Stefano Pioli
Who was the head coach of the team Modena F.C. 2018 from Feb 2006 to Jun 2006?
Modena F.C . 2018 Modena Football Club 2018 , commonly referred to as Modena , is an Italian football club based in Modena , Emilia-Romagna . The club was founded in 1912 , and refounded in 2018 , and had spent the majority of its existence playing in Serie B . It currently competes in Serie C , the third tier of Italian football . History . Foundation and early years . Modena Football Club was formed in on 5 April 1912 as the result of a merging between existing Modenese clubs , Football Club Audax Modena and l Associazione Studentesca del Calcio Modena . The new colours were to be yellow and blue . Modenas first friendly match was played on 3 November 1912 in the Piazza dArmi against Venezia . Modena first took part Italian football league in 1912–13 , where they competed in the top division . These early years saw the purchase of Attilio Fresia , perhaps the greatest player in the clubs history . During the period of the first world war , the team won the 1916 Coppa Federale . In 1920–21 , Modena lost 4–0 in the championship semi-finals to Alessandria . In the years following , there was a period of disorganization in Italian football and Modena found itself at odds with the Italian Football Federation ( FIGC ) and moved to the CI Comitato Calcistico Italiano along with Internazionale , Venezia , Torino , Genoa and others . In 1929–30 , their first in Serie A ( then a single round consisting of 18 teams ) , the club finished in 12th place with 30 points . In 1931–32 came the clubs first relegation to Serie B , where they remained until 1937 . The 1936–37 season featured the inauguration of Modenas new stadium , dedicated to Cesare Marzari , a former gialloblu played killed in the war in Africa . During these years , the name was changed to Modena Calcio following directives of the regime aimed at eliminating all foreign words in the sports lexicon . In the 1937–38 season , there was a return to Serie A led by the Hungarian player/coach János Nehadoma . The following season , Modena escaped relegation by just one point . The 1939–40 campaign was the year when the numbers first appeared on the shirts of players , but at the end of the season , the yellow and blue were relegated to Serie B . 1940s , 50s and 60s . In 1940–41 , Modena returned to Serie A despite World War II considerably reducing the workforce . The following year , they fell back to Serie B . At the end of the war , however , Modena finished third in Serie A , just behind Torino and Juventus . Following the resignation of both the president and coach in 1948–49 , however , the squad was relegated back to Serie B . The club remained in Serie B throughout the 1950s . Tenor Luciano Pavarotti played on the team , making several appearances as a winger . In 1957–58 , Zenit became the sponsor of the team , providing 100 million lira for promotion to Serie A , but the team finished only in seventh place . In 1959–60 , the sponsor withdrew and the team was relegated to Serie C for the first time . The 1960s began with Modena in Serie C . In 1960–61 , under coach Malagoli , the team was promoted to Serie B , and the next year found Modena back in the top flight due in large part to the efforts of striker Enrico Pagliari ( 26 goals in 2 seasons ) . The following year , thanks mainly to the Brazilian Chinesinho , Modena achieved safety in Serie A , but in 1963–64 , despite the return of Sergio Brighenti , Modena fell back to Serie B after a playoff defeat to Sampdoria played in Milan . For the remainder of the 1960s , the club played in Serie B . 1970s , 80s and 90s . In 1971–72 , after changing three coaches , Modena again fell down to Serie C . Following consecutive seventh-place finishes in Serie C , Modena finally was promoted back to Serie B in 1974–75 . In 1976–77 , Modena achieved safety in Serie B only by beating Monza on the last day of the season . 