Career Summary

Tardelli started his managing career as head coach of the Under 16 Italian national team in 1988, immediately after his retirement. Two years later, he became the assistant coach of Cesare Maldini for the Under 21 team. In 1993 he was joined by Como of Serie C1. He led Como to promotion into Serie B, but without being able to avoid relegation the next year.

In 1995 he took over Cesena, another Serie B team. Tardelli would spend three seasons with Cesena before leaving to become head coach of the Italian Under 21 team. He would win the Under 21 European Championship the following year. His success with the Italian Under 21 side, led Tardelli to become the manager of International for the 2000-01 season. His tenure with the Nerazzurri would be short, following a string of embarrassing defeats especially a 6-0 defeat to local rivals AC Milan, Tardelli was fired in June 2001. Tardelli did not have much luck in the coaching jobs that followed, which included spells with Bari, the Egyptian national team and Arezzo. He ultimately fired from all of his positions.

He served for a short time as part of the administrative council of his old club Juventus in 2006; before becoming Assistant Manager to Giovanni Trapattoni with the Republic of Ireland national football team in February 2008.