Luigi Pieroni
Luigi Pieroni (born 8 September 1980) is a former Belgian professional football, who played as a forward, and current assistant manager of RFC Seraing.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luigi Pieroni | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RFC Seraing (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1991 | RFC Montegnee | ||
| 1991–1993 | Liège | ||
| 1993–1998 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Liège | 96 | (28) |
| 2003–2004 | Mouscron | 30 | (28) |
| 2004–2007 | Auxerre | 80 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | Nantes | 14 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Lens (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Valenciennes | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Gent | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Standard Liège | 19 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Arles-Avignon | 22 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2008 | Belgium | 24 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2019 | Standard Liège B (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | RFC Seraing (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Pieroni was born in Liège, Belgium. He finished the 2003–04 Belgian First Division season as topscorer with 28 goals while he was playing for R.E. Mouscron. He previously played with R.F.C. Liégeois, Auxerre and was loaned out to Lens and Anderlecht while he was under contract with the FC Nantes. In 2008, he signed with Valenciennes and in 2010 he returned to Belgium, where he signed with K.A.A. Gent. After a two-year stint with Standard Liège, he signed a contract with French Ligue 2 club AC Arles-Avignon on 19 July 2011. His playing career came to a halt in the end of the 2012–13 season when he retired at the age of 32 due to a long time Phlebitis.
Coaching career
In March 2016 it was announced, that Pieroni had returned to Standard Liège and should be working as a forward coach for the club's academy, scout for the first team and also as assistant manager for the reserve team.[1][2]
Pieroni left Standard in the summer 2019, to become the assistant manager of his former teammate, Christophe Grégoire, at Royal Football Club Seraing.[3]
Personal life
He has a son, Gianluca born on 4 January 2007.
International goals
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pieroni goal.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 March 2006 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City |  Luxembourg | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 November 2007 | Tofig Bahramov Stadium, Baku |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | Won | Euro 2008 Qualification |
References
- Pieroni devient coach des jeunes attaquants du Standard, dhnet.be, 21 March 2016
- Les quatre vies en rouche de Luigi Pieroni, lameuse.be, 5 April 2017
- LUIGI PIERONI RETROUVE CHRISTOPHE GRÉGOIRE !, rfc-seraing.be, 8 July 2019
External links
- Luigi Pieroni at WorldFootball.net
- Luigi Pieroni – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)