The former striker for Parma, Chelsea, Inter Milan and AC Milan (among others) signed for Al Ain FC in November 2023, after coaching in Italy (Parma youth teams in 2014-2015, Modena in 2015-2016), Argentina (Banfield in 2018-2019, Defensa y Justicia in 2019-2020), Brazil (Sao Paulo FC in 2021), Qatar (Al Duhail in 2022-2023).