also drawn criticism at times from his managers for committing too many rash fouls and for having a tendency to pick up cards. Primarily a midfielder, throughout his career, he has also played as a right-back on occasion. Due to his technical characteristics and wide range of skills, he has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, in front of the back-line, courtesy of his good feet, distribution, and ability to switch the play. Coaching career On 12 January 2017, it was announced, that Blasi had joined Italian amateur club CPC 2005 Civitavecchia. However, in September 2017, he was announced as the club's new manager. On 23 May 2019, Blasi was named manager of the Maltese club of Hamrun Spartans for his first professional experience as a manager. despite reaching the quarter finals in the Maltese FA Trophy, he has been sacked by the club on the beginning of February 2020. Career statistics Club International Honours Chennaiyin FC Indian Super League: 2015 References External links Player profile on Napoli's official website Profile at Football.it Profile at La gazzetta dello Sport Profile at FIGC 1980 births Living people People from Civitavecchia Footballers from Lazio Italian footballers Italian expatriate footballers Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Italy international footballers A.S. Roma players U.S. Lecce players A.C. Perugia Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players Juventus F.C. players ACF Fiorentina players S.S.C. Napoli players Palermo F.C. players Delfino Pescara 1936 players S.S.D. Varese Calcio players Chennaiyin FC players S.S. Ischia Isolaverde players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Indian Super League players Expatriate footballers in India Association football midfielders Doping cases in association football Italian sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital Ayia Napa FC managers