Massimo Orlando

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Massimo Orlando
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-05-26) 26 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth San Donà di Piave, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fiorentina (youth manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988 Conegliano Calcio
1988–1990 Reggina 57 (3)
1990 Juventus 0 (0)
1990–1994 Fiorentina 101 (17)
1994–1995 Milan 2 (0)
1995–1997 Fiorentina 25 (1)
1997–1999 Atalanta 12 (1)
2000–2001 Pistoiese 1 (0)
Total198(22)
International career
1989–1992 Italy U-21 14 (1)
1993 Olympic Italy 3 (1)
Managerial career
2007– Fiorentina (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Orlando (born 26 May 1971) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He manages the youth team of ACF Fiorentina.

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Club career

Orlando was born in San Donà di Piave. After beginning his club career with Conegliano Calcio (1986–1988), he played for seven seasons (122 games, 16 goals) in the Serie A, for ACF Fiorentina (1990–97) winning the Serie B in the 1993–94 season, A.C. Milan (1994–95) and Atalanta B.C. (1997–99); he played for Juventus in 1990 without making an appearance in Serie A for the club during the 1990–91 season. He also played for Reggina (1988–90), and retired in 2001, after a spell with Pistoiese. [1]

International career

At international level, Orlando was a member of the Italy U21 national team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship under manager Cesare Maldini in 1992. [1]

Style of play

Regarded as a promising player in his youth, Orlando was a creative and technically gifted attacking midfielder, with an excellent left foot and good dribbling skills. Although he was usually deployed in the centre, he was also capable of playing on the left. A team-player, although he was not a prolific goalscorer, he was known for his generous and unselfish playing style in midfield. Despite his talent, he struggled to live up to his potential and his career was also affected by several injuries. [1]

Honours

Fiorentina

Milan

Italy U21

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gianni Gardon (17 June 2014). "BLOG Stelle Comete – Massimo Orlando" (in Italian). Il Guerin Sportivo. Retrieved 14 February 2017.


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