 Mandorlini in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Mandorlini[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-07-17)17 July 1960 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Ravenna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1978 | Ravenna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Torino | 27 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Atalanta | 34 | (1) |
| 1981–1984 | Ascoli | 73 | (5) |
| 1984–1991 | Inter Milan | 180 | (9) |
| 1991–1993 | Udinese | 42 | (2) |
| Total | 356 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Manzanese | ||
| 1994–1998 | Ravenna (assistant) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Triestina | ||
| 1999–2002 | Spezia | ||
| 2002–2003 | Vicenza | ||
| 2003–2004 | Atalanta | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bologna | ||
| 2006–2007 | Padova | ||
| 2007 | Siena | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sassuolo | ||
| 2009–2010 | CFR Cluj | ||
| 2010–2015 | Hellas Verona | ||
| 2017 | Genoa | ||
| 2018 | Cremonese | ||
| 2020–2021 | Padova | ||
| 2023 | Mantova | ||
| 2023–2024 | CFR Cluj | ||
| 2025 | CFR Cluj | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrea Mandorlini (born 17 July 1960) is an Italian professionalfootball manager and former player.
Mandorlini made his playing debut on 4 February 1979 withTorino. He left Torino in 1980 to join then-Serie B teamAtalanta. After three seasons withAscoli from 1981 to 1984, he signed forInter, where he played until 1991. With thenerazzurri jersey, he won aSerie A championship (scudetto) in 1989 and aUEFA Cup in 1991. After two seasons withUdinese from 1991 to 1993, he announced his retirement from playing football.
After his retirement, Mandorlini became coach ofSerie D side Manzanese in 1993, but did not manage to save them from relegation. He then was in office atRavenna as assistant manager until 1998, when he became head coach ofSerie C2 teamU.S. Triestina Calcio. He then joinedSpezia from 1999 to 2002, winning Serie C2 at his first season and narrowly missing promotion toSerie B in 2002. After an eighth place withVicenza in their 2002–03 Serie B campaign, he joinedAtalanta and led them to promotion toSerie A. He stayed at Atalanta for the 2003–04 campaign too, but was sacked soon after the season start.
In January 2006, he was appointed at the helm of Serie B teamBologna, but was fired two months later. In December 2006, he joinedPadova of Serie C1, leading them from the relegation zone to the battle for a spot in the promotion playoffs, then narrowly missed. In June 2007 he was announced asSiena boss in the2007–08 Serie A, only to be sacked on 12 November after a poor start to the season.
In July 2008 he was announced as new head coach of newly promoted Serie B sideSassuolo.[2] He guided theneroverdi through their debut season in the Italian second tier, leading Sassuolo to an impressive seventh place. He left Sassuolo by mutual consent in June 2009.[3]
In November 2009 he was announced as new head coach of RomanianLiga I clubCFR Cluj.[4]
On 15 May 2010, Mandorlini guided CFR Cluj to a double: their second Romanian national title and the Romanian Cup as the first major managerial success in his career.
On 15 September 2010, Andrea Mandorlini was sacked by CFR Cluj due to a poor start in the season; his dismissal was announced only days before hisUEFA Champions League debut againstFC Basel.[5] On 9 November 2010 he was announced as new head coach ofLega Pro Prima Divisione fallen giantsVerona, as a replacement for dismissed bossGiuseppe Giannini.[6]
His contract with Verona was renewed until 2014 on 11 October 2011.[7] In his Verona stint, Mandolini succeeded in winning two promotions, bringing the team back to Serie A from the third tier, and maintaining it in a safe mid-table position throughout their 2013–14 comeback season in the top flight. On 30 November 2015, Mandorlini was sacked by Hellas after five years in charge and as the longest-servingSerie A coach at that time.[8]
On 19 February 2017, Mandorlini returned into management as new head coach ofSerie A clubGenoa in place ofIvan Jurić, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.[9] On 10 April, Mandorlini was sacked and Jurić was reinstated.[10]
He was hired as manager ofSerie B clubCremonese on 24 April 2018.[11] He was dismissed on 4 November 2018 following a negative start to the 2018–19 Serie B campaign.[12]
On 20 January 2020, he returned toPadova inSerie C.[13]
After almost two years without a job, on 21 February 2023, Mandorlini returned into management as the new head coach of Serie C clubMantova.[14]
Mandorlini has two sons:Davide andMatteo Mandorlini. Andrea's brother, Paolo, died in a car accident in 2013.[15]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
 Triestina | 17 September 1998 | 15 June 1999 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 044.44 |
| Spezia | 15 June 1999 | 6 June 2002 | 134 | 74 | 41 | 19 | 196 | 100 | +96 | 055.22 |
| Vicenza | 6 June 2002 | 10 June 2003 | 47 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 038.30 |
| Atalanta | 10 June 2003 | 6 December 2004 | 67 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 88 | 66 | +22 | 035.82 |
| Bologna | 9 November 2005 | 5 March 2006 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 029.41 |
| Padova | 18 December 2006 | 3 June 2007 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Siena | 12 June 2007 | 12 November 2007 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 007.69 |
| Sassuolo | 7 July 2008 | 10 June 2009 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 037.78 |
 CFR Cluj | 15 November 2009 | 12 September 2010 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 048.57 |
| Hellas Verona | 9 November 2010 | 30 November 2015 | 216 | 92 | 61 | 63 | 307 | 276 | +31 | 042.59 |
| Genoa | 19 February 2017 | 10 April 2017 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 016.67 |
| Cremonese | 24 April 2018 | 4 November 2018 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 018.75 |
| Padova | 20 January 2020 | 5 July 2021 | 55 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 90 | 41 | +49 | 056.36 |
| Mantova | 21 February 2023 | 14 June 2023 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 033.33 |
| CFR Cluj | 16 June 2023 | 24 January 2024 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 040.74 |
| CFR Cluj | 24 August 2025 | 21 October 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 022.22 |
| Total | 753 | 325 | 244 | 184 | 1,053 | 799 | +254 | 043.16 | ||
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