1977–78 saw a corporate crisis in which the club was relegated to Serie C . In the following season , it was relegated even further down to Serie C2 , its lowest point since the club was founded . The beginning of the 1980s saw Modena back to Serie C1 and out of its economic crisis . Modena even won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1981 and 1982 . In 1985–86 , they returned to Serie B behind the 21 goals scored by Sauro Frutti . In the following season , the club was dramatically saved from relegation on the final day , beating local rivals Bologna in the derby . But in 1987–88 , Modena were again relegated to Serie C1 . The 1989–90 season saw Modena promoted back to Serie B , led by their manager Renzo Ulivieri and goalkeeper Marco Ballotta who allowed a record low 9 goals conceded in 34 games . In 1991–92 , following the departure of Ulivieri for Vicenza , Modena was again saved from relegation on the final day , beating Messina 2–1 . The rest of the decade saw the club in tumultuous financial and sporting position , as in 1993–94 the team was relegated to C1 . A year later , Modena was surprisingly relegated to C2 after losing a play-out with Massese , however the club was rescued by the FIGC due to another teams penalty , ensuring Modenas status in C1 . The following year , only a loss to Lumezzane in the play-offs denied the clubs promotion . 2000s to 2017 and beyond . In 2000–01 , despite the death of the chairman Luigi Montagnani in the summer , the team begins a cycle of two great years : first promoted from Serie C1 to Serie B and the following year the club returned to Serie A for the first time in 38 years . Modena begin their stint back in the top flight with a humbling 0–3 defeat at the hand of Milan , but followed it up with a historic 2–1 victory against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico . The rest of the season was difficult , however , Modena secured its Serie A status on the last day of the season . The following season saw the club finish third from bottom on 30 points to be sent back to Serie B where they remained until their relegation to the third division at the end of the 2015-16 season . On 5 November 2017 , Modena was declared bankrupt after failing to pay player wages or stadium bills , which brought about a player strike and a stadium lockout . The club had not attended the previous three Serie C matches , including the match against Santarcangelo Calcio ; with a total of four matches not attended , the club were officially excluded from Lega Pro on 6 November . Following that , Modena Mayor Gian Carlo Muzzarelli issued a public manifestation of interest to entrepreneurs interested in reviving football in Modena by forming a new club to take the vacancy left by the dissolution of the Canarini . The task fell to former club president Romano Amadei , who re-founded the club and registered it in time for the 2018–19 Serie D . Former Modena sports director Doriano Tosi returned and former manager Luigi Apolloni , who gained promotion to Serie C with Parma in 2016 , was appointed manager . Former Modena player Armando Perna was the first signing of the newborn side . Modena ended the season in first place , together with Pergolettese ; this forced a one-legged playoff to be hold , which ended in a 1–2 loss for the Canarini . However , Modena were readmitted to Serie C in July 2019 to fill a league vacancy . Honours . International . - Anglo-Italian Cup ( 2 ) : Domestic . - Supercoppa di Serie C ( 1 ) : 2001 - Serie B ( 2 ) : 1937–38 , 1942–43 Records . - Player with most appearances : Renato Braglia , 484 - Player with most goals : Renato Brighenti , 82 - Largest home win : 6–0 v Livorno , Serie A 1929–30 - Largest home loss : 5–0 v Napoli , Serie A 1929–30 - Largest away win : 0–4 v Venezia , Serie A 1939–40 - Largest away loss : 1–9 v Lazio , Serie A 1931–32 Notable former managers . - Ferenc Kónya ( 1924–25 ) - János Nehadoma ( 1936–38 ) - Umberto Caligaris ( 1938–39 ) - Paolo Todeschini ( 1955–56 ) - Annibale Frossi ( 1962–64 ) - Stefano Angeleri ( 1973 ) - Umberto Pinardi ( 1976–78 ) - Bruno Giorgi ( 1981–82 ) - Luigi Mascalaito ( 1984–85 ) - Renzo Ulivieri ( 1989–91 ) - Adriano Fedele ( 1997–98 ) - Alessandro Scanziani ( 1997–98 ) - Paolo Stringara ( 1998–99 ) - Gianni De Biasi ( 1999–03 ) - Alberto Malesani ( 2003–04 ) - Gianfranco Bellotto ( 2003–04 ) - Stefano Pioli ( 2004–06 ) - Daniele Zoratto ( 2006–07 ) - Bortolo Mutti ( 2007–08 ) - Daniele Zoratto ( 2008–09 ) - Luigi Apolloni ( 2009–10 ) - Cristiano Bergodi ( 2010–11 ) - Agatino Cuttone ( 2011–12 ) - Cristiano Bergodi ( 2012 ) - Dario Marcolin ( 2012–13 ) - Walter Novellino ( 2013–15 ) - Simone Pavan ( 2015 ) - Hernán Crespo ( 2015–16 ) - Cristiano Bergodi ( 2016 ) - Simone Pavan ( 2016 ) - Ezio Capuano ( 2016–2017 )