Stefano Di Chiara

Stefano Di Chiara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-02-21) 21 February 1957
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Lazio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1976	Lazio	0	(0)
1976–1979	Pistoiese	97	(0)
1979–1980	Genoa	33	(0)
1980–1981	Cagliari	6	(0)
1981–1983	Cremonese	52	(0)
1983–1987	Lecce	117	(1)
1987–1988	Messina	19	(0)
1988–1989	SPAL	10	(0)
1989–1990	L'Aquila	25	(0)
1990–1991	Ascoli	1	(0)
Total		360	(1)
Managerial career
1993–1994	Cerveteri
1994–1995	Latina
1995–1996	Civitavecchia
1996–1997	Bastia Umbra
1997–1998	Chieti
1998–1999	Siena
1999–2000	Fermana
2000–2001	Ravenna
2001–2002	Novara
2002–2003	Taranto
2003–2005	Legnano
2005–2006	Pistoiese
2006–2007	Cisco Roma
2007–2008	Viterbo
2009	Como
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefano Di Chiara (born 21 February 1957) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender, and is the older brother of footballer Alberto Di Chiara, whom he played with during his time at Lecce, helping the club to achieve Serie A promotion for the first time in their history in 1985.

Playing career

Di Chiara was born in Rome. During his career, he played for Lazio (1973–76), Pistoiese (1976–79), Genoa (1979–80), Cagliari (1980–81), Cremonese (1981–83), Lecce (1983–87), Messina (1987–1988), SPAL (1988–1989), L'Aquila (1989–90), and Ascoli (1990–91).

Management career

Di Chiara has managed Cerveteri, Latina, Civitavecchia, Bastia Umbra, Chieti, Siena, Fermana, Ravenna, Novara, Taranto, Legnano, Pistoiese, Cisco Roma and Viterbo.

In February 2009 he was appointed as new head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Como. After guiding the team to promotion in the higher tier, in October 2009 he was fired due to poor results in the following Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2009–10 campaign.

Honours

Player

Pistoiese

• Serie C: 1976–77

Lecce

• Serie B: 1984–85