# Filippo Inzaghi
**Filippo Inzaghi** (born 1973 in Piacenza) is an Italian football manager and former striker, nicknamed "Pippo" or "SuperPippo", who is best known for eleven seasons at [AC Milan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ac-milan), where he won two Champions League titles and scored 126 goals in 300 official appearances, and for being a member of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning squad.[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/) • [2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) Since 1 July 2025 he has been head coach of Palermo FC in [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b).[3](https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/filippo-inzaghi-is-the-new-head-coach-of-palermo-fc)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Piacenza, 1973; in Piacenza's youth system from 1985, first-team debut at 18[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/) |
| Playing career | Piacenza, Leffe, Hellas Verona, Parma, Atalanta, Juventus (1997–2001), AC Milan (2001–2012)[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/) • [2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) |
| Career totals | 694 professional appearances, 316 goals; 70 goals in European competition[4](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/inzaghis-career/) • [5](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-bologna-tactical-analysis) |
| Milan record | 126 goals in 300 official appearances; 73 goals in 202 Serie A matches[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) |
| Major honors as a player | 2 Champions League (2003, 2007), 2006 FIFA World Cup, 3 Serie A titles (1998 with Juventus; 2004 and 2011 with Milan), FIFA Club World Cup 2007, 2 UEFA Super Cups, Coppa Italia, Italian Supercups[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) |
| Defining matches | Brace in the 2007 Champions League final against Liverpool in Athens; two goals in the 2007 Club World Cup final against Boca Juniors in Yokohama[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) |
| Current role | Head coach of Palermo FC, appointed 17 June 2025, contract to 30 June 2027[3](https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/filippo-inzaghi-is-the-new-head-coach-of-palermo-fc) • [7](https://www.transfermarkt.com/filippo-inzaghi/bilanz/trainer/25149) |
## Playing career
Inzaghi came through the youth ranks of his home-city club Piacenza, joining at 18, and made his professional debut there in the 1991/92 season, appearing three times without scoring.[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/) • [2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) He then moved through the lower divisions, with 13 goals in 21 games for Leffe in 1992/93 and 14 goals in 37 games for Hellas Verona in 1993/94, before returning to Piacenza and helping the club win promotion from Serie B in 1994/95.[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) A short spell at Parma in 1995/96, his [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) debut season, produced only 4 goals in 22 appearances, but a transfer to Atalanta restored his scoring: 25 goals in 34 games in 1996/97 made him the league's top scorer and attracted Juventus.[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) • [8](https://as.com/us/us/2018/07/30/futbol/1532909793_056493.html)
**Juventus, 1997–2001.** In his first Juventus season his goals were central to the Scudetto: he finished the 1997/98 league campaign with 18 goals, including the hat-trick that arithmetically clinched the title.[6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) He added the [Supercoppa Italiana](https://www.edgepedia.org/supercoppa-italiana) in 1997 and the [UEFA Intertoto Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-intertoto-cup) in 1999, and his output stayed high through 1998/99 (20 goals) and 1999/2000 (26 goals) before declining in 2000/01.[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/)
**AC Milan, 2001–2012.** Milan signed him in 2001, and his best season came in 2002/03, when he was the protagonist of the Champions League campaign that ended with the final in Manchester.[6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) That season Milan also won the [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia), with Inzaghi scoring in the last minutes of the return leg against Roma, and the [UEFA Super Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-super-cup) against Porto.[6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) In 2006/07 he reached what his own website calls the zenith of his career: two goals in the Champions League final against Liverpool in Athens, a match with what the site describes as a strong tinge of revenge after Milan's 2005 loss in Istanbul.[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) Months later he scored both goals in the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-club-world-cup) final against Boca Juniors in Yokohama.[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) Injuries limited several of his Milan seasons, yet he contributed to the 2003/04 and 2010/11 Scudetti, the latter clinched with two games in hand.[6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) He retired in the summer of 2012 after 126 goals in 300 official Milan appearances.[2](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi) • [8](https://as.com/us/us/2018/07/30/futbol/1532909793_056493.html)
## Style of play and scoring record
Inzaghi was an archetypal poacher, a striker who lived on positioning inside the penalty area rather than on build-up play, and he was known for studying the weaknesses of opposing defenders in detail.[5](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-bologna-tactical-analysis) • [9](https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/20-06-2023/inzaghi-presenta-suo-libro-galliani-vieri-4602136419057.shtml) His career total is given as 694 professional appearances and 316 goals by Bologna FC, and as 313 goals, including 70 in European competition, by a tactical analysis site that notes only Raúl, Lionel Messi, and [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.edgepedia.org/cristiano-ronaldo) had scored more in Europe at the time of writing.[4](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/inzaghis-career/) • [5](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-bologna-tactical-analysis) His own website records that no other Italian footballer has ever scored in all international club competitions.[6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/)
## Italy and the 2006 World Cup
His national-team career began with the European Under 21 title in 1994 and ended with two goals on the pitch at Torshavn, his last goals for Italy.[6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) At the 2006 World Cup in Germany he played one game, 30 minutes against the Czech Republic, in the tournament Italy won; in that match he scored the second goal that secured passage to the knockout round for the side that went on to become world champions.[10](https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/ITT/uefaorg/General/01/53/55/89/1535589_DOWNLOAD.pdf) • [11](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/filippo-inzaghi-moglie-figli/)
