Andrea Pisanu

Andrea Pisanu (born 7 January 1982) is an Italian association football coach and former player, current coach of Sliema Wanderers.

Andrea Pisanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-07) 7 January 1982
Place of birth Cagliari, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sliema Wanderers
Youth career
Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Cagliari 2 (0)
1999–2000 → Siena (loan) 11 (0)
2001–2004 Verona 26 (2)
2004 → Varese (loan) 13 (1)
2004–2010 Parma 82 (8)
2010–2015 Bologna 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Prato (loan) 23 (11)
2013 → Montreal Impact (loan) 14 (1)
2014 → Prato (loan) 10 (2)
2014–2015 → Sliema Wanderers (loan) 25 (5)
Teams managed
2016–2018 Melita
2019–2020 Balzan (assistant)
2020– Sliema Wanderers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2015

Club career

Pisanu joined Hellas Verona F.C. from hometown club Cagliari Calcio in February 2001 for 800 million lire (€413,166).[1][2] He was a member of the reserve team during the 2001–02 season.[3] In June 2002 Verona acquired Pisanu outright from Cagliari.[4] In January 2004 Pisanu left for Varese.[5]

In mid-2004 Pisanu joined Serie A club Parma F.C. along with Alessandro Elia and Marco Fanna. During his ​5 1⁄2 year stay he played an average of 15 games per seasons. He failed to play any game during the 2009–10 Serie A after winning promotion for the club in 2009 as the runner-up of the 2008–09 Serie B.

Bologna

In January 2010 he joined Bologna in a co-ownership deal, in a direct swap with Francesco Valiani. Both players were valued at €2.5 million for half of the registration rights.[6][7] It allowed both clubs to make a profit with the move, notably about €3.5 million for Valiani[8] and €4,919,160 for Pisanu.[9] In the same window both clubs also swapped Alessandro Elia and Riccardo Pasi.

In June 2011 Parma acquired Valiani outright and Pisanu jointed Bologna outright. Elia and Pasi also returned to their mother club. Elia was valued an aggressive price of €1.5 million and Pasi's 50% rights were valued at an aggressive price of €1.6 million; Valiani's residual rights for €2.8 million and co-currently sold Pisanu outright for €2.5 million. The four deals netted Bologna €200,000.[10][11]

In August 2011 Pisanu joined Prato. While with Prato the midfielder had a fine season scoring 11 goals in 23 matches in the third division. In the following season he returned to Bologna. On 3 January 2013, Bologna signed an agreement with Montreal Impact in MLS to loan Pisanu to the Canadian club.[12] In January 2014 Pisanu returned to Prato,[13] as well as in August 2014 to Malta.[14]

Malta

Pisanu spent one year at Sliema Wanderers from 2014 to 2015.[15][16]

Managerial career

In 2016, following the end of his career as a player, Pisanu was appointed as the coach of Malta Division One team Melita.[15] He left Melita in June 2018 to make room for new head coach Edmond Lufi[17]

After a short spell as assistant coach of Jacques Scerri at Balzan, on february 2020 Pisanu has been name head coach of the Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers[18].

Honors

Montreal Impact

References
  1. Hellas Verona FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2001 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  2. "Campagna Acquisti: All'Hellas Anche Pisanu" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 9 February 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. "Primavera: Cossu e Pisanu mettono K.O. il Venezia" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 4 November 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. "Comproprietà: Aperte le buste, Andrea Pisanu resta all'Hellas, Luca Girelli a L'Aquila" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. "Calciomercato: Andrea Pisanu ceduto in prestito al Varese" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. "Bilancio intermedio al 31 dicembre 2010: Nota integrativa: parte 1" (PDF). Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 4 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  7. "Bilancio intermedio al 31 dicembre 2010: Nota integrativa: parte 2" (PDF). Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 4 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  8. http://www.ju29ro.com/contro-informazione/3370-bilancio-bologna-200910-continuita-grazie-alla-nuova-proprieta.html
  9. Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 (in Italian)
  10. Bologna FC 1909 Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
  11. Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
  12. http://www.goal.com/en-ca/news/4175/major-league-soccer/2013/01/03/3646236/bologna-sends-pisanu-on-loan-to-the-montreal-impact
  13. "Pisanu al Prato" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  14. "Pisanu allo Sliema" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  15. Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Melita to appoint Pisanu as coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  16. Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Retiring Pisanu has no regrets". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  17. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180608/football/new-coaching-set-up-at-melita-fc.681197
  18. "Pisanu named as Sliema Wanderers coach". Times of Malta. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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