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{{short description|Italian football manager (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roberto Mancini
| image = Roberto Mancini Saudi Arabia-South Korea match 2023 AFC Asian Cup.jpg
| caption = Mancini in 2024
| full_name = Roberto Mancini<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/6901/files/allegati/6917/cu131.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N. 131|trans-title=Official Press Release No. 131|publisher=Lega Serie A|page=4|date=21 January 2016|access-date=11 December 2020|language=it}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|27|df=y}}<ref>{{Hugman|13067|access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Jesi]], Italy
| height = 1.79 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/mancinidata.html|title=Roberto Mancini - Goals in Serie A|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]] (head coach)
| years1 = 1980–1982
| clubs1 = [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 1982–1997
| clubs2 = [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| caps2 = 424
| goals2 = 132
| years3 = 1997–2001
| clubs3 = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
| caps3 = 87
| goals3 = 15
| years4 = 2001
| clubs4 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan)
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 545
| totalgoals = 156
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1986
| nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 26
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalyears2 = 1984–1994
| nationalteam2 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| nationalcaps2 = 36
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| manageryears1 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs1 = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| manageryears2 = 2002–2004
| managerclubs2 = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
| manageryears3 = 2004–2008
| managerclubs3 = [[Inter Milan]]
| manageryears4 = 2009–2013
| managerclubs4 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| manageryears5 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs5 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| manageryears6 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs6 = [[Inter Milan]]
| manageryears7 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs7 = [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
| manageryears8 = 2018–2023
| managerclubs8 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| manageryears9 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs9 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| manageryears10 = 2025–
| managerclubs10 = [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ITA}}}} (as manager)
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2020|2020 Europe]]|}}
{{MedalComp|[[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2022 Finalissima|2022 England]]|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA Nations League]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|2023 Netherlands]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021 Italy]]|}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ITA}}}} (as player)
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1988 UEFA European Championship|1988 West Germany]]|}}
}}
'''Roberto Mancini''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grande Ufficiale OMRI]]}} ({{IPA|it|roˈbɛrto manˈtʃiːni|lang}}; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]]. He is currently the head coach of [[Qatar Stars League]] club [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]].

As a player, Mancini operated as a [[deep-lying forward]], and was best known for his time at [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], where he played more than 550 matches, and helped the team win their first [[Serie A]] league title, four [[Coppa Italia]] titles, and the [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]. He was capped 36 times for [[Italy national football team|Italy]], taking part at [[UEFA Euro 1988]] and the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], achieving semi-final finishes in both tournaments, although he was never put onto the pitch during the 1990 tournament. In 1997, after 15 years at Sampdoria, Mancini left the club to join [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], where he won a further ''[[List of Italian football champions|scudetto]]'' and Cup Winners' Cup, in addition to the [[UEFA Super Cup]] and two more Coppa Italia titles. Alongside [[Gianluigi Buffon]], he is the player with the most Coppa Italia titles (6).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/170909/buffon-wins-coppa-chiesa-senior-and-junior |title=Buffon wins Coppa with Chiesa Senior and Junior |publisher=www.football-italia.net |date=19 May 2021 |access-date=19 May 2021 }}</ref> As a player, Mancini would often give team talks at [[half-time]]. Towards the end of his playing career he became an assistant to [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] at Lazio.<ref>{{cite web |title=FA Cup special: The Roberto Mancini story |last=Whalley |first=Mike |work=Manchester Evening News |quote=He was the club captain, he often gave the team talks and he even helped to design the kit. |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1420688_fa-cup-special-the-roberto-mancini-story |date=13 May 2011 |access-date=13 May 2011}}</ref>

His first manager role was at [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in 2001, at only 36 years old, winning a Coppa Italia title. The following season, he took over as manager at Lazio, where he guided the club to another Coppa Italia title. In 2004, Mancini was offered the manager's job at [[Inter Milan]], with which he won three consecutive Serie A titles, a club record; he was dismissed in 2008. After being out of football for over a year, Mancini was appointed [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] manager in December 2009. He helped City win the [[2011 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]] in the [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11 season]], the club's first major trophy in 35 years, and their first league title in 44 years in the [[2011–12 in English football|2011–12 season]]. Mancini took over managerial duties at Turkish club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in September 2013, winning the [[Turkish Cup]] in his only season at the club, before returning to Inter Milan for two more years before managing Russian side [[FC Zenit|Zenit]]. In 2018, he took charge of the [[Italy national football team]] after the team had failed to qualify for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]. In 2021, Mancini guided Italy to their second-ever [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] at [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]]. Under his management, the team was unbeaten from October 2018 to October 2021, and holds the world record for most consecutive matches without defeat (37), but Italy then failed to reach the World Cup for the second time in a row after a play-off loss to [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]].

Mancini has reached at least a semi-final of a major national cup competition in every season he has been a manager, from 2002 to 2014. He holds a number of records, including most consecutive [[Coppa Italia#Finals|Coppa Italia finals]] from 2004 to 2008, with [[2003–04 Coppa Italia|Lazio once in 2004]] and with Inter Milan in the following four seasons.

==Early life==
Mancini was born in [[Jesi]], [[Marche]], [[Italy]], on 27 November 1964,<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox">{{cite news|title=FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=3417413|access-date=28 October 2013|agency=Reuter|publisher=ESPN|date=29 May 2008}}</ref> but then moved onto the mountain town of [[Roccadaspide]] in [[Campania]] and was raised by Aldo and Marianna Mancini along with his younger sister Stephanie. He had served as an [[altar boy]] in his youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mancinis-father-flies-in-to-witness-the-city-revolution-28657478.html|title=Mancini's father flies in to witness the City revolution|publisher=belfasttelegraph.co.uk|date=14 September 2011}}</ref> In 2012, Mancini made a religious pilgrimage to the site of [[Our Lady of Medugorje]] and had stated that he is a believer who prays regularly, "The world would be a better place if everyone practiced the art of praying."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/roberto-mancini-reveals-he-prayed-for-manchester-855263|title=The power of prayer: Mancini reveals he prayed for City's title win after pilgrimage to religious site|last=McLeman|first=Neil|date=31 May 2012|website=mirror.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mysticpost.com/the-italian-football-coach-roberto-mancini-and-our-lady-of-medjugorje/|title=The Italian football coach Roberto Mancini and Our Lady of Medjugorje|last=Attard|first=Mario|date=14 July 2021|website=Mystic Post}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Sampdoria===
Mancini debuted in [[Serie A]] for [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] in 1981.<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox"/> The following year, he was bought by [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], for £2.2 million, whom he played for until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/champions-league/mancini-to-return-with-great-style-2941100.html|title=Mancini to return with great style - Independent.ie}}</ref> With Sampdoria, he formed a dynamic [[Forward (association football)#Striker|strike]] partnership with [[Gianluca Vialli]] under manager [[Vujadin Boškov]], which earned the pair the nickname ''The Goal Twins'' ("I Gemelli del Gol", in Italian).<ref name="scudetto di Vialli e Mancini">{{cite web|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/sampdoria/2016/05/19-11655137/sampdoria_25_anni_dallo_scudetto_di_vialli_e_mancini/|title=Sampdoria: 25 anni dallo scudetto di Vialli e Mancini|publisher=Il Corriere dello Sport|language=it|date=19 May 2016|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> Together, they helped the club to its only [[List of Italian football champions|league title]] in [[1990–91 Serie A|1991]], four [[Coppa Italia]]s and a [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989–90|1990]].<ref name="scudetto di Vialli e Mancini"/> He also appeared in the [[1992 European Cup Final|final]] of the [[1991–92 European Cup]] against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].<ref name="scudetto di Vialli e Mancini"/> At 27, Mancini sat on the interview panel that selected [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] as manager. Mancini often delivered the team-talk for Sampdoria. He attended board meetings and had a say in transfer business. In [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]]'s 1995 autobiography, ''Achieving the Goal'', he described the day he met Sampdoria in Genoa while playing for [[AS Bari|Bari]] and, lining up in the tunnel, became aware that Mancini was looking his way. Platt wrote: "I thought nothing of it until he asked me, very matter-of-factly, if I was staying at Bari. Outright he asked if I wanted to join Sampdoria. Mancini had been at the club years and was almost a son to the president, Paolo Mantovani". Mancini kept in touch when Platt moved to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and eventually helped bring him to Sampdoria. At that stage, Mancini had established himself as the most powerful voice in the ''Blucerchiati'' dressing room.

As a teenager at Sampdoria, Mancini was not someone who liked his authority being questioned. After [[Trevor Francis]] signed from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in 1982, aggrieved that his place was under threat, the 18-year-old Mancini ended up picking a fight with 28-year-old Francis on the training ground. A similar incident occurred with [[Liam Brady]], who was eight years older. Additionally, [[Juan Sebastián Verón]] tells the story of swearing in Mancini's direction during an argument about a badly-taken corner. After the match, Mancini had stripped off to the waist and was waiting to fight him. "He is not an easy person, you know," Verón says. "He has this complicated personality".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jan/06/roberto-mancini-sir-alex-ferguson?INTCMP=SRCH | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Daniel | last=Taylor | title=Roberto Mancini is Manchester City's very own Sir Alex Ferguson | date=6 January 2012}}</ref>

===Lazio===
With [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], Mancini won his second ''[[List of Italian football champions|scudetto]]'' and [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup titles]], as well as two more [[Coppa Italia]]s. In the [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–00 season]], Lazio won the ''scudetto'' and [[1999–2000 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], but Mancini failed to score in 20 matches and later announced his playing retirement. He joined Lazio's coaching staff as Sven-Göran Eriksson's number two. In 2011, when asked about Mancini, Eriksson said: "I took him to Lazio with me and he wanted to be a manager even while he was a player. He was the coach, he was the kit man, he was the bus driver, everything. At Sampdoria he wanted to check that everything was in place before training. Sometimes I would have to tell him: 'Mancio, you have a game to play on Sunday, you will be exhausted if you have to control everything.' But he was like that."<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/sven-goran-eriksson-i-liked-city-theyll-win-the-league-ndash-absolutely-2178992.html Sven Goran Eriksson: 'I liked city. they'll win the league – absolutely' – News & Comment – Football]. ''The Independent'' (8 January 2011). Retrieved on 5 May 2012.</ref>He is a Lazio Legend and will always be remembered. 

