Pierpaolo Bisoli
Birth date20 November 1966 (age 59)
Birth placePorretta Terme, Italy
Height1.82 m
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubReggiana (head coach)
Years 11984–1987
Clubs 1Pistoiese
Caps 166
Goals 13
Years 21987–1988
Clubs 2Alessandria
Caps 233
Goals 24
Years 31988–1989
Clubs 3Arezzo
Caps 334
Goals 33
Years 41989–1991
Clubs 4Viareggio
Caps 467
Goals 48
Years 51991–1997
Clubs 5Cagliari
Caps 5167
Goals 55
Years 61997–1999
Clubs 6Empoli
Caps 641
Goals 60
Years 71999–2000
Clubs 7Perugia
Caps 732
Goals 70
Years 82000–2001
Clubs 8Brescia
Caps 832
Goals 82
Years 92001–2002
Clubs 9Pistoiese
Caps 928
Goals 91
Years 102002–2003
Clubs 10Porretta
Manageryears 12005–2007
Managerclubs 1Prato
Manageryears 22007–2008
Managerclubs 2Foligno
Manageryears 32008–2010
Managerclubs 3Cesena
Manageryears 42010
Managerclubs 4Cagliari
Manageryears 52011
Managerclubs 5Bologna
Manageryears 62012–2014
Managerclubs 6Cesena
Manageryears 72015–2016
Managerclubs 7Perugia
Manageryears 82016–2017
Managerclubs 8Vicenza
Manageryears 92017–2018
Managerclubs 9Padova
Manageryears 102018–2019
Managerclubs 10Padova
Manageryears 112020–2021
Managerclubs 11Cremonese
Manageryears 122022
Managerclubs 12Cosenza
Manageryears 132022–2023
Managerclubs 13Südtirol
Manageryears 142024
Managerclubs 14Modena
Manageryears 152024–2025
Managerclubs 15Brescia
Manageryears 162026–
Managerclubs 16Reggiana

Pierpaolo Bisoli (born 20 November 1966)[1] is an Italian football manager and former midfielder who is currently the head coach of club Reggiana.

Playing career

Born in Porretta Terme, Bisoli started his professional career in 1984 with Pistoiese, where he spent a total of three seasons. He then played for a handful of minor teams before joining Cagliari in 1991, becoming a mainstay for the Sardinians. He spent six seasons for the rossoblu, marking a total of 167 appearances and also taking part in the club's 1994–95 UEFA Cup stint. In 1997, he moved to newly promoted Serie A team Empoli, where he played for two seasons. He then played for Perugia, Brescia and Pistoiese before retiring in 2003 after a season with amateur hometown club Porretta.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from active football, Bisoli accepted an assistant coaching role at Fiorentina, working alongside head coach Emiliano Mondonico during the 2004–05 season.[2] He then became head coach of Serie C2 team Prato, where he worked for two seasons. From 2007, he was the head coach of the newly promoted Serie C1 side Foligno, where he surprisingly won a promotion playoff spot in his first season with the club and then achieved a promotion playoff spot in his second season with the Umbrian minnows. From July 2008, he has been the head coach of Cesena in the former Serie C1, now rebranded as Lega Pro Prima Divisione, managing to guide the bianconeri to win the league title in his first season in charge of the club.

He was confirmed head coach of Cesena also for the 2009–10 season, which proved to be very successful as the club from Romagna joined the race for direct promotion to Serie A, a league Cesena has not played in since 1991. He ultimately guided Cesena to a historical promotion in the final game of the season after the Bianconeri from Romagna ended the league in second place, thus ending a 19-year absence from the top flight for his club. He left Cesena at the end of the season to join his former club Cagliari, agreeing a contract with the Sardinian Serie A club.[3] His experience at Cagliari as a head coach, however, proved to be highly unsuccessful, and he was ultimately dismissed on 15 November 2010 after a 0–1 home loss that left the Sardinians in 19th place.[4][5]

On 26 May 2011, Bisoli was named as the new coach of Bologna, but he was sacked on 4 October 2011, with the club the bottom of the table and replaced by Stefano Pioli.[6]

On 11 September 2012, he was named new coach of Cesena en place of the sacked Nicola Campedelli.[7] In the 2013–14 Serie B he successfully led Cesena to triumph in the promotion playoff and back to the top flight. He was however dismissed on 8 December 2014 due to poor results, with Cesena deep in the relegation zone.[8]

