Antonio Gagliardi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Gagliardi | ||
| Date of birth | August 11, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Marostica, Italy | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iran national football team (assistant coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2021 | Italy national football team (match analyst) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Juventus FC (assistant coach) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük S.K. (assistant coach) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Saudi Arabia national football team (assistant coach) | ||
| 2025 | Parma Calcio 1913 (assistant manager) | ||
| 2025– | Iran national football team (assistant coach) | ||
Antonio Gagliardi (born 11 August 1983) is an Italian football coach who serves as an assistant coach for the Iran national football team under head coach Amir Ghalenoei.[1][2] He previously worked as a match analyst and assistant coach for the Italy national football team, contributing to their victory at UEFA Euro 2020.[3]
Gagliardi holds a UEFA Pro Licence.[3]
Career
Gagliardi began his coaching career in 2008 as a match analyst for the Italy national football team, working under managers including Roberto Donadoni, Cesare Prandelli, Antonio Conte, Gian Piero Ventura, Luigi Di Biagio, and Roberto Mancini.[4][3] He served as lead match analyst during UEFA Euro 2020, where Italy won the tournament.[3] He described the victory as completing a "perfect circle" after years of ups and downs with the national team.[3]
In the 2020–21 season, Gagliardi was an assistant coach at Juventus FC under Andrea Pirlo.[3] He later followed Pirlo to Fatih Karagümrük S.K. in Turkey for the 2021–22 season.[4]
From 2023 to 2024, he served as match analyst and assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national football team under Mancini.[5][2]
In 2025, Gagliardi joined Parma Calcio 1913 as assistant manager under Cristian Chivu, and briefly served as interim head coach for one match due to Chivu's suspension.[4]
In November 2025, he was appointed assistant coach of the Iran national team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[1][2]
Honours
As technical staff:
- UEFA European Championship: 2020 (with Italy)[3]
- Coppa Italia: 2020–21 (with Juventus)[3]
References
- ^ a b "From Azzurri glory to Persian ambition: Gagliardi joins Iran's coaching staff". Tehran Times. 2025-11-08. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Italian Gagliardi joins Iran's coaching staff". Iran Daily. 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Meet Antonio Gagliardi, Pirlo's assistant and Mancini's lead match analyst at Euro 2020". The Athletic. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Chi è Antonio Gagliardi, l'uomo che guiderà il Parma contro l'Atalanta". TuttoAtalanta. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Mancini builds staff for Saudi national team". Football Italia. 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2026-01-06.