Francesco Cozza (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francesco Cozza | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Cariati, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Taranto (Head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994 | Reggiana | 3 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Vicenza | 18 | (2) |
1995 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Lucchese | 28 | (6) |
1996–1997 | Cagliari | 28 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Lecce | 27 | (2) |
1999–2004 | Reggina | 146 | (27) |
2004 | Genoa | 5 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Siena | 29 | (4) |
2005–2006 | → Reggina (loan) | 32 | (9) |
2007–2009 | Reggina | 52 | (10) |
2009–2010 | Salernitana | 15 | (4) |
Total | 383 | (67) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2013 | Catanzaro | ||
2013–2014 | Pisa | ||
2014 | Reggina | ||
2015–2016 | Reggina | ||
2016–2017 | Sicula Leonzio | ||
2017– | Taranto | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francesco Cozza (born 19 January 1974) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a playmaker in the role of attacking midfielder. He is currently in charge of Taranto.
Playing career
Born in Cariati, Calabria, Cozza started his career at A.C. Milan. He first signed for Reggiana in 1994, and in November left for Vicenza.
Cozza signed for Genoa C.F.C. at summer 2004, but left for A.C. Siena in January 2005. He returned to Reggina on loan for the 2005–06 season. Cozza returned to Siena in summer 2006, but left for Reggina again in summer 2007, in exchange with Alessandro Lucarelli.
Coaching career
On 29 June 2010, he signed a one-year contract with his former club Reggina, but as one of the coach assistant of youth team.[1]
On 2 July 2011, it was confirmed Cozza had accepted an offer to become new head coach of Catanzaro in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (fourth division).,[2] he recently passed the coach exam.[3]
References
- ^ "Francesco Cozza collaboratore dello staff tecnico". Reggina Calcio (in Italian). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Ciccio Cozza allenatore del Catanzaro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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- Living people
- 1974 births
- People from Calabria
- People from the Province of Cosenza
- Association football midfielders
- Italian footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Italian football managers
- A.C. Milan players
- Reggio Audace F.C. players
- L.R. Vicenza Virtus players
- S.S.D. Lucchese 1905 players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- U.S. Lecce players
- Reggina 1914 players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Robur Siena players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- U.S. Catanzaro 1929 managers
- Italian football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs