After being out of football for over a year, Mancini was appointed Manchester City manager in December 2009. In 2004, Mancini was offered the manager's job at Inter Milan, with which he won three consecutive Serie A titles, a club record he was dismissed in 2008. The following season, he took over as manager at Lazio, where he guided the club to another Coppa Italia title. His first manager role was at Fiorentina in 2001, at only 36 years old, winning a Coppa Italia title.
Towards the end of his playing career he became an assistant to Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio. As a player, Mancini would often give team talks at half-time. Alongside Gianluigi Buffon, he is the player with the most Coppa Italia titles (6). In 1997, after 15 years at Sampdoria, Mancini left the club to join Lazio, where he won a further scudetto and Cup Winners' Cup, in addition to the UEFA Super Cup and two more Coppa Italia titles. He was capped 36 times for Italy, taking part at UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, achieving semi-final finishes in both tournaments, although he was never put onto the pitch during the 1990 tournament. Roberto Mancini Grande Ufficiale OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: born 27 November 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player who is the manager of the Italy national team.Īs a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped the team win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italia titles, and the European Cup Winners' Cup. * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only