Valerio Fiori

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Valerio Fiori
Valerio Fiori, August 2012 (2).jpg
Fiori with Milan in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-04-27) 27 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Genoa (goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1986 Lodigiani 1 (0)
1986–1993 Lazio 117 (0)
1993–1996 Cagliari 82 (0)
1996–1997 Cesena 18 (0)
1997–1998 Fiorentina 1 (0)
1998–1999 Piacenza 28 (0)
1999–2008 Milan 1 (0)
Total248(0)
International career
1989–1990 Italy U-21 4 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2014 Milan (goalkeeping coach)
2014–2016 Milan (youth) (goalkeeping coach)
2016 Shenzhen (goalkeeping coach)
2018–2019 Milan (goalkeeping coach)
2020–2021 Napoli (goalkeeping coach)
2021– Genoa (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valerio Fiori (born 27 April 1969) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach. He is currently a goalkeeping coach for Serie A club Genoa.

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Career

Before being the third goalkeeper at A.C. Milan, he played for Lodigiani (one season), Lazio (six seasons), Cagliari (three seasons), Cesena, Fiorentina and Piacenza (1 season each). Though he made four appearances for Italy's Under-21 squad, Fiori was never called up for the senior side.

He has made only two official appearances in eight seasons with the club: a 4–2 loss in Serie A to Piacenza on 24 May 2003, and a 1–0 Coppa Italia win over Sampdoria as a first half injury replacement for Christian Abbiati on 18 December 2003.

After his retirement in 2008, Fiori became a goalkeeping coach at A.C. Milan until 2016. [1] After a brief interlude with the Chinese side Shenzhen, and then Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña, a club coached by former teammate Clarence Seedorf, Milan announced the return of Fiori as goalkeeper coach on 5 July 2018. [2] In August 2020, he was appointed as Napoli goalkeeper coach.

Personal life

Fiori graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from University of Rome La Sapienza on 12 July 2007. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vecchi, Fiori e Rossi. Uno staff di ex portieri". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: FIORI NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI". 5 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Fiori, grandi parate davanti ai professori, Il Corriere della Sera , 18 June 2007, pag.41
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