Michele Fini

Michele Fini

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Playing career

Fini was born in Sorso, Province of Sassari. A midfielder, started his career at Sardinian clubs. In summer 1995 he was signed by Ancona. In January 1998 he was signed by Salernitana of Serie B. Fini's debut in Serie A and last match for Salernitana was on 26 September 1998 in a match against Udinese the score was 2–0. He was transferred to Cagliari from Ascoli Calcio 1898 in 2007, signed a two-year deal. He scored six goals in sixty six appearances in his time at the club. On 9 July 2009, A.C. Siena signed the midfielder from Cagliari Calcio on a two-year deal. After his spell at Siena, Fini returned to his home province of Sassari and spent the remainder of his career playing for Serie D side A.C. Porto Torres. He formally retired in July 2014 at the age of 40 to take up the assistant manager position at Bologna F.C.

Managerial career

On 3 July 2014, Bologna manager Luis Diego López appointed Fini as the club's assistant manager. Fini departed the club the following year after López's removal. In January 2017 he was appointed as a member of Palermo's technical staff, a position which he left in October of that year to rejoin López as assistant manager, this time at his former club Cagliari. Fini followed López, with whom he moved to López homeland, Uruguay, in early June 2018, joining Peñarol. Starting from five points behind arch-rivals Club Nacional de Football, they led the club to a league title by beating that adversary 1–0 in the final. After losing by the same margin to Nacional in the next edition, López announced his exit in December 2019 together with his staff, including Fini. On 5 February 2020, Fini and López returned to Serie A, signing with second-from-bottom Brescia Calcio after the dismissal of Eugenio Corini. López and Fini was fired on 20 August 2020. However, they were hired again on 6 October 2020. Two months later, the duo was fired for the second time.

Club
Cagliari Calcio (2007–2009)
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A.C. Porto Torres (2011–2013)
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Siena FC (2009–2011)
Club
U.S. Fermana (2000–2000)
Club
U.S. Avellino 1912 (2000–2001)
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Catania FC (2001–2004)
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S.E.F. Torres 1903 (1993–1995)
Club
SSC Ancona (1995–1997)
Club
U.S. Salernitana 1919 (1998–2000)
Club
Cosenza Calcio 1914 (1999–1999)
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Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC (2004–2007)
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Sorso Calcio (1992–1993)
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Cosenza Calcio (1999–1999)
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U.S. Salernitana 1919 (1997–1998)
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Cosenza Calcio (1998–1999)
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Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC

Legacy

Honours

Salernitana

Serie B: 1997–98 Ascoli

Serie B promotion to Serie A: 2004–05 Catania

Serie C1 promotion Serie B playoff: 2001–02 Peñarol

Uruguayan Championship Championship: 2018 Individual

Serie A top assist provider: 2008–09 (13 assists)

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Italian footballer

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Michele Fini is an Italian football coach and former player.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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