Gian Piero Gasperini
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Gasperini while as Genoa manager in March 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gian Piero Gasperini | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Grugliasco, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atalanta (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1976 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | → Reggiana (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1978–1983 | Palermo | 128 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Cavese | 34 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Pistoiese | 34 | (0) |
| 1985–1990 | Pescara | 160 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Salernitana | 35 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Vis Pesaro | 61 | (0) |
| Total | 468 | (1) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–2003 | Juventus (youth) | ||
| 2003–2006 | Crotone | ||
| 2006–2010 | Genoa | ||
| 2011 | Internazionale | ||
| 2012–2013 | Palermo | ||
| 2013 | Palermo | ||
| 2013–2016 | Genoa | ||
| 2016– | Atalanta | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gian Piero Gasperini (born 26 January 1958) is an Italian football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Italian side Atalanta.
Playing career
Gasperini entered the Juventus youth system at the age of 9; during his stay at the youth system, he won an Allievi Nazionali championship and was in the Primavera squad, which included Paolo Rossi and Sergio Brio, that placed runner-up in 1976 behind Lazio.[2] After having played a handful of Coppa Italia matches with the first team, he was loaned to Reggiana and then sold to Serie B club Palermo in 1978. He stayed five seasons at Palermo, all in Serie B, but reached a Coppa Italia final in 1979, then lost to Juventus.
After two seasons with Cavese (Serie B) and Pistoiese (Serie C1), Gasperini moved to Pescara, where he finally gained his first opportunity to play in Serie A after the promotion in 1987. He made his Serie A debut in a home match against Pisa, ended in a 2–1 victory which featured a goal of his. In 1990 he left Pescara to join Salernitana, and retired in 1993 at the age of 35 after two seasons with Vis Pesaro.
Managerial career
Juventus (youth team)
In 1994 Gasperini returned to Juventus's youth system, this time as a coach.[3] He was initially coach of the Giovanissimi (U-14) for two years, followed by two other years with the Allievi (U-17). In 1998 he became the manager of the Primavera (U-20) squad.
Crotone
In 2003 he left Juventus to become head coach of Serie C1 club Crotone, where he readily guided his team to promotion in Serie B after play-offs. He stayed at Crotone for two more season in Serie B; he was sacked during the 2004–2005 season but appointed back soon later.
Genoa
From 2006 he was head coach of ambitious club Genoa, and led his side to a promotion to Serie A in his first season with the rossoblu. In the 2008–2009 season, Gasperini led Genoa to fifth place of Serie A, the highest placement for the team in 19 years, thus securing a UEFA Europa League spot, relaunching players like Diego Milito and Thiago Motta in a 3–4–3 formation and a particularly spectacular football style that was praised throughout Italy,[4] so much so that José Mourinho, manager of Serie A champions Internazionale, stated Gasperini was the coach who put him in greatest difficulty.[5] However, a poor start in the 2010–11 season, with 11 points in 10 games despite popular signings such as Luca Toni, Rafinha, Miguel Veloso and Kakha Kaladze, caused Gasperini's dismissal from his coaching post on 8 November.[6]
Internazionale
On 24 June 2011, Massimo Moratti confirmed that Gasperini would replace Leonardo as the manager of Internazionale.[7][8] However, on 21 September 2011, Gasperini was sacked after a dismal run of five winless games, including four defeats.[9]
Gasperini began his spell at Inter with a 2–1 loss against crosstown rivals Milan in the 2011 Supercoppa Italiana. In the first Serie A league game, Inter were then surprised by a caretaker-headed Palermo in a 4–3 defeat in Sicily, then followed by a scoreless home draw with Roma.
A 1–0 home defeat to Trabzonspor in the Champions League made matters worse, and Moratti sacked Gasperini after a shock 3–1 defeat to Serie A newcomers Novara.[10]
Palermo
On 16 September 2012, Gasperini was announced as the new manager of Palermo, a former team of his as a player, taking over from Giuseppe Sannino.[11]
On 4 February 2013, he was dismissed from his post following a 2–1 loss at home to Atalanta.[12]
On 24 February 2013, Gasperini was rehired as the Palermo manager, replacing Alberto Malesani after three games in charge.[13] On 11 March 2013, Gasperini was again removed from the post, this time by Giuseppe Sannino.[14]
Return to Genoa
On 29 September 2013, Genoa announced to have rehired Gasperini after almost three years since his previous spell ended.[15]
Atalanta
On 14 June 2016, Gasperini was appointed manager of Atalanta.[16]
Managerial statistics
- As of 3 December 2016
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Crotone |  |
2003 | 2006 | 127 | 54 | 34 | 39 | 42.52 | |
| Genoa | |
2006 | 8 November 2010 | 186 | 80 | 46 | 60 | 43.01 | |
| Internazionale | |
24 June 2011 | 21 September 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Palermo | |
16 September 2012 | 4 February 2013 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14.29 | |
| Palermo | |
24 February 2013 | 11 March 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Genoa | |
29 September 2013 | 14 June 2016 | 110 | 40 | 28 | 42 | 36.36 | |
| Atalanta | |
14 June 2016 | Present | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 64.71 | |
| Total | 468 | 188 | 118 | 162 | 40.17 | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.atalanta.it/site/team-staff/staff/gasperini-gian-piero.html
- ↑ (Italian) A history of Gasperini's playing career
- ↑ "Gasperini, ottimo settore giovanile Juve" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 5 December 2012.
- ↑ Smyth, Rob (14 April 2009). "Genoa put a new slant on second-season syndrome". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ↑ "Mourinho: "Gasperini è il meglio"" (in Italian). il Giornale.it. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Preziosi esonera Gasperini Al Genoa arriva Ballardini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Moratti: "Gasperini, fully satisfied"". 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Inter Milan appoint Gian Piero Gasperini as new coach". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "F.C. Internazionale announcement". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "F.C. Internazionale announcement". FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "ESONERATO SANNINO, SQUADRA A GASPERINI" [SANNINO SACKED, TEAM GOES TO GASPERINI] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/30360/palermo-confirm-gasperini-dismissal
- ↑ "ESONERATO MALESANI, RICHIAMATO GASPERINI" [MALESANI SACKED, GASPERINI RECALLED] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/31775/palermo-announce-sannino-return
- ↑ "Official: Genoa recall Gasperini". Football Italia. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Official: Atalanta appoint Gasperini". Football Italia. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.