Michele Marcolini Appointed As Malta’s New National Football Team Head Coach
Michele Marcolini has just been appointed as Malta’s new head coach for the Malta National Team.
The Malta Football Association announced that the new coach will be contracted until the end of 2024, taking up the new role as of 1st January 2023.
The 47-year-old Italian is a former player who has played for a number of clubs in Italy, including Bari, Torino, Atalanta, and Chievo Verona, and with junior Italian National Team selections.
Throughout his career, Marcolini has coached several Serie B and C teams and won the Coppa Italia Serie C with Piemontese club Alessandria in the season 2017/18.
“We are very pleased that Michele Marcolini has accepted our offer to become the new National Teams Head Coach. We have gone through a thorough process to arrive at this decision,” Malta FA President Bjorn Vassallo said.
“His profile fits the requirements set by the Association, focused on the long-term development of our elite football players. The Malta FA’s priority is to ensure that its technical project proceeds as planned in line with our strategy to achieve a unified game philosophy for all the National teams.”
Michele Marcolini will be joined by Davide Mandelli as the new assistant coach.
Mandelli is also a former player who started his football career with Monza, and then moved on to play for Serie A and Serie B clubs Torino, Siena, and Chievo Verona.
The position of head coach was made available after former coach Devis Mangia was accused of sexual misconduct, leading to his immediate resignation.
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