Andrea Chiappella

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Andrea Chiappella
Personal information
Full name Andrea Chiappella
Date of birth (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Paullo, Italy
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Virtus Entella (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2008 Tribiano
2008–2014 Giana Erminio
2014–2015 Crema
Managerial career
2022–2025 Giana Erminio
2025– Virtus Entella
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrea Chiappella (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Serie B club Virtus Entella.

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Playing career

Chiappella's playing career saw him competing exclusively at the amateur level, most notably with Giana Erminio from 2008 to 2014, a team he also captained for several years. He left Giana in 2014, following the club's promotion to Serie C, deciding to stay at the amateur level in order to keep his job as a bank employee. [1] He retired a year later, at the age of 27, to focus on a career as a coach. [2]

Coaching career

Soon after retirement, Chiappella was called by long-time Giana Erminio head coach (then vice-president) Cesare Albè to return to the club, this time as a youth coach in charge of the Under-19 Berretti squad. [2] He successively took charge of the youth team in the Campionato Primavera 4 youth league, winning the title.

In 2022, Chiappella was promoted to head coach of the first team in the Serie D league, immediately bringing Giana Erminio back to Serie C in his first season. [1] In the following seasons, he led Giana Erminio to two consecutive playoff qualifications, and also to a Coppa Italia Serie C final in 2025. [1]

In June 2025, Chiappella left Giana Erminio by mutual consent, successively accepting the coaching job at newly-promoted Serie B club Virtus Entella. [3] [4]

Honours

Player

Giana Erminio

Manager

Giana Erminio

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stakanov Giana: 52 partite! E il sogno B... L'allenatore Chiappella farà ancora il bancario?" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Da calciatore ad allenatore sempre nel segno della Giana Erminio: la storia di Andrea Chiappella" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. "Risoluzione consensuale con mister Andrea Chiappella" (in Italian). AS Giana Erminio. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. "Ufficiale: Andrea Chiappella è il nostro nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.