 He also had several managerial spells in Serie B and Serie C, with teams such as Cosenza and Pisa, before joining Napoli's coaching staff in the role of the team's youth coach.During the late 1990s he also served three times as the club's caretaker manager, replacing Luigi Simoni, Giovanni Galeone and Renzo Ulivieri respectively.He was ultimately sacked by Napoli following the club's promotion to Serie A at the end of the 1999–2000 season.