Fabio Caserta

Fabio Caserta

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-09-24) 24 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Melito di Porto Salvo, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Catanzaro (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Locri	29	(9)
1998–1999	Pergocrema	29	(2)
1999–2000	Locri	32	(6)
2000–2004	Igea Virtus	116	(23)
2004–2007	Catania	96	(13)
2007–2008	Palermo	26	(1)
2008–2009	Lecce	33	(5)
2009–2011	Atalanta	15	(0)
2010–2011	→ Cesena (loan)	25	(1)
2012–2016	Juve Stabia	100	(14)
Managerial career
2017–2020	Juve Stabia
2020–2021	Perugia
2021–2022	Benevento
2023–2024	Cosenza
2024–	Catanzaro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabio Caserta (born 24 September 1978) is an Italian football coach and former player who is the manager of Serie B club Catanzaro.

Playing career

After a long career playing in minor divisions (Serie D with Locri, and Serie C2 with Igea Virtus), he was signed by Serie B side Catania in 2004, becoming a team leader and a fan favourite, as well as a protagonist in the successful 2005–06 campaign that brought the rossazzurri back into Serie A. After an impressive 2006–07 season, he was then signed on 31 August 2007 by arch-rivals Palermo. ^[1] On 31 July 2008, Serie A newcomers Lecce bought the contract of Caserta from Palermo for €1.6million. ^{[2] [3]}

Atalanta successively acquired him for the 2009–10 season, after Lecce were relegated to Serie B.

On 24 June 2010, he was loaned to Serie A newcomer Cesena along with Maximiliano Pellegrino, as part of the deal that Atalanta bought Ezequiel Schelotto outright. ^[4]

Coaching career

After retirement, he stayed at Juve Stabia as part of head coach Gaetano Fontana's staff.

On 15 July 2017, he was announced as Juve Stabia's new head coach. In his second season in charge, he guided Juve Stabia to direct promotion to Serie B as Serie C/C winners. He left Juve Stabia following their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season.

On 26 August 2020 he was hired by Serie C club Perugia. ^[5] On his first season in charge, Perugia were crowned Girone B champions, thus ensuring themselves promotion to Serie B after only one season in the Italian third tier. ^[6]

On 15 June 2021, one day after leaving Perugia by mutual consent, Caserta was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club Benevento, signing a two-year deal with the Campanians. ^[7] After guiding Benevento to a playoff spot in his first season, he was confirmed for the 2022–23 campaign, and dismissed on 20 September 2022 following a disappointing start of the season. ^[8]

He successively took over at Serie B club Cosenza before being dismissed on 11 March 2024. ^[9]

On 5 July 2024, Caserta was hired by Catanzaro in Serie B on a two-year contract. ^[10]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 16 September 2022^{[ citation needed ]}

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Juve Stabia		15 July 2017	4 August 2020	123	51	37	35	177	137	+40	041.46
Perugia		26 August 2020	14 June 2021	42	25	10	7	73	36	+37	059.52
Benevento		15 June 2021	20 September 2022	50	23	10	17	73	51	+22	046.00
Total				215	99	57	59	323	224	+99	046.05

Honours

Managerial

Juve Stabia

• Serie C: 2018–19 (Girone C)

Perugia

• Serie C: 2020–21 (Girone B) ^[6]

References

1. US Città di Palermo (31 August 2007). "Preso Caserta dal Catania" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2007.
2. U.S. Lecce (31 July 2008). "Caserta, il centrocampista arriva a titolo definitivo dal Palermo" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
3. "DICHIARAZIONE DI ZAMPARINI". ilpalermocalcio.it (in Italian). 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
4. "Accordo con l'Atalanta per la cessione di Schelotto". AC Cesena (in Italian). 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
5. "FABIO CASERTA NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). Perugia. 26 August 2020.
6. "Quelli che salgono. Dionisi e Caserta: i volti nuovi delle panchine italiane" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
7. "FABIO CASERTA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL BENEVENTO" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 15 June 2021.
8. "ESONERATO MISTER CASERTA" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
9. "Cosenza, esonerato Fabio Caserta dalla guida della prima squadra" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
10. "FABIO CASERTA E' IL NUOVO TECNICO DELL'US CATANZARO" [FABIO CASERTA IS THE NEW COACH OF US CATANZARO] (in Italian). Catanzaro. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.