| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Stellini | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-04-27)27 April 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Cuggiono, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Napoli (assistant head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Novara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Novara | 30 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | SPAL | 53 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | Ternana | 110 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Como | 100 | (4) |
| 2003 | Modena | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Genoa | 95 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Bari | 66 | (2) |
| Total | 392 | (13) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Alessandria | ||
| 2019–2021 | Inter Milan (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Tottenham Hotspur (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Tottenham Hotspur (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Napoli (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 March 2010 | |||
Cristian Stellini (born 27 April 1974) is an Italian professionalfootball coach and former player. He is currently the assistant head coach ofSerie A clubNapoli.
Stellini played forNovara (Serie C2),SPAL (Serie C1) before joiningTernana of Serie C2 in October 1996. He won promotion twice for the team to Serie B in summer 1998. In summer 2000, he joinedComo of Serie C1, where he won multiple promotions again, reachingSerie A in 2002. He made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 againstEmpoli.
In the summer of 2003, Stellini joinedModena, but suffered a major leg injury.[1] After playing just twice, he moved toGenoa.[2]
During Stellini's time at Genoa, theCaso Genoa scandal saw the club relegated toSerie C. Stellini remained at the club, however, and helped them win promotion back to Serie A.[3]
In 2011, Stellini joinedAntonio Conte's coaching team atJuventus, and passed the category 2 coaching exam.[4][5] However, in 2012, Stellini was suspended for two and a half years by theFIGC following allegations ofmatch fixing. He subsequently resigned from his post as technical assistant at Juventus.[6]
Stellini made his return to football as youth coach ofGenoa from 2015 to 2017.
In June 2017, Stellini was named new head coach ofLega Pro clubAlessandria, signing a two-year contract.[7] He was dismissed on 20 November 2017 due to poor results.[8]
Stellini joined Conte's managerial staff atInter ahead of the2019–20 season. Stellini won the Scudetto with Inter during the2020–21 season, managing the team to three victories when Conte was suspended for yellow card accumulation.[9]
Stellini once again linked up with Conte atTottenham Hotspur, resuming his role as assistant manager. In the final game of the2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage, Stellini led the team to a victory atMarseille, earning Spurs a spot in the knockout stage and winning the group in the process.[10]
In February 2023, it was confirmed that Conte requiredgallbladdersurgery to recover fromcholecystitis and therefore required a period of recuperation following the surgery. As assistant manager, Stellini assumed Conte's duties on an interim basis for the duration of his recovery.[11] Stellini managed a Tottenham game for the second time on 5 February, a 1–0 home win againstManchester City.[12] Conte made his return to the dugout for Tottenham's following two games, a 4–1 defeat toLeicester City and 1–0 defeat toAC Milan; however, it was then announced that he would return to Italy to continue his recovery; as a result, Stellini once again assumed management responsibilities, and in his first match back, led Spurs to a 2–0 victory againstWest Ham United, followed by another 2–0 victory againstChelsea.[13][14]
On 26 March 2023, following exits from theChampions League and theFA Cup and his outburst in the post-match press conference after Tottenham Hotspur's 3–3 draw withSouthampton, Conte left the club by mutual consent. Stellini, originally deputy to Conte, was appointed byDaniel Levy as acting head coach until the end ofthe season, withRyan Mason serving as his assistant.[15] In his first game as acting head coach, on 3 April, his side drew 1–1 withEverton, conceding a late goal.[16] On 15 April, Tottenham lost 3–2 againstBournemouth, conceding a late goal once more.[17] On 23 April, Tottenham suffered a 6–1 loss againstNewcastle, going 5–0 down inside 21 minutes, which undermined their effort to finish in the top four, in order to compete in the next season's Champions League.[18] He was relieved of his duties the following day, being replaced by Ryan Mason as caretaker manager.[19]
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| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Alessandria | 1 July 2017 | 20 November 2017 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 018.75 |
| Tottenham Hotspur (interim) | 26 March 2023 | 24 April 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 025.00 |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 020.00 | ||