Manuel Iori

Manuel Iori (born 12 March 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and is currently a youth coach at Cittadella.

Iori started his professional career at Varese of Serie C1.

He then played for Serie D side Borgosesia before played 5 seasons in Serie C2.

In summer 2006 he joined Cittadella of Serie C1, where he won promotion playoffs in 2008.

He played 41 out of 42 league matches in his first Serie B season, helped the newcomer finished just above the relegation line.

In August 2009, he was signed by Chievo in a co-ownership bid.

Antimo Iunco was sent to the club on loan later as part of the deal.

After the injury of Luca Rigoni, he played as the starting central midfielder until the recovery of Rigoni.

He also played at 2009–10 Coppa Italia against Frosinone, substituted Rigoni at the 54 minute, on 25 November 2009 and the match against ACF Fiorentina as starter, which both team rested numbers of regular starter.

The match ended in a 2–3 loss.

In June 2010 Chievo bought him outright, co-currently Iunco who went on loan to Cittadella in 2009–10 season, was signed by Cittadella in co-ownership deal, for €500,000.

On 17 August 2010, he was loaned to Serie B side Livorno on loan with option to purchase.

On 20 July 2021, Iori was officially unveiled as the new coach in charge of the Primavera under-19 youth team at Cittadella, his last team as a player.