“Except for Francesco Totti, I don’t see any club symbols or any standard bearers in this country. He made a choice to reject all other teams even if they offer more money.”
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Vincenzo Montella
Vincenzo Montella is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of the Turkey national football team.
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sports · Italian footballer and manager · association football player · association football coach · also Vincenzo Montella, Montella
Born 18 June 1974 · Q297768
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2026· 9 entries
Public attention spiked: 16,444 Wikipedia readers in one day, 32.4× the usual 507, with 3 article edits. Coverage that week: “Vincenzo Montella blasts fans and media critics of his Turkey team: ‘I cannot accept it’” (Yahoo! Sports).
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Yahoo! Sports: Vincenzo Montella blasts fans and media critics of his Turkey team: ‘I cannot accept it’
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Public attention spiked: 34,983 Wikipedia readers in one day, 69× the usual 507, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Managerial Statistics Updated stats
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Public attention spiked: 18,509 Wikipedia readers in one day, 36.5× the usual 507, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Come Vincenzo Montella è diventato un idolo in Turchia: dall’Adana alla Nazionale, sogna un Mondiale da protagonista con Yildiz e Calhanoglu” (Goal).
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Goal: Come Vincenzo Montella è diventato un idolo in Turchia: dall’Adana alla Nazionale, sogna un Mondiale da protagonista con Yildiz e Calhanoglu
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Fanpage.it: Il discorso di Vincenzo Montella in italo-turco nello spogliatoio della Turchia è travolgente
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Fanatik: Vincenzo Montella: 'I can't put it into words!' World Cup words from the Italian coach...
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Yahoo! Sports: Vincenzo Montella visits the BPER Training Centre
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2025· 2 entries
Fanatik: Vincenzo Montella: 'We know we can win'
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TUTTOmercatoWEB: Vincenzo Montella rinnova con la Turchia fino al 2028: un progetto molto ambizioso
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2024· 1 entry
The New York Times: Vincenzo Montella: No stranger to big matches
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2023· 1 entry
Won award: USSI EuroMed - Sustainability & Excellence Award (2023).
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2019· 1 entry
With the second spell lasting over eight months
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2017· 1 entry
And was subsequently appointed manager of Spanish side Sevilla
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2016· 2 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Milan (2016).
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And later that year, he won his first title as a coach with the club, the Supercoppa Italiana
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2014· 1 entry
“I want to compliment Francesco Totti, scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me as he is a great player.”
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2013· 3 entries
Won award: AS Roma Hall of Fame (2013).
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Won award: Enzo Bearzot Award (2013).
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Montella was inducted into the Roma Hall of Fame
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2012· 1 entry
Moved to Fiorentina, where he spent three seasons, leading the club to three consecutive fourth-place league finishes, the 2014 Coppa Italia final and the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League semi-finals
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2011· 1 entry
Later coaching Catania the following season
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2010· 1 entry
“Totti is a treasure for Roma, He is the greatest player of all time after Baggio.”
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2007· 3 entries
Joined Fulham in 2007.
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (2007–2008) — 13 appearances, 4 goals.
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Played for Fulham F.C. (2007–2007) — 10 appearances, 2 goals.
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2001· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with Roma (2000–01).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Roma (2001).
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2000· 3 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with Italy (2000).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2000).
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Won award: 5th Class / Knight (2000).
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1999· 4 entries
And four goals in a 5–1 win on 10 March 2002; this four-goal haul is still the record of goals scored in a derby match by a single player
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Played for AS Roma (1999–2009) — 192 appearances, 84 goals.
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Joined Roma in 1999.
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (1999–2005) — 20 appearances, 3 goals.
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1996· 3 entries
Won: Anglo-Italian Cup with Genoa (1995–96).
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Joined Sampdoria in 1996.
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (1996–1999) — 83 appearances, 54 goals.
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1995· 2 entries
Joined Genoa in 1995.
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Played for Genoa CFC (1995–1996) — 34 appearances, 21 goals.
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1990· 3 entries
Played for Empoli FC (1990–1995) — 51 appearances, 26 goals.
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Joined Empoli in 1990.
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Before moving to Serie B club Genoa in 1995, where he scored 21 goals in his only season with the club, at the end of which he lifted the Anglo-Italian Cup
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1974· 1 entry
Born 1974-06-18.
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