Career Summary

Marco Tardelli enjoyed a very successful football career, winning a World Cup medal with Italy, scoring in the final in 1982 against West Germany. In his early career, he played for Pisa and Como, before transferring to Juventus in 1975. During his time at the club he won many honours, including five Serie A titles, the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winner's Cup. In 1985, he transferred to Inter Milan before finishing his playing career in Switzerland.

He started his management career as head coach of the Italian Under-16 team and went on to serve as assistant coach of the Italian Under-21s under Cesare Maldini. After a period in club management, he returned as head coach of the Italian Under-21 squad and with them won the Under-21 European Championship in 2000.

He then became manager of Inter Milan, replacing Marcello Lippi during a difficult period for the club. He was replaced at Inter by Hector Cuper in 2001. He also had spells coaching Serie B club, Bari and the Egyptian National team before becoming Assistant Manager to Giovanni Trapattoni with the Republic of Ireland in February 2008.