For millions of fans, Fabio Grosso’s name will forever be remembered for the events of the summer of 2006, when his converted penalty handed Italy World Cup glory against France in Berlin. The latest chapter of his career sees Grosso take the reins at Fiorentina.

Fabio Grosso's coaching journey began in Turin, at Juventus. In 2013, he joined the Juventus youth academy, before taking over the Primavera team under the supervision of then-sporting director Fabio Paratici. It was here that Grosso began to lay the foundations for his footballing philosophy: a fluid game based on a 4-3-3 formation and the development of young players. His triumph at the Viareggio Tournament in 2016, combined with reaching Serie A and Coppa Italia finals in the same campaign, saw him take the step up to senior football in Serie B the following season.

In the summer of 2017, Grosso took charge of Bari and managed to lead the club to the playoffs. However, following the club's elimination by Cittadella, the coach decided to leave his role. Grosso then moved to Verona, before spells in Serie A with Brescia and abroad at Sion, in Switzerland.

In March 2021, Grosso took charge of Frosinone. After guiding the team to safety in his maiden season, in the following campaign his side dominated Serie B, securing promotion with several games to spare.

Satisfied with his success in Ciociaria, Grosso chose not to renew his contract and decided to head abroad once more. In September 2023, he took over as coach of Olympique Lyonnais, having previously played for the French club between 2007 and 2009. However, his time in France ended prematurely, partly due to the off-field events that destabilised the club during that time period.

Grosso decided to move down to Serie B, embracing a challenge at Sassuolo, who had just been relegated and were determined to return to Serie A at the first time of asking. Under his astute management, the Neroverdi won the league title with five games to spare. The team broke the Serie B scoring record with 78 goals, spearheaded by Armand Lauriente, who was named both player of the season and topped the scoring charts.

In the season just ended the coach led Sassuolo to a comfortable survival in the top flight, achieving eleventh place in the league, which included impressive victories against Milan and Como.