Giancarlo Camolese

Giancarlo Camolese

Personal information
Date of birth	February 25, 1961 (1961-02-25)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Playing position	Manager (former midfielder)
Club information
Current club	Unemployed
Youth career
	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1979	Torino	0	(0)
1979–1980	Biellese	25	(0)
1980–1982	Reggina	53	(1)
1982–1986	Alessandria	125	(5)
1986–1988	Lazio	46	(0)
1988–1990	Padova	65	(0)
1990–1991	Vicenza	26	(1)
1991–1992	Taranto	32	(0)
National team
	s
Teams managed
2001–2002	Torino
2003–2004	Reggina
2005–2006	Vicenza
2007–2008	Livorno
2009	Torino
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Giancarlo Camolese (born February 25, 1961 in Turin) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player. He is currently without a club.

Career

Playing

Camolese started his professional career with hometown club Torino. He then played for Biellese, Reggina, Alessandria, Lazio, Padova, Vicenza and Taranto. He retired from professional football in 1993.

Coaching

Camolese started his managing career working as Torino's youth coach. He was appointed as first team coach in 2001 following Luigi Simoni's sacking, and led the granata to immediate promotion in Serie A and a safe escape from relegation one year later. Sacked on October 2002 because of poor results, he returned into coaching in 2003, replacing Franco Colomba at the helm of Reggina, and avoiding relegation once again; this however proved not to be enough for Camolese to be confirmed for the next season.

He served as Vicenza head coach in their 2005-06 campaign, as well as the first five Serie B 2006-07 matches, before being fired and replaced by Angelo Gregucci. He was appointed to replace Fernando Orsi as Livorno boss in October 2007, being however sacked himself on April 28, 2008, leaving Livorno down in bottom place with three league matches remaining.

On March 24, 2009 he made a comeback as Torino coach, replacing Walter Novellino at the helm of the granata with the goal to lead his club off the Serie A relegation zone. However, by the end of the season owing to the Granata's relegation, he was sacked and replaced by Stefano Colantuono.