He had a breakthrough during his two-year period at Tritium, leading the small club from Trezzo sull'Adda to two consecutive promotions from Serie D to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex-Serie C1) before accepting an offer from fallen giants SPAL, a former team of his as a player; however, this season, characterized by financial and off-field issues, ended with relegation to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
However, his stint at Carpi was cut short in March 2014 when he was removed from managerial duties due to disappointing results.
Vecchi left Inter in July 2018 to accept an offer as head coach of Venezia in the Serie B league; his experience was, however, short-lived, as he was dismissed on 11 October 2018 due to poor results.
[4] In 2019, he took over at Serie C club Südtirol, which he guided for two full seasons in the Italian third division with positive results.
[6] On 20 December 2023, Vecchi was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie C club Vicenza, signing a contract valid until 30 June 2025.