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Which team was coached by Stefano Pioli from Jun 2006 to Feb 2007?
Stefano Pioli Stefano Pioli ( ; born 20 October 1965 ) is an Italian football manager and a former footballer who played as a defender . He is the head coach at Serie A club A.C . Milan . Playing career . Pioli , a native of Parma , started his own playing career for his home city team , Parma . Successively , he was signed by Juventus , with whom he made his Serie A debut in 1984 , winning the league title , the European Cup , the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup during his three seasons with the club . After being sold to Hellas Verona in 1987 , Pioli moved to Fiorentina in 1989 , where he spent six years of his career , before spending two seasons with Padova . After successive season-long spells in Serie C with Pistoiese and Fiorenzuola , he ended his career in 1999 with Colorno of Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna ( the sixth-highest level of Italian football at that time ; the top level of the Emilia-Romagna regional league system ) , playing alongside his brother Leonardo . Style of play . An elegant , tenacious , physical , and mobile defender , Pioli was capable of playing anywhere along the back-line , although he performed best as a man-marking centre-back , or stopper , in Italian . Considered to be a promising and consistent player in his youth , his career was affected by numerous serious injuries . Coaching career . Early career . From 1999 to 2002 Pioli coached Bolognas youth team ( winning a championship with Allievi Nazionalis team ) , and Chievos in 2002–03 . In 2003–04 , he was appointed as head coach of Serie B club Salernitana . He moved to Modena , still of Serie B , in 2004 . In 2006 , Pioli was named as Parmas head coach , therefore returning to his home city and marking his Serie A debut as a manager . However , he was sacked on 12 February 2007 after a 3–0 loss to Roma which brought Parma down to second-last place and replaced by Claudio Ranieri . On 11 September 2007 , Pioli was unveiled as new head coach of Serie B club Grosseto , replacing Giorgio Roselli , who was sacked after three consecutive defeats in the first three league matches , and managed to lead the Tuscan minnows to an impressive mid-table finish in their first season in the Serie B . He then served as head coach of Piacenza for their 2008–09 Serie B campaign . In July 2009 , he left Piacenza to join Sassuolo as new head coach of the neroverdi . Chievo . On 10 June 2010 , Pioli was named head coach of Serie A club Chievo on a 12-month contract . Palermo . On 2 June 2011 , Pioli was named head coach of Serie A club Palermo , but he was relieved of his duties just 90 days later . Bologna . On 4 October 2011 , Pioli was named new head coach of Bologna in Serie A , replacing the sacked Pierpaolo Bisoli . After two troublesome seasons with Bologna , both ended with the team struggling in the bottom half of the Serie A table but always escaping relegation , he was removed from his managerial duties on 8 January 2014 , with Davide Ballardini appointed as his replacement . Lazio . On 12 June 2014 , it was confirmed Piolis appointment as new head coach of Lazio in place of Edoardo Reja . In his first season at the club , he led Lazio to a third-place Serie A finish . On 11 June 2015 , he was offered a new 2-year contract with an additional year option . On 3 April 2016 , Pioli was sacked after a 4–1 home defeat to city rivals Roma . Internazionale . On 8 November 2016 , Pioli was appointed as the new head coach of Internazionale on an 18-month contract . On 20 November , Inter drew 2–2 against Milan in a Serie A Derby della Madonnina match , Piolis first competitive match as head coach of the club . He was sacked on 9 May 2017 . Inter had won 12 of the first 16 Serie A matches that Pioli was in charge of ( draw with Milan , losses to Napoli , Juventus and Roma ) , but this was followed by two draws and five losses in their last seven Serie A matches prior to his sacking . Fiorentina . On 6 June 2017 , Pioli was named new head coach of Fiorentina . He signed for two years with another optional year . Pioli was in charge of the team when on 4 March 2018 central defender and captain Davide Astori died unexpectedly ; to honor the memory of the player , Pioli got a commemorative tattoo . On 9 April 2019 , Pioli resigned as manager . Milan . On 9 October 2019 , Pioli was appointed as the new coach of Milan , on a deal to the end of the season . On 21 July 2020 , Pioli reached an agreement with Milan for a two-year deal extension of his contract as head coach that will now expire in June 2022 . On 23 May 2021 , he secured a return to the Champions League for Milan for the first time in seven seasons . Style of management . Pioli usually uses a 4–2–3–1 formation , or a 3–5–2 formation , with full-backs or wing-backs who actively take part in the teams attacking plays . During his time at Lazio , he often used a 4–3–3 formation . Due to his passion for basketball , he attempted to bring strategic elements of the sport into his own tactical approach as a football manager . As a head coach of A.C . Milan , Pioli made use of an archaic WM formation , also known as 3–2–2–3 . Although presented officially as a 4–3–3 , the formation featured the left full-back , Theo Hernandez , in a more advanced position , whereas the right full-back , Davide Calabria’s , attacking presence was significantly limited . Another key feature of this formation was in the center , where two pairs of holding and attacking midfielders formed a square , supporting each other offensively and defensively . However , with the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimović in January 2020 , Pioli switched Milans formation to his long favored 4–2–3–1 , primarily in order to accommodate for the Swedish ageing yet prolific goalscorer , in which he would play up front without much of a defensive work other than pressing , alternating between the roles of a classical striker , a target forward , and a false 9 . The switch of formation also allowed Hakan Çalhanoğlu , an attacking midfielder in a number 10 role , to return to his preferred position as a playmaker behind the main striker , out of which he had been playing for years in various other formations . Ante Rebić and Ismaël Bennacer , the two high-profile new arrivals struggling to fit into the previous coachs system , were given a few more opportunities to prove themselves ; as a result , the former got to play in his favorite position as a left winger and quickly topped the clubs seasonal goalscoring chart , while the latter formed an efficient double pivot with Franck Kessié , who also significantly improved the quality of his performances . Personal life . On 14 November 2020 , Pioli , alongside his assistant Giacomo Murelli , tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy . While in quarantine , Pioli continued to be in charge of the team via Zoom and with the help of another member of his coaching staff , Daniele Bonera . Despite these setbacks , Milan had a 3–1 away victory over Napoli in Serie A and a 1–1 away draw with Lille in Europa League . Honours . Player . - Parma - Serie C1 : 1983–84 - Juventus - Serie A : 1985–86 - European Cup : 1984–85 - Intercontinental Cup : 1985 - Fiorentina - Serie B : 1993–94 Manager . - Bologna - Allievi Under-17 National Championship : 2000–01