He started his football career in the infrastructure of the Bologna team. He left football after being in Bologna in 1981-1982, Sampdoria in 1982-1997 for 15 years, Lazio in 1997-2000 and Leicester City in 2001, where he played only 4 matches.
Roberto Mancini in February 2001 Fatih TerimHe started to coach the Fiorentina team, which was vacated from . He won the Italian Cup that year. Later Lazio, Inter Milan and Manchester City coached their team.
He won the Premier League title while coaching Manchester City. He left Manchester City on 14 May 2013. The Italian coach is currently coaching the Italian National Team.