Paolo Vanoli
Paolo Vanoli (; born 12 August 1972) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a left back or left midfielder. He is the manager of the Russian club Spartak Moscow. Club career. Vanoli, a journeyman, played for many clubs, including Parma and Fiorentina (for 9 billion lire fee in co-ownership deal; €4.648 million), having also two spells abroad: Scottish Premier League club Rangers from August 2003 to January 2005, scoring once against Dundee, and Akratitos FC in Greece (2005–06). While at Parma Vanoli won both the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia  in 1999, and then in 2001 won the Coppa Italia again with Fiorentina, this time beating his former team Parma in the final. Vanoli scored in all three finals. International career. Vanoli was also an Italian international, playing twice and scoring once on his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Belgium in 1999. Managerial career. Between 2016 and 2017, Vanoli was the assistant manager of the Italian national football team. He was then appointed as assistant manager of Chelsea FC, serving in the role from 2017 to 2018. On 17 December 2021, Vanoli joined Spartak Moscow as manager, signing a  contract until the end of the 2022–23 season. On 2 March 2022, he led his team into the quarter final of the Russian Cup with a 6-1 home victory against PFC Kuban Krasnodar. Honours. Parma Fiorentina