Gianluca Spinelli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Como, Italy | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea (Keeper Coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2002–2004 | Como (Keeper Coach) | ||
| 2004–2012 | Genoa (Keeper Coach) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Italy (Keeper Coach) | ||
| 2016– | Chelsea (Keeper Coach) | ||
Gianluca Spinelli (Italian pronunciation: [j aa n - L EW - k uh ˈspi-NEL-ee]; born October 28, 1966[citation needed]) is an Italian professional football goalkeeper coach. He is currently a goalkeeper coach for English club Chelsea under Antonio Conte.
Spinelli began his career as a goalkeeper coach at local team Como. After spending two years with the Lariani, he was picked up by Serie A team Genoa. He spent 12 years at Genoa serving under 16 managers, helping lead the club out of the Serie C, (Now Lega Pro) to the top flight. After a two year break, Spinelli joined Antonio Conte at the Italian National Side. After Italy's 6/5 penalty shootout loss to Germany at Euro 2016 Spinelli followed Conte to English club Chelsea, at which he currently resides.[1]
Honours
Goalkeeper Coach
- Serie B : 2006–07 (Promoted)
- Serie C1 : 2005–06 (Runner-up)
- Serie A Goalkeeping coach of the Year : 2011-12, 2014–15, 2015–16