ACF Fiorentina backroom staff
We hold the names of 64 people on ACF Fiorentina's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Paolo Vanoli manages the first team, with Daniele Cavalletto as assistant manager. ACF Fiorentina's is the joint 9th longest staff list of the 20 Serie A clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 23 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Vanoli | Manager | First team | 52 | Italy |  |
| Daniele Galloppa | Manager | Under-20s | 40 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Guberti | Manager | Under-18s | 40 | Italy | - |
| Daniele Cavalletto | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Italy |  |
| Luca Antonelli | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 38 | Italy | - |
| Giacomo Benocci | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 48 | Italy | - |
| Alexandr Nizelik | Coach | First team | 40 | Russia |  |
| Cristian Ceballos | Coach | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Marco Capparella | Coach | Under-20s | 50 | Italy | - |
| Enrico Cristiani | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | - |
| Matia Balestracci | Coach | Under-18s | 33 | Italy | - |
| Alessandro Dall'Omo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Italy |  |
| Giorgio Bianchi | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Italy |  |
| Marco Zuccher | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 56 | Italy | |
| Massimiliano Benassi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 43 | Italy | - |
| Matteo Testi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 46 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Ganugi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 34 | Italy | - |
| Alessio Butini | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Italy | - |
| Antonio Jesús Sánchez | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Spain | - |
| Giampiero Ascenzi | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Italy | |
| Giuseppe Mazza | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Italy |  |
| Matteo Andorlini | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 25 | Italy | - |
| Vincenzo Misuraca | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 35 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Pengue | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 49 | Italy |
| Giovanni Serni | Club doctor | First team | 71 | Italy |
| Niccolò Gori | Club doctor | First team | 38 | Italy |
| Antonio Pinazzi | Club doctor | Under-20s | 31 | Italy |
| Lorenzo Bogani | Club doctor | Under-18s | 33 | Italy |
| Stefano Dainelli | Head physio | Club-wide | 61 | Italy |
| Andrea Giusti | Physio | First team | 36 | Italy |
| David Petrangeli | Physio | First team | 38 | Italy |
| Filippo Nannelli | Physio | First team | 40 | Italy |
| Simone Mazzei | Physio | First team | 39 | Italy |
| Simone Michelassi | Physio | First team | 40 | Italy |
| Daniele Bacci | Physio | Under-20s | 35 | Italy |
| Michele Puglisi | Physio | Under-20s | 39 | Italy |
| Federico Cerri | Physio | Under-18s | 36 | Italy |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurizio Niccolini | Chief scout | Club-wide | 67 | Italy | - |
| Alberto Sisi | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Italy | |
| Alessandro Casaglia | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Italy | - |
| Antonio Senserini | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Italy | - |
| Davide Doné | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Italy |  |
| Domenico Capogreco | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Italy | - |
| Gianni Rovereti | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Italy | |
| Giovanni Giovarruscio | Scout | Club-wide | 55 | Italy |  |
| Lorenzo Giani | Scout | Club-wide | 46 | Italy |  |
| Luca Antignano | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Italy | - |
| Luigi Del Sordo | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Italy |  |
| Mirko Mazzantini | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Italy | - |
| Moreno Zebi | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Italy | Cesena F.C. before that Perugia |
| Raffaele Braccini | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Italy | |
| Rocco De Vincenti | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Tordi | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 25 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Sandri | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Italy | - |
| Simone Formica | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Mascaro | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 45 | Italy | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabio Paratici | Technical director | 53 | Italy |  |
| Valentino Angeloni | Head of youth development | 58 | Italy | |
| Raffaele Rubino | Loan manager | 47 | Italy | |
Owners and directors
Who owns ACF Fiorentina and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Commisso | Chair | 46 | United States | - |
| Alessandro Ferrari | Managing director | 60 | Italy | - |
| Mark E. Stephan | Managing director | 37 | United States | - |
| Neri Cresci | Director | 37 | Italy | - |
| Roberto Goretti | Director | 49 | Italy |  |
Backroom staff at every Serie A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
ACF Fiorentina's list is the joint 9th longest of the 20, against a median of 63 across the division. AC Milan names the most, 86. Frosinone Calcio names the fewest, 42.
ACF Fiorentina against the Serie A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ACF FIORENTINA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 23 | 25 | 34 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 14 | 16 | 23 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 19 | 15 | 25 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of ACF Fiorentina's, in every league
ACF Fiorentina's 64 names make the joint 26th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  | Premier League | 69 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 17 |  | Eredivisie | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie B | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 21 |  | Serie B | 67 |
| 21 |  | League One | 67 |
| 23 |  | Saudi Pro League | 66 |
| 23 |  | Premier League | 66 |
| 25 |  | Belgian Pro League | 65 |
| 26 | | Serie A | 64 |
| 26 |  | Serie A | 64 |
| 26 | | Premier League | 64 |
| 29 |  | Super Liga | 63 |
| 29 |  | Primeira Liga | 63 |
| 31 | | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Premier League | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 35 |  | Ligue 1 | 61 |
| 35 |  | Super Liga | 61 |
Where ACF Fiorentina's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 64 staff whose nationality we hold
Italy supplies 59 of the 64, 92%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Giovanni Serni, club doctor, at 71, and the youngest Andrea Tordi, head performance analyst, at 25. 20 members of staff came from another club, most often Venezia Football Club (5).
Where ACF Fiorentina's former staff work now
On ACF Fiorentina's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 43 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is ACF Fiorentina's manager?
Paolo Vanoli is the ACF Fiorentina first-team manager, aged 52. Daniele Cavalletto is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at ACF Fiorentina?
Alessandro Dall'Omo, Giorgio Bianchi and Marco Zuccher coach the ACF Fiorentina first-team goalkeepers.
Who is ACF Fiorentina's head physio?
Stefano Dainelli is head physio at ACF Fiorentina.
Who is ACF Fiorentina's chief scout?
Maurizio Niccolini is chief scout at ACF Fiorentina.
Who is ACF Fiorentina's technical director?
Fabio Paratici is technical director at ACF Fiorentina.
How many backroom staff do ACF Fiorentina have?
We hold the names of 64 people on ACF Fiorentina's staff for 2025/26: 23 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 19 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 9th longest list of the 20 Serie A clubs we hold, against a median of 63. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 26th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what ACF Fiorentina pays its squad, see ACF Fiorentina player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Paolo Vanoli. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie A wages.