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Valerio Fiori
	Fiori with Milan in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	27 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Milan (Goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1986	Lodigiani
1986–1993	Lazio
1993–1996	Cagliari
1996–1997	Cesena
1997–1998	Fiorentina
1998–1999	Piacenza
1999–2008	Milan
Total
International career
1989–1990	Italy U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Valerio Fiori (born 27 April 1969) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and A.C. Milan coaching staff. He is currently a goalkeeping coach for Serie A club Napoli.

Career

Before being the third goalkeeper at A.C. Milan, he played for Lodigiani (one season), Lazio (six seasons), Cagliari (three seasons), Cesena, Fiorentina and Piacenza (1 season each). Though he made four appearances for Italy's Under-21 squad, Fiori was never called up for the senior side.

He has made only two official appearances in eight seasons with the club: a 4–2 loss in Serie A to Piacenza on 24 May 2003, and a 1–0 Coppa Italia win over Sampdoria as a first half injury replacement for Christian Abbiati on 18 December 2003.

After his retirement in 2008, Fiori became the goalkeeping coach at A.C. Milan until 2016.^[1] After a brief interlude with the Chinese side Shenzhen, and then Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña, a club coached by former teammate Clarence Seedorf, Milan announced the return of Fiori as goalkeeper coach on 5 July 2018.^[2] In August 2020, he was appointed as Napoli goalkeeper coach.

Personal life

Fiori graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from University of Rome La Sapienza on 12 July 2007.^[3]

References

^ "Vecchi, Fiori e Rossi. Uno staff di ex portieri". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 July 2008.
^ "UFFICIALE: FIORI NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI". 5 July 2018.
^ Fiori, grandi parate davanti ai professori, Il Corriere della Sera, 18 June 2007, pag.41

External links

Sky Sports profile

[1] "Vecchi, Fiori e Rossi. Uno staff di ex portieri". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 July 2008.

[2] "UFFICIALE: FIORI NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI". 5 July 2018.

[3] Fiori, grandi parate davanti ai professori, Il Corriere della Sera, 18 June 2007, pag.41

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-'''Valerio Fiori''' (born 27 April 1969) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], and [[A.C. Milan]] [[coaching staff]]. He is currently a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeping]] [[Coach (sport)#Coaching in association football|coach]] at [[Serie A]] club [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]].
+'''Valerio Fiori''' (born 27 April 1969) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], and [[A.C. Milan]] [[coaching staff]]. He is currently a goalkeeping coach for [[Serie A]] club [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]].
 ==Career==
 Before being the third goalkeeper at [[A.C. Milan]], he played for [[A.S. Lodigiani|Lodigiani]] (one season), [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] (six seasons), [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] (three seasons), [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] and [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] (1 season each). Though he made four appearances for [[Italy national football team|Italy]]'s Under-21 squad, Fiori was never called up for the senior side.
-He has made only two official appearances in eight seasons with the club: a 4–2 loss in Serie A to [[Piacenza Calcio]] on 24 May 2003, and a 1–0 [[Coppa Italia]] win over [[U.C. Sampdoria]] as a first-half injury replacement for [[Christian Abbiati]] on 18 December 2003.
+He has made only two official appearances in eight seasons with the club: a 4–2 loss in Serie A to Piacenza on 24 May 2003, and a 1–0 [[Coppa Italia]] win over [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] as a first half injury replacement for [[Christian Abbiati]] on 18 December 2003.
-After his retirement in 2008, Fiori became the goalkeeping [[Coach (sport)#Coaching in association football|coach]] at A.C. Milan until 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2008/luglio/02/Vecchi_Fiori_Rossi_Uno_staff_ga_10_080702019.shtml|title=Vecchi, Fiori e Rossi. Uno staff di ex portieri|publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |date=2 July 2008}}</ref> After a brief interlude with the Chinese side [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen]], and then Spanish side [[Deportivo La Coruña]], a club coached by former teammate [[Clarence Seedorf]], Milan announced the return of Fiori as goalkeeper coach on 5 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/media/2018-07-05/ufficiale-fiori-nuovo-preparatore-dei-portieri|title=UFFICIALE: FIORI NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI|date=5 July 2018}}</ref> In August 2020, he was appointed as [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] goalkeeper coach.
+After his retirement in 2008, Fiori became the goalkeeping coach at A.C. Milan until 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2008/luglio/02/Vecchi_Fiori_Rossi_Uno_staff_ga_10_080702019.shtml|title=Vecchi, Fiori e Rossi. Uno staff di ex portieri|publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |date=2 July 2008}}</ref> After a brief interlude with the Chinese side [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen]], and then Spanish side [[Deportivo La Coruña]], a club coached by former teammate [[Clarence Seedorf]], Milan announced the return of Fiori as goalkeeper coach on 5 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/media/2018-07-05/ufficiale-fiori-nuovo-preparatore-dei-portieri|title=UFFICIALE: FIORI NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI|date=5 July 2018}}</ref> In August 2020, he was appointed as [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] goalkeeper coach.
 ==Personal life==