Paolo Stringara

Paolo Stringara
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-09-22) 22 September 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Orbetello, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 South Korea (coach)
Youth career
Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 Siena 64 (5)
1983–1984 Rende 21 (0)
1984–1986 Siena 62 (5)
1986–1990 Bologna 127 (7)
1990–1991 Inter Milan 22 (1)
1991–1992 Avellino 23 (2)
1992–1993 Bologna 17 (0)
1994–1995 Aosta 15 (1)
1995–1996 Iperzola 15 (0)
Total 366 (21)
Managerial career
1995–1996 Iperzola
1996–1998 Livorno
1998–1999 Modena
1999–2000 Viterbese
2000–2001 L'Aquila
2001–2002 Pistoiese
2003 Spezia
2005 Torino
2006 Perugia
2007 Lucchese
2008–2009 Taranto
2009–2010 Cavese
2010 Cosenza
2011–2012 Foggia
2012 Barletta
2015 Grosseto
2015–2016 United States (coach)
2021–2022 Pro Livorno
2023–2024 South Korea (coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paolo Stringara (born 22 September 1962) is an Italian football coach and a former professional player, He is currently assistant coach of South Korea.

Playing career

Stringara started his career in the youth ranks of Inter Milan, then making his professional debut in 1980 with Siena. In 1986 he joined Bologna, with whom he played in Serie C1, Serie B and Serie A, including captaining the Rossoblu during the 1989–90 season.

He returned at Inter in 1990, being part of the Nerazzurri squad that won the 1990–91 UEFA Cup. He left Inter for Avellino the following season, and then returned to Bologna a year later.

He retired in 1996 after a season as player-manager of amateurs Iperzola.

Coaching career

After working as player-manager of Iperzola, Stringara took over at Serie C2 club Livorno in 1996, guiding them to Serie C1 at his first season in charge. Following a number of Serie C experiences, he was offered his first Serie B job in 2001 at Pistoiese. In 2005 he had a short-lived experience in charge of Torino, being in charge for a few days before the club went bankrupt and then being refounded by Urbano Cairo.

After more Serie C jobs, the last of which in 2015 at Grosseto, Stringara accepted an offer from friend and former teammate Jürgen Klinsmann to work alongside him in charge of the United States national soccer team.[1]

On 16 November 2021, Stringara returned into management as the new head coach of Serie D amateurs Pro Livorno.[2] He was dismissed on 17 March 2022, leaving Pro Livorno dead last in the league table.[3]

Honours

Inter

References

  1. ^ "Ma quello è proprio Klinsmann... «Bellissima Livorno, beati voi»" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Stringara torna in pista. E' il nuovo allenatore della Pro Livorno Sorgenti" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Pro Livorno Sorgenti, esonerato Stringara: Stefano Brondi è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). LivornoToday. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.