Vincenzo Italiano

Vincenzo Italiano (born 10 December 1977) is an Italian football manager, who is currently in charge of Spezia, and a former player.

Vincenzo Italiano
Personal information
Full name Vincenzo Italiano[1]
Date of birth (1977-12-10) 10 December 1977
Place of birth Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Spezia (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Trapani 7 (0)
1996–2005 Hellas Verona 196 (21)
2005 Genoa 9 (0)
2005–2007 Hellas Verona 52 (3)
2007–2009 Chievo 49 (7)
2009–2012 Padova 83 (9)
2013 Perugia 3 (0)
2013–2014 Lumezzane 11 (0)
Total 410 (40)
Teams managed
2014 Venezia (assistant)
2015–2016 Luparense San Paolo (youth)
2016–2017 Vigontina San Paolo
2017 Vigontina San Paolo
2017–2018 Union ArzignanoChiampo
2018–2019 Trapani
2019– Spezia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Karlsruhe in Germany to Italian parents, Italiano never played professionally in Germany, instead playing his full career in Italian football. He was a versatile midfielder, known for his tackling and passing. He played for Genoa and (for most of his career) Hellas Verona first in Serie A and later, in Serie B.

He made his debut in Serie A with Hellas Verona and then appeared in Serie A again, albeit briefly, with cross-city rivals Chievo on 14 January 2007[2] against Catania.

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, he started a coaching career in Veneto for a number of amateur teams. In 2017 he joined Union ArzignanoChiampo,[3] which won him interest from Serie C club Trapani who hired him for the 2018–19 season.[4]

Under his guidance, Trapani concluded the 2018–19 season in second place behind champions Juve Stabia, and then successfully contested the playoff phase, winning promotion to Serie B after defeating Piacenza 2–0 on aggregate.

He was subsequently hired by another Serie B club, Spezia, as the club's new head coach for the 2019–20 season. He achieved promotion with Spezia to Serie A for the first time in the club's history after edging Frosinone in the promotion play-offs.[5]

References
  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 215" [Official Press Release No. 215] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 10 March 2009. p. 4. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 18 January 2007.
  3. Serie D, due conferme in panca. Per l'Arzignano c'è Vincenzo Italiano‚ tuttomercatoweb.com, 2 June 2017
  4. "Rubino e Italiano si presentano" (in Italian). Trapani Oggi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "Serie B: Spezia win promotion to Serie A". Football Italia. August 20, 2020.


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