Gennaro Volpe

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Gennaro Volpe
Gennaro Volpe 2013 (cropped).jpg
Volpe with Virtus Entella
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Pozzuoli, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Latina (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Empoli 0 (0)
2000–2001 Prato 25 (1)
2001 Ascoli 5 (0)
2002–2006 Mantova 108 (4)
2006–2011 Cittadella 161 (4)
2011–2016 Virtus Entella 142 (2)
Managerial career
2018 Virtus Entella
2021–2023 Virtus Entella
2024–2025 Lecco
2025– Latina
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gennaro Volpe (born 17 February 1981) is an Italian football coach and former player, currently in charge of Serie C Group C club Latina.

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Playing career

A former midfielder, [1] he played for Empoli, Prato, Ascoli, Mantova and Cittadella. He retired in 2016 after five years at Virtus Entella.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, he stayed at Virtus Entella as a youth coach. On 6 May 2018, he was named new head coach in place of dismissed manager Alfredo Aglietti, taking over a Virtus Entella side in deep relegation trouble (20th place with two games to go). [2] Virtus Entella were eventually relegated after losing a two-legged playoff to Ascoli. Volpe returned to coaching the Under-19 team afterwards.

On 12 April 2021, he was once again in charge of the first team, taking over from Vincenzo Vivarini as Virtus Entella was at the bottom of the Serie B league table with five games to go. [3] Later on 1 May 2021, Virtus Entella were relegated to Serie C following a home loss to Vicenza, having achieved only a single point during Volpe's first three games in charge of the club. [4]

After two Serie C seasons with Virtus Entella, failing to win promotion in both cases, Volpe was dismissed on 17 September 2023, one day after a home loss to neighbouring rivals Sestri Levante. [5]

On 29 October 2024, Volpe was signed as the new head coach of Serie C club Lecco. [6] He was dismissed on 2 February 2025 due to negative results. [7] On 2 December 2025, Volpe signed as the new head coach of Serie C club Latina. [8]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 February 2023[ citation needed ]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Virtus Entella Flag of Italy.svg 6 May 201810 July 2018412111+0025.00
Virtus Entella Flag of Italy.svg 12 April 202117 September 20238340212212687+39048.19
Total8741232312788+39047.13

References

  1. "Player Profile". soccerway.com.
  2. "Virtus Entella, Aglietti esonerato: panchina a Volpe" (in Italian). SKY Sport Italia. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "Ufficiale, Vincenzo Vivarini sollevato dall'incarico. Prima squadra affidata a Gennaro Volpe" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Serie B, c'è la prima retrocessa: l'Entella torna in Serie C" (in Italian). Goal.com. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. "Ufficiale, Gennaro Volpe sollevato dall'incarico". Virtus Entella. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "Comunicato ufficiale: Gennaro Volpe" (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. "Comunicato ufficiale: Gennaro Volpe" (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. "Il Latina ha scelto il sostituto di Bruno: è Gennaro Volpe" (in Italian). LatinaOggi. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.