Alessio Dionisi (born 1 April 1980) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Serie B club Palermo.
Playing career
A centre back with free kick abilities, Dionisi spent most of his career at Serie C2 and Serie D levels, with his highlight being at Tritium, a club he captained and with whom he won promotion to Lega Pro Prima Divisione and also played in the Italian third tier for a season.
Coaching career
Early years
Dionisi retired from active playing football in 2014, immediately being named head coach of Serie D club Olginatese, which was his final club as a player. He then managed again at the Serie D level with Borgosesia from 2015 to 2017, and Fiorenzuola in the 2017–18 season.
He was then named head coach of Serie D club Imolese in 2018, guiding the club to second place in the league. After the club was admitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy, he was confirmed at Imolese and successfully guided the small club from Emilia-Romagna to a historic third place in the league (the best result in the club's history) and a place in the promotion playoffs, where his club was defeated by Piacenza in the semi-finals.
Venezia
His impressive results with Imolese won him the attention of Venezia, who appointed him head coach on 3 July 2019.[1] With Venezia readmitted to Serie B in place of Palermo,[2] he guided the Venetians to keep their place in the Italian second division.
Empoli
On 19 August 2020, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie B club Empoli.[3] On his first season in charge, he led Empoli to become 2020–21 Serie B champions and ensure themselves promotion to Serie A.[4]
Sassuolo
His impressive results at Empoli led to Serie A club Sassuolo offering him the vacant role of head coach after Roberto De Zerbi's departure; after rescinding his contract with Empoli on 15 June 2021,[5] Dionisi signed a two-year deal with Sassuolo the following day, effective from 1 July 2021.[6]
After guiding Sassuolo to two consecutive mid-table placements in the Serie A, Dionisi was sacked on 25 February 2024 following a string of negative results that left the Neroverdi struggling in the bottom positions of the league.[7]
Palermo
On 7 June 2024, Dionisi was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B promotion hopefuls Palermo.[8]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 24 February 2024[citation needed]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Olginatese | 
|
27 May 2014 | 16 October 2014 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 11.11 |
| Borgosesia |
|
26 May 2015 | 2 June 2017 | 76 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 94 | 75 | +19 | 38.16 |
| Fiorenzuola |
|
2 June 2017 | 14 May 2018 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 44.19 |
| Imolese |
|
31 May 2018 | 26 June 2019 | 50 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 44.00 |
| Venezia |
|
3 July 2019 | 14 August 2020 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 32.50 |
| Empoli |
|
19 August 2020 | 15 June 2021 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 52.38 |
| Sassuolo |
|
16 June 2021 | 25 February 2024 | 107 | 32 | 25 | 50 | 153 | 191 | −38 | 29.91 |
| Total | 366 | 138 | 118 | 110 | 493 | 440 | +53 | 37.70 | |||
Honours
Head coach
Empoli
Individual
References
- ^ "Il Venezia ha il suo nuovo allenatore: Alessio Dionisi guiderà gli arancioneroverdi" (in Italian). Veneziatoday. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Figc: Palermo escluso da Serie B, ripescato Venezia" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Alessio Dionisi è il nuovo allenatore dell'Empoli" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 19 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Quelli che salgono. Dionisi e Caserta: i volti nuovi delle panchine italiane" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Risolto il contratto con Alessio Dionisi" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "ALESSIO DIONISI È IL NUOVO TECNICO DEL SASSUOLO" (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "COMUNICATO US SASSUOLO CALCIO" (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "ALESSIO DIONISI È L'ALLENATORE DEL PALERMO". Palermo FC (in Italian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Alessio Dionisi Coach of the Month for September". Serie A. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.