as the club narrowly retained its division status. Subsequently, 32-year-old Diana returned to Torino. On 4 January 2011 he mutually terminated his contract, re-signing for Bellinzona (on a permanent basis) the following day. International career After impressing for Sampdoria, Diana received his first call-ups to the Italian national team, making his debut in a friendly match with Spain on 28 April 2004. A regular for the Azzurri under Marcello Lippi, an injury prevented him from being picked to the squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. On 2 June 2007, in his last appearance, Diana assisted on Filippo Inzaghi's second goal against the Faroe Islands, in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. International goals Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first. Managerial career After retiring, Diana took up a role as youth coach at FeralpiSalò, being successively promoted as head coach later in November 2015. He completed the season in eighth place in the 2015–16 Lega Pro, not being confirmed for the following year. In August 2016, he was hired new head coach of Pavia, but resigned shortly thereafter, following the club's exclusion from Serie D due to financial issues. In February 2017, he was signed by Lega Pro club Melfi, failing to escape relegation by the end of the season. He returned into management in December 2017 as the new boss of Sicilian Serie C club Sicula Leonzio. On 20 November 2018, he was appointed head coach of Serie C club Renate, in relegation spot at the time. He guided Renate for three full seasons, the last of which ended with Renate topping the league for a long time until losing out to more renowned teams such as Como and Alessandria, and then losing to second-placed Girone B club Padova in the promotion playoffs. Following that, Diana agreed to leave Renate and accepted to join recently-relegated Serie C club Reggiana on a one-year deal, with an option of further extension in case of promotion to Serie B. Managerial statistics Honours Parma Coppa Italia: 2001–02 References External links Aimo Diana at Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (archived) 1978 births Living people Footballers from Brescia Italian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Brescia Calcio players Hellas Verona F.C. players Parma Calcio 1913 players Reggina 1914 players U.C. Sampdoria players Palermo F.C. players Torino F.C. players