===Leicester City===
Joining [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on loan in January 2001,<ref name="Mancini's move to Leicester will benefit England">{{cite news| title = Mancini's move to Leicester will benefit England| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/leicestercity/2996761/Mancinis-move-to-Leicester-will-benefit-England.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100101163607/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/leicestercity/2996761/Mancinis-move-to-Leicester-will-benefit-England.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 1 January 2010| publisher = telegraph.co.uk| date = 18 January 2001| access-date = 24 October 2009 | location=London | first=Henry | last=Winter}}</ref><ref name="Mancini's Foxes fate in balance">{{cite news| title = Mancini's Foxes fate in balance| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1184723.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 22 February 2001| access-date = 28 October 2013}}</ref> Mancini made his [[Premier League]] debut against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at the age of 36, but failed to complete a full 90 minutes in his five appearances for the club.<ref name="Just how close were Leicester City to signing Dutch master Johan Cruyff?">{{cite news| title = Just how close were Leicester City to signing Dutch master Johan Cruyff?| url = http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Just-close-Leicester-City-signing-Dutch-master-Johan-Cruyff/story-12048983-detail/story.html| publisher = www.leicestermercury.co.uk| date = 23 October 2009| access-date = 28 October 2013| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201321/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Just-close-Leicester-City-signing-Dutch-master-Johan-Cruyff/story-12048983-detail/story.html| archive-date = 29 October 2013| df = dmy-all}}</ref> In early February, he was given leave of absence, citing personal reasons. He telephoned the club on 14 February, however, and informed them he would not be returning to England; he had been offered the manager's job at [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]].<ref name="Mancini leaves Leicester">{{cite news| title = Mancini leaves Leicester| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city/2998910/Mancini-leaves-Leicester.html| publisher = telegraph.co.uk| date = 15 February 2001| access-date = 28 October 2013 | location=London | first=Matt | last=Lawton}}</ref> Despite this, he cites his time at Leicester City as the period during which he fell in love with the English game, and which later prompted him to accept the job at Manchester City.

==International career==
Despite success at club level, Mancini never became a regular for [[Italy national football team|Italy]]. At the under-21 level, Mancini was part of the team which reached the semi-finals in the [[1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]] and finished runners-up in [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1986|1986]].<ref name=storiedicalcio.altervista.org>{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/roberto_mancini.html|title=Roberto Mancini|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> He made his [[Italy national under-21 football team|international senior squad]] debut at the age of 19, under [[Enzo Bearzot]], on 26 May 1984, in a 2–0 away win against [[Canada national men's soccer team|Canada]] in [[Toronto]];<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox"/> he later won 36 caps, and scored four goals for his country.<ref name=figc.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato|title=Mancini, Roberto|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> Mancini was a starting player at [[UEFA Euro 1988|Euro 1988]], where Italy reached the semi-finals;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datasport.it/calcio/2011-2012/nazionali/italia/europei-italia-1988-urss-germania-ovest.htm|title=Europei 1988: il cammino dell'Italia|publisher=Datasport|language=it|date=4 June 2012|access-date=12 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224012957/http://www.datasport.it/calcio/2011-2012/nazionali/italia/europei-italia-1988-urss-germania-ovest.htm|archive-date=24 December 2014}}</ref> during the tournament, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against hosts [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], in the opening match of the tournament on 10 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://it.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/5--west-germany-vs-italy/|title=Brehme regala un punto prezioso alla Germania|trans-title=Brehme gives a precious point to Germany|publisher=[[UEFA]]|language=it|date=3 January 2012|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> Mancini was also a non-playing member of [[Azeglio Vicini]]'s Italian squad that finished in third place at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] on home soil. He was kept out of the side by competition from [[Gianluca Vialli]], [[Salvatore Schillaci]], [[Andrea Carnevale]] and [[Roberto Baggio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/mondiali_1990_mancini.html|title=1990 - ROBERTO MANCINI|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref>

Mancini's international career ended after a dispute with national team coach [[Arrigo Sacchi]], when Mancini was upset because he would not be guaranteed a first team place at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/maggio/13/sorpresa_Sacchi_rinforza_difesa_co_0_9405135007.shtml|title=sorpresa: Sacchi rinforza la difesa|trans-title=surprise: Sacchi strengthens the defence|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|author1=Giancarlo Padovan|date=13 May 1994|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> Fierce competition with other creative forwards for places in the starting line-up, such as [[Gianfranco Zola]], [[Giuseppe Signori]], Roberto Baggio and later [[Francesco Totti]] and [[Alessandro Del Piero]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/11/17/addio-baggio-mancini-italia-senza.html|title=ADDIO BAGGIO E MANCINI E' L' ITALIA SENZA FANTASIA|trans-title=Farewell, Baggio and Mancini It's the Italy without Creativity|publisher=La Repubblica|author1=Corrado Sannucci|language=it|date=17 November 1997|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/eventi/francia98/199804/25/3541ca060729f/|title=Baggio al mondiale!!!|trans-title=Baggio at the World Cup!!!|publisher=Rai Sport|language=it|author1=Dario Di Gennaro|date=25 April 1998|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> hindered his international opportunities, hastening his self-imposed exile from the Italy national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/zola_espulsione_usa_1994.html|title=Gianfranco Zola a USA 94|trans-title=Gianfranco Zola at USA 94|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jan/03/zola-mancini-watford-manchester-city|title=Zola and Mancini met on even terms as players but they do not as managers|work=The Guardian|author1=Rob Smyth|date=3 January 2013|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/i-wanted-to-kick-him-a-few-times-zola-relishing-mancini-showdown-8437813.html|title='I wanted to kick him a few times' – Zola relishing Mancini showdown|work=The Independent|author1=Jack Pitt-Brooke|date=4 January 2013|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Often described as a "fantasista" in the Italian sports media,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Sampdoria/20-05-2020/mancini-samp-wembley-anni-indimenticabili-3701137487637.shtml |title=Mancini e la Samp di Wembley: "Anni indimenticabili" |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it-IT |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref> Mancini was a creative and technically gifted forward, who was frequently deployed as a [[supporting striker]] alongside a centre-forward, or, on occasion, as an [[Playmaker#Advanced playmakers|offensive playmaker]] in the [[attacking midfield]] or ''trequartista'' position later on in his career.<ref name=storiedicalcio.altervista.org/><ref name="forzaitalianfootball-RM">{{cite web|url=http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06/legends-of-calcio-roberto-mancini/|title=Legend of Calcio: Roberto Mancini|date=26 June 2013|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="different">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/mancini-we-wanted-to-do-something-really-different-with-italy |title=Mancini: We wanted to do something really different with Italy |publisher=fifa.com |date=15 June 2021 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref name="fight">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/roberto-mancini-wants-to-see-fight-from-inter-milan_sto5184570/story.shtml |title=Roberto Mancini wants to see fight from Inter Milan |publisher=Eurosport |date=19 February 2016 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref> A classic [[Squad number (association football)|number 10]] with creativity and vision, as well as accurate passing and finishing ability, he was capable of [[Assist (association football)|assisting]] many goals as well as scoring them himself, due to his eye for the final pass;<ref name=storiedicalcio.altervista.org/><ref name="forzaitalianfootball-RM"/><ref name="different"/><ref name="fight"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/07/22/felice-per-baggio-fan-di-totti-mancini.html |title='FELICE PER BAGGIO, FAN DI TOTTI' MANCINI, L' ULTIMO ROMANTICO |work=la Repubblica |language=it |last1=Mazzitelli |first1=Massimo |date=22 July 1997 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref> he was also known for his excellent technique in the air and anticipation, which enabled him to execute spectacular [[Volley (association football)|volleys]]. As such, he was also capable of operating across the entire front-line, and was even deployed as a [[centre-forward]] or out–and–and [[Striker (association football)|striker]] on occasion, due to his movement and intuition, although this was not his favoured position, as he was primarily a generous team player who preferred creating chances for teammates over scoring goals.<ref name="forzaitalianfootball-RM"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1993/aprile/30/Baggio_Mancini_riecco_strana_coppia_co_0_9304307105.shtml |title=Baggio-Mancini, riecco la strana coppia |work=Il Corriere della Sera |page=43 |language=Italian |last1=Padovan |first1=Giancarlo |date=30 April 1993 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref name="ulivieri">{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/ulivieri-ho-allenato-uno-piu-forte-di-baggio-e-mancini-vi-raccon-813476 |title=Ulivieri a CM: 'Ho allenato uno più forte di Baggio, Mancini ha sbagliato tutto' |publisher=Calciomercato.com |language=it |date=20 November 2015 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/09/01/mancini-da-brividi-che-bello-lo-stadio.html |title=MANCINI DA BRIVIDI 'CHE BELLO LO STADIO' |work=la Repubblica |language=it |last1=Galdi |first1=Andrea |date=1 September 1997 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Roma/17-02-2013/rivera-totti-piu-un-numero-10-baggio-piero-mancini-scelgo-lui-9256802452.shtml |title=Rivera vota Totti: "Meglio di Baggio e Del Piero. E' il più grande degli ultimi 30 anni" |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |date=18 February 2013 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Memories">{{cite web |url=https://www.sampdoria.it/memories-roberto-mancini-il-pi249-grande-di-tutti/ |title=Memories: Roberto Mancini, il più grande di tutti |publisher=UC Sampdoria |language=it-IT |date=15 January 2010 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/mancini-totti-prima-lui-e-poi-gli-altri-dieci-la-roma-dovrebbe/ |title=Mancini: "Totti? Prima lui, poi gli altri 10. E' di un altro livello, rinnovo d'obbligo" |publisher=FC Inter 1908 |language=it-IT |date=9 May 2016 |access-date=25 March 2024 }}</ref> Under [[Sven-Göran Eriksson|Eriksson]], Mancini was also deployed in a free role as a [[left winger]] on occasion, in particular during the 1999–2000 season with Lazio, where he was allowed to drift into the centre to support the main striker, and drop deep to help the team defensively.<ref name="Come giocava la Lazio">{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/come-giocava-la-lazio-dello-scudetto/ |title=Come giocava la Lazio dello scudetto |publisher=L'Ultimo Uomo |language=it-IT |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=11 June 2024 }}</ref> An elegant, classy, and skilful player, Mancini was also renowned for his flair, ball control, technical ability, and [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, as well as his change of pace, despite not being as quick as other players in his position; moreover, he was renowned for his tactical intelligence, which he developed over time. He frequently stood out because of this latter attribute, as well as due to his strong character and leadership qualities, which made him an effective [[Captain (association football)|captain]] for his teams. He was often a vocal presence on the football pitch, regularly organising and motivating his teammates, as well as discussing with opponents and arguing with referees.<ref name=storiedicalcio.altervista.org/><ref name="forzaitalianfootball-RM"/><ref name="ulivieri"/><ref name="Memories"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2006/aprile/11/Zola_futuro_coi_giovani_cuore_ga_10_0604117520.shtml |title=Zola, futuro coi giovani e cuore rossoblù "Sono certo che il mio Cagliari ce la farà" |work=archiviostorico.gazzetta.it |language=it |last1=Timossi |first1=Alessandra |last2=Gozzini |first2=Giampiero |date=11 April 2006 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/sampdoria/2016/02/02/news/gianluca_pagliuca_mancini_litiga_l_istinto_non_si_cambia_-132559949/ |title=Gianluca Pagliuca: "Mancini litiga. L'istinto non si cambia" |work=la Repubblica |language=it |date=2 February 2016 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref><ref name="esonero">{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio_Estero/Premierleague/14-05-2013/mancini-sconfitte-veleni-perche-divorzio-city-20385946249.shtml |title=City, ecco i perché dell'esonero di Roberto Mancini |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=Italian |last1=Marchetti |first1=Simona |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref> He was also highly regarded for his defensive work-rate off the ball, despite initially being criticised for his defensive contribution by manager [[Renzo Ulivieri]] in his early career.<ref name=storiedicalcio.altervista.org/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1992/08/30/buso-jugovic-la-samp-si-sveglia.html |title=BUSO E JUGOVIC LA SAMP SI SVEGLIA |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Massinissa |first1=Gianni |date=30 August 1992 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref> Mancini is regarded as one of the best Italian players of his generation, and as one of Italy's greatest ever number 10s.<ref name=storiedicalcio.altervista.org/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Roma/17-02-2013/rivera-totti-piu-un-numero-10-baggio-piero-mancini-scelgo-lui-9256802452.shtml|title=Rivera vota Totti: "Meglio di Baggio e Del Piero. E' il più grande degli ultimi 30 anni"|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=18 February 2013|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> However, despite his ability, he was also occasionally accused of being inconsistent in the media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/09/08/ritorno-al-napoli.html |title=RITORNO AL NAPOLI |work=la Repubblica |language=it |last1=MURA |first1=GIANNI |date=8 September 1987 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===Fiorentina and Lazio===
Although Mancini had written a research pamphlet entitled ''"Il Trequartista"'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/football_focus/8476119.stm |title=England learn from Italy's national training centre |last=Roan|first=Dan|date=18 May 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=23 January 2010}}</ref> which examined the role of an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]], he had not as yet attained the necessary coaching badges to become a manager. He therefore needed special dispensation from the Italian football authorities to take the post at [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lawton|first1=Matt|title=Mancini leaves Leicester|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city/2998910/Mancini-leaves-Leicester.html|access-date=5 May 2012|publisher=The Telegraph|date=15 February 2001|location=London}}</ref> which was given on 4 March 2001.<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Factfile">{{cite news|title=Roberto Mancini: Factfile|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/roberto-mancini-factfile-937544|access-date=16 October 2014|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=19 December 2009}}</ref> He was out on loan to Leicester City and returned after four matches to take the Fiorentina job<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox"/> on 26 February 2001.<ref name="ACF Fiorentina » Manager history">{{cite web|title=ACF Fiorentina » Manager history|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te48/acf-fiorentina/all-managers/|publisher=Worldfootball.net|access-date=16 October 2014}}</ref> Fiorentina was plagued by financial problems and Mancini made occasional playing appearances himself. According to various sources,<ref name="manchestereveningnews.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1187720_hot_100_on_mancini |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001094316/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1187720_hot_100_on_mancini |archive-date=1 October 2012 |title=Hot 100 on Mancini |publisher= Manchester Evening News|date=30 December 2009 |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mancityfans.net/mcfnet/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=29085&sid=93c327229f60a1f36fcfa0121c58e854 |title=Reprint of ''Manchester Evening News'' article on messageboard |publisher=mancityfans.net |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref> Mancini sometimes worked unpaid and even received death threats after key players such as [[Rui Costa]] and [[Francesco Toldo]] had to be sold. Despite this, Mancini managed to win the [[2000–01 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] before quitting on 11 January 2002,<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Factfile"/> after just ten months in the job, with Fiorentina in the relegation zone of Serie A.<ref name="manchestereveningnews.co.uk"/> Fiorentina was ultimately relegated in June 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiorentina back where they belong |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=625852.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031184930/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=625852.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2007 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=31 October 2007 |access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref>

