Bologna FC 1909 backroom staff
We hold the names of 72 people on Bologna FC 1909's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Vincenzo Italiano manages the first team, with Daniel Niccolini as assistant manager. Bologna FC 1909's is the 5th 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, 26 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Italiano | Manager | First team | 47 | Italy |  |
| Stefano Morrone | Manager | Under-20s | 46 | Italy |  |
| Gianni Migliorini | Manager | Under-18s | 53 | Italy |  |
| Daniel Niccolini | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | Italy | |
| Francesco Morara | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 45 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Sintini | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 47 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Bellucco | Coach | Under-20s | 35 | Italy | - |
| Luigi Della Rocca | Coach | Under-20s | 40 | Italy | - |
| Diogo Tenuta | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Brazil | - |
| Fabio Zaza | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Italy | - |
| Giovanni Ceccarelli | Coach | Under-18s | 57 | Italy | Cesena F.C. |
| Matteo Scaglioni | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Italy | - |
| Nicolò Mazzanti | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Italy | - |
| Antonio Rosati | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Italy | |
| Vincenzo Sicignano | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Italy |  |
| Andrea Sentimenti | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 40 | Italy |  |
| Cosimo Cavallo | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 45 | Italy | - |
| Filippo Pancaldi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 37 | Italy | - |
| Ivano Tito | Fitness coach | First team | 62 | Italy | |
| Niccolò Prandelli | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Italy | - |
| Paolo Aiello | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Italy | - |
| Pietro Ivano Campo | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Italy | |
| Giuseppe Baglio | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 36 | Italy | - |
| Raffaele Gagliardo | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 51 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Bonafede | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 27 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Granato | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 31 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianni Nanni | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 71 | Italy | - |
| Giovanbattista Sisca | Club doctor | First team | 61 | Italy | - |
| Luca Bini | Club doctor | First team | 47 | Italy | - |
| Giulio Biancalana | Club doctor | Under-20s | 36 | Italy | - |
| Gabriele Vassura | Club doctor | Under-18s | 31 | Italy | - |
| Luca Ghelli | Head physio | Club-wide | 59 | Italy | - |
| Gianluca Scolaro | Physio | First team | 49 | Italy |  |
| Juan Manuel Parafita | Physio | First team | 56 | Italy | - |
| Luca Govoni | Physio | First team | 50 | Italy | - |
| Simone Spelorzi | Physio | First team | 39 | Italy | - |
| Carmelo Sposato | Physio | Under-20s | 50 | Italy | - |
| Matteo Spinosa | Physio | Under-20s | 32 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Regard | Physio | Under-18s | 32 | Italy | - |
| Marco Bartolai | Physio | Under-18s | 28 | Italy | - |
| Mirko Balestracci | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 37 | Italy | |
| Luca Benedetti | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | Italy | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianmario Specchia | Chief scout | Club-wide | 48 | Italy |  |
| Alessandro Fioravanti | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Italy | - |
| Angelo Basile | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Italy |  |
| Antonio Piazza | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Italy | - |
| Bart Verbesselt | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Belgium | - |
| Emanuele Marchetti | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Italy | - |
| Fausto Vinti | Scout | Club-wide | 68 | Italy | - |
| Giovanni Botteghi | Scout | Club-wide | 70 | Italy | - |
| José Ignacio Castillo | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Argentina |  |
| Luigi Piangerelli | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Italy |  |
| Marco Grossi | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Italy |  |
| Marco Ogliari | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Italy | |
| Pasquale Ussia | Scout | Club-wide | 61 | Italy | |
| Valerio Chiatti | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Italy | - |
| Vito Tauro | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | Italy | - |
| Yuri Dell'Atti | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Firicano | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 54 | Italy | |
| Paolo Riela | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | Italy | |
| Alfonso Lobascio | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 34 | Italy | - |
| Marco Onnivello | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 24 | Italy | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Sartori | Technical director | 68 | Italy | |
| Flavio Loris Margotto | Head of youth development | 64 | Italy | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Bologna FC 1909 and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Saputo | Chair | 60 | Canada |
| Claudio Fenucci | Managing director | 64 | Italy |
| Anthony Rizza | Director | 58 | United States |
| Carlo Caliceti | Director | 61 | Italy |
| Joe Marsili | Director | 55 | United States |
| Luca Befani | Director | 59 | Italy |
| Marco Di Vaio | Director | 48 | Italy |
| Tommaso Fini | Director | 38 | Italy |
Backroom staff at every Serie A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Bologna FC 1909's list is the 5th longest of the 20, against a median of 63 across the division. AC Milan names the most, 86. Frosinone Calcio names the fewest, 42.
Bologna FC 1909 against the Serie A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BOLOGNA FC 1909 | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 26 | 25 | 34 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 16 | 16 | 23 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Bologna FC 1909's, in every league
Bologna FC 1909's 72 names make the joint 12th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Premier League | 101 |
| 2 |  | Premier League | 100 |
| 3 | | Serie A | 86 |
| 4 |  | Premier League | 85 |
| 5 |  | Premier League | 84 |
| 6 |  | Super Liga | 83 |
| 7 | | Serie A | 81 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 9 | | Serie A | 79 |
| 10 |  | Premier League | 78 |
| 11 |  | Premier League | 75 |
| 12 | | Serie A | 72 |
| 12 |  | Eredivisie | 72 |
| 14 |  | Bundesliga | 71 |
| 15 | | Serie A | 70 |
| 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 |
Where Bologna FC 1909's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 72 staff whose nationality we hold
Italy supplies 66 of the 72, 92%. The median age is 47. The oldest is Gianni Nanni, chief doctor, at 71, and the youngest Marco Onnivello, performance analyst, at 24. 22 members of staff came from another club, most often ACF Fiorentina (8).
Where Bologna FC 1909's former staff work now
On Bologna FC 1909's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Donadoni | Manager | |
| Luca Sordi | Manager |  |
| Marco Bertacchi | Manager |  |
| Luca Vigiani | Assistant manager | |
| Gabriel Raimondi | Coach |  |
| Juan Solivellas | Coach | |
| Luca Bucci | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Nazzareno Tozzo | Fitness coach |  |
| Andrea Stegagno | Club doctor | |
| Bruno Massa | Club doctor | |
| Massimiliano Marchesi | Sports scientist | |
| Daniele Placido | Chief scout | |
| Dario Rossi | Scout | |
| Davide Caprari | Scout | |
| Giovanni Giovarruscio | Scout | |
| Marco Arlotti | Scout |  |
| Maurizio Micheli | Scout | |
| Alberto Nabiuzzi | Head performance analyst | |
| Davide Lamberti | Head performance analyst |  |
| Riccardo Bigon | Technical director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Bologna FC 1909's manager?
Vincenzo Italiano is the Bologna FC 1909 first-team manager, aged 47. Daniel Niccolini is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Bologna FC 1909?
Antonio Rosati and Vincenzo Sicignano coach the Bologna FC 1909 first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Bologna FC 1909's head physio?
Luca Ghelli is head physio at Bologna FC 1909.
Who is Bologna FC 1909's chief scout?
Gianmario Specchia is chief scout at Bologna FC 1909.
Who is Bologna FC 1909's technical director?
Giovanni Sartori is technical director at Bologna FC 1909.
How many backroom staff do Bologna FC 1909 have?
We hold the names of 72 people on Bologna FC 1909's staff for 2025/26: 26 in coaching, 16 in medical and sports science, 20 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the 5th 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 12th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Bologna FC 1909 pays its squad, see Bologna FC 1909 player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Vincenzo Italiano. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie A wages.