Federico Valente

Federico Valente (born 20 July 1975) is a Swiss-Italian professional football coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach of club Südtirol.

Playing career
Born in Solothurn to Italian parents from Sibari, he played his entire career in Switzerland as a goalkeeper for a number of minor league teams, among which FC Thun and FC Aarau.

Coaching career
After a brief stint as player-coach for Würenlos, Valente took on a coaching career in the youth tiers of Swiss football. In 2012, he took on a UEFA A licence.

From 2013 to 2017, he worked as a youth coach and match analyst for FC Zürich. He then left to join SC Freiburg as a youth coach, being promoted in charge of the Under-19s in 2021, having the chance to work alongside first team head coach Christian Streich during this period.

In June 2023, Valente left Switzerland to join FC Südtirol as their Under-19 coach. Later in December, he was promoted to head coach in charge of the Serie B first team following the dismissal of Pierpaolo Bisoli. Under his guidance, Südtirol ended the season in a comfortable mid-table placement.

On 14 June 2024, one day after being awarded a UEFA Pro licence by the Swiss football federation, Valente was formally confirmed in charge of the first team for one more season.