On 9 May 2002, Mancini was appointed manager of Lazio.<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Factfile"/> He was again restricted by financial considerations, having to sell key players such as [[Hernán Crespo]] and [[Alessandro Nesta]], and players were forced to take an 80 percent pay cut. In [[2002–03 SS Lazio season|his first season]] with Lazio, however, the club finished 4th in Serie A, earning qualification to the [[UEFA Champions League]], and reached the [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals of the UEFA Cup]]. In [[2003–04 SS Lazio season|2003–04]], Lazio won the [[2003–04 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Temper and talent help Roberto Mancini stand out from the rest | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article6963377.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817215836/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article6963377.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 August 2011 | publisher=Times Online | date=21 December 2009 | location=London | first=Gabriele | last=Marcotti}}</ref> Lazio finished fourth in 2003 and sixth in 2004. Before the start of the [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05 season]], rumours circulated in the Italian press that [[Inter Milan]] had approached Mancini to fill the recently vacated managerial position at the club. Then, in July 2004, Lazio released Mancini from his contract<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox"/> and he joined Inter.<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Factfile"/>

===Inter===
[[File:Roberto Mancini.jpg|thumb|right|Mancini pictured in 2004 as Inter Milan manager]]

Mancini took over on 7 July 2004.<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Factfile"/> Under Mancini, Inter Milan soon won the club's first domestic trophy since 1989. Inter Milan became the dominant team in Italy. In Mancini's first season, Inter Milan won the [[2004–05 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] with a 3–0 victory over [[AS Roma|Roma]] at the [[San Siro]]. Inter Milan finished third in [[2004–05 Serie A]] and reached the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] only to be knocked out by city rivals [[AC Milan]] 3–0 on aggregate.

In August 2005, Inter Milan won the [[2005 Supercoppa Italiana]] for the second time in their history with a 1–0 victory over [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]. In 2006, Inter Milan again won the [[2005–06 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] and [[2006 Supercoppa Italiana|Italian Super Cup]]. Following the ''[[Calciopoli]]'' scandal, [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] was stripped of the ''[[scudetto]]'' title, which was handed to Inter Milan. Inter Milan achieved a record-breaking run of 17 consecutive victories in [[2006–07 Serie A|Serie A]], starting on 25 September 2006, with a 4–1 home win over [[AS Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] and ending on 28 February 2007 after a 1–1 draw at home to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]. The run lasted for almost five months and is among the best in [[UEFA|European league football history]]. Inter Milan won a [[2006–07 Serie A|second successive league title]] with five games to spare and only losing one league game all season. Inter Milan finished with a record-breaking 97 points.

Mancini became the third coach in the [[history of Inter Milan]] to win back-to-back league titles after [[Alfredo Foni]] ([[1952–53 Serie A|1952–53]] and [[1953–54 Serie A|1953–54]]) and [[Helenio Herrera]] ([[1964–65 Serie A|1964–65]] and [[1965–66 Serie A|1965–66]]). Inter Milan also progressed to the [[2006–07 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] and [[2007 Supercoppa Italiana|Italian Super Cup]] for the third consecutive season but was beaten in both finals by [[AS Roma|Roma]]. Inter Milan struggled in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], where they were knocked out in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League#First knockout round|first knockout round]] by [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]. At the end of the game, there was a mass brawl involving both sets of players.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6426453.stm |title=Champions League brawl photos |publisher=BBC News |date=7 March 2007 |access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref> Mancini was not involved in the incident, but camera footage showed him attempting to block a camera's view before he was seen shrugging his shoulders and walking away. His reputation continued to grow as he added a third consecutive [[2007–08 Serie A|Serie A title]] to his honours. Mancini guided Inter Milan to another [[2007–08 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia final]] but lost for a second consecutive season to Roma, 2–1, at the [[Stadio Olimpico]].

Despite his successes, the inability to make any real progress in the Champions League displeased Inter Milan owner [[Massimo Moratti]]. Inter Milan was knocked out in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League#First knockout round|first knockout round]] of the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox"/> The first leg took place at [[Anfield]], with defender [[Marco Materazzi]] being sent off in the 30th minute. Inter Milan almost held out for a draw, but two late goals in the 85th and 90th minute by Liverpool damaged Inter's hopes of progressing.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Liverpool 2–0 Inter Milan |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7250324.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=19 February 2008 |access-date=28 October 2012 |first=Sam |last=Lyon}}</ref> The return leg was at the [[San Siro]], but again Mancini was not helped by the ill discipline of his players, with [[Nicolás Burdisso]] being sent off in the 50th minute before [[Fernando Torres]] scored for Liverpool in the 64th minute to seal the tie 3–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inter Milan 0–1 Liverpool (0–3) |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7285152.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=11 March 2008 |access-date=28 October 2013 |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}</ref> After being eliminated by Liverpool, Mancini wanted to leave after the season, but changed his mind the following day.<ref name="FACTBOX-Roberto Mancini factbox"/>

In March 2008, amid rumours that he was to be sacked and replaced by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] manager [[José Mourinho]] at the end of the season, Mancini announced his intention to step down at the end of the [[Serie A 2007–08|2007–08 season]]. He rescinded this decision a day later after meeting with Moratti.<ref name="fortune">{{cite news |title=Roberto Mancini arrives at Manchester City, kissed by fortune |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/19/roberto-mancini-manchester-city |publisher=Guardian.co.uk |date=19 December 2009 |access-date=19 December 2010 | location=London | first=Kevin | last=Buckley}}</ref> On 29 May 2008, Inter Milan officially announced the sacking of Mancini.<ref name="Inter Milan dismiss coach Mancini">{{cite news|title=Inter Milan dismiss coach Mancini|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7426549.stm|access-date=17 October 2014|date=29 May 2008|work=BBC News}}</ref> Moratti justified the sacking by pointing to Mancini's comments after the Liverpool defeat.<ref name="mancini_inter">{{cite news |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=29393&L=en|publisher=FC Internazionale Milano |access-date=29 May 2008 |date=29 May 2008 |title=F.C. Internazionale statement}}</ref> He was replaced by Mourinho.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho set to replace ousted Mancini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/28/2 |publisher=Guardian.co.uk |date=28 May 2008 |access-date=3 February 2010 | location=London | first=Dominic | last=Fifield}}</ref>

===Out of football===
Mancini was linked to the vacant Chelsea manager's position in May 2008<ref>{{cite news |title=Hughes & Mancini on Chelsea list |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7419889.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2008 |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref> and then the same role at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mancini Notts County link denied |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8304946.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 October 2009 |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref> On 30 October 2009, Mancini won compensation for his sacking by Inter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=32524&L=en |publisher=FC Internazionale Milano |access-date=31 October 2009 |date=31 October 2009 |title=Statement: Roberto Mancini contract terminated}}</ref> The contract settlement meant Mancini was actually unemployable by any other club from May 2008 to October 2009. It was rumoured that Mancini was entitled to a €16 million pay-off, but in the end, he reportedly settled for €5 million.<ref name="fortune"/>

===Manchester City===

====2009–10====
On 19 December 2009, Mancini was publicly revealed to be taking over as manager of [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on a three-and-a-half-year deal following the sacking of [[Mark Hughes]].<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Factfile"/> With wealthy Emirati owners who were willing to invest heavily in the team, Manchester City had become a club expectant of success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mancini-linked-to-city-after-dinnertable-negotiations-1297827.html|title= Mancini linked to City after dinner-table negotiations|last=Burt|first=Jason|date=10 January 2009|work=The Independent|access-date=1 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref> Having been appointed halfway through the season, Mancini's arrival had an immediate impact on City's form, with four consecutive wins.

