Sergio Porrini

After growing up in the A.C. Milan youth system (without playing for the first team), Porrini made his senior debut in 1989 for Atalanta, remaining with the club for four seasons. After attracting attention from larger clubs, he joined Juventus in 1993 for 11 billion Lit., featuring as a starter during the 1993–94 season under manager Giovanni Trapattoni. During the 1994–95 season, however, he had difficulty finding a place in the team's starting line-up under the club's new manager Marcello Lippi; due to Lippi's new three-man back-line, Porrini faced heavy competition from other defenders, such as Moreno Torricelli, and Jürgen Kohler, as well as back-up Massimo Carrera and the newly acquired Ciro Ferrara. Despite his limited appearances for Juventus during the season, Porrini still scored two goals over both legs of the club's 1995 Coppa Italia Final victory over Parma, and one goal in a 2–1 home win against Borussia Dortmund, in the second leg of the semi-final of the UEFA Cup. He captured his first Serie A title with the club that season. Porrini made 20 appearances for the club during the 1995–96 season, which saw Juventus capture the 1995 Supercoppa Italiana, but remained on the sidelines as Juventus celebrated their victory on penalties over defending champions Ajax in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final. During the 1996–97 season, he made 40 appearances, scoring two goals, one of which was the opening goal in Juventus's 6–1 away win over Paris Saint-Germain in the…

While at Juventus, Porrini gained two international caps for Italy in 1993, under manager Arrigo Sacchi, appearing in two 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He made his international debut in a 6–1 home win over Malta, in Palermo, on 24 March, and his second and final appearance with Italy came on 14 April, in a 2–0 home victory over Estonia, in Trieste.

After his retirement, Porrini agreed to stay with Pizzighettone as youth coach for a season, then filling a similar role at Pergocrema. In August 2011, he was then named head coach of Serie D club Colognese. On 23 June 2012, he was named head coach of Serie D club Pontisola. In 2019, he joined the Albania national football team as an assistant to Edoardo Reja, whom he previously assisted at Atalanta.

Player

Juventus

Serie A: 1994–95, 1996–97 Coppa Italia: 1994–95 Supercoppa Italiana: 1995, 1997 UEFA Champions League: 1995–96 UEFA Super Cup: 1996 Intercontinental Cup: 1996 UEFA Cup (Runner-up): 1994–95 Rangers

Scottish Premier League: 1998–99, 1999–2000 Scottish Cup: 1999–2000 Scottish League Cup: 1998–99