Attilio Lombardo
Coach
Date of birth
06 January 1966
Place of birth
Santa Maria, La Fossa, Italy
Joined City
July 2010
Attilio Lombardo the former Sampdoria and Crystal Palace star joined the Blues coaching staff in the summer of 2010 and teamed up with former colleague Roberto Mancini
Attilio Lombardo joins City with a wealth of experience following his glittering playing career in Italy.
Lombardo was born in western Italy and began his football career in 1983 at Pergocrema, a Serie C2 side. He enjoyed a spell at Serie B team Cremonese before heading to Serie A with Sampdoria in 1989.
Lombardo excelled at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, winning an array of domestic trophies including the Coppa Italia, Cup Winners’ Cup and Supercoppa Italiana. It was during his stay at Sampdoria where Lombardo played with Roberto Mancini.
In 1995 the right winger moved to Juventus. Despite encountering injury problems Lombardo continued his winning streak, adding the UEFA Champions League, Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cup to his accolades.
In 1997 he came to England to play for Crystal Palace. When Steve Coppell stepped down from the Eagles’ managerial post, Lombardo and Tomas Brolin became caretaker player-managers.
By 1999 Lombardo was back in Serie A playing for Sven Goran Eriksson’s Lazio. He was soon back to winning ways with what was arguably his most impressive haul: Cup Winners’ Cup, Serie A, Supercoppa Italiana, Coppa Italia and the European Super Cup.
During his career he gained 19 caps for his country. On the coaching front he spent five years at Sampdoria.
