Global InformationThiago Motta information
 Motta playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thiago Motta Santon Olivares[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1982[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bologna (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Juventus-SP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Barcelona B | 84 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Barcelona | 96 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Genoa | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Inter Milan | 55 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain | 166 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 434 | (43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Brazil | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Italy | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Genoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spezia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thiago Motta Santon Olivares (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈmɔtɐ]; Italian: [ˈtjaːɡo ˈmɔtta]; born 28 August 1982) is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Bologna.
A midfielder, Motta spent his early career at Barcelona, where he was injury-prone.[3] He played two and a half seasons with Inter Milan before joining Paris Saint-Germain in January 2012, winning 27 major titles all clubs combined. Motta also had brief spells with Atlético Madrid in Spain, and Genoa in Italy.
Born in Brazil, Motta also holds Italian citizenship.[4] After making one appearances for his country of birth in 2003, he represented the latter national team a total of 30 times since making his debut in 2011, scoring once. He appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and two European Championships with Italy, finishing second at Euro 2012.
Following his retirement in 2018, he coached the under-19 side of Paris Saint-Germain. In October 2019, he was appointed as Genoa's new manager, being fired in December following a poor run of results. In July 2021, Motta was appointed manager of Spezia, where he remained for one season, before taking over as manager of Bologna in September 2022.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Thiago Motta". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Second foot op for Motta". UEFA. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Azzurri più vicini all' Europa grazie al signor Fogagnolo" [Blues closer to Europe thanks to Mr. Fogagnolo]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 27 March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.