Enzo Maresca
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Enzo Maresca (born 10 February 1980) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. Maresca began his professional career as a midfielder with West Bromwich Albion in 1998. He went on to play for several clubs in Italy, including Juventus, who loaned him twice for the duration of his contract and with whom he won the league title in 2002. After being released in 2004, he went to play one season with Fiorentina. He then resumed his career in La Liga with Sevilla (where he remained for four years) and Málaga, appearing in 134 games and scoring 17 goals in the competition after winning five major titles with Sevilla. In between his two spells in Spain, he also spent one year in Greece with Olympiacos. In 2012, he returned to Italy, where he played until his retirement in 2017, totalling 140 appearances and 17 goals in Serie A. Maresca represented Italy at youth level, including the Italy under-21 team, but was never capped at senior level. Upon his retirement, Maresca served as an assistant manager at Ascoli under Fulvio Fiorin for the 2017–18 Serie B season, and subsequently served as manager of the Manchester City U23 side, leading the team to the 2020–21 Premier League 2 title. He began his professional managerial career with Italian Serie B side Parma in 2021, but was dismissed later that year. He then returned to English side Manchester City in 2022, serving as an assistant manager under manager Pep Guardiola. He later managed Leicester City during 2023–24 season, leading the club to the EFL Championship, and earning promotion to the Premier League. The following season, he joined Chelsea, leading them to the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League title, his second trophy as a manager, also finishing fourth in the league and qualifying for the Champions League. His third trophy as a manager came when he led Chelsea to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup title. He left Chelsea on 1 January 2026 by mutual consent.