Mancini won his first [[Manchester Derby]] over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2–1 in a [[2009–10 Football League Cup|League Cup]] [[2009–10 Football League Cup#Semi-finals|semi-final]] [[2009–10 Football League Cup#First leg|first leg]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Man City 2–1 Man Utd |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8465407.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=20 January 2010 | first=Phil | last=McNulty}}</ref> United won the [[2009–10 Football League Cup#Second leg|second-leg]] 3–1, however, and eliminated City from the competition. In April, City moved into fourth place in the [[2009–10 Premier League|Premier League]]. On 5 May, however, a single goal defeat at home to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] meant that City missed out on a [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|Champions League spot]]. City finished [[2009–10 Premier League|the season]] in fifth place, their highest [[Premier League]] finish.<ref>{{cite news | title=West Ham 1–1 Man City | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8666056.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=9 May 2010 | first=Phil | last=Dawkes}}</ref> There had been speculation that Mancini might lose his job if City failed to secure Champions League football, but chairman [[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]] gave his support to Mancini.<ref name="chairman">{{cite news | title=Chairman exclusive | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Interviews/Chairman-exclusive | publisher=mcfc.co.uk | date=7 May 2010}}</ref>

====2010–11: FA Cup win====
[[File:Roberto Mancini - Lech - Manchester 005.jpg|thumb|right|Mancini as Manchester City manager in 2010]]
Mancini spent heavily during summer transfer window. He signed German international defender [[Jérôme Boateng]] from [[Hamburger SV]] for approximately £10.64 million,<ref>{{cite news | title=Manchester City sign Hamburg's Jerome Boateng | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8672609.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=5 June 2010}}</ref> [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|Spanish World Cup winner]] [[David Silva]] from [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] for approximately £24 million,<ref>{{cite news | title=Manchester City complete £54m David Silva transfer | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8775740.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=14 July 2010}}</ref> [[Yaya Touré]] from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] for around £24 million<ref>{{cite news | title=Manchester City sign midfielder Yaya Toure | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8783455.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2 July 2010}}</ref> and [[Aleksandar Kolarov]] from Lazio for approximately £16 million.<ref>{{cite news | title=City sign Kolarov | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8829949.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=24 July 2010 | first=Chris | last=Bevan}}</ref>
The [[2010–11 Premier League]] season was marked by runs of mixed form. With a 2–0 win away at [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 19 September 2010, City moved into fourth position in the league and did not drop out of the top four positions during the rest of the season. In October and November, the team struggled for form, which put some pressure on Mancini,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini claims he is under fire at Manchester City because he is Italian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/05/roberto-mancini-manchester-city-italian |work=Guardian Media Group |date=5 November 2011 |access-date=23 May 2011 |location=London}}</ref> with his tactics widely criticised following two consecutive 0–0 home draws with Manchester United and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cautious City pass up golden chance to land blow on United|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/cautious-city-pass-up-golden-chance-to-land-blow-on-united-2130857.html|work=The Independent |date=11 November 2010 |access-date=29 January 2011 |location=London |first=Sam |last=Wallace}}</ref>

A fine run of form in the weeks running up to Christmas, however, meant City occupied first place in the Premier League twice over the Christmas period. In the ten games before 15 January 2011, City won seven times, drew twice and lost only once as they moved into title contention, while also securing passage into the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|Round of 32 of the]] [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] by finishing as the top team in [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Group A|Group A]]. As a result of his team's strong league form, Mancini was awarded the [[Premier League Manager of the Month]] award for December.<ref name="FA Premier League">{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2261295,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106135232/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~2261295%2C00.html |archive-date= 6 November 2011 |title=Mancini and Nasri receive Barclays awards |publisher=(FA Premier League) |date=7 January 2011 |access-date=28 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

City's Premier League form tailed off again in the new year, with City jointly contesting the [[2010–11 FA Cup|FA Cup]] and Europa League, and Mancini cited burnout for losing ground in the league title race.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini: We were so tired |last=Brennan |first=Stuart |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1411392_manchester_city_boss_roberto_mancini_we_were_so_tired |work=MEN Media |date=21 March 2011 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> City was eventually eliminated from the Europa League by Ukrainian side [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in March, but his team replied strongly by winning eight out of the next ten matches, including an [[2010–11 FA Cup#Semi-finals|FA Cup semi-final]] victory at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] over local rivals Manchester United in April.

A win over Tottenham in May guaranteed City the opportunity to play [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|Champions League football]] the following season. This win was followed by City winning the [[2010–11 FA Cup|FA Cup]] with a 1–0 victory over [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in the following weekend's [[2011 FA Cup Final|final]] at Wembley. This [[FA Cup]] triumph meant that Mancini joined five other [[List of Manchester City F.C. managers|City managers]] who had won major honours, and it ended the club's longest trophy drought in [[History of Manchester City F.C.|its history]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/sport/football/facup/news/video-mancini-on-facup-final-24596/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419074300/http://www.itv.com/sport/football/facup/news/video-mancini-on-facup-final-24596/ |archive-date=19 April 2011 |title=Roberto Mancini on Manchester City's FA Cup win over Manchester United |publisher= ITV |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Match-reports/2011/May/FA-Cup-Final-City-v-Stoke-match-report Match report on Manchester City v Stoke City in the FA Cup final 14 May 2011 – Manchester City FC]. Mcfc.co.uk (14 May 2011). Retrieved on 5 May 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/fa-cup/8514022/FA-Cup-final-Manchester-City-1-Stoke-City-0-match-report.html|title=Manchester City 1 Stoke City 0 match report|date=16 May 2011|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 May 2011|location=London|first=Duncan|last=White}}</ref>
Due to their late run of form, City finished third in the league ahead of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] after a 2–0 win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on the last day of the season, thereby avoiding the need to participate in [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League#Play-off round|play-off]] round fixtures in order to progress to the group stages of the following season's [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|Champions League competition]]. Only goal difference separated City from achieving a second-place finish over [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].

====2011–12: Premier League Champion====
The club was quieter in the closed season transfer window than in previous years, with the club's spending of approximately £75 million more in line with the corresponding amounts spent by rivals Manchester United and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. £60 million of this sum was used to purchase two players: [[Sergio Agüero]], for a club record fee, and [[Samir Nasri]] from [[Atlético Madrid]] and Arsenal respectively. Other players purchased during the summer included [[Gaël Clichy]] and [[Stefan Savić]], while [[Owen Hargreaves]] joined on a free transfer after having been released by Manchester United. City began the [[2011–12 Premier League|Premier League season]] very strongly, winning 12 of their first 14 matches and scoring an impressive 48 goals while only conceding 13. These results left City undefeated and five points clear at the top of the league over second-placed Manchester United by the beginning of December.

A revitalised [[Edin Džeko]] won the [[Premier League Player of the Month]] award for August 2011, and David Silva won the same award for September 2011. Many were impressed with the impact of Agüero and Nasri, which had given City an exciting, attacking verve.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Why Aguero's 30-minute cameo may have been the spark that changes Manchester City for ever |last=Holt |first=Oliver |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Oliver-Holt-opinion-Why-Sergio-Aguero-30-minute-cameo-may-have-been-the-spark-that-changes-Manchester-City-for-ever-article786053.html |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=15 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Aguero's priceless gifts may be the making of City |last=Lawton |first=James |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-agueros-priceless-gifts-may-be-the-making-of-city-2338587.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=17 August 2011 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Can Sergio Agüero's artillery propel Manchester City to the title? |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/aug/16/sergio-aguero-manchester-city-debut |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 August 2011 |location=London}}</ref> Mancini was also responsible for inflicting United's worst loss since 1955 when his City side won 6–1 away at [[Old Trafford]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15325536 | work=BBC News | title=Man Utd 1–6 Man City | date=23 October 2011}}</ref> He was named Premier League Manager of the Month as a result of City's strong form in the month of October. City maintained the lead in the Premier League over the next five months but struggled in the Champions League in a [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group A|group]] that involved [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] and [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. City failed to progress, but finished third in the group with ten points, normally enough to guarantee qualification into the knock-out stages.[[File:Mancini Nasri Aguero.JPG|thumb|Mancini (left), [[Samir Nasri]] and [[Sergio Agüero]] with the [[Premier League|Premier League trophy]] during Manchester City's victory parade, May 2012]]

A 3–2 loss to Manchester United in the FA Cup [[2011–12 FA Cup|third round]] on 8 January 2012 was bittersweet. City had [[Vincent Kompany]] controversially sent-off in the sixth minute and United managed to create a 3–0 lead before half-time against a lacklustre and beleaguered City team. However, after numerous tactical changes from Mancini at half-time, City came out fighting with ten men, a renewed version of the team that had played in the first half.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini showed Sir Alex Ferguson how to play with 10 men |last=Cox |first=Michael |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jan/09/roberto-mancini-alex-ferguson-tactics |newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 January 2012 |access-date=31 May 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Two goals from Aleksandar Kolarov and Sergio Agüero narrowed the deficit to just one goal. City was in the ascendency and continued to push for an equalising goal despite having only ten men, but failed to do so with the final whistle. Mancini later believed the match was a seminal moment in the development of his team, demonstrating that City was a better team than United. He believed that the match helped to carve out a fighting spirit that his team had previously lacked.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini says league title is everything for Manchester City |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/04/roberto-mancini-manchester-city |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=31 May 2012 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref>

City also progressed to the [[2011–12 Football League Cup#Semi-finals|League Cup semi-final]], maintaining Mancini's record of reaching a major competition semi-final in every season he has managed. City played Liverpool and conceded an away goal in the first leg with a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] from [[Steven Gerrard]]. City went to Anfield and led twice with goals from [[Nigel de Jong]] and Edin Džeko, but another penalty from [[Steven Gerrard]] and a goal from [[Craig Bellamy]] meant Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City |last=McNulty |first=Phil |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16606933 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> On 13 May 2012, City clinched the Premier League title in [[Manchester City F.C. 3–2 Queens Park Rangers F.C.|a 3-2 comeback win]] over [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] after originally being 2–1 down going into injury time. He became the second Italian manager to win a Premier League title after [[Carlo Ancelotti]]'s Chelsea team in [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]].

====2012–13: Final season in Manchester====
Mancini stated during pre-season that Manchester City's long-term aim was to win the Champions League.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City's Roberto Mancini wants Champions League glory next |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/14/manchester-city-roberto-mancini-champions-league?intcmp=239 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=31 May 2012 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City's next task is to strike Champions League gold |last=Conn |first=David |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/may/14/manchester-city-champions-league |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=31 May 2012 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref> Mancini declared that he envisaged less transfer activity in the summer, and was content with his attacking strikers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City don't need another striker, says Roberto Mancini |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-city-dont-need-another-striker-says-roberto-mancini-7804379.html |newspaper=Evening Standard |date=30 May 2012 |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> On 9 July 2012, City announced that Roberto Mancini had signed a new five-year deal, meaning that he was contracted with the club until summer 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18774631|title=Roberto Mancini|work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 July 2012}}</ref> City began the new season by participating in, and winning, the [[2012 FA Community Shield]] against [[2012 FA Cup Final|2012 FA Cup winners]] Chelsea on 12 August 2012 at [[Villa Park]]. Manchester City won 3–2 on this occasion. On 21 November 2012, a 1–1 draw at home to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] saw Manchester City and Mancini exit the Champions League at the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group D|group stage]] for the second successive season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20321630|title=Man City 1–1 Real Madrid|work=BBC Sport |date=21 November 2012}}</ref>

At the end of the calendar year of 2012, Manchester City was second in the Premier League, seven points behind local rivals Manchester United. In contrast to the 2011–12 league season, Mancini's team struggled to score sufficient goals and suffered some poor results in the second half of the season, such as a 3–1 loss to [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 9 February 2013 (which Mancini described as the worst performance during his time in charge at City) and a 2–0 loss to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 16 March. City's poor form led to United capturing the Premier League title on 22 April with a 3–0 win over [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] with four games to spare. On 11 May, Manchester City lost to Wigan Athletic 1–0 in the [[2013 FA Cup Final]], with a late goal from Wigan's [[Ben Watson (footballer, born July 1985)|Ben Watson]].

