Gennaro Iezzo

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Gennaro Iezzo
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Iezzo with Napoli
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-06-08) 8 June 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chieti (head coach)
Youth career
1989–1990 Juve Stabia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Scafatese 2 (0)
1991–1992 Avellino 0 (0)
1992–1994 Scafatese 23 (0)
1994–1997 Nocerina 22 (0)
1997–1999 Verona 5 (0)
1999–2003 Catania 95 (0)
2003–2005 Cagliari 25 (0)
2005–2011 Napoli 105 (0)
2011–2012 Nuvla San Felice 0 (0)
Total277(0)
Managerial career
2012 Sant'Antonio Abate
2022 Botev Vratsa
2023– Chieti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gennaro Iezzo (born 8 June 1973) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the head coach of Serie D club Chieti.

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Playing career

Iezzo began his career at hometown club Juve Stabia before moving on to play for Scafatese, Avellino, Nocerina, Verona, Calcio Catania and Cagliari. He spent two seasons as the partenopei's number one in Serie C1 and Serie B, helping Napoli earn promotion back into Serie A, also briefly serving as the club's captain.

Managerial career

In 2012, Iezzo resigned as coach of Serie D club Sant'Antonio Abate [1] after getting three consecutive defeats in first three games. [2]

In April 2022, Iezzo returned into management as the new head coach of POFC Botev Vratsa in the Bulgarian First League. [3] In his five games in charge of the club, he achieved two wins, two draws and a defeat, and saved the team from relegation after leading them to defeat Etar Veliko Tarnovo 3–2 in a promotion/relegation playoff. [4]

On 27 December 2023, Iezzo was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie D promotion hopefuls Chieti. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sant'Antonio: Iezzo sarà il tecnico, Capasso il ds - Serie D - Resport". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dopo la sconfitta col Gladiator si dimette anche Giugliano, presidente del Sant'Antonio Abate". 16 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Avventura bulgara per Gennaro Iezzo: allenerà il Botev Vratsa" (in Italian). Goal.com. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Missione compiuta: Gennaro Iezzo salva il Botev Vratsa" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Chieti, adesso è ufficiale: la panchina a Iezzo" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.


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