Gian Piero Gasperini
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | January 26, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Grugliasco, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| 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 | (11) |
| 1983–1984 | Cavese | 34 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Pistoiese | 34 | (4) |
| 1985–1990 | Pescara | 160 | (21) |
| 1990–1991 | Salernitana | 35 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Vis Pesaro | 61 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–2003 | Juventus (youth team) | ||
| 2003–2006 | Crotone | ||
| 2006–2010 | Genoa | ||
| 2011 | Internazionale | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gian Piero Gasperini (born on January 26, 1958 in Grugliasco, Province of Turin) is an Italian football coach.
He has been nicknamed "Gasperson" after Enrico Preziosi, president of Genoa, claimed Gasperini to be their Ferguson.
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[edit] Playing
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.[1] 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.
[edit] Coaching
[edit] Juventus (youth team)
In 1994 Gasperini joined once again Juventus's youth system, this time with coaching duties. He was initially coach of the Giovanissimi for two years, followed by two other years with the Allievi. In 1998 he became head coach of the Primavera squad.
[edit] 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 playoffs. He stayed at Crotone for two more season in Serie B; he was sacked during the 2004–2005 season but appointed back soon later.
[edit] 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,[2] so much so that José Mourinho, manager of Serie A champions Internazionale, stated Gasperini was the coach who put him in greatest difficulty.[3] 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 November 8, 2010.[4]
[edit] Internazionale
On June 24, 2011, Massimo Moratti confirmed that Gasperini would replace Leonardo as head coach of Internazionale.[5][6] However, after a dismal run of five winless games, including four defeats, Massimo Moratti confirmed that Gasperini had been sacked as head coach of Internazionale on September 21, 2011.[7]
Gasperini began his spell at Inter with a 2–1 loss against crosstown rivals AC 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 2011–12 UEFA Champions League made matters worse, and club president Massimo Moratti moved to dismiss Gasperini after a shock 3–1 defeat to Serie A newcomers Novara.[8]
[edit] Managerial Statistics
Updated: 20 September 2011
| Team | Country | From | To | Record | |||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Crotone |  |
2003 | 2006 | 127 | 54 | 34 | 39 | 42.52 | |
| Genoa | |
2006 | 2010 | 185 | 80 | 45 | 60 | 43.24 | |
| Internazionale | |
2011 | 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |
[edit] References
- ^ (Italian) A history of Gasperini's playing career
- ^ Smyth, Rob (2009-04-14). "Genoa put a new slant on second-season syndrome". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/apr/14/genoa-juventus-serie-a-gasperini. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "Mourinho: «Gasperini è il meglio»" (in Italian). il Giornale.it. 2 January 2009. http://www.ilgiornale.it/genova/mourinho_gasperini_e_meglio/03-01-2009/articolo-id=318396-page=0-comments=1. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Preziosi esonera Gasperini Al Genoa arriva Ballardini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 November 2010. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Genoa/08-11-2010/preziosi-esonera-gasperini-711744783778.shtml. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Moratti: "Gasperini, fully satisfied"". 24 June 2011. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=36672&L=en. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Inter Milan appoint Gian Piero Gasperini as new coach". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13909663.stm. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "F.C. Internazionale announcement". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 21 September 2011. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=37574&L=en. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "F.C. Internazionale announcement". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 21 September 2011. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=37574&L=en. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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- 1958 births
- A.C. Pistoiese players
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
- F.C. Crotone managers
- Association football midfielders
- Genoa C.F.C. managers
- Italian football managers
- Italian footballers
- Living people
- People from the Province of Turin
- Pescara Calcio players
- Salernitana Calcio 1919 players
- Serie A footballers
- U.S. Città di Palermo players
- Serie A managers
- F.C. Internazionale Milano managers
