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BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio backroom staff

We hold the names of 57 people on U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Fabio Grosso manages the first team, with Raffaele Longo as assistant manager. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's is the 17th longest staff list of the 20 Serie A clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED57
COACHING26
MEDICAL12
SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS11
NATIONALITIES1
MEDIAN AGE45

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 26 people

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Fabio Grosso Manager First team 47 Italy Frosinone Calcio before that Hellas Verona FC, Società Sportiva Calcio Bari and Juventus
Emiliano Bigica Manager Under-20s 51 Italy ACF Fiorentina
Christian Papalato Manager Under-18s 44 Italy ACF Fiorentina before that U.S. Cremonese
Raffaele Longo Assistant manager First team 47 Italy Calcio Padova before that Società Sportiva Calcio Bari
Cosimo Francioso Assistant manager Under-20s 58 Italy -
Cris Gilioli Coach Under-20s 42 Italy -
Alessandro Vecchi Coach Under-18s 34 Italy -
Daniele Annese Coach Under-18s 44 Italy AC Reggiana 1919
Davide Pedrelli Coach Under-18s 31 Italy -
Emanuele Terranova Coach Under-18s 38 Italy -
Fabio Vernizzi Coach Under-18s 44 Italy -
Gianluca Pane Coach Under-18s 34 Italy -
Marco Bizzarri Goalkeeping coach First team 58 Italy AC Reggiana 1919 before that Cosenza, U.S. Cremonese, Frosinone Calcio and Benevento
Stefano Riccò Goalkeeping coach Under-20s 53 Italy -
Alberto Bartoli Goalkeeping coach Under-18s 59 Italy Unione Sportiva Lecce before that Parma Calcio 1913
Alberto Stefani Goalkeeping coach Under-18s 51 Italy -
Valerio Valpreda Goalkeeping coach Under-18s 58 Italy -
Edoardo Colla Fitness coach First team 34 Italy Virtus Entella
Francesco Vaccariello Fitness coach First team 44 Italy Frosinone Calcio before that Perugia and Atalanta
Stefano Bruno Fitness coach First team 49 Italy Tottenham Hotspur Spurs before that Inter Milan and Parma Calcio 1913
Vittorio Carello Fitness coach First team 29 Italy Frosinone Calcio
Francesco Petrungaro Fitness coach Under-20s 37 Italy -
Alberto Guidetti Fitness coach Under-18s 33 Italy -
Cesare Cavazzoni Fitness coach Under-18s 36 Italy -
Cristian Santori Fitness coach Under-18s 35 Italy -
Daniele Dotto Fitness coach Under-18s 46 Italy Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Roberto D'Ovidio Chief doctor Club-wide 53 Italy Spezia Calcio before that Parma Calcio 1913
Andrea Stegagno Club doctor First team 37 Italy Palermo F.C. before that Bologna FC 1909
Andrea Pellegrini Club doctor Under-20s 41 Italy AC Reggiana 1919
Giacomo Chiletti Club doctor Under-20s 31 Italy -
Manfredo Dugoni Club doctor Under-20s 52 Italy -
Emanuele Randelli Head physio Club-wide 59 Italy Juventus
Luca Attolini Physio First team 40 Italy AC Reggiana 1919
Luca Traggiai Physio First team 46 Italy Unione Calcio Sampdoria
Nicola Daprile Physio First team 45 Italy -
Davide D'Alessandro Physio Under-20s 29 Italy AC Reggiana 1919
Francesco Lopapa Physio Under-18s 35 Italy -
Andrea Rinaldi Head of sports science Club-wide 61 Italy Palermo F.C.

Scouting and analysis

Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 11 people

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio scouting and analysis in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Davide Cangini Chief scout Club-wide 51 Italy Atalanta
Alberto Maresi Scout Club-wide 57 Italy -
Antonio Varini Scout Club-wide 39 Italy -
Emiliano Da Col Scout Club-wide 51 Italy -
Nicola Mingazzini Scout Club-wide 44 Italy Spezia Calcio
Umberto Piazza Scout Club-wide 57 Italy -
Tommaso Pagani Recruitment analyst Club-wide 44 Italy -
Marco Riggio Head performance analyst Club-wide 48 Italy -
Giuseppe Foti Performance analyst First team 32 Italy Hellas Verona FC
Mauro Carretta Performance analyst First team 43 Italy Frosinone Calcio before that S.P.A.L. 2013, Hellas Verona FC and Lanerossi Vicenza
Ivano Folius Performance analyst Under-20s 30 Italy -

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Angelo Carbone Head of youth development 57 Italy AC Milan

Owners and directors

Who owns U.S. Sassuolo Calcio and sits on its board

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Marco Squinzi Owner 53 Italy -
Carlo Rossi Chair 74 Italy -
Giovanni Carnevali Managing director 64 Italy -
Francesco Palmieri Director 57 Italy -
Massimiliano Fusani Director 45 Italy -
Roberto Felicori Director 49 Italy Palermo F.C.
Veronica Squinzi Director 53 - -

Backroom staff at every Serie A club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

AC Milan 86 Genoa Cricket and Football Club 81 Inter Milan 81 Atalanta 79 Bologna FC 1909 72 Torino 70 Juventus 68 Unione Sportiva Lecce 68 ACF Fiorentina 64 Parma Calcio 1913 64 Associazione Calcio Monza 62 Como 1907 62 Napoli 62 Udinese Calcio 61 Lazio 60 Associazione Sportiva Roma 59 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio 57 Cagliari Calcio 52 Venezia Football Club 51 Frosinone Calcio 42

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's list is the 17th longest of the 20, against a median of 63 across the division. AC Milan names the most, 86. Frosinone Calcio names the fewest, 42.