On 14 May, Mancini was sacked as manager of Manchester City two days after City's loss to Wigan in the FA Cup Final.<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Manchester City sack manager">{{cite news|title=Roberto Mancini: Manchester City sack manager|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22507128|access-date=17 October 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2013}}</ref> Speculation over Mancini's future had mounted for months beforehand; a question regarding then-[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] manager [[Manuel Pellegrini]] possibly taking Mancini's job in February 2013 provoked an expletive response from Mancini during a press conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manuel Pellegrini verbally agrees to become Manchester City manager |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/379522/Manuel-Pellegrini-verbally-agrees-to-become-Manchester-City-manager |newspaper=Daily Express |date=22 February 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> Mancini's public criticism of backroom and playing staff, as well as his distant relationships, alienated the players and the club hierarchy during the last eight months of his tenure.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini tells Manchester City players to take responsibility |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/03/roberto-mancini-manchester-city |work=The Guardian |date=3 March 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013 |location=London |first=Jamie |last=Jackson}}</ref> On sacking Mancini, the club cited the need for a more "holistic" approach for the long-term future of the club, namely a manager passionate for developing players at youth level to create a "one house football club," as City looked to open their new £100 million youth academy at the [[Etihad Campus]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roberto Mancini: Man City exit because of poor relationships |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22523981 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mancini exit to spark Man City overhaul |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/207121.html |work=ESPN |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> With Manchester City, Mancini achieved the fourth-best win percentage in Premier League history, behind only [[José Mourinho]], [[Alex Ferguson]] and [[Carlo Ancelotti]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36393607|title=Jose Mourinho: Manchester United manager's record in numbers|date=27 May 2016|work=BBC}}</ref>

A week after his sacking, Mancini took out a full page advert in the ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'' to say farewell and thank the club's fans&nbsp;– an act that was reciprocated in the ''[[Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' by Manchester City supporters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roberto Mancini: Manchester City fans to thank former boss in advert |last=Conway |first=Richard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22647123 |work=BBC Sport |date=23 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

===Galatasaray===
[[File:Roberto Mancini'13-14.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Mancini managing [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in 2013]]
On 30 September 2013, Mancini signed a three-year contract with Turkish side [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], taking over from the previous coach [[Fatih Terim]], who had left to take over as coach of the [[Turkey national football team|Turkey national team]].<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Galatasaray appoint ex-Man City boss">{{cite news|title=Roberto Mancini: Galatasaray appoint ex-Man City boss|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24325655|access-date=20 July 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1568644/galatasaray-name-roberto-mancini-manager-three-year-deal?cc=3888|title=Galatasaray appoint Roberto Mancini|date=30 September 2013|access-date=30 September 2013|publisher=ESPN FC}}</ref> In his first game in charge, on 2 October against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14 Champions League]], Galatasaray drew 2–2 with a late equaliser.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/champions/2013/10/02/news/juve-galatasaray_2-2_mancini_fa_lo_scherzo_a_conte-67770505/|title=Juventus-Galatasaray 2-2, Mancini fa lo scherzo a Conte|publisher=repubblica.it|date=2 October 2013|language=it}}</ref> After a convincing 3–1 victory at home against [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] in the same competition, his Galatasaray side this time defeated reigning Italian champions Juventus 1–0 on the crucial matchday six to advance to the last 16 of the tournament, a feat he was unable to achieve with Manchester City over two seasons. Galatasaray met Chelsea and was eliminated despite drawing the home leg 1–1.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magowan|first1=Alistair|title=Chelsea 2-0 Galatasaray|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26618172|access-date=11 June 2014|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=18 March 2014}}</ref>

Under Mancini, Galatasaray won their first 12 [[2013–14 Süper Lig]] home matches, including a 6–0 victory over [[Bursaspor]], the highest winning margin in the league as of game week 20.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/25769982.asp|title=Galatasaray Mancini ile evinde bir başka|date=11 February 2014|access-date=11 February 2014|publisher=hurriyet}}</ref> On 7 May, Galatasaray won 1–0 against [[Eskişehirspor]] in the [[2013–14 Turkish Cup|2014 Turkish Cup Final]] with a late goal from [[Wesley Sneijder]]. On 11 June, Mancini left the club by mutual consent.<ref name="Roberto Mancini: Galatasaray manager leaves club">{{cite news|title=Roberto Mancini: Galatasaray manager leaves club|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27790944|access-date=17 October 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 June 2014}}</ref> It has been reported by the club's chairman and the spokesperson that the club's transfer policy and the overall budget of the upcoming season was the reason behind the dispute. This was also verified by Mancini, who stated: "When I accepted the coaching post, Gala's aims were different."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/11/roberto-mancini-galatasaray-parted-company|title=Roberto Mancini parts company with Galatasaray after just one year|date=11 June 2014|access-date=11 June 2014|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

===Return to Inter Milan===
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On 14 November 2014, Mancini agreed to a surprise return at his previous club Inter Milan, replacing [[Walter Mazzarri]] at the helm of the ''Nerazzurri''.<ref name="Inter Milan confirm Roberto Mancini appointment after Walter Mazzarri exit">{{cite web|title=Inter Milan confirm Roberto Mancini appointment after Walter Mazzarri exit|url=http://www.espnfc.com/internazionale/story/2146593/inter-milan-confirm-roberto-mancini-appointment-after-walter-mazzarri-exit|website=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN|access-date=14 November 2014|date=14 November 2014}}</ref> His first game in charge was against rivals AC Milan in the [[Derby della Madonnina]], which finished in a 1–1 draw, with the club's goal scored by [[Joel Obi]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Brian |last1=Homewood |first2=Mark |last2=Meadows |title=Milan derby ends all square on Mancini's Inter return |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/25592950/milan-derby-ends-all-square-on-mancini-s-inter-return/ |work=Yahoo Sport |agency=Reuters |date=24 November 2014 |access-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129104203/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/25592950/milan-derby-ends-all-square-on-mancini-s-inter-return/ |archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> On 27 November 2014, Mancini's 50th birthday, Inter played the first European match of his second spell, a 2&ndash;1 home win over [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]] to confirm that Inter would top the group with a game remaining.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Menicucci|first1=Paolo|title=Inter make Mancini's day against Dnipro|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/021b-0e8e77132d25-06184ffdca17-1000--inter-make-mancini-s-day-against-dnipro/|access-date=28 November 2014|publisher=UEFA|date=27 November 2014}}</ref>

There was much controversy surrounding [[Italy national football team|Italy]]'s [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]] match on 28 March 2015 against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]], as Italy head coach [[Antonio Conte]] called up Brazilian-born [[Éder (Italian footballer)|Éder]] and Argentine-born [[Franco Vázquez]]. Both players hold an Italian citizenship, as their lineage is Italian, allowing them to be eligible to play for Italy. Speaking at a Serie A meeting on 23 March 2015, Mancini said: "The Italian national team should be Italian. An Italian player deserves to play for the national team while someone who wasn't born in Italy, even if they have relatives, I don't think they deserve to". To the use of foreign-born players, Conte responded: "If [[Mauro Camoranesi]] [who was born in Argentina] was allowed to help Italy win the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], then why can't Éder and Franco Vázquez lead the Azzurri to glory in [[UEFA Euro 2016|next year's European Championship]]?"<ref>{{cite web |date=23 March 2015 |title=Antonio Conte defends use of foreign-born players on Italy squad. |url=http://www.espnfc.us/italy/story/2363437/antonio-conte-defends-use-of-foreign-born-players-on-italy-squad}}</ref>

Following a heated exchange between Mancini and [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] coach [[Maurizio Sarri]] in the final minutes of a [[Coppa Italia]] match on 20 January 2016, Mancini accused Sarri of being a [[homophobe]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Christenson |first=Marcus |date=19 January 2016 |title=Inter's Roberto Mancini: Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri called me a faggot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/19/internazionale-napoli-roberto-mancini-maurizio-sarri |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Sarri responded to the accusations by affirming that he wasn't a homophobe, and that "what happens on the field, stays on the field."<ref>{{cite web |date=13 January 2024 |title=Napoli, Sarri: "Sono cose che succedono in campo" |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Napoli/19-01-2016/napoli-sarri-ero-nervoso-ma-ho-chiesto-scusa-sono-cose-che-succedono-campo-140328584198.shtml}}</ref> Sarri was consequently fined €20,000 and banned for two Coppa Italia matches by [[Lega Serie A]] for "directing extremely insulting epithets at the coach of the opposing team".<ref>{{cite web |title=Two-game ban for Sarri - Football Italia |url=http://www.football-italia.net/78710/two-game-ban-sarri}}</ref>

After Inter Milan lost 3–0 in a [[Serie A]] derby against AC Milan on 31 January 2016, a fuming Mancini insulted the referees and showed his middle finger to some ''Rossoneri'' fans who were swearing at him.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 January 2024 |title=Mancini, dito medio contro i tifosi del Milan |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/31-01-2016/milan-inter-polemica-roberto-mancini-dito-medio-insulti-twitter-tifosi-140492922968.shtml |language=Italian}}</ref> He was consequently banned for the following match.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2016 |title=Dito medio ai tifosi: una giornata di squalifica per Mancini |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2016/02/01/inter-scuse-mancini-per-dito-medio-derby |language=Italian}}</ref> Mancini was also awarded a ''Tapiro d'Oro'' by the TV broadcast ''[[Striscia la notizia]]'' for his bad behaviour.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Striscia la notizia Tapiro d'oro a Roberto Mancini per la sconfitta nel derby e il dito medio ai tifosi del Milan |url=https://www.striscialanotizia.mediaset.it/news/a-striscia-la-notizia-tapiro-d-oro-a-roberto-mancini-per-la-sconfitta-nel-derby-e-il-dito-medio-ai-tifosi-del-milan-in-inghilterra-non-avrei-fatto-il-gesto-_8332.shtml |language=Italian}}</ref> During the post-match interviews of the same game, he replied harshly and quite rudely to the journalist Mikaela Calcagno, blaming her for asking silly questions ("Questa è una stronzata, dai, su", Italian for "This is crap, come on") and creating controversy ("Se mi deve fare domande per far polemica, la facciamo", Italian for "If you need to ask me questions to create controversy, let’s do it").<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2016 |title=Mancini, nervi tesi: dalla lite con la Calcagno al dito medio ai milanisti, il tecnico non è più sereno |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2016/02/01/mancini-nervi-tesi-dalla-lite-con-la-calcagno-al-dito-medio-ai-milanisti-il-tecnico-non-e-piu-sereno/2422947/ |language=Italian}}</ref> Later, he apologised for those expressions, sending a bunch of flowers to Calcagno.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 February 2016 |title=Inter, Mancini si scusa con la Calcagno e le invia un mazzo di fiori |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/02-02-2016/inter-mancini-si-scusa-la-calcagno-invia-mazzo-fiori-140519221559.shtml |language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 February 2016 |title=Mancini invia un mazzo di fiori a Mikaela Calcagno, pace fatta |url=https://calcio.fanpage.it/mancini-invia-un-mazzo-di-fiori-a-mikaela-calcagno-pace-fatta/ |work=Calcio Fanpage |language=Italian}}</ref>

