Stefano Fiore

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Stefano Fiore (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano ˈfjoːre]; born 17 April 1975) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing. He was in charge as manager technical area of Cosenza Calcio. Fiore played for several Italian clubs throughout his career; he started out with Cosenza in 1992, before moving to Parma for a season in 1994, where he made his Serie A debut and won the UEFA Cup. He spent two seasons at Padova and Chievo, before returning to Parma again for two more seasons in 1997, where he broke into the starting line-up and won a double which consisted of his second UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia in 1999. He subsequently moved to Udinese, where he spent two successful seasons, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2000 and thus helping his team qualify for Europe. A move to Lazio ensued, where he won his second Coppa Italia in 2004, finishing as the competition's top-scorer. His performances led to a transfer to Spanish side Valencia later that year, where he struggled to replicate his previous form despite initially winning the UEFA Supercup, and he was subsequently sent back to Italy on loan to Fiorentina, Torino, and Livorno during his three seasons with the club. In 2007, he returned permanently to Italy, signing with Mantova for a season; after remaining inactive during the 2008–09 season, he moved to Cosenza in 2009, where he ended his career after two seasons. At international level, Fiore won 38 caps for the Italy national football team between 2000 and 2004, and scored twice. At youth level, he was a member of the team that won the 1997 Mediterranean Games, while at senior level he was selected to the Italy squads for UEFA Euro 2000, in which he scored one goal as his team reached the final, and UEFA Euro 2004.

Career

1. 1975
   Born
2. 1992
   Joined Cosenza Calcio 1914
3. 1992
   Joined Cosenza Calcio
4. 1994
   Joined Parma Calcio 1913
5. 1995
   Joined Calcio Padova
6. 1995
   Joined Italy national under-21 football team
7. 1996
   Joined AC ChievoVerona
8. 1997
   Joined Parma Calcio 1913
9. 1997
   Joined Italy national under-23 football team
10. 1999
    Joined Udinese Calcio
11. 2000
    Joined Italy men's national association football team
12. 2000
    Won Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
13. 2001
    Joined SS Lazio
14. 2004
    Joined Valencia CF
15. 2005
    Joined ACF Fiorentina
16. 2006
    Joined Torino FC
17. 2007
    Joined Mantova 1911
18. 2007
    Joined US Livorno 1915
19. 2009
    Joined Cosenza Calcio

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Cosenza
• •Citizenship: Italy
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football