Marco Baroni

Marco Baroni (born 11 September 1963) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender, currently in charge of Serie A club Lazio.

Marco Baroni

Personal information
Full name	Marco Baroni[1]
Date of birth	(1963-09-11) 11 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Florence, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Lazio (head coach)
Youth career
1973–1981	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Fiorentina	1	(0)
1982–1983	Monza	29	(0)
1983–1985	Padova	67	(0)
1985–1986	Udinese	24	(0)
1986–1987	Roma	19	(2)
1987–1989	Lecce	68	(5)
1989–1991	Napoli	54	(2)
1991–1993	Bologna	49	(3)
1993–1994	Poggibonsi	12	(3)
1994–1995	Ancona	29	(3)
1995–1998	Hellas Verona	87	(9)
1998–2000	Rondinella	50	(5)
Total		489	(32)
International career
1985–1990	Italy U21	16	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2001	Rondinella
2001	Montevarchi
2003–2004	Carrarese
2005–2006	Südtirol
2006–2007	Ancona
2009	Siena
2010	Cremonese
2013–2014	Virtus Lanciano
2014–2015	Pescara
2015–2016	Novara
2016–2017	Benevento
2018–2019	Frosinone
2019–2020	Cremonese
2020–2021	Reggina
2021–2023	Lecce
2023–2024	Hellas Verona
2024–	Lazio
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Italy UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1986 UEFA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Baroni started his career with Fiorentina, and reached his football peaks during his time at Napoli, where he played his first seasons as a Serie A regular, winning an Italian championship title (scoring the title-clinching goal on the last day of the season against Lazio^[2]) and a Supercoppa Italiana title in 1990. He left Napoli in 1991 to join Bologna, and then left the club due to its financial issues; after a short spell at Serie C2 club Poggibonsi, he then joined Serie B side Ancona, and moved to Verona in 1996, where he enjoyed his last appearances in the Italian top flight. He retired in 2000 after two seasons with hometown Serie C2 club Rondinella.

Coaching career

After his retired from playing football, Baroni was immediately appointed head coach of Rondinella in 2000, and then served with a handful of other Serie C2 clubs such as Montevarchi, Carrarese and Südtirol. In 2007, he was appointed as new head coach of Serie C1 club Ancona, but failed to complete his season with the biancorossi, and later accepted a youth coach offer from Serie A club Siena. During the 2008–09 season, Baroni guided the Siena Primavera (under-19) team to the Campionato Nazionale Primavera final, which they eventually lost to Palermo.

On 29 October 2009, Siena appointed Baroni as new head coach in order to replace dismissed boss Marco Giampaolo.^[3] His reign as first team coach however lasted only three weeks, as he was stripped of his managerial duties on 23 November following a home defeat to Atalanta, with Alberto Malesani being appointed at his place,^[4] and Baroni being re-appointed back at his previous role of under-19 team coach.^[5]

In June 2010, he was announced as new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese.^[6]

In July 2011, he was appointed as youth team coach for Juventus. He left the role in July 2013 to become new head coach of Serie B club Virtus Lanciano.^[7] After an impressive start and a less successful end of season with the club ending in tenth place, Baroni and Virtus Lanciano mutually parted ways.^[8] He was successively named new head coach of another Serie B team, Pescara, for the 2014–15 season.^[9] After a lacklustre season, with Pescara on ninth place and one point out of the promotion playoff zone, Baroni was sacked on 16 May 2015 with one game remaining, being replaced by youth coach Massimo Oddo.^[10]

On 23 June, Baroni became the head coach of Novara.^[11] He guided the club to a promotion playoff spot, but was not confirmed by the club for the new season and was successively appointed as new head coach of freshly-promoted Serie B club Benevento. In his first season in charge, he led Benevento to fourth place in the regular season and to ultimately win the promotion playoffs after winning a two-legged final against Carpi, thus bringing the Campanian club to Serie A for its first time ever. He was confirmed as Benevento head coach for the 2017–18 Serie A season. He was sacked on 23 October 2017.^[12]

On 19 December 2018, Baroni was appointed the head coach of Frosinone.^[13] After Frosinone was relegated from the 2018–19 Serie A season, Baroni's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 2 June 2019.^[14]

On 8 October 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie B club Cremonese.^[15] In January 2020, he was however sacked due to poor results.