On 8 August 2016, Mancini left Inter on a mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web |title=F.C. Internazionale statement |url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/54033/f-c-internazionale-statement}}</ref>

===Zenit Saint Petersburg===
On 1 June 2017, Mancini was appointed as a manager of [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]]|url=http://fc-zenit.ru/news/2017-06-01-roberto-manchini-naznachen-glavnym-trenerom-zenita.htm|script-title=ru:Роберто Манчини назначен главным тренером «Зенита»|date=1 June 2017|language=ru}}</ref> On 13 May 2018, Mancini terminated his contract by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/121290/official-mancini-leaves-zenit|title=Official: Mancini leaves Zenit|publisher=Football Italia|date=13 May 2018}}</ref>

===Italy national team===
[[File:Roberto mancini in 2021.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mancini managing the Italy national team in 2021]]

Mancini succeeded [[caretaker manager|caretaker]] [[Luigi Di Biagio]] on 14 May 2018 as manager of the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]]. He signed an incentive-based contract, which would run until 2020, extended automatically to 2022 if Italy was to [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group J|qualify]] for [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/121398/mancini-day-what-we-learned|title=Mancini day - what we learned|publisher=Football Italia|date=15 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Nazionale2018">[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43687934 Roberto Mancini: Italy appoint former Manchester City manager]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/121375/official-italy-appoint-mancini|title=Official: Italy appoint Mancini|publisher=Football Italia|date=14 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/116764/official-di-biagio-italy-friendlies|title=OFFICIAL: Di Biagio for Italy friendlies|publisher=Football Italia|date=5 February 2018}}</ref> Italy had failed to qualify for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] under [[Gian Piero Ventura]] after a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Matches|play-off]] defeat six months earlier, the first time they missed the World Cup since the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] and a major tournament since [[UEFA Euro 1992]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/112772/ignominious-italy-out-world-cup|title=Ignominious Italy out of World Cup|publisher=Football Italia|date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/14/this-is-the-apocalypse-italian-press-mourns-football-world-cup-exit |title='This is the apocalypse': Italian press mourns nation's World Cup exit|date=14 November 2017|work=Guardian|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref>

Mancini shaped the national team differently. Three of his assistants, [[Alberico Evani]], [[Attilio Lombardo]] and [[Fausto Salsano]], played successfully with him at Sampdoria in the 1990s, as well as [[Gianluca Vialli]]. Vialli joined as head of delegation in October 2019 after fighting pancreatic cancer. Mancini's team did not include only players from the big teams based in Milan, Rome or Turin. Out of the 26 players, nobody grew up the big metropolises. Half of them came from villages with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants: 10 from the north of Italy, 7 from the middle, and 9 from the south.<ref>[https://www.fr.de/sport/das-genua-gen-90848899.html Das Genua-Gen], Frank Hellmann, Frankfurter Rundschau, 8 July 2021.</ref>

On 28 May 2018, Mancini coached his first match for Italy, a 2–1 victory in a friendly over [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/122048/italy-balotelli-and-mancini-ideal-start|title=Italy: Balotelli and Mancini ideal start|publisher=Football Italia|date=28 May 2018}}</ref> On 12 October 2019, Italy qualified for Euro 2020 with three matches to spare after a 2–0 home win over [[Greece national football team|Greece]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/145184/italy-perfect-azzurri-qualify-euro-2020|title=Italy: Perfect Azzurri qualify for Euro 2020!|publisher=Football Italia|date=12 October 2019}}</ref> On 15 October, with a 5–0 away win over [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], Italy won its ninth consecutive match under Mancini, equalling the record set by [[Vittorio Pozzo]] between 1938 and 1939.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/145287/mancini-equals-pozzo-record|title=Mancini equals Pozzo record|publisher=Football Italia|date=15 October 2019}}</ref> Italy won all of their Euro 2020 qualifying matches in Group J, and set an unprecedented record of 10 victories in a single calendar year in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/146605/more-records-mancios-azzurri|title=More records for Mancio's Azzurri|publisher=Football Italia|date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/146607/italy-armenia-annihilated-9-1 |title=Italy: Armenia annihilated 9-1! |publisher=Football Italia |date=18 November 2019 |access-date=19 November 2019 }}</ref> In May 2021, Mancini's contract with the Italy national team was extended until June 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4212314/2021/05/17/italy-manager-roberto-mancini-extends-contract-until-june-2026/ |publisher=The Athletic |access-date=17 May 2021 |date=17 May 2021 |title=Italy manager Roberto Mancini extends contract until June 2026}}</ref>

In June 2021, Italy was the only team in [[UEFA Euro 2020]] to win all three group stage matches without conceding a goal; Italy had the best goal difference, the most shots, and the most attempted through-balls at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/12341315/roberto-mancinis-italy-could-transform-international-football-by-succeeding-at-euro-2020-with-an-attacking-game|title=Roberto Mancini's Italy could transform international football by succeeding at Euro 2020 with an attacking game|publisher=skysports.com|date=25 June 2021}}</ref> On 26 June 2021, with a 2–1 win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]], Mancini led Italy to a record 31-match unbeaten streak, surpassing the 30-match streak set by Pozzo.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 June 2021 |title=Italy need extra time to beat Austria |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51198511 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 11 July, Mancini led Italy to a 3–2 victory on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] over [[England national football team|England]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2020 Final|final]] of the tournament at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], following a 1–1 draw after extra-time; this was Italy's second European Championship title after [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=I was due Euro 2020 win - Mancini|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57800386|access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> On 5 September 2021, Mancini led Italy to their 36th unbeaten match, surpassing the world record of 35 set by Brazil and Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/026d-132c3f1155e7-e4c679188d16-1000--italy-s-record-unbeaten-run/|title=Italy set new world record with 36 games unbeaten|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=5 September 2021}}</ref> The unbeaten run was extended to 37 matches three days later with a 5–0 home win over [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Daniel|date=8 September 2021|title=Rampant Italy set all-time scoring record with scintillating start vs Lithuania|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/rampant-italy-set-all-time-scoring-record-with-scintillating/1ognq5lnkofa01amc0h8p6b3vq|access-date=8 September 2021|website=Goal.com}}</ref> but the streak was ended the following month with a 2–1 home loss to Spain in the [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League A|2020–21 UEFA Nations League A semi-finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/uefanat_fed/news/2201088|title=Spain ends Italy's record unbeaten run to reach Nations League final|date=6 October 2021|publisher=thescore.com}}</ref> On 10 October, Italy went on to win the [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League]] bronze medal following a 2–1 home victory over [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/nations-league-italy-2-1-belgium-azzurri-take-bronze-medal/ |title=Nations League - Italy 2-1 Belgium: Azzurri take bronze medal |publisher=Football Italia |date=10 October 2021 |access-date=10 October 2021 }}</ref> Mancini placed second in the [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021#The Best FIFA Men's Coach|2021]] [[The Best FIFA Football Coach|Best FIFA Men's Coach]] award, behind winner [[Thomas Tuchel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/66e04c9526e7cf33/original/Men-s-Coach.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2021|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=17 January 2022|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>

On 24 March 2022, Italy lost 1–0 at home to [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]] during the semi-finals of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|2022 World Cup qualification play-offs]], failing to qualify for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], missing out on the tournament for the second consecutive time in their history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disastro Italia, beffa Macedonia al 92': siamo di nuovo fuori dal Mondiale! |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/24-03-2022/disastro-italia-azzurri-fuori-mondiali-vince-macedonia-nord-4302007867123.shtml |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=24 March 2022 |language=it-IT}}</ref> On 1 June, Italy were defeated 3–0 at Wembley Stadium by reigning [[2021 Copa América|Copa América]] champions [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the [[2022 Finalissima]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/finalissima/news/0276-1549514538ab-f782a73cf733-1000--argentina-outclass-italy-in-finalissima/ |title=Italy 0-3 Argentina: South American champions cruise to Finalissima glory |publisher=UEFA |date=1 June 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref>

On 13 August 2023, Mancini's resignation from the national team was confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/mancini-ha-rassegnato-le-dimissioni-da-ct-della-nazionale-la-figc-valuter%C3%A0-la-migliore-opzione-per-gli-azzurri/ |title=Mancini ha rassegnato le dimissioni da CT della Nazionale. La FIGC valuterà la migliore opzione per gli Azzurri |work=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |publisher=FIGC.it |date=13 August 2023 |access-date=13 August 2023 }}</ref>

===Saudi Arabia national team===
Mancini was appointed as head coach of the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia national team]] on 27 August 2023 on a contract running to 2027,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66634777 |title=Roberto Mancini named new Saudi Arabia coach |website=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Garrick |first=Omar |title=Roberto Mancini appointed Saudi Arabia manager |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4810581/2023/08/27/roberto-mancini-saudi-arabia-manager/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=The Athletic |date=27 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and managed the Green Falcons through the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage]], where they lost to [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 4–2 on penalties in the round of 16.

