Coaching team to work with new City boss Maresca confirmed

Roberto Vitiello, Willy Caballero, Danny Walker, Michele De Bernardin, Marcos Alvarez, Denis Silva and Javier Molina will all be part of Maresca’s staff. Set piece coach James French and goalkeeping coach Richard Wright will continue in the roles they held during the 2025/26 season. Maresca was announced as City’s new manager on 29 June after signing a three-year contract with the Club. He will be joined by fellow Italian Vitiello, who will be his new assistant manager. The 43-year-old started his career at Parma and played for Cesena, Vicenza, Rimini, Siena and at Palermo along with Maresca. After finishing his playing career with Juve Stabia, he started coaching at Fiorentina, before teaming up with Maresca at Parma, Leicester and Chelsea. Willy Caballero joins as a first team coach and returns to City where he made 48 appearances as a goalkeeper with his penalty shootout heroics helping us to the 2013/14 League Cup trophy. The Argentinian is also a former team-mate of Maresca when they were together at Malaga in Spain under ex-City boss Manuel Pellegrini. Fellow first team coach Walker is another returning to the Etihad having worked at our Academy, with Maresca, before joining him at Leicester and Chelsea. De Bernardin will be the new Head of Goalkeeping, Alvarez has been appointed as the fitness coach, Silva will be a first team coach and Molina is the new analyst. All the coaches have a wealth of experience and have worked as part of Maresca’s team previously. Everyone at Manchester City would like to welcome the new coaching team.