 After his retirement, he stayed in Carpi as an assistant coach for the 2012–13 season.In July 2013 he was announced as new head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Gavorrano; he was fired later in November due to poor results.He subsequently relocated to Australia and worked for two years as youth coach for Eastern United FC, before moving back to Italy in November 2015 to accept an offer as youth coach for the "Berretti" team of third division club Südtirol.