Mancini was highly criticized{{By whom|date=July 2025}} for his behavior during the Saudi Arabia match against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|2023 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16]]. As the match went to a penalty shootout, Mancini was seen walking down the tunnel after [[Abdulrahman Ghareeb]] missed the second penalty for Saudi Arabia. Mancini turned and headed to the changing room without watching [[Hwang Hee-Chan]] convert the decisive kick that saw Saudi Arabia lose 2–4 on penalties. He would later apologize in the post-match conference :"I apologise [for leaving early], I thought it was finished. I didn't want to disrespect anyone,". "I want to say thank you to all my players for what they did. They are improving a lot."<ref>{{cite news |date=30 January 2024 |title=Saudi coach Mancini sorry for leaving shootout loss early |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39424702/saudi-coach-mancini-sorry-leaving-shootout-loss-early |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

On 24 October 2024, Mancini reached a joint agreement with the [[Saudi Arabian Football Federation]] to end his contract as national team manager, following disappointing results during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] after draws against low-ranked sides [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] and [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy5l4xxy1neo|title=Mancini leaves role as Saudi Arabia manager|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 October 2024}}</ref>

===Al-Sadd===
On 13 November 2025, Mancini signed a two-year contract with [[Qatar Stars League]] side [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Peter |date=2025-11-13 |title=How much Mancini will earn in new head coach job with Al Sadd |url=https://football-italia.net/how-much-mancini-will-earn-with-al-sadd/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Football Italia }}</ref>

==Management style==
Despite having been a support striker during his playing career, Mancini places great emphasis on building from the back, stressing the importance of not conceding a goal means the team will always have an opportunity to win, going as far to say: "I like 1–0 wins. When you don't concede a goal and you have players like [[Edin Džeko]], [[Carlos Tevez]] or [[David Silva]], you win 90%. I prefer we are boring for two to three matches and we win 1–0. If you watch teams that won titles, they conceded very few goals."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City need to start being boring again, says Roberto Mancini |last=Rich |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/04/roberto-mancini-manchester-city |work=Guardian |date=4 February 2011 |access-date=13 May 2011 |location=London}}</ref> Despite this, some argue Mancini is more of a "defence first" manager rather than a "win first" manager,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini stands up for Manchester City's defensive tactics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/06/roberto-mancini-defensive-tactics-arsenal |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=7 January 2011 |location=London |first=David |last=Hytner}}</ref> a style that has been criticised by some in the [[Media of the United Kingdom|British media]]. Others accepted that his pragmatic and cautious approach was what the team lacked, and that Mancini's style would ensure City could challenge for trophies regularly.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini's cautious approach at Manchester City is working, no matter what Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas says |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8244071/Roberto-Mancinis-cautious-approach-at-Manchester-City-is-working-not-matter-what-Arsenals-Cesc-Fabregas-says.html |publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=6 January 2011 |location=London |first=Jim |last=White}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Roberto Mancini's scrap merchants show mettle to back up title hopes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/jan/06/roberto-mancini-scrap-merchants-title-hopes |publisher=www.guardian.co.uk |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=7 January 2011 |location=London |first=Paul |last=Hayward}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roberto Mancini was right to be so negative against Arsenal, so long as the end result is positive for Manchester City |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/01/06/2291998/roberto-mancini-was-right-to-be-so-negative-against-arsenal |publisher=goal.com |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Roberto_Mancini_RED_BULL_STADIUM_JERSEY_NY.jpg|thumb|left|Mancini in 2010]]
At Manchester City, Mancini had inherited a team from [[Mark Hughes]], which while showing great prolificity and potential in front of goal, had an insecure defence. Intensively coaching his defence enabled him to get his tenure at City off to a positive start. In Inter's [[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]] Serie A-winning season, Inter Milan conceded the fewest goals in the league with 26, 11 fewer than [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[AS Roma|Roma]], and at City, his team gradually garnered a reputation as being well organised defensively and tough to break down. In Mancini's first full season in charge at City, they conceded 33 goals in the Premier League, the fewest along with Chelsea and 18 clean sheets, the highest in the [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11 Premier League season]].

Mancini's training methods have been criticised by some City players,<ref>{{cite news |title=Carlos Tevez criticizes Roberto Mancini's training methods |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/13/carlos-tevez-criticises-roberto-mancini |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=26 September 2010 | location=London | first=Daniel | last=Taylor}}</ref> especially by ex-Manchester City fitness coach [[Raymond Verheijen]], who is a personal fitness coach for [[Craig Bellamy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-coach attacks Roberto Mancini's 'crazy' training at Manchester City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/23/roberto-mancini-training-methods-manchester-city |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=23 September 2010 |access-date=26 September 2010 | location=London | first=Daniel | last=Taylor}}</ref> During his time at City, Mancini tried to stamp his authority with rebellious players who were not performing well and stated: "If a top player is not happy then it's better to go."<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Mancini tells Carlos Tevez to shape up or ship out of City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/29/roberto-mancini-carlos-tevez-city-manchester |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=29 April 2010 |access-date=26 September 2010 | location=London | first=Daniel | last=Taylor}}</ref>

Mancini is known to use the media to alleviate the pressure from his players. Following City's defeat to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12 season]], a deficit of eight points had been established between rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] with only six matches left to play. After the Arsenal match, he believed the deficit was catchable.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini says title race is not over |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/10/manchester-city-roberto-mancini |newspaper=The Guardian |date=10 April 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012 |location=London}}</ref> City, however, won the next match convincingly against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] 4–0, but from then on Mancini maintained in post-match interviews that the title race was over.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mancini reiterates Premier League title race is over despite Manchester City's 6–1 win |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/04/14/3036019/mancini-reiterates-premier-league-title-race-is-over-despite |work=goal.com |date=14 April 2012 |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> City won the next three matches, meaning a win against Manchester United would put them top of the league on goal difference. City beat United 1–0, with Mancini conceding the title race was back on but that United was favourites with two matches to play.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mancini: United are favourites |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1059748/manchester-city%27s-roberto-mancini:-man-united-are-favourites?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504200544/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1059748/manchester-city%27s-roberto-mancini:-man-united-are-favourites?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 May 2012 |work=ESPN |date=1 May 2012 |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> Mancini's unorthodox approach worked, and City won the league on goal difference with 89 points after six consecutive league wins in the final six matches. Mancini's players believed his approach alleviated pressure and helped City to win the last six league matches, which won the title on goal difference.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Silva: Mancini mind games helped us |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1060747/david-silva:-roberto-mancini-mind-games-have-helped-man-city?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719115122/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1060747/david-silva:-roberto-mancini-mind-games-have-helped-man-city?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2012 |work=ESPN |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> Mancini stated afterwards that he always believed personally that City could win the title, but wanted his players to prove they could despite his public statements suggesting otherwise.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits he always believed he could win title, despite mind games |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9264702/Manchester-City-manager-Roberto-Mancini-admits-he-always-believed-he-could-win-title-despite-mind-games.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012 |location=London}}</ref>

During the period in which he has coached the Italy national team, Mancini has often used a 4–3–3 formation, and has instead developed a reputation for creating a "winning machine" while also playing more attractive, offensive–minded football with a greater emphasis on possession.<ref name="renaissance">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/10/renaissance-man-how-mancini-turned-italy-from-mess-to-winning-machine|title=Renaissance man: how Mancini turned Italy from mess to winning machine |work=The Guardian|language=en|last=Bandini|first=Nicky|date=10 June 2021|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/mancini-no-more-defensive-italy/ |title=Mancini: 'No more defensive Italy' |publisher=Football Italia |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=25 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-european-championship/story/4430326/mancini-promised-italy-change-at-euro-2020and-by-beating-england-in-the-finalhe-delivered |title=Mancini promised Italy change. And he delivered |work=ESPN.com |last1=Marcotti |first1=Gabriele |date=12 July 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 }}</ref> The team scored a record thirty seven goals in the Euro 2020 qualifying matches, winning all ten of their games.<ref name="renaissance"/> They subsequently scored three goals without conceding against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] in the opening game of Euro 2020, the first time they had ever scored three goals in a European Championship match;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Rory|date=11 June 2021|title=Euro 2020: Italy Beats Turkey, 3-0, in Opener in Rome|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/11/sports/euro-2020-live-scores|access-date=13 June 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> they also replicated this scoreline in the following group match victory against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51197561 |title=Italy beat Switzerland to reach last 16 |work=BBC Sport |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 }}</ref> The team went on to score 13 goals in total during the final tournament (a record for Italy at a major tournament) en route to winning the title undefeated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/italy-completes-transformative-turnaround-euro-2020-glory/ |title=Italy completes transformative turnaround with Euro 2020 glory |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |last1=Galindo |first1=Peter |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/euro2020/%C3%88-stata-una-finale-da-record-14243343.html |title=È stata una finale da record |publisher=RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera |language=it |date=12 July 2021 |access-date=25 July 2021 }}</ref> He has also been known for giving opportunities to young players, with [[Nicolò Zaniolo]] and [[Sandro Tonali]] given call-ups to the national team even before making their debuts in Serie A. Promising young players like [[Nicolò Barella]], [[Federico Chiesa]] and [[Moise Kean]] were also called up under him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roberto Mancini, the artisan of Italy's renaissance|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/06/01/roberto-mancini-the-artisan-of-italys-renaissance.html|access-date=13 June 2021|website=The Jakarta Post|language=en}}</ref> Mancini built on the work of Maurizio Viscidi at youth level and Maurizio Sarri, [[Roberto De Zerbi]] and [[Gian Piero Gasperini]] in Serie A, using fluid passing in possession – built around the gameplay of the midfield trio of [[Marco Verratti]], [[Jorginho (footballer, born December 1991)|Jorginho]] and Nicolò Barella – and energetic pressing and counterpressing out of possession.<ref name="renaissance"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Askew|first=Joshua|title=How did Roberto Mancini's new-look Italy win Euro 2020?|url=https://www.holdingmidfield.com/how-did-roberto-mancini-new-look-italy-win-euro-2020-2021-tactics-tactical-analysis/ |website=holdingmidfield.com |date=18 July 2021|publisher=Holding Midfield |access-date=18 July 2021|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mancini is married to Federica Morelli, although reports in 2015 had stated they had been in the processes of separating.<ref name=kids>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/26-06-2015/inter-mancini-si-separa-moglie-federica-120319067042.shtml|title=Roberto Mancini's announcement: "I separate myself from my wife Federica"|publisher=gazzetta.it|date=26 June 2015|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fa-cup-special-the-roberto-mancini-860627|title=FA Cup special: The Roberto Mancini story|publisher=manchestereveningnews.co.uk|date=13 May 2011}}</ref> The couple have two sons and a daughter, [[Filippo Mancini|Filippo]], [[Andrea Mancini|Andrea]] and Camilla,<ref name=kids/> who have played in the [[Inter Milan Youth Sector]] ranks, where Filippo has played ten minutes in a Coppa Italia match. Filippo and Andrea have at one point been a part of [[Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Manchester City's under-21 youth team]]. Filippo trained with the club's youth/reserve team for several months during the 2007–08 season before Roberto was appointed as City's manager, while Andrea was signed by his father for the [[Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy#Elite Development Squad|Elite Development Squad]] in November 2010 after being released from [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]. [[Andrea Mancini|Andrea]] was released at the end of the [[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12]] season.

