Francesco Vitucci
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| Universo Treviso Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 April 1963 Venice, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Coaching career | 1986–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1986–1994 | Reyer Venezia (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Reyer Venezia |
| 1996–2001 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2001–2007 | Pallacanestro Treviso (assistant) |
| 2007 | Pallacanestro Treviso |
| 2007–2009 | Pallacanestro Treviso (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2012–2013 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2013–2015 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2015–2017 | Auxulium Torino |
| 2017–2023 | New Basket Brindisi |
| 2023–present | Universo Treviso |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Francesco "Frank" Vitucci (born 5 April 1963) is an Italian basketball head coach, currently managing Universo Treviso in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Coaching career
[edit]Vitucci began his career as a basketball coach with the Reyer Venezia's youth team, and at the same time he was the assistant coach for seven years on the senior team of Venice. He later became the head coach of the team and achieved the promotion to Serie A in 1996.
After the bankruptcy of the club he went to Andrea Costa Imola. He took part of the Korać Cup and the Saporta Cup.
In 2003 he became assistant coach of Benetton Treviso, and stayed for seven years.
In 2010 Scandone Avellino offered him the bench as head coach for the next two seasons in Serie A in place of Cesare Pancotto.[1]
On 7 June 2012 Vitucci became the head coach of Pallacanestro Varese signing a contract for two seasons. Varese won the 2012–13 regular season with 46 points (23 victories and 7 defeats), but in the playoffs they were eliminated by Montepaschi Siena (4–3 in the series) at the semifinals.
In July he left Pallacanestro Varese and returned to Scandone Avellino for two more seasons.[2]
In December 2015 he became the head coach of Auxilium Torino.[3]
On 14 December 2017 Vitucci became head coach of New Basket Brindisi.[4]
On June 2, 2023, he signed with Universo Treviso of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[5]
Honours and titles
[edit]Head coach
- Pallacanestro Varese: 2000
References
[edit]- ^ "Francesco Vitucci e' il nuovo allenatore della Scandone Avellino" [Francesco Vitucci is the new head coach of Scandone Avellino]. Legabasket.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Risolto il rapporto tra Varese e Vitucci" [Vitucci leaves Varese]. Legabasket.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Si separano le strade della società e di coach Luca Bechi. Arriva Francesco Vitucci" [The streets of the club and Luca Bechi separate. Francesco Vitucci arrives]. auxiliumcustorino.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Happy Casa Brindisi hires Frank Vitucci as head coach". sportando.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Frank Vitucci È Il Nuovo Coach Della Nutribullet Treviso Basket! 2 Volte Coach Dell'anno". trevisobasket.it (in Italian). June 2, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vitucci Profile at Legabasket.it (in Italian)