| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-11-08)8 November 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albania (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1993 | Atalanta | 100 | (3) |
| 1993–1997 | Juventus | 87 | (3) |
| 1997–2001 | Rangers | 80 | (6) |
| 2001–2003 | Alessandria | 34 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Padova | 43 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Pizzighettone | 101 | (0) |
| Total | 445 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Colognese | ||
| 2012–2013 | Pontisola | ||
| 2013–2015 | Atalanta Youth | ||
| 2016–2017 | Crema | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ciserano | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Porrini (Italian pronunciation:[ˈsɛrdʒoporˈriːni]; born 8 November 1968) is an Italianfootball coach and formercentre-back andright-back defender.[1]
Porrini played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, although he is most well known for his periods atJuventus, and Scottish clubRangers, where he won several titles.[1] He has also served as an assistant coach for theAlbania national football team.[2]
After growing up in theA.C. Milanyouth system (without playing for the first team),[3] Porrini made his senior debut in 1989 forAtalanta, remaining with the club for four seasons.[3]
After attracting attention from larger clubs, he joinedJuventus in 1993 for 11 billionLit., featuring as a starter during the1993–94 season under managerGiovanni Trapattoni.[4] During the1994–95 season, however, he had difficulty finding a place in the team's starting line-up under the club's new managerMarcello Lippi; due to Lippi's new three-man back-line, Porrini faced heavy competition from other defenders, such asMoreno Torricelli, andJürgen Kohler, as well as back-upMassimo Carrera and the newly acquiredCiro Ferrara.[5] Despite his limited appearances for Juventus during the season, Porrini still scored two goals over both legs of the club's1995 Coppa Italia Final victory overParma,[6] and one goal in a 2–1 home win againstBorussia Dortmund, in the second leg of the semi-final of theUEFA Cup. He captured his first Serie A title with the club that season.
Porrini made 20 appearances for the club during the1995–96 season, which saw Juventus capture the1995 Supercoppa Italiana, but remained on the sidelines as Juventus celebrated their victory on penalties over defending championsAjax in the1996 UEFA Champions League Final. During the1996–97 season, he made 40 appearances, scoring two goals, one of which was the opening goal in Juventus's 6–1 away win overParis Saint-Germain in the first leg of the1996 UEFA Super Cup,[7] helping theTurin club to win the title; Porrini picked up his second league title with the club that season. He also started in Juventus's 1–0 victory overRiver Plate in the1996 Intercontinental Cup Final inTokyo, and in the club's 3–1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the1997 Champions League Final in Munich. Porrini eventually parted ways with the Turin side at the end of the season. Overall, Porrini made 87 league appearances for Juventus, scoring three goals, and 138 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring five goals in total. With Juventus, Porrini won twoSerie A medals, oneCoppa Italia medal, and aChampions League medal during his four seasons with the team, as well as theSupercoppa Italiana, theUEFA Super Cup, and theIntercontinental Cup.[1]
Porrini subsequently joined Scottish clubRangers in 1997, for £4 million.[8][5] He won twoScottish Premier League andScottish Cup medals, as well as aLeague Cup title during his four seasons at Rangers.[9] He started off his Rangers career at centre-back alongsideRichard Gough but new managerDick Advocaat soon moved him to right-back where he remained until he left the club in 2001. In total, he made 133 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring seven goals, six of which came in league play in 80 appearances.
He left Rangers to resume his football career in Italy atAlessandria for a season, later moving toPadova. After two seasons with Padova, Porrini joined lower-division sidePizzighettone in 2004 and retired after five full seasons spent with the small Lombardian club atLega Pro Prima Divisione andLega Pro Seconda Divisione levels, in 2009.[1]
While at Juventus, Porrini gained two internationalcaps forItaly in 1993, under managerArrigo Sacchi, appearing in two1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He made his international debut in a 6–1 home win overMalta, in Palermo, on 24 March, and his second and final appearance with Italy came on 14 April, in a 2–0 home victory overEstonia, in Trieste.[10]
After his retirement, Porrini agreed to stay with Pizzighettone as youth coach for a season, then filling a similar role atPergocrema. In August 2011, he was then named head coach ofSerie D clubColognese.[11]
On 23 June 2012, he was named head coach ofSerie D clubPontisola.
In 2019, he joined theAlbania national football team as an assistant toEdoardo Reja, whom he previously assisted at Atalanta.[12]
Juventus[1]
Rangers[1]