Massimo Agostini (born January 20, 1964 in Rimini) is an Italian football manager and former striker.

Career

Player

Nicknamed the Condor, he started his professional playing career with Cesena in 1982. In 1986 he signed for AS Roma, scoring a total of six goals in forty appearances throughout two seasons. He then returned at Cesena before to join AC Milan in 1990, where he was however rarely featured in the starting lineup and played only 12 matches, scoring just two goals. He then played for Parma, Ancona (two seasons, the first in Serie A and the second in Serie B), Napoli (two seasons with 13 goals) before to return to Cesena in 1996. In 1999 he finally left Cesena, joining Ravenna, and successively spent seasons with minor league teams such as Spezia, Tivoli, Forlì and Cesenatico.

In 2005, at the age of 42, he accepted a move to Sammarinese Football Championship team Murata, winning two consecutive Sanmarinese titles and being part of the squad that was featured in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League 2007-08.

Additionally to his commitment with Murata, Agostini also played beach soccer, being part of the Italian national team, and serving also as their head coach from October 2004 to May 2007.

Coaching

He was manager of AC Milan between 10 June 2006 and 10 February 2007. In November 2007 Agostini was promoted player/coach of Murata, replacing Gianluigi Pasquali and leading his club to a double in his first season as manager, winning both the national championship title and domestic cup of San Marino.

In February 2009 Agostini was named new head coach of the San Marino U-21 national team, whilst continuing his duties as head coach of Murata.

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