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Richard Vanigli
Italian footballer
Richard Vanigli (born 1 June 1971 in Forlì) is an Italian former footballer, currently in charge as Cristiano Lucarelli's assistant coach at Catania.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Vanigli | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-06-01) June 1, 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Forlì, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catania (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Forlì | ||
| 1989–1991 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Varese | 61 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Cosenza | 87 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Lecce | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Castel di Sangro | 23 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Livorno | 186 | (4) |
| 2004–2008 | Empoli | 64 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ancona | 26 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Forlì | 43 | (1) |
| Total | 513 | (7) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Forlì | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A hard-working centre-back, he started playing in the lower leagues, making his Serie B debut with Cosenza in 1993, and his Serie A debut with Lecce in 1996.
In 1998 he joined Livorno, playing six years for the Tuscans throughout three different divisions (from Serie C1 to Serie A). In 2004 he left Livorno for Empoli, winning a second personal Serie A promotion on his first season.
On 19 February 2006, in Empoli's match against Roma, Richard Vanigli fouled Francesco Totti, who suffered a fracture of his left fibula and ligament damage.[1] Totti had to make an amazing quick recovery to participate in the victorious 2006 World Cup, in just about 2 months.[2]
Vanigli is therefore mostly remembered in the Italian football scene for putting Totti's career at risk.
In 2009, he left professional football to move back at hometown club Forlì in the Eccellenza league.[3]
After retirement, he stayed at Forlì as youth coach, and then also as head coach from December 2014 to March 2015.
He successively followed former teammate (turned manager) Cristiano Lucarelli, serving as his assistant at Tuttocuoio, Messina and most recently Catania.[4]
- "Totti's broken ankle takes shine off Roma's 10th straight victory". The Guardian. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- "Lippi ha fiducia, nonostante tutto Convocato Buffon: "E' sereno"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 15 May 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- "Il Forlì ha tesserato Richard Vanigli" (in Italian). F.C. Forlì. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- "Serie C, Cristiano Lucarelli è il nuovo allenatore del Catania" (in Italian). La Sicilia. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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