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio against the Serie A, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio staff by department against the Serie A average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT U.S. SASSUOLO CALCIO AVERAGE MOST AT
Coaching 26 25 34 Genoa Cricket and Football Club
Medical and sports science 12 16 23 AC Milan
Scouting and analysis 11 15 25 AC Milan
Football management 1 2 3 Atalanta
Owners and directors 7 8 12 Atalanta

Backrooms the size of U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's, in every league

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's 57 names make the joint 52nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 43rd to 64th, with U.S. Sassuolo Calcio among them.
# CLUB LEAGUE STAFF
43 Real Madrid La Liga 59
47 Barcelona La Liga 58
47 Empoli Football Club Serie B 58
47 Palermo F.C. Serie B 58
47 RB Leipzig Bundesliga 58
47 Sporting Clube de Portugal Primeira Liga 58
52 Crystal Palace Premier League 57
52 FC Bayern München Bundesliga 57
52 FC Utrecht Eredivisie 57
52 Norwich City Norwich Championship 57
52 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Serie A 57
57 Brentford Premier League 56
57 Cesena F.C. Serie B 56
57 Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest Premier League 56
60 Benevento Serie B 54
60 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 54
60 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier League 54
60 West Ham United West Ham Championship 54
64 Club Atlético Lanús Super Liga 53
64 Delfino Pescara Serie B 53
64 Derby County Championship 53

Where U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's former staff work now

On U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 35 people

People who worked at U.S. Sassuolo Calcio in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME ROLE NOW NOW AT
Alessio Dionisi Manager Empoli Football Club
Eusebio Di Francesco Manager Unione Sportiva Lecce
Francesco Farioli Manager Futebol Clube do Porto
Francesco Tomei Manager Ascoli Calcio 1898
Paolo Bianco Manager Associazione Calcio Monza
Francesco Pedone Manager Unione Calcio Sampdoria
Paolo Mandelli Manager Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L
Stefano Morrone Manager Bologna FC 1909
Felice Tufano Manager Unione Calcio Sampdoria
Marco Bertacchi Manager AC Reggiana 1919
Filippo Pensalfini Assistant manager Associazione Calcio Monza
Simone Barone Assistant manager U.S. Cremonese
Stefano Sacchetti Assistant manager Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L
Francesco Magnanelli Coach AC Milan
Paolo Cozzi Coach Empoli Football Club
Filippo Mezzetti Coach Hellas Verona FC
Fabrizio Lorieri Goalkeeping coach Catanzaro 1929
Giorgio Bianchi Goalkeeping coach ACF Fiorentina
Paolo Orlandoni Goalkeeping coach Inter Milan
Luca Mondini Goalkeeping coach Parma Calcio 1913
Fabio Spighi Fitness coach Empoli Football Club
Iuri Bartoli Fitness coach S.S. Arezzo
Maurizio Fanchini Fitness coach Inter Milan
Nicola Riva Fitness coach Atalanta
Paolo Minafra Chief doctor Torino
Lucio Genesio Club doctor AC Milan
Marco Bruzzone Club doctor Palermo F.C.
Riccardo Saporiti Club doctor Genoa Cricket and Football Club
Leonardo Belotti Physio AC Milan
Luigi Piangerelli Scout Bologna FC 1909
Matteo Silvestri Scout Empoli Football Club
Massimo Carcarino Head performance analyst Delfino Pescara
Stefano Romano Head performance analyst Unione Sportiva Lecce
Andrea Fabris Director Atalanta
Guido Angelozzi Director Cagliari Calcio

Frequently asked questions

Who is U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's manager?

Fabio Grosso is the U.S. Sassuolo Calcio first-team manager, aged 47. Raffaele Longo is the assistant manager.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at U.S. Sassuolo Calcio?

Marco Bizzarri coaches the U.S. Sassuolo Calcio first-team goalkeepers.

Who is U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's head physio?

Emanuele Randelli is head physio at U.S. Sassuolo Calcio.

Who is U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's chief scout?

Davide Cangini is chief scout at U.S. Sassuolo Calcio.

How many backroom staff do U.S. Sassuolo Calcio have?

We hold the names of 57 people on U.S. Sassuolo Calcio's staff for 2025/26: 26 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 11 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 17th 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 52nd longest of 815.

Where to next

For what U.S. Sassuolo Calcio pays its squad, see U.S. Sassuolo Calcio player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Fabio Grosso. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie A wages.