Giovanni Ignoffo

Giovanni Battista Ignoffo (born April 3, 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer and current manager.

Giovanni Ignoffo
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Battista Ignoffo
Date of birth (1977-04-03) April 3, 1977
Place of birth Monreale, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Palermo 38 (0)
1996–1997Leffe (loan) 29 (0)
2000 Marsala 13 (0)
2000–2003 Avellino 93 (4)
2003–2004 Perugia 14 (1)
2004–2005 Napoli 32 (3)
2005–2006 Salernitana 32 (0)
2006–2008 Foggia 60 (3)
2008–2010 Benevento 43 (1)
2010–2012 Siracusa 50 (2)
2012–2014 Messina 50 (2)
Teams managed
2019 Avellino
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

A defender, Ignoffo started his career in his native Sicily, making his professional debut with Palermo.

He played 14 games and scored 1 goal in the Serie A in the 2003–04 season for Perugia Calcio.

Coaching career

After retirement, he joined Benevento as a youth coach in 2014. He left Benevento in 2017 to become the Under-17 coach of Palermo.

On 1 August 2019 he was named new head coach of Serie C club Avellino, a former club of his as a player.[1] The season started well, with 3 victories in first 4 games and 5th spot in the standings. However, on 16 October 2019, he was dismissed by Avellino, with the club gaining 1 point in 5 latest games and dropping to 14th position in the table.[2]

Honours

Perugia

References

  1. "Avellino, Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. "AVELLINO, INTERROTTO IL RAPPORTO CON MISTER IGNOFFO: EZIO CAPUANO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (Press release) (in Italian). Avellino. 16 October 2019.
  3. "Wolfsburg 0-2 Perugia (Aggregate: 0 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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