Diego Garzitto

Diego Garzitto (born 19 January 1950) is a French football coach and former professional player. He became the manager of Libyan club Al-Ittihad in August 2017.

Diego Garzitto
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-01-19) 19 January 1950
Place of birth Lestizza, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 30 (1)
1972–1973 AC Ajaccio 36 (0)
1973–1983 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux
Total 66 (1)
Teams managed
1984–1985 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux
1986–1992 Lons-le-Saunier
1992–1995 Besançon RC
1995–1996 FC Bourg-Péronnas
1996–1997 Vaulx-en-Velin
1998–1999 Jura Sud Lavans
2000 Chasselay
2001 Ethiopia U20
2001–2002 Mâcon
2002 Togo
2003–2004 TP Mazembe
2004–2006 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux
2006–2007 Ethiopia
2007–2009 Jura Sud Lavans
2009–2010 TP Mazembe
2010 Wydad Casablanca
2012–2013 Al-Hilal Omdurman
2013 CS Constantine
2014–2015 Al-Merrikh
2017 Al-Merrikh
2017– Al-Ittihad
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club career

Although born in Italy, Garzitto was raised in France, and spent his entire professional career in his adopted nation, playing as a defender for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and AC Ajaccio.[1]

Coaching career

After coaching in the lower-leagues of France,[2] Garzitto took charge of the under-20 national team of Ethiopia, leaving that position in August 2001.[3] He then took charge of the national team of Togo in July 2002, leaving two months later.[4] After returning to French club football for a period, Garzitto took charge of Ethiopia in December 2006, resigning two months later.[5] Garzitto later led the Congolese side TP Mazembe to the 2009 CAF Champions League title,[6] before later coaching Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca.[7]

He became manager of Sudanese club Al-Merrikh in December 2014.[8] He won the 2015 Sudan Premier League and 2015 Sudan Cup, and reached the semi-finals of 2015 CAF Champions League for the first time in the club's history, only losing to the eventual champions TP Mazembe.[9] He left the club in November 2015 due to late salary payments.[9]

In January 2017, he came back to manage Al-Merrikh in a hope to retrieve money allegedly owed to him.[10] In August, he became manager of Libyan club Al-Ittihad.[11]

References
  1. Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Garzitto's time is up". BBC Sport. 30 August 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. "Togo coach Garzitto resigns". BBC Sport. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. "Garzitto quits as Ethiopia coach". BBC Sport. 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. Steve Vickers (7 November 2009). "Mazembe clinch Champs Lge title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  7. "Moroccan champions fire coach Diego Garzitto". BBC Sport. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  8. Oluwashina Okeleji (5 December 2014). "Al Merreikh appoint Diego Garzitto as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. "المريخ السوداني يعلن رسميا رحيل الفرنسي جارزيتو". kooora (in Arabic). 30 November 2015.
  10. "جارزيتو: المال سبب رحيلي عن المريخ". kooora (in Arabic). 23 August 2017.
  11. "الاتحاد الليبي يعلن عن مدربه الجديد". kooora (in Arabic). 30 August 2017.
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