On 15 December 2020, he was appointed head coach of newly promoted Serie B club Reggina.^[16] After guiding Reggina to safety, he left the Calabrians to accept an offer from Serie B promotion hopefuls Lecce for the 2021–22 season.^[17] Lecce was promoted to Serie A at the end of the season, and the contract with Baroni was renewed for the 2022–23 season. After the season, Baroni wanted a longer extension to his contract and could not agree with the club.^[18][19][20] He was appointed as manager of Hellas Verona on 1 July 2023.^[21]

On 11 June 2024, Baroni was announced as the new head coach of Lazio.^[22]

Personal life

His son Riccardo Baroni is a professional footballer.^[23]

Managerial statistics

As of 15 February 2025^{[citation needed]}

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Rondinella	22 June 2000	16 May 2001	38	12	13	13	51	43	+8	031.58
Montevarchi	16 May 2001	20 November 2001	16	4	4	8	16	20	−4	025.00
Carrarese	7 August 2003	26 April 2004	36	7	10	19	25	52	−27	019.44
Südtirol	31 May 2005	30 June 2006	46	17	19	10	55	44	+11	036.96
Ancona	21 December 2006	19 March 2007	10	1	2	7	6	16	−10	010.00
Siena	29 October 2009	23 November 2009	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	025.00
Cremonese	23 June 2010	25 October 2010	13	5	4	4	15	15	+0	038.46
Virtus Lanciano	1 July 2013	13 June 2014	43	15	15	13	44	47	−3	034.88
Pescara	28 June 2014	16 May 2015	44	16	14	14	68	57	+11	036.36
Novara	23 June 2015	10 June 2016	47	21	10	16	69	47	+22	044.68
Benevento	29 June 2016	23 October 2017	58	21	15	22	63	70	−7	036.21
Frosinone	19 December 2018	2 June 2019	22	4	5	13	18	34	−16	018.18
Cremonese	8 October 2019	8 January 2020	12	3	5	4	8	11	−3	025.00
Reggina	15 December 2020	31 May 2021	26	10	10	6	31	27	+4	038.46
Lecce	31 May 2021	30 June 2023	80	29	26	25	100	84	+16	036.25
Hellas Verona	1 July 2023	10 June 2024	40	10	11	19	41	54	−13	025.00
Lazio	11 June 2024	present	34	21	5	8	67	40	+27	061.76
Total			569	197	169	203	682	668	+14	034.62

Honours

Player

Napoli

• Serie A: 1989–90
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1990

Rondinella

• Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti: 1998–99

Italy U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1986

Manager

Lecce

• Serie B: 2021–22

Individual

• Serie A Coach of the Month: October 2024^[24]

References

1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 163" [Official Press Release No. 163] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 12 March 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. Barreca, Vincenzo (22 August 1999). "Gli scudetti dimenticati. Napoli 1989-90" [The forgotten scudettos. Napoli 1989-90]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. pp. 134–136.
3. "Esonerato Giampaolo, squadra a Baroni" (in Italian). AC Siena. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
4. "Raggiunto l'accordo con Alberto Malesani" (in Italian). AC Siena. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
5. "Baroni torna alla Primavera" (in Italian). AC Siena. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
6. "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, Baroni nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
7. "Marco Baroni nuovo allenatore della Virtus Lanciano: Trovato l'accordo con il tecnico toscano" [Marco Baroni new Virtus Lanciano head coach: agreement completed with the Tuscan technician] (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
8. "UFFICIALE: Lanciano, rescisso consensualmente il contratto di Baroni" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
9. "Marco Baroni è l'allenatore del Pescara" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
10. "Comunicato Stampa: Baroni sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
11. "UFFICIALE: MARCO BARONI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
12. "Official: Benevento appoint De Zerbi | Football Italia". Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
13. "Official: Frosinone appoint Baroni". Football Italia. 19 December 2018.
14. "Official: Baroni to leave Frosinone". Football Italia. 2 June 2019.
15. "BARONI NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (Press release) (in Italian). Cremonese. 8 October 2019.
16. "MARCO BARONI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" [MARCO BARONI IS THE NEW HEAD COACH] (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
17. "CONDUZIONE TECNICA AFFIDATA A MISTER BARONI". U.S. Lecce (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 31 May 2021.
18. "ONORATA LA NOSTRA MAGLIA" (in Italian). Lecce. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
19. "RINNOVATO IL RAPPORTO CONTRATTUALE CON MISTER BARONI" (in Italian). Lecce. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
20. contract, Marco Baroni will leave Lecce at the end of the month after failing to agree an extension to his. "Coach Baroni leaves Lecce after Serie A survival". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
21. "Marco Baroni è il nuovo allenatore dell'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). OneFootball. 1 July 2023.
22. "MARCO BARONI NUOVO RESPONSABILE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
23. "Baroni: "Chiesa ha davanti una carriera da top. Mio figlio Riccardo…"" (in Italian). Fiorentina.it. 4 February 2017.
24. "Marco Baroni Philadelphia Coach of the Month for October" (Press release). Serie A. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.