Cristian Brocchi

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Cristian Brocchi
Brocchi as head coach of Monza in 2021
Personal information
Full name Cristian Brocchi[1]
Date of birth (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 AC Milan 0 (0)
1995–1997 → Pro Sesto (loan) 57 (3)
1997–1998 → Lumezzane (loan) 30 (4)
1998–2000 Hellas Verona 59 (8)
2000–2001 Inter Milan 15 (1)
2001–2008 AC Milan 99 (4)
2005–2006 → Fiorentina (loan) 35 (3)
2008–2013 Lazio 111 (2)
Total 406 (24)
International career
2006 Italy 1 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 AC Milan Primavera
2016 AC Milan
2016–2017 Brescia
2017–2018 Jiangsu Suning (assistant)
2018–2021 Monza
2021–2022 Vicenza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Brocchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjam ˈbrɔkki]; born 30 January 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Vicenza.

As a defensive midfielder, Brocchi was rated for his durability and tackling.[2] He began his career with hometown club AC Milan, but he struggled to break into the first team as a youngster. He was subsequently loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane before being sold to Hellas Verona in 1998. His performances for the club earned him a move to Inter Milan in 2000, where he also struggled due to injury. He returned to Milan in 2001, and went on to represent the club for the next seven seasons, aside from a season on loan with Fiorentina, during a highly successful period for the club, which saw him win the Serie A and two UEFA Champions League titles, among other trophies. He ended his career in 2013, after five seasons with Lazio, with whom they won the Coppa Italia twice. At international level, he made his only appearance for the Italy national team in 2006.

Brocchi began his senior managerial career at Milan in April 2016, after being their youth team's head coach since 2014. After only one month, he was sacked and was then appointed head coach of Brescia in the Serie B. Following a season as assistant coach of Chinese club Jiangsu Suning, in 2018, Brocchi became head coach of Serie C side Monza, helping them gain promotion to the Serie C for the first time in 19 years. He was dismissed in 2021 after failing promotion to the Serie A.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Starting his career at AC Milan's youth system, Brocchi was loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane in the early years. After struggling to find space in the first team, Brocchi was sold to Serie B side Hellas Verona in 1998. He helped the club obtain promotion to Serie A.

Inter Milan[edit]

After a year in the top division, Inter Milan coach Marcello Lippi signed Brocchi in 2000. However, Brocchi and Inter endured a difficult season, as Lippi was sacked after their opening Serie A match, a defeat to Reggina. Marco Tardelli was hired as Lippi's replacement, and he guided the Nerazzurri to a fifth-place finish in Serie A. The following season, new Inter manager Héctor Cúper decided to sell Brocchi. Brocchi later described his time at Inter "as the worst experience [he] ever had",[3] citing the lack of support from the club while injured.

AC Milan (second spell)[edit]

In July 2001, Milan re-signed him in exchange for Andrés Guglielminpietro, who joined Inter.[4] While at Milan, Brocchi had to compete with the likes of Fernando Redondo, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini, and later Clarence Seedorf.[5]

Fiorentina[edit]

Brocchi was loaned to Fiorentina in July 2005, with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season.[6] However, at the end of 2005–06, he returned to Milan, partly as a result of the problems Milan faced in finding new recruits due to the 2006 Italian football scandal.

AC Milan (third spell)[edit]

Brocchi made a career high 29 Serie A appearances in the 2006–07 season. Although Emerson arrived in the 2007–08, Brocchi continued to appear regularly making 24 appearances, 10 as starter, effectively becoming manager Carlo Ancelotti's first choice replacement in midfield.

Lazio[edit]

Milan and Lazio reached an agreement for a permanent transfer for Brocchi on 29 August 2008. He signed a three-year deal with Lazio and just cost Lazio a nominal transfer fee.[7][8] His first season was successful as he won the Coppa Italia, Lazio's fifth Coppa Italia title.

Following the 2012–13 season, Brocchi and Lazio announced his retirement due to ongoing injury problems.[9]

International career[edit]

Brocchi made his international debut and only appearance for the Italy national team under Roberto Donadoni,[10] in a 1–1 friendly home draw against Turkey, on 15 November 2006.[11]

Managerial career[edit]

Early career[edit]

On 12 April 2016, Brocchi was appointed the head coach of Milan for his first senior managerial position, after previously serving as the coach of the AC Milan youth team, replacing Siniša Mihajlović after his sacking.[12][13] On 28 June 2016, Brocchi was replaced by Vincenzo Montella.[14]

Brocchi served as head coach of Serie B club Brescia during the 2016–17 season, being removed from his managerial duties on 12 March 2017 due to poor results.[15] He worked as Fabio Capello's assistant at Jiangsu Suning during the 2017 Chinese Super League.

