Stefano Vecchi

Stefano Vecchi
Personal information
Full name	Stefano Vecchi
Date of birth	20 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Bergamo, Italy
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vicenza (head coach)
Youth career
1983–1986	Ponte San Pietro
1986–1990	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1993	Inter Milan
1990–1991	→ Oltrepò (loan)
1991–1992	→ Spezia (loan)
1992–1993	→ Arezzo (loan)
1993–1997	Fiorenzuola
1997–1999	Brescello
1999–2003	SPAL
2003–2004	Pavia
2004–2005	Pergocrema
Managerial career
2005–2006	Mapello
2006–2009	Colognese
2009–2011	Tritium
2011–2012	SPAL
2012–2013	Südtirol
2013–2014	Carpi
2014–2018	Inter Milan Primavera
2016	Inter Milan (caretaker)
2017	Inter Milan (caretaker)
2018	Venezia
2019–2021	Südtirol
2021–2023	Feralpisalò
2023–	Vicenza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefano Vecchi (born 20 July 1971) is an Italian retired professional footballer turned coach, who is the head coach of Serie C Group A club Vicenza.

Playing career

An Inter youth product, Vecchi had an unremarkable career as a central midfielder in the lower leagues of Italian football, not going any further than Serie C1 and narrowly missing a historical promotion to Serie B during his stint at Fiorenzuola. He retired in 2005.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Vecchi started a coaching career in the amateur leagues of Lombardy. He had a breakthrough during his two-year period at Tritium, leading the small club from Trezzo sull'Adda to two consecutive promotions from Serie D to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex-Serie C1) before accepting an offer from fallen giants SPAL, a former team of his as a player; however, this season, characterized by financial and off-field issues, ended with relegation to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

He successively took another coaching role at Südtirol, reaching the promotion playoffs in his only season. The team lost to Carpi, Vecchi's future employer. The Serie B newcomers offered him their managerial spot despite his lack of a valid coaching license^{[citation needed]} to serve as head coach in the second tier of Italy. However, his stint at Carpi was cut short in March 2014 when he was removed from managerial duties due to disappointing results.

In mid-2014, he joined former club Inter's non-playing staff as coach of the Primavera under-19 team, which he led to victory at the 2015 Torneo di Viareggio and the 2016 Coppa Italia Primavera.

In November 2016, he also served as caretaker manager for the first team, filling in after Frank de Boer's dismissal for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League game against Southampton (a 1–2 loss) and a Serie A league game against Crotone (ended in a 3–0 win). He was then once again appointed as caretaker on 9 May 2017 for the final three games of the season, in place of Stefano Pioli.^[2] Vecchi also led the Primavera team to win the Campionato Nazionale Primavera on 11 June 2017,^[3] after his caretaker spell with the first team had ended.

Vecchi left Inter in July 2018 to accept an offer as head coach of Venezia in the Serie B league; his experience was, however, short-lived, as he was dismissed on 11 October 2018 due to poor results.^[4]

In 2019, he took over at Serie C club Südtirol, which he guided for two full seasons in the Italian third division with positive results. He left the club in June 2021.^[5]

Vecchi successively took charge of Serie C side Feralpisalò in June 2021, guiding them to a historic promotion to Serie B in 2023; he was dismissed on 23 October 2023 following a negative start in the club's 2023–24 Serie B campaign.^[6]

On 20 December 2023, Vecchi was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie C club Vicenza, signing a contract valid until 30 June 2025.^[7]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 April 2024^[8]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Mapello		1 July 2005	1 June 2006	34	21	7	6	53	22	+31	061.76
Colognese		1 June 2006	2 June 2009	115	49	38	28	169	137	+32	042.61
Tritium		2 August 2009	14 June 2011	77	46	21	10	130	61	+69	059.74
SPAL		17 June 2011	14 June 2012	44	17	11	16	46	44	+2	038.64
Südtirol		14 June 2012	4 July 2013	38	14	13	11	49	43	+6	036.84
Carpi		12 July 2013	17 March 2014	30	11	6	13	33	38	−5	036.67
Inter Milan (caretaker)		1 November 2016	7 November 2016	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Inter Milan (caretaker)		9 May 2017	1 June 2017	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	066.67
Venezia		14 June 2018	12 October 2018	7	1	1	5	5	9	−4	014.29
Südtirol		27 June 2019	4 June 2021	76	41	15	20	122	70	+52	053.95
Feralpisalò		18 June 2021	23 October 2023	101	48	23	30	128	95	+33	047.52
Vicenza		20 December 2023	Present	20	13	6	1	29	11	+18	065.00
Total				547	264	141	142	777	537	+240	048.26

References

^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 204" [Official Press Release No. 204] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 14 April 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "Inter, Pioli esonerato, al suo posto Vecchi: in arrivo Walter Sabatini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ Match Report (in Italian) Lega Serie A
^ "UFFICIALE: Venezia, esonerato Vecchi. Panchina affidata a Zenga" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "FCS e mister Vecchi, le strade si separano" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "STEFANO VECCHI, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ "UFFICIALE: STEFANO VECCHI NUOVO ALLENATORE BIANCOROSSO!". LR Vicenza. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Stefano Vecchi career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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[1] "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 204" [Official Press Release No. 204] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 14 April 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[2] "Inter, Pioli esonerato, al suo posto Vecchi: in arrivo Walter Sabatini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[3] Match Report (in Italian) Lega Serie A

[zenga_venezia-4] "UFFICIALE: Venezia, esonerato Vecchi. Panchina affidata a Zenga" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[5] "FCS e mister Vecchi, le strade si separano" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[6] "STEFANO VECCHI, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[7] "UFFICIALE: STEFANO VECCHI NUOVO ALLENATORE BIANCOROSSO!". LR Vicenza. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[8] "Stefano Vecchi career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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Group A	Lopez (AlbinoLeffe) Cusatis (Alcione) Bianchini (Arzignano) Modesto (Atalanta U-23) Soave (Caldiero Terme) Diana (Feralpisalò) Chiappella (Giana Erminio) Volpe (Lecco) Franzini (Lumezzane) Gattuso (Novara) Andreoletti (Padova) Curioni (Pergolettese) R. Colombo (Pro Patria) Cannavaro (Pro Vercelli) Foschi (Renate) Tabbiani (Trento) Clotet (Triestina) Andreucci (Union Clodiense Chioggia) Vecchi (Vicenza) Fresco (Virtus Verona)
Group B	Troise (Arezzo) Di Carlo (Ascoli) Braglia (Campobasso) Serpini (Carpi) Taurino (Gubbio) Contini (Legnago) Gorgone (Lucchese) Bonera (Milan Futuro) Zauli (Perugia) Baldini (Pescara) Prosperi (Pianese) Tisci (Pineto) Menichini (Pontedera) Buscè (Rimini) Scotto (Sestri Levante) Dossena (SPAL) Abate (Ternana) Greco (Torres) Gallo (Virtus Entella) Stellone (Vis Pesaro)
Group C	Raffaele (Audace Cerignola) Biancolino (Avellino) Auteri (Benevento) Iori (Casertana) Toscano (Catania) Maiuri (Cavese) Longo (Crotone) Zauri (Foggia) Bertotto (Giugliano) Brambilla (Juventus Next Gen) Boscaglia (Latina) Modica (Messina) A. Colombo (Monopoli) Tomei (Picerno) De Giorgio (Potenza) Barilari (Sorrento) Cazzarò (Taranto) Di Donato (Team Altamura) Aronica (Trapani) Conte (Turris)