Massimo Orlando

Massimo Orlando
Personal information
Date of birth	26 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	San Donà di Piave, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina (youth manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	Conegliano Calcio
1988–1990	Reggina
1990	Juventus
1990–1994	Fiorentina
1994–1995	Milan
1995–1997	Fiorentina
1997–1999	Atalanta
2000–2001	Pistoiese
Total
International career
1989–1992	Italy U-21
1993	Olympic Italy
Managerial career
2007–	Fiorentina (youth)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Orlando (born 26 May 1971) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He manages the youth team of ACF Fiorentina.

Club career

Orlando was born in San Donà di Piave. After beginning his club career with Conegliano Calcio (1986–1988), he played for seven seasons (122 games, 16 goals) in the Serie A, for ACF Fiorentina (1990–97) winning the Serie B in the 1993–94 season, A.C. Milan (1994–95) and Atalanta B.C. (1997–99); he played for Juventus in 1990 without making an appearance in Serie A for the club during the 1990–91 season. He also played for Reggina (1988–90), and retired in 2001, after a spell with Pistoiese.^[1]

International career

At international level, Orlando was a member of the Italy U21 national team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship under manager Cesare Maldini in 1992.^[1]

Style of play

Regarded as a promising player in his youth, Orlando was a creative and technically gifted attacking midfielder, with an excellent left foot and good dribbling skills. Although he was usually deployed in the centre, he was also capable of playing on the left. A team-player, although he was not a prolific goalscorer, he was known for his generous and unselfish playing style in midfield. Despite his talent, he struggled to live up to his potential and his career was also affected by several injuries.^[1]

Honours

Fiorentina

Coppa Italia: 1995–96
Supercoppa Italiana: 1996 (on the roster, but not played in the game)

Milan

Supercoppa Italiana: 1994 (both times on the roster, but not played in the game)
UEFA Super Cup: 1994 (on the roster, but not played in the game)

Italy U21

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 1992

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gianni Gardon (17 June 2014). "BLOG Stelle Comete – Massimo Orlando" (in Italian). Il Guerin Sportivo. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

External links

Massimo Orlando at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)

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[guerinsportivo-1] Gianni Gardon (17 June 2014). "BLOG Stelle Comete – Massimo Orlando" (in Italian). Il Guerin Sportivo. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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