Gaetano D'Agostino

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Gaetano D'Agostino
D'Agostino with Udinese in 2008
Personal information
Full name Gaetano D'Agostino
Date of birth (1982-06-03) 3 June 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1998 Palermo
1998–2000 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Roma 1 (0)
2001–2003 Bari 63 (2)
2003–2005 Roma 22 (1)
2005–2006 Messina 42 (5)
2006–2010 Udinese 114 (12)
2010–2011 Fiorentina 20 (5)
2011–2014 Siena 40 (7)
2013 → Pescara (loan) 7 (2)
2014 Fidelis Andria 9 (0)
2014–2015 Benevento 17 (1)
2015–2016 Lupa Roma 19 (1)
Total 354 (36)
International career
1998 Italy U16 7 (0)
1997–1999 Italy U17 15 (6)
1999–2001 Italy U19 10 (3)
2002–2004 Italy U21 17 (4)
2009 Italy[1] 5 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Anzio
2017–2018 Virtus Francavilla
2018–2019 Alessandria
2019–2021 Lecco
2021–2022 Vibonese
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gaetano D'Agostino (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaeˈtaːno daɡoˈstiːno]; born 3 June 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer and current coach. Usually a playmaker, D'Agostino is best known for his incisive passing.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

D'Agostino was brought up in the Palermo youth system,[citation needed] in Roma youth system only for two seasons because he was progressing enormously and,[citation needed] in 2001, went to Bari with co-ownership rights as part of the deal that brought Antonio Cassano to Roma. He was tagged for 5 billion Italian lire for 50% of the rights.[2] He then came back to Roma for €1,291,142[3] and signed a new three-year contract in June 2003 in but did not figure much.[citation needed]

Messina[edit]

In January 2005 he was loaned to Messina on loan with option to sign in co-ownership deal for €750,000.[4][5] In half a season at Messina, he made 42 appearances and scored 4 goals, being instrumental for the club's impressive performances in the Serie A league, including a seventh place in 2004–05, the best top flight placement in Messina history.

In June 2006 Messina bought the remaining rights for €60,000.[6]

Udinese[edit]

On 7 July 2006, he was bought by Udinese for a reported €1.2 million,[7] where he firmly established himself as a regular, also achieving a place in the Italy national team during his stay with the Friuli-based side. He made sensational performances during the 2008–2009 Serie A season.

Fiorentina[edit]

On 3 June 2010, he was sold to Fiorentina[8] for a reported fee between €9 and 10 million.[9][10] La Viola later announced they signed him in a co-ownership deal,[11] for €5.75 million.[12] He made his debut on 29 August 2010, scoring Fiorentina's only goal in a 1–1 draw at home against Napoli.

After the injury of Riccardo Montolivo, D'Agostino partnered with Marco Donadel as the central midfielders.

Joining Siena via Udinese[edit]

In the middle of 2011, D'Agostino returned to Udinese after they won his 50% rights in a blind auction, Udinese winning with a bid of €110,000 to €50,000. D'Agostino said that “It still hurts a little that Fiorentina didn’t keep me,” and expressed his desire to remain in Florence, having earlier said he loved living in the city. On 7 July, Siena agreed a deal to sign the playmaker.[13]

He left Siena at the end of the 2013–14 season, after the club declared bankruptcy.

International career[edit]

D'Agostino was a member of the Italy U-21 squad, making 17 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

He received his first senior call-up in November 2008, but did not play, making his debut on 6 June 2009 in a friendly match against Northern Ireland.

Coaching career[edit]

After retirement, he took over a head coaching role at Serie D amateurs Anzio in 2016.

In June 2017 he was named new head coach of Lega Pro club Virtus Francavilla.[14] On 12 June 2018, he was appointed as coach of Alessandria, signing a two-year contract.[15] He left the club on 17 February 2019.[16]

On 4 October 2019, he was hired as head coach of Serie C club Lecco.[17]

On 27 June 2021, he joined Vibonese.[18] He was sacked on 14 February 2022, with Vibonese in last place in the league table.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ "RELAZIIONE SEMESTRALE AL 31 DIICEMBRE 2000" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). Borsa Italiana Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ "RELAZIIONE SEMESTRALE AL 31 DICEMBRE 2004" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). Borsa Italiana Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ^ "OPERAZIONI EFFETTUATE NELL'AMBITO DELLA SESSIONE INVERNALE DELLA CAMPAGNA TRASFERIMENTI 2004/2005" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ "BILANCIO CONSOLIDATO CHIUSO AL 30 GIUGNO 2007" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). Borsa Italiana Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ^ "La Lazio compra: Ledesma". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 7 July 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Ceduto Gaetano D'Agostino alla Fiorentina". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Fiorentina: manca solo firma D'Agostino" (in Italian). Published by Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. ANSA. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Viola swoop for D'Agostino". Sky Sports. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Mercoledì la presentazione di D'Agostino". ACF Fiorentina official site – Viola Channel (in Italian). 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  12. ^ ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (in Italian)
  13. ^ "D'Agostino sabato a Siena per firma e visite mediche". AC Siena's official site. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Virtus Francavilla, Gaetano D'Agostino è il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Gazzetta Regionale. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  15. ^ "GAETANO D'AGOSTINO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL'ALESSANDRIA". Alessandria Calcio. 12 June 2018.
  16. ^ Esonerati D'Agostino e lo staff, ilpiccolo.net, 17 February 2019
  17. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Gaetano D'Agostino nuovo allenatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 4 October 2019.
  18. ^ "UFFICIALE Gaetano D'Agostino è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Vibonese. 27 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Potenza fatale per D'Agostino: il tecnico è esonerato dalla Vibonese" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 February 2022.

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