Monza[edit]

In October 2018, Brocchi was named the new head coach of Serie C club Monza, under the ownership of the former Milan duo of Silvio Berlusconi and Adriano Galliani. After failing promotion to the play-offs in his first season in charge, he successfully guided Monza to win the 2019–20 Serie C title. He was, therefore, confirmed for a third season at the helm of the club, with the explicit goal to bring the Brianzoli to Serie A for the first time in their history.

In the 2020–21 Serie B season, Monza narrowly missed out on automatic promotion, finishing third, and was subsequently eliminated by sixth-placed Cittadella in the play-off semifinals. Following these results, Brocchi left Monza by mutual consent on 28 May 2021.[16]

Vicenza[edit]

On 22 September, Brocchi was named as the new coach of Vicenza.[17] Taking over with Vicenza in deep relegation trouble, he however failed to turn around the club's fortunes, and was dismissed on 11 April 2022.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Outside of football, Brocchi opened a cafe in Milan along with former Milan teammate Christian Abbiati and started his clothing brand (Baci & Abbracci) with close friend and footballer Christian Vieri and model Alena Šeredová.[19][20]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2000–01 Serie A 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
AC Milan 2001–02 Serie A 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 19 1
2002–03 Serie A 12 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 20 2
2003–04 Serie A 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
2004–05 Serie A 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Total 46 3 1 0 19 0 3 0 66 3
Fiorentina 2005–06 Serie A 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 3
AC Milan 2006–07 Serie A 29 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 37 1
2007–08 Serie A 24 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 32 2
Total 53 2 2 1 11 0 3 0 69 3
Lazio 2008–09 Serie A 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
2009–10 Serie A 27 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 33 2
2010–11 Serie A 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
2011–12 Serie A 15 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 18 1
2012–13 Serie A 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 111 2 11 0 6 1 1 0 129 3
Career total 260 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 314 13

Managerial[edit]

As of 30 April 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
AC Milan Italy 12 April 2016 28 June 2016 7 2 2 3 7 9 −2 028.57
Brescia Italy 10 July 2016 12 March 2017 31 7 10 14 32 45 −13 022.58
Monza Italy 22 October 2018 28 May 2021 116 60 33 23 177 104 +73 051.72
Vicenza Italy 22 September 2021 11 April 2022 32 8 7 17 33 48 −15 025.00
Total 186 77 52 57 249 206 +43 041.40

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Milan[21]

Lazio[21]

Manager[edit]

Monza

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 337" [Official Press Release No. 337] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 May 2003. p. 2. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ Cristian, Brocchi. "Player Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ Eddy Akoglu (29 November 2010). "LAZIO, Brocchi : "I hate Inter Milan and here is why"". Football Press. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "IPOTESI SCAMBIO GULY-BROCCHI: GEORGATOS, L'ARRIVO E' IMMINENTE" (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 17 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Brocchi extends Milan stay". UEFA.com. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Brocchi bound for Fiorentina". UEFA.com. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Brocchi Signs For Lazio". Channel 4. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  8. ^ "THANK YOU ALL". ACMilan.com. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Comunicato su Cristian Brocchi" (in Italian). sslazio.it. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Lippi e la nazionale delle meteore" (in Italian). Mediaset. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  11. ^ Paolo Menicucci (15 November 2006). "Materazzi own goal denies Italy". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Official: Milan sack Mihajlovic". Football Italia. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  13. ^ "AC Milan: Sinisa Mihajlovic replaced by Cristian Brocchi as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  14. ^ West, Aaron (28 June 2016). "Vincenzo Montella replaces Christian Brocchi as AC Milan coach". Fox Sports. Fox Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  15. ^ "UFFICIALE: Brescia, esonerato Brocchi. Al suo posto arriva Cagni" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  16. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). AC Monza. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  17. ^ Sport, Sky. "Nuova avventura in panchina per Cristian Brocchi". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Cristian Brocchi sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). L.R. Vicenza. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  19. ^ EMILIO RANDACIO (11 January 2013). "Vieri e Brocchi, i gemelli del crac "Bancarotta da 14 milioni di euro"" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  20. ^ Daniela Polizzi; Carlo Turchetti (12 December 2008). "Né Baci né Abbracci, a Bobo servono altri soci" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  21. ^ a b "C. Brocchi". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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