Giovanni Mei

Giovanni Mei

Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-10-15)15 October 1953
Place of birth	Fano,Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Fano(technical director)
Youth career
	Fano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Fano	33	(0)
1972–1974	Bologna	5	(0)
1974–1975	Brindsi	26	(0)
1975–1976	Modena	37	(1)
1976–1980	Atalanta	120	(0)
1980–1984	Cesena	116	(0)
1984–1985	Cremonese	4	(0)
Total		341	(1)
Managerial career
1990–1991	Vis Pesaro
1991–1992	Suzzara
1992–1993	Barletta
1993–1994	Leffe
1995–1996	Baracca Lugo
1996–1998	Catania
2001–2002	Sambenedettese
2002–2003	Saipa
2007–2010	Bologna(assistant)
2011–2012	Parma(assistant)
2012–2013	Padova(assistant)
2014	Pune City(assistant)
2019–	Fano(technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Mei(born 15 October 1953) is an Italian formerfootballplayer and who now works as the technical director of Italian clubFano.

Playing career

Mei played as acentral defender,often used as afull-back,spending his youth career withFano,for which he made his debut in the first team inSerie Dat 18 years old. He signed forBologna,where he made hisSerie Adebut. However he struggles to find space, then he played first inBrindsiand then inModena.

In 1976 he moved toAtalanta,with which he obtained the promotion in Serie A at the first attempt (1976–77 season) and contested four championships, two in Serie A and two inSerie B.Identical curriculum he obtained withCesena,to which he was sold in the summer 1980. In 1984 he finally moved to the newly promotedCremonesein Serie A, with which he obtained the last four appearances in the top flight.

During his career he scored 1 goal and total of 109 appearances in Serie A and 197 appearances and in Serie B.

Managerial career

Mei began his coaching career atVis Pesaroin 1990 and laterSuzzarain 1991. Category rooms where in the seasons 1992–93 and 1993–94 he trainedBarletta.In 1995–96 he directed the Baracca Lugo. In 1996–97 he took over from Angelo Busetta on theCataniabench, from which he was removed during the 1997–98 season.

In 2000–01 he was on the bench of theSambenedettesepromoted inSerie C2.The following year he was soon replaced by Paolo Beruatto. In 2003 he accepted the offer of Iranian clubSaipawhich played inPersian Gulf Pro League.In 2006–07 he returned toBolognaas an observer. He later became assistant coach of Bologna andParmajoiningFranco Colomba's technical staff.

On 17 December 2012, he became the assistant coach ofPadovaalongsideFranco Colomba.On 20 March 2013, followingFranco Colomba's release from office, he was released from office. On 22 July 2014, he became assistant coach of theIndian Super Leagueclub Pune City.After the season club cannot make playoffs and Colomba left the club with his coaching staff.

After long time absence in football management he return to his former clubFanoas a technical direction in July 2019.

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