for the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship under Claudio Gentile, forming the Italian midfield with Matteo Brighi, Andrea Pirlo and Manuele Blasi, as they reached the semi-finals. Marchionni made his senior debut for the national team on 12 November 2003, under Giovanni Trapattoni, in a 3–1 friendly defeat to Poland in Warsaw. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup he was one of the four backup players for the 23-men main squad to step in for any possible injuries. However, he did not take part in the final tournament under Marcello Lippi, and thus never received a winners medal. Despite playing in Serie B with Juventus during the 2006–07 season, he received another call-up to Italian national team in September 2006, where he won his third cap under Roberto Donadoni in a 1–1 home draw against Lithuania in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match on 2 September. On 30 August 2009, he was called up again by Lippi after a three-year absence from the Italian national side, taking part in Italy's 2–0 away win against Georgia on 5 September, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. In total, he obtained 6 caps for Italy between 2003 and 2009. Coaching career After retiring as a player, Marchionni agreed to stay at Carrarese, becoming the assistant to head coach Silvio Baldini. In October 2020 he became the head coach of Foggia. On 11 September 2021, he was hired by Novara in Serie D. On his first season in charge, he won the Group A title, thus immediately leading Novara back to Serie C. After working with Novara during the pre-season, on 18 August 2022 Marchionni parted ways with the club. On 16 January 2023, he was re-hired as Novara manager. Career statistics Honours Player Parma Coppa Italia: 2001–02 Juventus Serie B: 2006–07 Manager Novara Serie D: 2021–22 (Group A) References External links Career statistics on aic.football.it 1980 births Living people People from Monterotondo Footballers from Lazio Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Italy international footballers Association football wingers Empoli F.C. players Parma Calcio 1913 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Juventus F.C. players ACF Fiorentina players U.C. Sampdoria players Latina Calcio 1932 players Carrarese Calcio players Pol. Monterotondo Lupa players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Italian football managers Calcio Foggia 1920 managers Novara F.C. managers Serie C managers Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital