Empoli Football Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 58 people on Empoli Football Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Alessio Dionisi manages the first team, with Luca Vigiani as assistant manager. Empoli Football Club's is the joint 3rd longest staff list of the 24 Serie B clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 24 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio Dionisi | Manager | First team | 45 | Italy |  |
| Andrea Filippeschi | Manager | Under-20s | 38 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Tonelli | Manager | Under-18s | 35 | Italy | - |
| Luca Vigiani | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Italy |  |
| Luca Cacioli | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 43 | Italy |  |
| Paolo Cozzi | Coach | First team | 51 | Italy | |
| Stefano Bianconi | Coach | First team | 56 | Italy | - |
| Alessio Gambirasio | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Italy |  |
| Carlo Lami | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Italy | - |
| Dario Polverini | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Tavano | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Italy | - |
| Luca Fiasconi | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | Italy |  |
| Roberto Bacci | Coach | Under-18s | 58 | Italy | - |
| Leonardo Baldini | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 48 | Italy |  |
| Matteo Fantozzi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 44 | Italy | - |
| Emiliano Betti | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 53 | Italy |  |
| Paolo Sardella | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 34 | Italy | - |
| Eduardo Pizzarelli | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Italy |  |
| Fabio Spighi | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Italy | |
| Rocco Perrotta | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Italy | - |
| Marco Coralli | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 51 | Italy | - |
| Alessio Garofalo | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 45 | Italy | - |
| Dario Delli | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 26 | Italy | - |
| Nicola Riccà | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 34 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Gatteschi | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 63 | Italy |  |
| Giuseppe Anania | Club doctor | First team | 43 | Italy |  |
| Riccardo Ariani | Club doctor | Under-20s | 39 | Italy | |
| Mirko Baldini | Head physio | Club-wide | 37 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Brandinelli | Physio | First team | 39 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Marino | Physio | First team | 39 | Italy | - |
| Marco Martini | Physio | Under-20s | 39 | Italy | - |
| Claudio Bagnoli | Physio | Under-18s | 33 | Italy | - |
| Eneo Shahini | Physio | Under-18s | 31 | Albania | |
| Matteo Bini | Physio | Under-18s | 32 | Italy | - |
| Matteo Guagliardo | Physio | Under-18s | 47 | Italy | - |
| Diego Chiesi | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 42 | Italy | - |
| Gabriele Toschi | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 52 | Italy | - |
| Giacomo Trapanese | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | - |
| Guido Mantelli | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio Vignoli | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Italy | - |
| Guido Boldoni | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Italy | - |
| Matteo Silvestri | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Italy | |
| Simone Bombardieri | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Italy | - |
| Tommaso Dalledonne | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Italy | - |
| Giampiero Pavone | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 48 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Vieri | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | Italy |  |
| Andrea Lagna | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 27 | Italy | - |
| Massimo Giraldi | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 65 | Italy | - |
| Simone Tognetti | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 34 | Italy | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Bargagna | Head of youth development | 52 | Italy |
Owners and directors
Who owns Empoli Football Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrizio Corsi | Chair | 63 | Italy | - |
| Rebecca Corsi | Managing director | 36 | - | - |
| Aldo Lolli | Director | 59 | Italy | - |
| Cristiano Baldini | Director | 50 | Italy | - |
| Gianmarco Lupi | Director | 40 | Italy | - |
| Simone Giunti | Director | 36 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Calistri | Director | 68 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Stefanelli | Director | 45 | Italy | |
Backroom staff at every Serie B club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Empoli Football Club's list is the joint 3rd longest of the 24, against a median of 50 across the division. U.S. Cremonese names the most, 68. Virtus Entella names the fewest, 37.
Empoli Football Club against the Serie B, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | EMPOLI FOOTBALL CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 24 | 20 | 27 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 15 | 11 | 18 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of Empoli Football Club's, in every league
Empoli Football Club's 58 names make the joint 47th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | | Serie A | 61 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 39 |  | Bundesliga | 60 |
| 39 |  | Serie A | 60 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 43 |  | Serie A | 59 |
| 43 |  | Danish Superliga | 59 |
| 43 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatian First League | 59 |
| 43 |  | La Liga | 59 |
| 47 |  | La Liga | 58 |
| 47 | | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Bundesliga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
| 52 |  | Bundesliga | 57 |
| 52 |  | Eredivisie | 57 |
| 52 |  | Championship | 57 |
| 52 | | Serie A | 57 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
Where Empoli Football Club's former staff work now
On Empoli Football Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 34 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Buscè | Manager |  |
| Davide Nicola | Manager | |
| Luca Sordi | Manager | |
| Cesare Beggi | Assistant manager |  |
| Francesco Nuti | Assistant manager | |
| Simone Barone | Assistant manager | |
| Giovanni Martusciello | Coach |  |
| Manuele Cacicia | Coach | |
| Nicola Beati | Coach | |
| Salvatore Russo | Coach | |
| Maurizio Pugliesi | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Vincenzo Sicignano | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fabio Trentin | Fitness coach | |
| Fabrizio Tafani | Fitness coach |  |
| Franco Ferrini | Fitness coach |  |
| Gabriele Stoppino | Fitness coach | |
| Giuseppe Mazza | Fitness coach | |
| Ettore Iacopetti | Fitness coach | |
| Riccardo Del Vescovo | Chief doctor | |
| Jacopo Giuliattini | Club doctor |  |
| Claudio Patti | Physio | |
| Francesco Fondelli | Physio | |
| Francesco Tonarelli | Physio |  |
| Matteo Grazzini | Physio | |
| Andrea Innocenti | Chief scout | |
| Riccardo Pecini | Chief scout |  |
| Alberto Sisi | Scout | |
| Damiano Moscardi | Scout |  |
| Giovanni Giovarruscio | Scout | |
| Marco Bertelli | Scout | |
| Marco Cunico | Scout | |
| Raffaele Braccini | Scout | |
| Federico Barni | Head performance analyst | |
| Marcello Carli | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Empoli Football Club's manager?
Alessio Dionisi is the Empoli Football Club first-team manager, aged 45. Luca Vigiani is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Empoli Football Club?
Leonardo Baldini coaches the Empoli Football Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Empoli Football Club's head physio?
Mirko Baldini is head physio at Empoli Football Club.
How many backroom staff do Empoli Football Club have?
We hold the names of 58 people on Empoli Football Club's staff for 2025/26: 24 in coaching, 15 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the joint 3rd longest list of the 24 Serie B clubs we hold, against a median of 50. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 47th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Empoli Football Club pays its squad, see Empoli Football Club player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Alessio Dionisi. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie B wages.