the situation in the league table was critical for Parma, being close to the relegation zone. Parma's results improved immediately under Donadoni, winning seven Serie A matches in a row, a club record. Parma would finish the season in eighth place in the league table, equal on points with seventh-placed Roma. Donadoni's initial contract ran until 2013, but this was extended by two years in October 2012, the longest deal club president Tommaso Ghirardi had made with a head coach. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Parma impressed and finished in a comfortable tenth place, despite initial fears it would be relegated. In 2014, Donadoni guided Parma to sixth place in Serie A, helping the club to qualify for the UEFA Europa League for the first time since 2007. However, their entry to the tournament was barred because of the late payment of income tax on salaries, failing to qualify for a UEFA license, for which the club would also be docked seven points during the 2014–15 Serie A season. The following season, Parma's continuing severe financial difficulties led to the club's eventual bankruptcy in March 2015, which meant the club be relegated. Although the FIGC allowed the club to complete the league season in Serie A, they finished bottom of the league in 20th place. Donadoni, who reported that he, as well as the Parma staff and players, had not received wages since July 2014, left the club at the end of the season. Bologna In October 2015, Donadoni was hired by newly promoted Serie A club Bologna as the club's new coach, replacing Delio Rossi. Donadoni parted with Bologna on 24 May 2018. Shenzhen On 30 July 2019, Donadoni was appointed as manager of Chinese club Shenzhen. Managerial statistics Honours PlayerA.C. MilanSerie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99 Coppa Italia runner-up: 1989–90, 1997–98 Supercoppa Italiana: 1992, 1993, 1994 European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94 European Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994 Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990AtalantaSerie B: 1983–84 Serie C1: 1981–82Al-IttihadSaudi Premier League: 1999–2000ItalyFIFA World Cup third place: 1990 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1994 UEFA European Championship semi-finalist: 1988 UEFA U-21 European Football Championship runner-up: 1986Individual''' MLS All-star: 1996, 1997 MLS Best XI: 1996 Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 1998 Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2015 AC Milan Hall of Fame Orders 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 1991 References External links