## Coaching career
Inzaghi moved into coaching at Milan, taking the Allievi (Under-17) team for 2012/13 and the Primavera (Under-19) side for 2013/14; in February 2014 his team beat [Anderlecht](https://www.edgepedia.org/anderlecht) in the final of the Viareggio Cup, his first trophy as a manager.[4](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/inzaghis-career/) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) In June 2014 he replaced [Clarence Seedorf](https://www.edgepedia.org/clarence-seedorf) as Milan first-team coach and led a weak squad to tenth place in Serie A in 2014/15, after which his contract was not renewed.[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/) • [5](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-bologna-tactical-analysis)
His most successful spells have come in the lower divisions. At newly promoted Lega Pro club Venezia from the summer of 2016 he won [Group B](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-b) with 80 points behind an extremely solid defense, took promotion to Serie B after ten years, and added the Coppa Italia Lega Pro; the following season Venezia reached the Serie B playoff semi-finals, losing to Palermo.[4](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/inzaghis-career/) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) He then coached Bologna in Serie A from June 2018, followed by [Benevento](https://www.edgepedia.org/benevento), where the 2019/20 Serie B title brought the club to Serie A with a championship his website describes as a record-setting march.[4](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/inzaghis-career/) • [6](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/) Subsequent posts were Brescia (2021–2022), Reggina (2022–2023), and [Salernitana](https://www.edgepedia.org/salernitana) (2023–2024).[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/)
At Pisa in 2024/25 he used a 3-4-2-1 formation and led the Tuscan club to second place in Serie B and promotion to Serie A for the first time in 34 years.[12](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-tactics-pisa-2024-2025-tactical-analysis) • [13](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13285444/filippo-inzaghi-interview-pisa-on-course-for-promotion-to-serie-a-for-first-time-in-34-years-under-legendary-striker) On 17 June 2025 Palermo FC announced him as head coach on a multi-year contract starting 1 July, with Transfermarkt listing the deal as running to 30 June 2027.[3](https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/filippo-inzaghi-is-the-new-head-coach-of-palermo-fc) • [7](https://www.transfermarkt.com/filippo-inzaghi/bilanz/trainer/25149) In his first Palermo season the club sat in the Serie B promotion places, and he has kept the team in promotion contention.[14](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/pink-is-elegance-sensitivity-light-and-black-is-battle-together-they-tell-the-story-of-the-palermitan-soul-historic-italian-club-palermo-plot-course-for-serie-a-return-after-financial-hardship-and-city-football-group-investment) • [15](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/generacion-de-italia-2006-de-heroes-a-villanos-f202604-n/)
## Family and other notes
His younger brother, [Simone Inzaghi](https://www.edgepedia.org/simone-inzaghi), three years his junior, is also a prominent coach, and the two are frequently compared; Simone's coaching career has drawn the larger share of recent attention, while Filippo has been described as still seeking a defining achievement as a technician despite his promotions with Pisa and earlier clubs.[16](https://www.magliarossonera.it/img202223/immuff/2223MilInt_cl/giornali_pre_cdseraspeciale.pdf) • [17](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/31/simone-inzaghi-l-entraineur-qui-mene-une-contre-revolution-sur-le-banc-de-l-inter-milan_6609485_3242.html) In 2023 Inzaghi published an autobiography, *Il momento giusto*, written with the journalist G.B. Olivero.[1](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/)
## References
1. [Inzaghi, Filippo – Enciclopedia Treccani](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-inzaghi/)
2. [Filippo Inzaghi: stats and matches – AC Milan Hall of Fame](https://www.acmilan.com/en/hall-of-fame/inductees/filippo-inzaghi)
3. [Filippo Inzaghi is the new head coach of Palermo FC – Palermo FC](https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/filippo-inzaghi-is-the-new-head-coach-of-palermo-fc)
4. [Inzaghi's career – Bologna FC](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/inzaghis-career/)
5. [Filippo Inzaghi's tactical philosophy at Bologna – Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-bologna-tactical-analysis)
6. [Trophies – Filippo Inzaghi Official Website](https://filippoinzaghi.com/eng/trophies/)
7. [Filippo Inzaghi – Transfermarkt manager profile](https://www.transfermarkt.com/filippo-inzaghi/bilanz/trainer/25149)
8. [¿Qué fue de Filippo 'Pippo' Inzaghi? – AS](https://as.com/us/us/2018/07/30/futbol/1532909793_056493.html)
9. [Inzaghi presenta il suo libro con Galliani e Vieri – La Gazzetta dello Sport](https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/20-06-2023/inzaghi-presenta-suo-libro-galliani-vieri-4602136419057.shtml)
10. [2010/11 UEFA Champions League group stage statistics handbook – UEFA](https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/ITT/uefaorg/General/01/53/55/89/1535589_DOWNLOAD.pdf)
11. [Filippo Inzaghi, intervista: moglie e figli – Radio Deejay](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/filippo-inzaghi-moglie-figli/)
12. [Filippo Inzaghi Tactics At Pisa SC 2024/2025 – Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/filippo-inzaghi-tactics-pisa-2024-2025-tactical-analysis)
13. [Filippo Inzaghi interview: Pisa on course for promotion – Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13285444/filippo-inzaghi-interview-pisa-on-course-for-promotion-to-serie-a-for-first-time-in-34-years-under-legendary-striker)
14. [Palermo plot course for Serie A return – FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/pink-is-elegance-sensitivity-light-and-black-is-battle-together-they-tell-the-story-of-the-palermitan-soul-historic-italian-club-palermo-plot-course-for-serie-a-return-after-financial-hardship-and-city-football-group-investment)
15. [Generación de Italia 2006 – AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/generacion-de-italia-2006-de-heroes-a-villanos-f202604-n/)
16. [Mercoledì 10.05.2023 – Maglia Rossonera](https://www.magliarossonera.it/img202223/immuff/2223MilInt_cl/giornali_pre_cdseraspeciale.pdf)
17. [Simone Inzaghi, l'entraîneur qui mène une contre-révolution – Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/31/simone-inzaghi-l-entraineur-qui-mene-une-contre-revolution-sur-le-banc-de-l-inter-milan_6609485_3242.html)
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