Alessandro Elia and Riccardo Pasi.

In June 2011 Parma acquired Valiani outright and Pisanu jointed Bologna outright. Elia and Pasi also returned to their mother club. Elia was valued an aggressive price of €1.5 million and Pasi's 50% rights were valued at an aggressive price of €1.6 million; Valiani's residual rights for €2.8 million and co-currently sold Pisanu outright for €2.5 million. The four deals netted Bologna €200,000. ^{[10] [11]}

In August 2011 Pisanu joined Prato. While with Prato the midfielder had a fine season scoring 11 goals in 23 matches in the third division. In the following season he returned to Bologna. On 3 January 2013, Bologna signed an agreement with Montreal Impact in MLS to loan Pisanu to the Canadian club. ^[12] In January 2014 Pisanu returned to Prato, ^[13] as well as in August 2014 to Malta. ^[14]

Malta

Pisanu spent one year at Sliema Wanderers from 2014 to 2015. ^{[15] [16]}

Managerial career

Pisanu makes alternate use of the 3-4-3 and 4-4-2 system, depending on tactical situations. He is nicknamed "Il colto maltese" (the Cultured from Malta) for his philosophy system, inspired by Marcelo Bielsa, which requires great teamwork and understanding between teammates. ^{[17] [18]}

In 2016, following the end of his career as a player, Pisanu was appointed as the coach of Malta Division One team Melita. ^[15] He left Melita in June 2018 to make room for new head coach Edmond Lufi ^[19]

After a short spell as assistant coach of Jacques Scerri at Balzan, in February 2020 Pisanu was named head coach of the Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers. ^[20]

In July 2022 became manager of Hibernians. In December 2022 Andrea Pisanu won his first trophy (Maltese Super Cup) since entering Maltese football. ^[21] In February 2023 Hibernians FC have announced that they have parted ways with Andrea Pisanu. ^[22]

Honours

Player

Montreal Impact

• Canadian Championship: 2013

Manager

Hibernians F.C.

• Maltese Super Cup 2023

Further reading

• Farinotti, Luca, Andrea Pisanu, l'allenatore che vorrei, Italia sul podio, 2021. ^[23]

References

1. Hellas Verona FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2001 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
2. "Campagna Acquisti: All'Hellas Anche Pisanu" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 9 February 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
3. "Primavera: Cossu e Pisanu mettono K.O. il Venezia" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 4 November 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
4. "Comproprietà: Aperte le buste, Andrea Pisanu resta all'Hellas, Luca Girelli a L'Aquila" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
5. "Calciomercato: Andrea Pisanu ceduto in prestito al Varese" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 13 January 2004. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. "Bilancio intermedio al 31 dicembre 2010: Nota integrativa: parte 1" (PDF). Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 4 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
7. "Bilancio intermedio al 31 dicembre 2010: Nota integrativa: parte 2" (PDF). Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 4 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
8. "Ju29ro.com – Bilancio Bologna 2009/10: continuità grazie alla nuova proprietà". Ju29ro.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
9. Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 (in Italian)
10. Bologna FC 1909 Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
11. Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
12. "Bologna sends Pisanu on loan to the Montreal Impact - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
13. "Pisanu al Prato" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
14. "Pisanu allo Sliema" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
15. Ltd, Allied Newspapers (7 May 2016). "Melita to appoint Pisanu as coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
16. Ltd, Allied Newspapers (7 May 2015). "Retiring Pisanu has no regrets". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
17. Farinotti, Luca (4 November 2020). "La filosofia di mister Pisanu, il Colto maltese". Avvenire. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
18. "Andrea Pisanu: Intervista – Il Megafono Quotidiano". www.ilmegafonoquotidiano.it (in Italian). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
19. "New coaching set-up at Melita FC". Timesofmalta.com. 8 June 2018.
20. "Pisanu named as Sliema Wanderers coach". Timesofmalta.com. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
21. "Goalkeeper Kone scores winning penalty to hand Hibs Super Cup". Times of Malta. 8 December 2022.
22. Camilleri, Valhmor (6 February 2023). "Hibernians part ways with first-team coach Andrea Pisanu". SportsDesk. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
23. "Calcio: Andrea Pisanu, l'allenatore che vorrei... (Luca Farinotti)". Italia sul Podio (in Italian). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

External links

• Gazzetta dello Sport player profile