Raffaele Palladino

Raffaele Palladino
Palladino in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-04-17) 17 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Mugnano di Napoli, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fiorentina (head coach)
Youth career
1998–2000 Amici di Mugnano
2000–2002 Sporting Benevento
2002–2004 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Sporting Benevento 8 (1)
2004–2008 Juventus 51 (10)
2004–2005 → Salernitana (loan) 39 (15)
2005–2006 → Livorno (loan) 22 (2)
2008–2011 Genoa 58 (7)
2011–2015 Parma 71 (11)
2015–2017 Crotone 41 (6)
2017–2018 Genoa 16 (0)
2018 Spezia 6 (0)
2019 Monza 0 (0)
Total 312 (51)
International career
2003 Italy U19[1] 4 (3)
2003–2004 Italy U20[1] 2 (0)
2005–2007 Italy U21[1] 15 (4)
2007–2009 Italy[1] 3 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2024 Monza
2024– Fiorentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raffaele Palladino (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛːle pallaˈdiːno]; born 17 April 1984) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Serie A club Fiorentina.

Club career

Palladino started his senior career at Sporting Benevento, before joining the youth ranks of Juventus in 2002, where he achieved the Torneo di Viareggio in 2003 and 2004.[2] In 2004–05, he was loaned out to Serie B club Salernitana, and Livorno for the 2005–06 season.[3] On 27 August 2005, he scored his first goal for the latter on his Serie A debut, securing a 2–1 victory over Lecce.[4]

He then returned to Juventus senior team in 2006–07, as the club were relegated to Serie B. He started and scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against AlbinoLeffe on 18 November 2006. On 19 March 2007, he netted his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Triestina. He eventually won the Serie B title that season with his club, securing an immediate promotion to the top-tier division.[2]

On 3 July 2008, Palladino was signed by Genoa in co-ownership deal, priced €5million (for 50% rights), joined along with defender Domenico Criscito on loan.[5]

On 3 January 2011, Genoa's half share in Palladino was transferred to Parma in a move which saw Parma's half share in Alberto Paloschi go the other way and the exchange of the full registration of Francesco Modesto and Luca Antonelli. Genoa also paid a sum of €5.85M cash.[6] Palladino's contract will run until 30 June 2014.[6]

In June 2011, Juventus gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Parma for free.[7] In July 2013, he extended his contract to 30 June 2016.[8]

On 10 November 2015, he was signed by Crotone.[9] He renewed his contract in July 2016.[10] On 31 January 2017, Palladino was re-signed by Genoa.[11][12] On 15 January 2018, he signed for Serie B club Spezia.[13]

On 31 March 2019, Monza announced the signing of Palladino.[14]

International career

Palladinos made his debut at the age of 23, in a 3–1 home win against the Faroe Islands on 21 November 2007. He played as one of the three strikers along with Luca Toni and Vincenzo Iaquinta.[15]

Managerial career

Monza

Having coached Monza's youth sector since 2019,[16] Palladino was appointed head coach of their Primavera (under-19) team on 9 July 2021.[17] After having reached the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Campionato Primavera 2 (under-19) promotion play-offs, Monza renewed Palladino's contract for a further year in July 2022.[18]

On 13 September 2022, Palladino was promoted head coach of Monza's first team following the dismissal of Giovanni Stroppa,[16] with club CEO Adriano Galliani stating his appointment to be on a permanent basis.[19] On his debut, Palladino guided Monza to their first ever top flight win, defeating Serie A powerhouse Juventus 1–0.[20] He was nominated Serie A Coach of the Month for April 2023.[21] After having led Monza to avoid relegation six matchdays in advance, on 2 June 2023, he renewed with Monza for a further season.[22]

Fiorentina

On 4 June 2024, Palladino was appointed head coach of Serie A side Fiorentina on a two-year contract.[23]

Style of play

A left-footed player, he predominantly played as a winger, although he could also play as a forward, or as a second striker. He has also represented the Italy national side. He was known in particular for his excellent technical ability and dribbling skills, as well as his pace and agility on the ball, which allowed him to beat opposing players and create space for himself to get into positions from which he can strike on goal.[24]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2007 1 0
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
Total 3 0

Managerial

As of match played 19 December 2024[25]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Monza Italy 13 September 2022 4 June 2024 73 26 21 26 89 95 −6 035.62
Fiorentina Italy 4 June 2024 present 24 13 8 3 52 24 +28 054.17
Total 97 39 29 29 141 119 +22 040.21

Honours

Player

Juventus Primavera

Juventus[25]

Italy U19

Manager

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d FIGC Archive: Presenze e Gol (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b Bedeschi, Stefano (21 April 2010). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Raffaele Palladino" (in Italian). Tutto Juve.
  3. ^ "Livorno, è Palladino il nuovo Protti" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 1 July 2005.
  4. ^ "Livorno, buona la prima Il Lecce si arrende a Lucarelli" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 27 August 2005.
  5. ^ "Agreements with Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A." (PDF). Juventus FC. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  6. ^ a b Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
  7. ^ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione". Lega Serie A (in Italian). 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Parma, Palladino spalma e prolunga fino al 2016". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Colpo Crotone, Palladino è rossoblù" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 10 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Palladino è rossoblù" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Raffaele Palladino al Genoa" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Il Genoa Riabbraccia Raffaele Palladino" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Mercato: la fantasia di Raffaele Palladino al servizio delle Aquile" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 15 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Tesserato Raffaele Palladino". www.monza1912.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  15. ^ Paolo Menicucci (22 November 2007). "Cannavaro caps Italy celebrations". UEFA.org. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Comunicato Ufficiale: Palladino Nuovo Allenatore Della Prima Squadra". AC Monza (in Italian). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Palladino nuovo allenatore della Primavera - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Primavera: Palladino rinnova fino al 2023 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Galliani: "Palladino scelta coraggiosa come Sacchi. Stroppa? Questo è il calcio"". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Juve e Allegri, è un disastro senza fine. Prima vittoria in A del Monza". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Raffaele Palladino Coach of the Month for April". Serie A. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  22. ^ Sport, Sky (2 June 2023). "Serie A, ufficiale il rinnovo di un allenatore". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Raffaele Palladino è il nuovo allenatore della Fiorentina". ACF Fiorentina. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  24. ^ Fabrizio Salvio (5 November 2005). "Una speranza in prestito" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  25. ^ a b Raffaele Palladino at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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