Cagliari Calcio backroom staff
We hold the names of 52 people on Cagliari Calcio's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Fabio Pisacane manages the first team, with Giacomo Murelli as assistant manager. Cagliari Calcio's is the 18th 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, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabio Pisacane | Manager | First team | 39 | Italy | - |
| Alberto Gallego | Manager | Under-20s | 51 | Spain |  |
| Matteo Mancosu | Manager | Under-18s | 40 | Italy | - |
| Giacomo Murelli | Assistant manager | First team | 61 | Italy |  |
| Stefano Medda | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 48 | Italy | - |
| Antonio Ferraro | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 40 | Italy | - |
| Gian Marco Giandon | Coach | Under-20s | 43 | Italy | - |
| Davide Carrus | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Italy | - |
| Federico Trudu | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Italy | - |
| Luca Bucci | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 56 | Italy |  |
| Christian Berretta | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 48 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Vadilonga | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 53 | Italy | - |
| Giuseppe Nioi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 59 | Italy | - |
| Manuel Caria | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 39 | Italy | - |
| Fabio Figus | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Italy | - |
| Mauro Baldus | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Italy | |
| Antonio Fais | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 30 | Italy | - |
| Jacopo Secci | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 38 | Italy | - |
| Luca Tradori | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 42 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Scorcu | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | Italy | - |
| Gabriele Cirillo | Club doctor | First team | 55 | Italy |  |
| Roberto Mura | Club doctor | First team | 56 | Italy | - |
| Damiano Valerio Mattana | Club doctor | Under-20s | 34 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Cozzolino | Club doctor | Under-18s | 69 | Italy | - |
| Simone Ruggiu | Head physio | Club-wide | 44 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Tolu | Physio | First team | 48 | Italy | - |
| Salvatore Congiu | Physio | First team | 48 | Italy | - |
| Federico Neri | Physio | Under-20s | 28 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Petruccioli | Physio | Under-20s | 32 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Gargiulo | Physio | Under-18s | 29 | Italy | - |
| Michele Pusceddu | Physio | Under-18s | 31 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Fois | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 40 | Italy | - |
| Nicholas Lotta | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 29 | Italy | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluca Longo | Chief scout | Club-wide | 34 | Italy |  |
| Andrea Cossu | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Italy | - |
| Bernardo Mereu | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | Italy | - |
| Danilo Sancamillo | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Italy | - |
| Mattia Belfiori | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Italy | - |
| Roberto Muzzi | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Italy | S.S. Arezzo before that AC Sparta Praha |
| Pierluigi Carta | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 46 | Italy | - |
| Matteo Battilana | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 36 | Italy | - |
| Davide Marfella | Performance analyst | First team | 58 | Italy | - |
| Giovanni Venturella | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Italy | - |
| Manuel Contu | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 48 | Italy | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Erriu | Head of youth development | 49 | Italy |
Owners and directors
Who owns Cagliari Calcio and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommaso Giulini | Chair | 48 | Italy | - |
| Carlo Catte | Managing director | 49 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Melis | Managing director | 46 | Italy | - |
| Fedele Usai | Director | 45 | Italy | - |
| Guido Angelozzi | Director | 70 | Italy | |
| Maurizio Fiori | Director | 53 | Italy | - |
| Prashant Gupta | Director | 37 | India | - |
Backroom staff at every Serie A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Cagliari Calcio's list is the 18th longest of the 20, against a median of 63 across the division. AC Milan names the most, 86. Frosinone Calcio names the fewest, 42.
Cagliari Calcio against the Serie A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CAGLIARI CALCIO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 25 | 34 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 14 | 16 | 23 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 11 | 15 | 25 | |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Cagliari Calcio's, in every league
Cagliari Calcio's 52 names make the joint 71st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 |  | Bundesliga | 54 |
| 60 |  | Russian Premier League | 54 |
| 60 |  | Championship | 54 |
| 64 |  | Super Liga | 53 |
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 | | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
Where Cagliari Calcio's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 52 staff whose nationality we hold
Italy supplies 50 of the 52, 96%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Guido Angelozzi, director, at 70, and the youngest Federico Neri, physio, at 28. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often AC Milan (2).
Where Cagliari Calcio's former staff work now
On Cagliari Calcio's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Claudio Bellucci | Assistant manager |  |
| Daniele Zini | Coach |  |
| Antonello Brambilla | Goalkeeping coach | Chengdu Rongcheng |
| Matteo Di Norscia | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Paolo Orlandoni | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Walter Bressan | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Carlo Spignoli | Fitness coach |  |
| Massimo Catalano | Fitness coach | |
| Andrea Caronti | Fitness coach | |
| Vitantonio Pascale | Sports scientist |  |
| Ferdinando Bennardo | Chief scout |  |
| Stefano Fattori | Scout |  |
| Sergio Spalla | Performance analyst | |
| Simone Beccaccioli | Performance analyst | |
| Claudio Ranieri | Technical director | |
| Marcello Carli | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Cagliari Calcio's manager?
Fabio Pisacane is the Cagliari Calcio first-team manager, aged 39. Giacomo Murelli is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Cagliari Calcio?
Luca Bucci coaches the Cagliari Calcio first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Cagliari Calcio's head physio?
Simone Ruggiu is head physio at Cagliari Calcio.
Who is Cagliari Calcio's chief scout?
Gianluca Longo is chief scout at Cagliari Calcio.
How many backroom staff do Cagliari Calcio have?
We hold the names of 52 people on Cagliari Calcio's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 11 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 18th 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 71st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Cagliari Calcio pays its squad, see Cagliari Calcio player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Fabio Pisacane. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie A wages.