My Take
Honestly, Palladino's trajectory is one of those stories that makes you appreciate football beyond just goals and trophies. He had a decent career as a forward — most memorably at Juventus and Monza — but never became a household name as a player. What's remarkable is how seamlessly he pivoted to coaching and immediately looked like he'd been doing it his whole life. He took Monza to genuinely impressive heights, and then landing the Fiorentina job before moving to Atalanta showed the football world was paying attention. There's something compelling about a guy from a small town outside Naples who didn't set Serie A on fire as a player but is now quietly shaping it as a tactician. I find myself rooting for the understated ones like him.
Overview
Raffaele Palladino (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛːle pallaˈdiːno]; born 17 April 1984) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Atalanta.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Raffaele Palladino
- Name (Japanese)
- ラッファエレ・パッラディーノ
- Reading
- らっふぁえれ・ぱっらでぃーの
- Born
- April 17, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Mugnano di Napoli, Province of Naples, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.