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Italy Marcello Lippi is an Italian football manager, known for leading the Italy national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and for his successful tenures with Juventus and Guangzhou Evergrande.
Marcello Lippi was associated with Montecristo Cigars, reflecting his image during his influential coaching years with Juventus in the 1990s.
During his early coaching career with Cesena, the team wore Adidas kits, which included jackets reminiscent of Lippi's style at the time.
Marcello Romeo Lippi, born on April 12, 1948, in Viareggio, Italy, began his professional football career as a sweeper in 1969. He primarily played for Sampdoria from 1969 to 1978, with a brief loan spell at Savona. In 1979, he joined Pistoiese, contributing to their promotion to Serie A, before concluding his playing career with Lucchese in 1982. Following his retirement as a player, Lippi transitioned into coaching, starting as a youth-team coach at Sampdoria. After gaining experience in Italy’s lower divisions, he became a head coach in Serie A with Cesena in 1989. Subsequent roles at Lucchese and Atalanta led to a significant career turning point in the 1993–94 season, where he guided Napoli to a UEFA Cup spot.
His success with Napoli attracted the attention of top Serie A clubs, and Juventus secured his services. In his first season with Juventus in 1994, he won the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia. He further led Juventus to a UEFA Champions League title in 1996, the 1996 UEFA Super Cup, and the 1996 Intercontinental Cup, alongside multiple league titles. After five seasons with Juventus, Lippi moved to Inter Milan in 1999, reaching the 2000 Coppa Italia final. He returned to Juventus in 2001, securing two more Serie A titles and guiding the team to the 2003 UEFA Champions League final. In 2004, Lippi was appointed head coach of the Italy national team, leading them to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He later had a second stint with the Italian national team from 2008 to 2010.
From 2012 to 2014, Lippi managed Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande, where he achieved significant success by winning three consecutive Chinese Super League titles from 2012 to 2014, the 2012 Chinese FA Cup, and the 2013 AFC Champions League. This made him the first and only coach to win both the UEFA Champions League and the AFC Champions League. He briefly served as the club’s director of football before moving on to manage the China national team from 2016 to 2019, with a brief return in 2019. Lippi announced his retirement from coaching in October 2020.
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