[citation needed] Giovagnoli played professionally as a centre-back in his native Italy between 1987 and 2003, appearing for Sansepolcro and Arezzo in Serie D, and most notably in Serie C for Rondinella Firenze where he partnered future World Cup winner Andrea Barzagli in central defence.
He began working as technical director of AC Milan Soccer Camps in Italy and the United States in 2014.
He also became director of coaching at the Metropolitan Oval Academy in New York in September 2014 and gained a USSF A Licence in June 2018.
He was appointed as interim head coach of Dundalk on 25 August 2020 until the end of the 2020 League of Ireland season.
[13] In addition, he serves as the Technical Director of Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport FC, joining in July 2023.