Enzo Maresca has moved six staff members from Leicester City to Chelsea, and Set Piece Coach Bernardo Cueva has also arrived from Brentford.
The 44-year-old Italian was named as the Blues’ new head coach Wednesday, following Mauricio Pochettino. He will start his new job on July 1st on a five-year contract with a club option for an additional year.
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Six staff members have joined him from Leicester, where he just won the Championship.
Roberto Vitiello (Assistant):
Played alongside Maresca at Palmero between 2014 and 2016, totaling 490 senior appearances. After retiring in 2020, he began coaching at Fiorentina and then assisted Maresca at Parma. The duo were fired after just 14 games in command. Then joined him at Leicester in 2023/24, and now Chelsea.
Willy Caballero:
Willy Caballero (Assistant) has won the Champions League, Europa League, and FA Cup with Chelsea, as well as the League Cup with Manchester City. Was Maresca’s teammate in Malaga, Spain. Played for Southampton for 18 months before joining Leicester in July 2023 and returning to Chelsea in June 2024.
Danny Walker
(First Team Coach) is Maresca’s assistant at Manchester City’s U23s. After Maresca left for Parma, I took over as Peterborough United’s Senior Professional Development Phase Lead Coach in 2022/23, and we later rejoined at Leicester.
Michele De Bernardin (Goalkeeper Coach):
During his four years in Parma, he coached both the Academy and the first team, working with Maresca. In 2022/23, he served as Goalkeeper Coach and First Team Coach for Sampdoria before rejoining Maresca at Leicester and later Chelsea.
Marcos Alvarez (Fitness Coach):
He first worked with Maresca at Parma before moving on to Leicester and now Chelsea. Had previously worked for Spurs under Juande Ramos, as well as Sevilla, CSKA Moscow, Real Betis, and SPAL in Italy’s Serie B.
Javier Molina Caballero (Analyst):
Brought to Leicester by Maresca, with whom he had worked at Parma, and then part of the team that followed to Chelsea. Has also worked at a number of Spanish clubs, including Atletico Madrid.
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