of the Allievi Nazionali, and then the Primavera (Under-19 squad). He subsequently joined the coaching staff of Roberto De Zerbi, following him during his tenures at Foggia, Palermo, Benevento, Sassuolo and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. In February 2022, together with De Zerbi and his coaching staff, he harrowingly fleed from Ukraine in the aftermath of the Russian invasion. On 16 June 2022, Possanzini agreed to return to Brescia as the club's Primavera youth coach. On 7 January 2023, he was named new head coach in charge of the first team following the dismissal of Pep Clotet, being however sacked just thirteen days later after suffering two defeats in both games in charge of the team. Coaching statistics References 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Ancona Association football forwards Italian footballers Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Ukraine Italian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Torino F.C. players S.S.D. Varese Calcio players Reggina 1914 players U.C. Sampdoria players Catania S.S.D. players Brescia Calcio players Palermo F.C. players U.C. AlbinoLeffe players FC Lugano players U.S. Cremonese players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Marche FC Shakhtar Donetsk non-playing staff Italian football managers Brescia Calcio managers Serie B managers