Ciro Ginestra

Ciro Ginestra

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-08-03) 3 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Pozzuoli, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Virtus Francavilla (head coach)
Youth career
1995–1996	Puteolana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Venezia	7	(1)
1998–1999	SPAL	33	(10)
1999–2000	Ternana	15	(1)
2000	Venezia	6	(0)
2000–2001	Siena	7	(0)
2001	Modena	10	(2)
2001–2002	Pistoiese	14	(0)
2002–2003	Padova	45	(28)
2003–2005	Venezia	14	(0)
2005	Padova	16	(6)
2005–2006	Frosinone	34	(11)
2006–2007	Perugia	29	(5)
2007–2010	Gallipoli	50	(22)
2010–2011	Crotone	47	(13)
2011–2012	Sorrento	32	(21)
2012–2015	Salernitana	27	(17)
International career
1998–2000	Italy U21	1	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Salernitana U17
2016	Sangiovannese
2017–2018	Team Altamura
2018	Fidelis Andria
2018	Bisceglie
2018	Bisceglie
2019–2020	Casertana
2020–2021	Picerno
2021–2022	Fidelis Andria
2022–2023	Team Altamura
2023	Barletta
2024–	Virtus Francavilla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ciro Ginestra (born 3 August 1978) is an Italian football manager and a former player, currently in charge of Serie D club Virtus Francavilla.

As a player, he was a journeyman striker whose career has included representing over 13 clubs, with much of his success in the third tier of Italian football. He is known for his prowess on the pitch and has regularly scored goals in the lower levels of Italian football. Earlier in his career, he represented the Italy national U21 team.

Career

Ginestra started his career at Serie D club Puteolana. In the summer of 1996, he was signed by Venezia, where he won promotion to Serie A 1998 as the runners-up of Serie B. He did not feature often in Venezia's Serie A campaign and instead spent the next two seasons out on loan, first at SPAL and then at Ternana. While at SPAL, he had a relatively successful campaign in the 1998–1999 season when he scored 10 goals in 33 league appearances. He returned to Veneziafrom his loan periods in January 2000 and played his first match in Serie A on 26 March 2000. At the end of the season, Venezia failed to maintain her Serie A status, and consequently, Ginestra left the club to join Siena, who were then in Serie B. In the middle of that season, after failing to maintain his place in the side, he joined Modena of Serie C1. The following season, he signed for Pistoiese of Serie B, but he again left mid-season for another third-division club, this timePadova. After helping Padova reach the playoff semi-final in 2003 and narrowly missing out on promotion, he was re-signed by his old club Venezia, who were now back in Serie B. In January 2005, 6 months before Venezia went bankrupt, Ginestra re-signed for another of his old clubs Padova of the Serie C1.

This was only a short spell back at Padova as in the summer of 2005, Ginestra was signed by Frosinone and won Promotion from Serie C1 to Serie B via the playoffs. As he was not in the manager's plans for Frosinone's Serie B campaign, he was allowed to join Perugia and so returned to Serie C1. After he scored 2 in the opening match of the Serie C1 2007–08 season, he was signed by Gallipoli, who were also in the same division. In January 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with Crotone. ^[1] This three-year contract was interrupted when in July 2011 he signed a 2-year contract with Sorrento. ^[2] As of 15 December 2011 he has been an immediate success with the Rossoneri and has scored 13 goals in 22 games. ^[3] This high scoring rate has seen Sorrento placed in the top half of the table for a second consecutive season where they are again pushing for Promotion to Serie B. On 3 August 2012 he moved on a free transfer to the Seconda Divisione club Salernitana. ^[4]

Coaching career

He resigned as coach of the Serie C side Bisceglie on 7 December 2018. ^[5]

On 6 June 2019, he was hired by Serie C club Casertana, signing a 2-year contract with the club holding an option to extend it for the third year. ^[6] On 24 June 2020 his contract with Casertana was terminated. ^[7]

On 16 September 2020 he joined Serie D club Picerno. ^[8] He was sacked on 26 February 2021 due to poor results. ^[9]

On 12 October 2021, Ginestra was appointed new head coach of Serie C club Fidelis Andria until the end of the season. ^[10] He was relieved from his job on 1 February 2022 due to negative results. ^[11]

After two short experiences in Serie D with Team Altamura and Barletta, in June 2024 he was hired by Virtus Francavilla for the club's upcoming campaign in the Italian fourth tier. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Italian Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Puteolana	1995–1996	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Venezia	1996–1997	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
	1997–1998	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Total		7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
SPAL	1998–1999	33	10	0	0	0	0	33	10
Total		33	10	0	0	0	0	33	10
Ternana	1999–2000	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
Total		15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
Venezia	1999–2000	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Siena	2000–2001	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Modena	2000–2001	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
Total		10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
Pistoiese	2001–2002	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Total		14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Padova	2001–2002	11	7	0	0	0	0	11	7
	2002–2003	34	21	0	0	0	0	34	21
Total		45	28	0	0	0	0	45	28
Venezia	2003–2004	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2004–2005	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Total		14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Padova	2004–2005	16	6	0	0	0	0	16	6
Frosinone	2005–2006	34	11	0	0	0	0	34	11
Total		34	11	0	0	0	0	34	11
Perugia	2006–2007	28	3	0	0	0	0	28	3
	2007–2008	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total		29	5	0	0	0	0	29	5
Gallipoli	2007–2008	18	6	0	0	0	0	18	6
	2008–2009	31	16	0	0	0	0	31	16
	2009–2010	21	5	0	0	0	0	21	5
Total		70	27	0	0	0	0	70	27
Crotone	2009–2010	19	7	0	0	0	0	19	7
	2010–2011	28	6	2	0	0	0	30	6
Total		47	13	0	0	0	0	49	13
Sorrento	2011–2012	32	21	2	2	0	0	34	23
Salernitana	2012–2013	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

• Lega Pro Prima Divisione Champion: 2009

References

1. ^[ dead link ]
2. "Sorrento, Colpo Ginestra". Sorrentocalcio.net. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
3. "Ciro Ginestra". Sorrentocalcio.net. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
4. "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, ecco Ginestra" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
5. "Mister CIRO GINESTRA, rassegna le proprie dimissioni" [Mr. CIRO GINESTRA submits his resignation.] (in Italian). Bisceglie. 7 December 2018.
6. "Ciro Ginestra nuovo allenatore della Casertana FC: "Una grande opportunità per la mia carriera"" (Press release) (in Italian). Casertana. 6 June 2019.
7. "RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON IL TECNICO CIRO GINESTRA" (in Italian). Casertana. 24 June 2020.
8. "Ciro Ginestra è il nuovo allenatore dell'AZ Picerno" (in Italian). Picerno. 16 September 2020.
9. "Il Picerno esonera l'allenatore Ciro Ginestra" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza.com. 26 February 2021.
10. "Fidelis Andria, il nuovo tecnico è Ciro Ginestra. Contratto annuale per il cobra" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
11. "Fidelis, altra svolta in panchina: via Ginestra, squadra affidata a Di Leo e Di Bari" (in Italian). AndriaViva. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
12. "Virtus Francavilla, annunciato il nome del prossimo allenatore: è Ciro Ginestra" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

External links

• http://aic.football.it/scheda/1893/ginestra-ciro.htm
• Ciro Ginestra at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)