Like all Italians, my football journey started at the age of 5 at Nuova Lodi.
I was selected for Under 14 ASD Fanfulla Lodi team. The club with the best local talents in "Lodi Provincia". I played for Fanfulla for 6 years.
I played "Allievi Nazionale" for ASD Fanfulla for 6 seasons in Under 17 and Under 19 age category, from 2004-05 to 2009-10. My team played against the top Italian Teams like Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan. I had the privilege the share the football pitch with players like Davide Santon (Inter Milan/Newcastle United), Mattia Destro (AC Milan/Roma)
I graduated from Pavia University in Physical and Sports Education with a specialization in Team Sport. I developed a strong understanding of the training and development needs of an athlete.
My passion for "Joga Bonito" made me pursue a career in coaching. Nuova Lodi; my boyhood club welcomed me back as a coach. I took my first steps in coaching at the club who introduced me to football.
Progressing ahead I coached U10 team at "Provincale". Best. Experience. Ever! The experience of the 1st match day is something I will always remember. Apart from coaching the U10's, I was a strength and conditioning coach for Nuova Lodi's U17 and U19 teams.
"This is the top license required to coach any youth football team at professional Clubs across the world."
I got the wonderful opportunity to coach in India as the Head Coach of Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2016.
2019 saw Chievo Verona, An Italian Professional Club; enter India. Chievo chose us as their International Club Partner. One of the proudest moments in my life. A unique club and project which shares my and SportIt's philosophy of developing young talent. A partnership that has become stronger every passing day.
Over the past 5 years in India my team of coaches and I have conducted over 216,000 hours of grass roots football training pan India.
Currently, I am the Technical Director at SportIt.
One of the biggest challenges for my team of coaches is to build a structured pedagogical approach of training.
I have noticed the need to give children a new experience every time they step on the pitch, to ensure an engaging, reinforced football session. I am using my experience as a Player and a Coach to build progressive, age-appropriate training sessions for SportIt.
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