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Fausto Pizzi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-07-21) 21 July 1967
Place of birth	Rho, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Parma (youth manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1992	Internazionale	39	(6)
1986–1987	→ Centese (loan)	27	(8)
1987–1989	→ L.R. Vicenza (loan)	64	(25)
1989–1990	→ Parma (loan)	37	(12)
1992–1993	Parma	23	(5)
1993–1995	Udinese	69	(17)
1995–1996	Napoli	32	(3)
1996–1997	Perugia	28	(4)
1997–1998	Genoa	18	(0)
1998–1999	Cremonese	34	(4)
1999–2001	Treviso	69	(13)
2001–2002	Cittadella	23	(3)
2002–2003	Reggiana	9	(1)
2003–2004	San Marino	16	(3)
2004–2005	Forlì	34	(2)
Managerial career
2007–2011	Parma U15
2011–	Parma U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fausto Pizzi (born 21 July 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2011, he has managed Parma F.C.'s most senior youth team.

Playing career

Pizzi was born in Rho. He started his career at Inter and spent the first five years of his career on loan, including one spell at Parma. He subsequently struggled to break into Inter's first team on a regular basis and moved to Parma in 1992, where he spent one year. He retired in 2005.

Managerial career

On 21 June 2011, Pizzi became the head coach of Parma's under-20 team, the primavera. He replaced Tiziano De Patre, who had decided to move to another team to pursue a senior coaching post. Pizzi had coached other Parma youth sides after joining the club in 2007.

Honours

Inter

• UEFA Cup: 1990–91

Parma

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1992–93