He was subsequently appointed as head coach of Serie C club Padova for the 2017–18 season,[9] during which he led the club to win the league title and direct promotion to Serie B. Confirmed for the following campaign in the Italian second tier, he was successively sacked on 6 November 2018 due to poor results.[10] He was reinstated as the head coach of Padova on 28 December 2018.[11]

He was named head coach of struggling Serie B club Cremonese on 5 March 2020 and successively confirmed for the 2020–21 Serie B season after guiding the team to safety. However, he was sacked on 7 January 2021 due to poor results.[12]

On 17 February 2022, he was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club Cosenza until the end of the season.[13] On 15 June 2022, after guiding them to safety, Cosenza announced that Bisoli will not continue coaching the club.[14]

On 29 August 2022, Bisoli was announced as the new head coach of newly-promoted Serie B club Südtirol.[15] After guiding Südtirol to an impressive season and a spot in the promotion playoffs, he was confirmed in charge of the club for the 2023–24 Serie B season, during which he failed to maintain the club in the higher positions of the league table. He was sacked on 4 December 2023 following a 0–1 home loss to Como, leaving Südtirol in 13th place.[16]

On 14 April 2024, Bisoli signed for Serie B club Modena, agreeing on a contract until 30 June 2025.[17] He was dismissed on 4 November 2024, with Modena second to bottom in the Serie B league.[18]

On 9 December 2024, Bisoli was hired as the new head coach of Serie B club Brescia, the team being captained by his son Dimitri.[19]

On 23 March 2026, Bisoli was unveiled as the new head coach of relegation-threatened Serie B club Reggiana until the end of the season.[20]

Personal life

Pierpaolo has a son Dimitri Bisoli, who is a professional footballer.

Managerial statistics

[citation needed]

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Prato29 July 200514 June 2007
Foligno14 June 20074 June 2008
Cesena6 June 200823 June 2010
Cagliari23 June 201015 November 2010
Bologna26 May 20114 October 2011
Cesena11 September 20128 December 2014
Perugia5 June 201524 May 2016
Vicenza3 October 201618 April 2017
Padova21 June 20176 November 2018
Padova28 December 201817 March 2019
Cremonese5 March 20207 January 2021
Cosenza17 February 202215 June 2022
Südtirol29 August 20224 December 2023
Career Total

References

  1. ^ "Pierpaolo Bisoli". FootballPlus.com. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Fiorentina, lo staff tecnico e medico per la prossima stagione" (in Italian). Nove da Firenze. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Oggi la presentazione di Bisoli" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Stampa" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Cagliari, esonerato Bisoli Cellino ingaggia Donadoni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Bologna, ufficiale: Bisoli esonerato, arriva Pioli" (in Italian). BolognaToday. www.bolognatoday.it. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  7. ^ Nazionale, Quotidiano (11 September 2012). "Bisoli: "Sono entusiasta d'essere tornato, per me è come la prima volta"". Quotidiano Nazionale
  8. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE – Bisoli sollevato dall'incarico di allenatore della prima squadra". AC Cesena. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ^ Calcio Padova, Pierpaolo Bisoli nuovo allenatore 21 giugno 2017' padovaoggi.it, 21 June 2017
  10. ^ "Calcio Padova, "ribaltone" a sorpresa: esonerato Bisoli, al suo posto Foscarini" (in Italian). Padova Oggi. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Sollevato dall'incarico mister Claudio Foscarini. Guida tecnica della prima squadra affidata a mister Pierpaolo Bisoli" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. ^ "BISOLI SOLLEVATO DALLA GUIDA TECNICA DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Cosenza, ecco il nuovo allenatore: Bisoli firma fino al termine della stagione" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Il Cosenza Calcio saluta Pierpaolo Bisoli" (in Italian). Cosenza. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Pierpaolo Bisoli è il nuovo allenatore dell'FC Südtirol" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  16. ^ "L'FC Südtirol si separa da Bisoli" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  17. ^ "PIERPAOLO BISOLI: BENVENUTO A MODENA" (in Italian). Modena FC 2018. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Esonerato Pierpaolo Bisoli" (in Italian). Modena FC. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Pierpaolo Bisoli è il nuovo allenatore del Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Pierpaolo Bisoli è il nuovo allenatore della Reggiana" (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.