Eugenio Corini

Corini began his career in the Brescia youth squad, but by age 16 he was called up to the first team, making his debut the following season. He became a regular for Lombardian in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons before being signed by Juventus. In his first season with Juventus, at 20, Corini played 25 times and scored one goal. In 1992–93, Corini was sold to Sampdoria, where he made 24 appearances and had several injury problems. In the next few years, Corini moved from team to team almost every season (Napoli, Brescia again and Piacenza) without being able to show his full potential. In October 1998, Verona loaned him to city rivals Chievo, in Serie B. Corini soon became a mainstay of the team, leading his team as captain to an extraordinary promotion for Serie A in 2001, and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), after having been first-placed at the winter break. Corini joined Palermo in 2003, helping them win the 2003–04 Serie B league title, followed by UEFA Cup qualification in each of the three subsequent seasons. He later served as the club captain. In June 2007, he announced he would not renew his contract with Palermo. A few days later, he was signed by Torino, age 37. He was confirmed with the Granata also for the 2008–09 season, which he stated would be his final one as a footballer. In May 2009, Corini confirmed his retirement as a player after failing to recover from a recurring Achilles tendon injury that required surgery, which kept him out for the final…

Corini became a regular also in the Italy u21 team of the early 1990s, winning a UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and representing Italy in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Despite his success for Italy at the youth level and for various club-level teams, he was never capped for the senior national team in a career spanning almost two decades. However, he received call-ups during the 1992–93 season and in November 2002.

After announcing his retirement, Corini was successively linked to several vacancies in Italian football. On 5 July 2010, Corini was unveiled as the new head coach of Portosummaga, a newly promoted 2010–11 Serie B club; he agreed to become the club's new head coach despite not having the required coaching badge qualification at the time of the appointment. He had only a UEFA A License, so UEFA Pro graduate Salvatore Giunta worked alongside him. Unexpectedly, Corini left the club twelve days later, together with director of football Giuseppe Magalini, due to disagreements with the board regarding the transfer market policy and the future plans for the team. On 27 November 2010, he was appointed head coach of Serie B club Crotone, replacing Leonardo Menichini. His experience with the Calabrian club turned out to be short-lived, as he was dismissed later on 20 February 2011, following a string of poor results that left Crotone in danger of relegation. From 30 November 2011 through the end of the season, he coached Frosinone in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, replacing Carlo Sabatini. On 2 October 2012, he was named the new head coach of Chievo in place of Domenico Di Carlo, after the team suffered five consecutive defeats in the first six games of the season. Corini and Chievo parted ways on 29 May 2013 by mutual consent; Corini returned to Chievo four months later, being appointed on 12 November 2013 to replace Giuseppe Sannino. He guided Chievo to maintain their Serie A status by…

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