Michele Pazienza
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-05) 5 August 1982
Place of birth San Severo, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Avellino (head coach)
Youth career
Foggia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Foggia 88 (6)
2003–2007 Udinese 52 (0)
2005–2007 → Fiorentina (loan) 44 (0)
2007–2008 Fiorentina 8 (0)
2008–2011 Napoli 106 (4)
2011–2012 Juventus 8 (0)
2012 → Udinese (loan) 15 (1)
2012–2015 Bologna 37 (2)
2015–2016 Vicenza 6 (0)
2016 Reggiana 6 (0)
2016–2017 Manfredonia 25 (1)
Managerial career
2017 Pisa (U-19)
2017–2018 Pisa
2018 Siracusa
2020–2023 Audace Cerignola
2023– Avellino
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michele Pazienza (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle patˈtsjɛntsa]; born 5 August 1982) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently in charge of Serie C Group C club Avellino.

Career

Foggia

Pazienza was born in San Severo in the province of Foggia, and grew up in Foggia Calcio's youth team. He debuted with the first team in Serie C2 in 2000. Pazienza played with Foggia until 2003, scoring six goals in 88 appearances and helping the team reach the promotion play-offs in 2002 and promotion to Serie C1 in 2003.[1]

Udinese

The following season Pazienza then transferred to Udinese, also making his Serie A debut with the club.[1] He made 52 appearances in his two seasons with the club.

Fiorentina

Pazienza left on loan to Fiorentina for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons[2] for a loan fee of €350,000 annually[3][4] and was then purchased outright by the club in June 2007[5] for an additional fee of €3.15 million (a misc. fee that cost La Viola an additional €160,000 was later shifted to other company);[6][7] he made 52 league appearances for la Viola in total.[1]

Napoli

During the 2008 winter transfer window, Pazienza was purchased by Napoli in a 3+1⁄2-year contract[8] for a transfer fee of €4.25 million.[6][7][9] In total, he made 106 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals.[1]

Juventus

On 9 June 2011, Pazienza signed a three-year contract with Juventus on a free transfer.[5][10] After only making eight appearances under Antonio Conte, he moved on loan from Juventus back to Udinese on 31 January 2012, where he played the remainder of the season, making 15 appearances and scoring a goal, for a total of 23 Serie A appearances that season.

Bologna

On 30 August 2012, Pazienza was purchased by Bologna[11] for €300,000[12] on a three-year contract,[13] worth €1,081,615 in the first season and €1,261,569 in the second and the third season respectively in gross.[14] The transfer also cost Bologna an additional €366,000 as other fees.[13] Pazienza was ranked joint-4th as the highest earner of Bologna player in 2012–13 season.[15]

Pazienza made 37 league appearances for Bologna in the first two seasons. However, he did not play any game in his last year of contract in 2014–15 season, which the club was relegated to Serie B.

Vicenza & Reggiana

On 14 July 2015, Pazienza signed for Serie B club Vicenza Calcio on a free transfer;[16] he was awarded the number 4 shirt.[17]

On 4 February 2016, he was transferred to Lega Pro side Reggiana in a five-month contract.[18][19]

In the summer of 2016, along with other free agents, Pazienza obtained the license to be a youth team coach (UEFA B License).[20]

Manfredonia

In August Pazienza started to train with Serie D club Manfredonia.[21] He signed a contract on 24 September.

Style of play

Although Pazienza primarily excelled as a ball winner and at breaking down opposition attacks, he was also capable of aiding his team offensively due to his stamina, work rate, dynamism, finesse, and ability to make attacking runs into the area; he was also able to aid his team creatively and was an effective assist provider.[22][23]

Coaching career

Pazienza was promoted to the head coach position at Serie C club Pisa from their Under-19 squad on 19 October 2017 following the firing of Carmine Gautieri.[24] He was dismissed from Pisa on 26 March 2018.[25] On 5 November 2018, he was appointed manager of Siracusa.[26] He was fired by Siracusa on 15 December 2018.[27]

On 15 July 2020, Pazienza was named the new head coach of Serie D club Audace Cerignola.[28] Despite failing on promotion, he was confirmed also for the 2021–22 Serie D campaign, during which he led Audace Cerignola to be crowned Group H champions, thus ensuring themselves a Serie C place for the first time in over 80 years in the club's history.[29]

After three seasons in charge of Audace Cerignola, he left the club by the end of the 2022–23 season. On 13 September 2023, Pazienza returned to management as the new head coach of Serie C club Avellino.[30]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 22 October 2023[31]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pisa Italy 19 October 2017 26 March 2018 22 9 9 4 27 19 +8 040.91
Siracusa Italy 5 November 2018 15 December 2018 7 1 3 3 4 7 −3 014.29
Audace Cerignola Italy 15 July 2020 21 June 2023 123 65 33 25 219 122 +97 052.85
Avellino Italy 13 September 2023 Present 8 6 1 1 16 3 +13 075.00
Total 160 81 46 33 266 151 +115 050.63

Honours

Managerial

Audace Cerignola

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Michele Pazienza: la carriera" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Calfapietra, Alessio (25 August 2005). "UFFICIALE: Pazienza alla Fiorentina" (in Italian). Total Market Web. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2005, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  4. ↑ ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2006, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  5. 1 2 "Pazienza set for Juve". Sky Sports. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2007, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  7. 1 2 ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2008, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  8. ↑ "Pazienza waits for Napoli". Football Italia. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ↑ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  10. ↑ "Official: Juventus complete signing of Michele Pazienza from Napoli". Goal.com. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pazienza al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Annual Financial Report 30 June 2013" (PDF). Bologna F.C. 1909. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  13. 1 2 Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  14. ↑ Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from CCIAA (in Italian)
  15. ↑ "Tutti gli ingaggi della A Solo Milano svolta Impennata della Juve Partita da un miliardo Stipendi: la dieta c' è, ma non si vede". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Michele Pazienza in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Numerazione maglie Prima Squadra s.s. 2015-2016" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Pazienza verso la Reggiana". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Total Market Web. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Definito l'accordo con Pazienza" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "C.U. N°54 (2016–17)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Settore Tecnico. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Con il Manfredonia si allena l'ex Juve Pazienza" (in Italian). Il Sipontino. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Pazienza, quantità e qualità per la Juve" (in Italian). Juventus.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "UFFICIALE: PAZIENZA ALLA JUVE FINO AL 2014!" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "PISA SPORTING CLUB: CARMINE GAUTIERI SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO" (in Italian). A.C. Pisa 1909. 19 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "UFFICIALE: CAMBIA LA GUIDA TECNICA DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). A.C. Pisa 1909. 26 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Benvenuto Mister Pazienza!" [Welcome Mister Pazienza!] (in Italian). Siracusa. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  27. ↑ "Siracusa, Mister Pazienza esonerato" [Siracusa and Mister Pazienza part ways] (in Italian). Siracusa. 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  28. ↑ "Il Cerignola riparte da Michele Pazienza: l'ex Foggia, Napoli e Juve è il nuovo allenatore dell'Audace" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  29. ↑ "Cerignola in festa: l'Audace è in Serie C" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  30. ↑ "AFFIDATO A MICHELE PAZIENZA L'INCARICO DI ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). US Avellino 1912. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  31. ↑ Michele Pazienza coach profile at Soccerway
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