| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-09-29)29 September 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Lucca, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | Como | 22 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | →Ospitaletto (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Milan | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Monza | 51 | (2) |
| 1992–2000 | Vicenza | 243 | (13) |
| 2001 | Treviso | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Vicenza | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sambonifacese | ||
| 2010 | Portosummaga | ||
| 2011–2012 | Grosseto | ||
| 2016 | Palermo (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Kalba | ||
| 2018–2019 | Kalba | ||
| 2020 | Fujairah | ||
| 2023–2024 | Hatta | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fabio Viviani (born 29 September 1966) is an Italian professionalfootballcoach and formerplayer, who played as amidfielder.
Viviani was born inLucca. He played for seven seasons (145 games, 3 goals) in theSerie A forCalcio Como,A.C. Milan and, most notably,Vicenza Calcio.
After winning the1996–97 Coppa Italia,[1] he reached the semi-final of the1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup withVicenza Calcio.[2]
Viviani was a versatile and technically gifted midfielder, who possessed good vision. Although primarily acentral midfielder, he was also capable of playing in several other roles; during his time at Vicenza, he was used as anattacking midfielder orsecond striker, as acentral defender, and as aleft-back under managerFrancesco Guidolin.[2]
After retiring from his career as a footballer, Viviani stayed at Vicenza as part of the coaching staff, serving as caretaker during the 2001–02 season alongsideAdelio Moro, and then as youth coach until 2005. He successively left Vicenza in order to follow his mentorEdoardo Reja atNapoli, working alongside him as assistant coach. During the 2009–10 season he then served as head coach ofLega Pro Seconda Divisione clubSambonifacese. In July 2010 he was called to replaceEugenio Corini atSerie B clubPortosummaga, being however removed from his managerial duties on 29 November 2010 due to poor results.[3]
On 5 December 2011, he was unveiled as new head coach ofGrosseto,[4] until 1 February 2012 when he was sacked.
On 9 October 2014, he was hired by Serie A clubPalermo asGiuseppe Iachini's new technical collaborator.[5]
On 10 February 2020, he was appointed as the new coach ofFujairah.[6] He left when his contract expired in summer of the same year.
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