Giacomo Gattuso (born 14 June 1968) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player, currently in charge as head coach of Serie C Group A club Novara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 14, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Como, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novara (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Como | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Como | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | SPAL | 10 | (0) |
| 1989–1995 | Como | 160 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Salernitana | 10 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Saronno | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Como | 24 | (0) |
| 1999 | Catania | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Novara | 47 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Canzese | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Canzese | ||
| 2004–2005 | Novara | ||
| 2005–2006 | Como | ||
| 2007 | Novara | ||
| 2012 | Novara | ||
| 2014 | Novara | ||
| 2020–2022 | Como | ||
| 2023– | Novara | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPlaying career
editGattuso's playing career has been mostly associated with hometown club Como, with whom he played up to Serie B level. He also played at the Serie B level for Salernitana.
Coaching career
editFollowing his retirement as an active player, Gattuso stayed at amateur side Canzese, his final club as a footballer, as their head coach.
He then joined Novara's coaching staff and served short stints as head coach between 2004 and 2005. He then joined then-Serie D club as their new head coach for the 2005–2006 season before returning to Novara as a youth coach.
In 2012 he was named co-head coach (together with Carlo Perrone) of Novara[1] before being moved back in charge of the Under-19 team weeks later due to poor results. He also served again as Novara's head coach in 2014 in the relegation playoff second leg against Varese.
In June 2020, he returned to Como as an assistant coach, being promoted to head coach in December 2020 following the dismissal of Marco Banchini. Under his tenure, Como's results improved considerably, with the club ending the season as Serie C Group A winners, thus achieving promotion to Serie B.[2]
After guiding Como throughout the 2021–22 Serie B campaign, Gattuso was confirmed in charge for the 2022–23 season but was shortly afterwards forced to relinquish his working duties at the club due to health issues. On 8 September 2022, Como formally announced that Gattuso required an extended leave of absence; therefore, they were considering hiring a new head coach as a replacement.[3] On 20 September 2022, Gattuso was formally replaced by Moreno Longo as permanent head coach.[4]
On 16 October 2023, Gattuso was hired as the new head coach of Novara in the Serie C league, thus returning once again to his former team as both a player and a manager.[5] After guiding Novara to safety, he agreed on a contract extension until 30 June 2026.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Gattuso-Perrone, ecco chi sono i nuovi allenatori del Novara" (in Italian). TuttoNovara. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "Gattuso e il Como in B: "Il giorno più bello della mia vita"" (in Italian). Corriere di Como. 2021-04-25. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: GIACOMO GATTUSO" (in Italian). Como 1907. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "MORENO LONGO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL COMO" (in Italian). Como 1907. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Giacomo Gattuso è il nuovo allenatore del Novara FC" (in Italian). Novara FC. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Novara, rinnovo fino al giugno 2026 per il tecnico Giacomo Gattuso" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-02.