| Manuel Belleri | |
| Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Brescia, Italy |
| Currentclub: | A.C. Milan Academy Tokyo (as technical director) |
| Position: | Right back |
| Years1: | 1993–1999 |
| Years2: | 1999–2004 |
| Years3: | 2004–2005 |
| Years4: | 2005–2009 |
| Years5: | 2007–2008 |
| Years6: | 2009 |
| Years7: | 2009–2010 |
| Years8: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs5: | → Atalanta (loan) |
| Clubs6: | → Bologna (loan) |
| Clubs7: | Lecce |
| Clubs8: | SPAL |
| Caps1: | 106 |
| Caps2: | 156 |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
Manuel Belleri (born 29 August 1977) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Since 2016 he is a technical director of A.C. Milan Academy Tokyo and resides in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Belleri started his career at Lumezzane. He played in Serie A for Empoli in the 2002–03 season. When Empoli failed to protect his place in 2004, Belleri, Di Natale and Cribari were sold to Udinese in a co-ownership deal, with Almirón and Nomvethe moving in the opposite direction.[2] Cribari and Belleri were sold to S.S. Lazio the next year. Belleri signed a 4-year contract in another co-ownership deal for €250,000 transfer fee. In June 2006, Belleri, Cribari, Pandev and Mauri were acquired outright from Udinese for €400,000, €3 million, €4 million and €3 million respectively.[3] [4]
In the mid-2007, Belleri was loaned to Atalanta B.C.[5] After the game against A.C. Milan on 25 January 2009, Bologna F.C. 1909 announced the signing of Belleri on loan.[6]
He joined Lecce on 31 August 2009 on a free transfer.[7]
Belleri obtained the license as a youth team coach in 2013.[8] In the same year Belleri was admitted to the course that teach sport directorship.[9]
In 2015 he was hired by A.C. Milan as one of the 16 trainers[1] (it|Tecnici) of A.C. Milan Academy. He was assigned a role that he would be sent to one of the 16 academies that located abroad (13 countries).[10]
In 2016 he moved to Tokyo, Japan as a technical director of A.C. Milan Academy Tokyo.[1] [11]