Football Career
Having emerged through hometown Brescia Calcio's youth system, Filippini stayed there for eight professional seasons, after having started – on loan – with amateurs Ospitaletto, the first of many teams he shared with his sibling Antonio. The pair made their Serie A debut on 31 August 1997, in a 1–2 loss at F.C. Internazionale Milano.
After one 1/2 seasons on loan to Parma AC, Filippini moved, alongside Antonio, to U.S. Città di Palermo, scoring four times in his short spell to help the Sicilians return to the top division after 31 years.
Filippini then hard three more solid seasons, one each with S.S. Lazio, Treviso F.B.C. 1993 and Bologna F.C. 1909 (the first two with Antonio, the latter in the second division), before signing with A.S. Livorno Calcio in 2007; in his second season, he appeared in only a handful of games – unlike his twin, which had joined the previous year – but helped the club in the successful promotion play-offs, after which he was released, at nearly 36, retiring shortly after.
In late January 2010, Brescia appointed Filippini as assistant coach of the Giovanissimi Nazionali youth team guided by Omar Danesi.
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