Massimo Pedrazzini (born 3 February 1958) is an Italian football coach and former player.

Career

Player

A former midfielder who mostly played with Serie B and Serie C1 clubs, he won a total of four promotions in his playing career, with Triestina, Catanzaro (both to Serie B), Mantova (promotion to Serie C1) and Fiorenzuola (promotion to Serie C2).

Massimo Pedrazzini

Coach

He then became a football coach, working from 1991 to 1996 within AC Milan's youth system. In 2002–03, he enjoyed his first head coaching experience at the helm of Serie C2's Monza, and later joined Walter Zenga's coaching staff, serving as his assistant with Steaua București, Red Star Belgrade, Gaziantepspor and Al Ain FC. In September 2007 he was appointed as interim head coach following Gheorghe Hagi's resignations. He was successively dismissed on late October and replaced by Marius Lăcătuş, but accepted to stay at Steaua as assistant coach. He then served as caretaker manager for the final three games of the 2008–09 season, after Marius Lăcătuş stepped down as Steaua boss in May 2009.

Massimo Pedrazzini

In June 2009 he agreed to return working alongside Walter Zenga, becoming assistant coach of Sicilian Serie A club Palermo, which he left later in November after Zenga was dismissed.

Massimo Pedrazzini

Honours

Player

US Triestina Calcio

Serie C1: 1982–83

US Catanzaro

Serie C1: 1984–85

AC Mantova

Serie C2: 1987–88

US Fiorenzuola

Serie D: 1989–90

Manager

Steaua București

Romanian Supercup: Runner-up 2015

References

Sources

Living people

1958 births

Footballers from Milan

Italian men's footballers

Italy men's youth international footballers

Italian football managers

AC Milan players

Ternana Calcio players

US Sambenedettese players

US Triestina Calcio 1918 players

ACR Messina players

US Catanzaro 1929 players

US Salernitana 1919 players

Mantova 1911 players

US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players

Serie B players

AC Milan non-playing staff

Inter Milan non-playing staff

Hellas Verona FC non-playing staff

Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff

Gaziantepspor non-playing staff

AC Monza managers

FC Steaua București managers

FC Steaua București non-playing staff

Pro Sesto 1913 managers

Men's association football midfielders