 In 2017 he took on his first head coaching job at Serie C club Südtirol.After two seasons ended with two consecutive promotion playoff appearances, on 7 June 2019 he left Südtirol for Serie B club Ascoli.He was sacked by Ascoli on 27 January 2020 following a 0–1 home loss to Frosinone that left the club to the bottom half of the Serie B league table.