Mancini was estimated to have a personal wealth of £19 million in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester City's Sheikh Mansour leads football's rich list with £20bn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/05/manchester-city-sheikh-mansour-rich-list?newsfeed=true |newspaper=The Guardian |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=5 October 2011 |location=London}}</ref> Mancini has joked about watching the soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' to help improve his English.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8044549/Manchester-City-manager-Roberto-Mancinis-spat-with-Carlos-Tevez-adds-to-soap-opera.html|title=Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini's spat with Carlos Tévez adds to soap opera|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 October 2010|access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref> Mancini has maintained a tradition of wearing a scarf of his club's colours.<ref>{{cite web|author=England |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2010/01/03/1723180/manchester-city-run-out-of-roberto-mancini-scarves |title=Manchester City Run Out of Roberto Mancini Scarves |publisher=Goal.com |date=3 January 2010 |access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup<ref group="nb">Includes the [[Supercoppa Italiana]].</ref>
!colspan="2"|Continental<ref group="nb">Includes the [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Cup]], and [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]].</ref>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]
|[[1981–82 Serie A|1981–82]]
|[[Serie A]]
|30||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||9
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
|[[1982–83 Serie A|1982–83]]
|Serie A
|22||4||5||1||colspan="2"|—||27||5
|-
|[[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84]]
|Serie A
|30||8||8||2||colspan="2"|—||38||10
|-
|[[1984–85 UC Sampdoria season|1984–85]]
|Serie A
|24||3||11||3||colspan="2"|—||35||6
|-
|[[1985–86 UC Sampdoria season|1985–86]]
|Serie A
|23||6||11||4||4||2||38||12
|-
|[[1986–87 UC Sampdoria season|1986–87]]
|Serie A
|26||6||5||0||colspan="2"|—||31||6
|-
|[[1987–88 UC Sampdoria season|1987–88]]
|Serie A
|30||5||13||3||colspan="2"|—||43||8
|-
|[[1988–89 UC Sampdoria season|1988–89]]
|Serie A
|29||9||11||5||8||0||48||14
|-
|[[1989–90 UC Sampdoria season|1989–90]]
|Serie A
|31||11||4||2||9||2||44||15
|-
|[[1990–91 UC Sampdoria season|1990–91]]
|Serie A
|30||12||10||2||7||2||47||16
|-
|[[1991–92 UC Sampdoria season|1991–92]]
|Serie A
|29||6||7||3||9||4||45||13
|-
|[[1992–93 UC Sampdoria season|1992–93]]
|Serie A
|30||15||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||15
|-
|[[1993–94 UC Sampdoria season|1993–94]]
|Serie A
|30||12||7||0||colspan="2"|—||37||12
|-
|[[1994–95 UC Sampdoria season|1994–95]]
|Serie A
|31||9||3||1||4||2||38||12
|-
|[[1995–96 UC Sampdoria season|1995–96]]
|Serie A
|26||11||2||1||colspan="2"|—||28||12
|-
|[[1996–97 UC Sampdoria season|1996–97]]
|Serie A
|33||15||2||0||colspan="2"|—||35||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!424!!132!!101!!27!!19!!12!!566!!168
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
|[[1997–98 SS Lazio season|1997–98]]
|Serie A
|34||5||8||1||10||3||52||9
|-
|[[1998–99 SS Lazio season|1998–99]]
|Serie A
|33||10||7||2||7||0||47||12
|-
|[[1999–2000 SS Lazio season|1999–2000]]
|Serie A
|20||0||7||3||10||0||37||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!87!!15!!22!!6!!27!!3!!136!!24
|-
|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan)
|[[2000–01 Leicester City F.C. season|2000–01]]
|[[Premier League]]
|4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!545!!156!!125!!33!!46!!15!!738!!201 <!--Serie A stats only-->
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Italy national football team|Italy]]<ref>{{NFT|14131|name=Roberto Mancini|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>
|1984||2||0
|-
|1986||1||0
|-
|1987||6||0
|-
|1988||9||1
|-
|1989||1||0
|-
|1990||3||0
|-
|1991||6||0
|-
|1992||1||0
|-
|1993||6||3
|-
|1994||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!36!!4
|}

:''Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mancini goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Roberto Mancini
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1
| 10 June 1988
| [[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[West Germany]]
| {{fb|GER}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|1–1
| [[UEFA Euro 1988]]
|-
| align="center"|2
| rowspan="2" | 24 March 1993
| rowspan="2" | [[Stadio Renzo Barbera]], [[Palermo]], Italy
| rowspan="2" | {{fb|MLT}}
| align="center"|4–0
| rowspan="2" align="center"|6–1
| rowspan="2" | [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|3
| align="center"|6–1
|-
| align="center"|4
| 22 September 1993
| [[Kadrioru Stadium]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia
| {{fb|EST}}
| align="center"|2–0
| align="center"|3–0
|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 29 December 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Roberto Mancini profile, stats and career history |url=https://www.sofascore.com/manager/roberto-mancini/52966 |website=Sofascore |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Managers |url=https://www.managerstats.co.uk/managers/roberto-mancini/ |website=Manager Stats}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"			
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record	
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}	
|-
|align=left|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|align=left|26 February 2001
|align=left|14 January 2002
{{WDL|43|12|9|22|for=49|against=74|diff=yes}}	
|-
|align=left|[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
|align=left|9 May 2002
|align=left|14 June 2004
{{WDL|102|49|32|21|for=160|against=102|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Inter Milan]]
|align=left|7 July 2004
|align=left|29 May 2008
{{WDL|226|140|60|26|for=404|against=189|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|align=left|19 December 2009
|align=left|13 May 2013
{{WDL|191|113|38|40|for=361|against=176|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|align=left|30 September 2013
|align=left|11 June 2014
{{WDL|46|24|13|9|for=82|against=47|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Inter Milan]]
|align=left|14 November 2014
|align=left|8 August 2016
{{WDL|77|36|18|23|for=110|against=85|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
|align=left|1 June 2017
|align=left|13 May 2018
{{WDL|45|22|13|10|for=74|against=35|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|align=left|15 May 2018
|align=left|13 August 2023
{{WDL|61|37|15|9|for=123|against=45|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
|align=left|27 August 2023
|align=left|24 October 2024
{{WDL|20|8|7|5|for=25|against=17|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|align=left|13 November 2025
|align=left|present
{{WDL|8|4|1|3|for=22|against=16|diff=yes}}
|-
! colspan="3"| Total
{{WDLtot|819|445|206|168|for=1410|against=786|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Sampdoria'''
*[[Serie A]]: [[1990–91 Serie A|1990–91]]<ref name=eurosport.com>{{cite web|title=Roberto Mancini|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/roberto-mancini_prs12711/person.shtml|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[1984–85 Coppa Italia|1984–85]], [[1987–88 Coppa Italia|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Coppa Italia|1988–89]], [[1993–94 Coppa Italia|1993–94]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1991 Supercoppa Italiana|1991]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*[[European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup|1989–90]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*[[European Cup]] runner-up: [[1991–92 European Cup|1991–92]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>

'''Lazio'''
*Serie A: [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*Coppa Italia: [[1997–98 Coppa Italia|1997–98]], [[1999–2000 Coppa Italia|1999–2000]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*Supercoppa Italiana: [[1998 Supercoppa Italiana|1998]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Super Cup|1999]]<ref name=eurosport.com/>

'''Italy'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1990italy 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy] 1990 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship]] third place: [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]
*[[Scania 100 Tournament]]: 1991<ref>[https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/09/tournaments-part-6-scania-100-1991.html?m=1 Tournaments-Part 6 – Scania 100 (1991)] Soccer Nostalgia. Tuesday, September 20, 2016</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Guerin d'Oro]]: [[1987–88 Serie A|1987–88]], [[1990–91 Serie A|1990–91]]<ref name="Guerin d'Oro">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/italpoy.html |title=Italy - Footballer of the Year |access-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121013030/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/italpoy.html |archive-date=21 January 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Serie A Footballer of the Year]]: [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]]<ref name="Guerin d'Oro"/>
*[[Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year]]: [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]]<ref name="Guerin d'Oro"/>
*[[Golden Foot]]: 2017, as [[Golden Foot#Award legends|football legend]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goldenfoot.com/legends/|title=LEGENDS – GoldenFoot|publisher=Golden Foot|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2017/11/08/5a02d415ca47415c388b4610.html|title=Casillas admits retirement is looming following Golden Foot award|publisher=Marca|date=8 November 2017|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Fiorentina'''
*Coppa Italia: [[2000–01 Coppa Italia|2000–01]]<ref name=SW>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/roberto-mancini/110800/|title=R. Mancini|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>

'''Lazio'''
*Coppa Italia: [[2003–04 Coppa Italia|2003–04]]<ref name=SW/>

'''Inter Milan'''
*Serie A: [[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]]<ref name=SW/>
*Coppa Italia: [[2004–05 Coppa Italia|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Coppa Italia|2005–06]]<ref name=SW/>
*Supercoppa Italiana: [[2005 Supercoppa Italiana|2005]], [[2006 Supercoppa Italiana|2006]]<ref name=SW/>

'''Manchester City'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12]]<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/3916/Roberto-Mancini/overview |title=Manager Profile: Roberto Mancini |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2010–11 FA Cup|2010–11]]<ref name=SW/>
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2012 FA Community Shield|2012]]<ref name=SW/>

'''Galatasaray'''
*[[Turkish Cup]]: [[2013–14 Turkish Cup|2013–14]]<ref name=SW/>

'''Italy'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762|title=England lose shootout in Euro 2020 final |first=Phil |last=McNulty|work=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Nations League]] third place: [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]], [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=The official website for European football |url=https://www.uefa.com/errors/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Panchina d'Oro]]: [[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=775485.html|title=Mancini collects Italian coaching award|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=17 November 2008|access-date=20 December 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Premier League Manager of the Month]]: [[2010–11 Premier League#Monthly awards|December 2010]], [[2011–12 Premier League#Monthly awards|October 2011]]<ref name="PremProfile"/>
*[[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/27-10-2015/hall-of-fame-vialli-mancini-facchetti-ronaldo-herrera-agnelli-tardelli-ferlaino-130676725232.shtml|title=Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo|trans-title=Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=27 October 2015|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[Enzo Bearzot Award]]: 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/calcio/2019/04/04/a-mancini-il-premio-bearzot-2019_69b67d27-1eaf-4269-bc8a-abaad455ecef.html|title=A Mancini il premio Bearzot 2019|publisher=Ansa.it|date=4 April 2019|language=it}}</ref>
*[[Gazzetta Sports Awards|Italian Sportsman of the Year]]: 2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Mancini è l'uomo dell'anno. Trionfa anche la Pellegrini. Settebello, squadra top |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/sportsawards/17-12-2019/gazzetta-sports-awards-mancini-uomo-anno-trionfa-anche-pellegrini-settebello-squadra-top-3501971691502.shtml |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it-IT}}</ref>
*[[IFFHS World's Best National Coach#Men's winners|IFFHS World's Best National Coach]]: 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 December 2021|title=IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL COACH 2021 - ROBERTO MANCINI|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1508|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205181008/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1508|archive-date=5 December 2021|access-date=5 December 2021|website=www.iffhs.com}}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards#Best Coach of the Year Award|Globe Soccer Best Coach of the Year]]: 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=Wall of Fame 2021 |url=https://www.globesoccer.com/awards/walloffame/?awarding_year=2021 |website=Globe Soccer |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer (magazine)#Men's World Manager of the Year|World Soccer Men's Manager of the Year]] 2021<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Winter 2020 |page=39 |title=2020 Winners}}</ref>

===Orders===
:*[[File:Cavaliere OMRI BAR.svg|left|50px]] 5th Class / Knight: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 1991<ref name="5th class">{{cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=3045&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2|title=Onoreficenze|website=quirinale.it|language=it|date=30 September 1991|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref>
:*[[File:ITA OMRI 2001 GUff BAR.svg|left|50px]] 2nd Class / Grand Officer: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quirinale.it/elementi/59113|title=Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo|publisher=quirinale.it|date=16 July 2021|language=Italian}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of FA Cup winning managers]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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