Solinas obtained his coaching license
UEFA A and
UEFA Pro Licence with the
Italian Football Federation at the prestigious school of Italian coaches FIGC settore tecnico
Coverciano. He Coached several clubs in
Algeria including
ES Sétif,
CR Belouizdad,
JSM Bejaia and
MC Oran. He also managed
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) in Saudi Arabia.
ES Sétif In 2010, Solinas moved to Africa where he was appointed as head coach of Algerian club
ES Sétif when the president of the club
Abdelhakim Serrar, offered him the managerial role. On 27 August 2010, he made his debut with a brilliant 3–0 in the return leg the group stage of
2010 CAF Champions League against Zimbabwe side
Dynamos F.C. In December 2010, Solinas led ES Sétif to win the
North African Cup Winners Cup, also known as the
UNAF Nessma Cup, beating Libyan side
Al-Nasr Benghazi in the final. After the success, on 22 December 2010, he resigned citing family reasons. Despite the team was at the top of the league table.
CR Belouizdad In July 2011, he came back to North Africa where he reached an agreement with Algerian club
CR Belouizdad to become the head coach of the club succeeding at the Argentine
Miguel Angel Gamondi but in November 2011, he resigned.
JSM Béjaïa In January 2013, he was appointed as manager of the club
JSM Béjaïa in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, to replace the Frenchman coach
Alain Michel. During his time with the club, Solinas guided JSM Béjaïa to a historic qualification into the 1/8th final of the
2013 CAF Champions League beating Ghana champions,
Asante Kotoko SC with a favorable aggregate score of 2–1, where JSM Béjaïa lost against Tunisia giants
Espérance de Tunis relegating them to the Confederation Cup. He finished the season by leading JSM Béjaïa against Tunisian side
Etoile du Sahel in an
CAF Confederation Cup play-off.
MC Oran In late June 2013, he reached an agreement with Algerian club
MC Oran to become the head coach of the club, but In November 2013, he was sacked after his defeat 0–1 in the championship against
USM Alger.
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) In December 2013, Solinas moved to the Middle East where he was appointed as manager of Saudi club
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) replacing the Belgian manager
Marc Brys. The club was involved in a relegation fight, he saved the club from relegation with a sixth-place finish in the league table. Solinas led Al-Faisaly FC to qualify for the
2015 GCC Champions League formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs.
Free State Stars In December 2015 South African club
Free State Stars F.C. announced Solinas as new head coach, with former Bafana Bafana international
Bradley Carnell as an assistant. He replaced German football manager
Ernst Middendorp as head coach of the club. Solinas went back as head coach on 30 September 2016, On 11 January, Solinas left Free State Stars with the mutual termination of the contract.
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) - return Solinas returned to Al-Faisaly on 1 March 2017. The club was involved in a relegation fight, he saved the club from relegation.
Kaizer Chiefs Solinas was appointed the head Coach of Kaizer Chiefs, during the 2018/2019 season. On 7 December 2018, Kaizer Chiefs and Solinas agreed the termination of his contract. He did not finish the season with Kaizer Chiefs.
CS Sfaxien Solinas was appointed head coach of the club in 2021.
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) - second return On 16 March 2023, Solinas was appointed as the manager of Al-Faisaly for the third time.
Al-Najma On 7 September 2023, Solinas was appointed as manager of
Al-Najma.
Al-Merrikh On 13 July 2024, Solinas was appointed as manager of Sudanese club
Al-Merrikh SC.
Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) - third return On 27 July 2025, Solinas was appointed as manager of
Al-Faisaly for the fourth time. ==References==