Leonardo Colucci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Cerignola, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juve Stabia (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Cerignola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Siracusa | 40 | (7) |
| 1995 | Lazio | 2 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Reggiana | 35 | (3) |
| 1996–2002 | Verona | 147 | (10) |
| 2002–2006 | Bologna | 112 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Cagliari | 26 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Cremonese | 33 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Modena | 55 | (0) |
| Total | 450 | (23) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Cesena (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2016 | Bologna Primavera | ||
| 2016–2017 | Reggiana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pordenone | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vis Pesaro | ||
| 2020–2021 | Ravenna | ||
| 2021–2022 | Picerno | ||
| 2022– | Juve Stabia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonardo Colucci (born 29 December 1972) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Serie C club Juve Stabia.
Career
Early career
Colucci started his career at his hometown club Cerignola, where he played in the regional Italian league divisions (Serie D and Interregionale). In the 1993–94 season, he signed for Siracusa of Serie C1. His performances for the club led to him being signed by Serie A side Lazio halfway through the 1994–95 season; he scored the winning and only goal in the last match of the season, against Brescia.
In the 1995–96 season, he left for Reggiana of Serie B. He played 35 league matches, out of a possible 38.
Verona
In the next season he played for Verona of Serie A. After the club were relegated in 1997, he won the Serie B Champion in 1999, helping the team return to Serie A.
He spent another 3 seasons in Serie A with Verona until they were relegated again in 2002.
Bologna
In July 2002, he left for Bologna. He played 85 league matches over 3 Serie A seasons, and followed the team as they were relegated to Serie B in 2005.
Late career
In August 2006, he joined Cagliari of Serie A. He made 23 starts for the club and 26 league appearances overall. In the summer of 2007, he left for Cremonese of Serie C1.
In September 2009, he joined Modena of Serie B on a free transfer.[1] He remained with the club until 2011, when he retired from professional football to pursue a coaching career.
Coaching career
On 14 February 2018, he was fired as the coach of Serie C club Pordenone.[2]
On 17 November 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Ravenna.[3]
On 15 November 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Picerno.[4] After guiding them to a spot in the promotion playoff, where they were eliminated in the first round, on 14 May 2022 Picerno announced they would not extend Colucci's contract with the club.[5]
In June 2022, Colucci agreed a deal with Serie C club Juve Stabia as their new head coach.[6]
Honours
Player
- Verona
References
- ^ "Diario gialloblu di Lunedì 21 Settembre e convocati per Modena-Empoli" (in Italian). Modena FC. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ "CONDUZIONE TECNICA PRIMA SQUADRA, COMUNICAZIONE UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 14 February 2018.
- ^ "E' Leonardo Colucci il nuovo allenatore giallorosso" [Leonardo Colucci is the new coach] (in Italian). Ravenna. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Serie C, Picerno: Colucci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Picerno, si interrompe il rapporto con Leonardo Colucci. La nota del club" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
External links
- Gazzetta dello Sport profile (in Italian)
- Use dmy dates from June 2013
- Italian footballers
- S.S. Lazio players
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
- Hellas Verona F.C. players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- U.S. Cremonese players
- Modena F.C. players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Association football midfielders
- People from Cerignola
- 1972 births
- Footballers from Apulia
- Sportspeople from the Province of Foggia
- Living people
- Italian football managers
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 managers
- Pordenone Calcio managers
- Ravenna F.C. managers
- Serie C managers
- S.S. Juve Stabia managers