| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AlbinoLeffe (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Varese | 104 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Fidelis Andria | 62 | (0) |
| 1991–1997 | Vicenza | 191 | (11) |
| 1997–1998 | Lazio | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Napoli | 49 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Lodigiani | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 459 | (11) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Cisco Roma (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Cisco Roma (interim) | ||
| 2006 | Cisco Roma (youth) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Cisco Roma | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lazio (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vicenza | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lucchese | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lucchese | ||
| 2018 | Viterbese | ||
| 2019 | Viterbese | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lucchese | ||
| 2021–2022 | Pistoiese | ||
| 2023 | Viterbese | ||
| 2023– | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni Lopez (born 23 May 1967) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a defender, currently in charge as head coach of Serie C Group A club AlbinoLeffe.
Whilst at Vicenza, Lopez won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia. [1] He then played for Lazio, Napoli and Torino before retiring after a single season at Rome-based club Lodigiani.
Lopez returned into Cisco Roma, a successor of Lodigiani, in 2006, this time as a head coach, and once again in 2008. On 15 July 2013, he was appointed as the head coach of Vicenza Calcio first team. [2]
Lopez was appointed as the assistant manager of Lazio in 2010 which he worked at until 2012. [3] He led Vicenza to promotion playoffs in Lega Pro Prima Divisione in his first season in charge, and was confirmed after the club was picked to fill a vacancy in the Serie B league. He was successively sacked on 29 October 2014 due to poor results. [4]
On 28 October 2015, Lucchese appointed, that they had appointed Lopez as their new manager. [5] He got fired on 22 February 2016. [6] He was resigned on 28 March 2017. [7]
He was fired by Serie C club Viterbese on 7 November 2018, with the club in 10th place in the table. [8] On 20 August 2019, he was reappointed at the helm of Viterbese. [9] He was fired again on 11 November 2019, following Coppa Italia elimination and a consequent league loss, despite the club being in 6th place in the table. [10]
On 26 October 2020 he was hired once again by Lucchese. [11] He was sacked on 13 April 2021, leaving Lucchese deep in relegation zone by the final part of the season. [12]
On 14 December 2021, he was hired by Pistoiese in Serie C. [13] He was dismissed only a month later, on 25 January 2022, following a club takeover. [14]
On 18 January 2023, Lopez agreed to return to Viterbese for a personal third stint at the club. [15]
After failing to save Viterbese from relegation, on 1 July 2023 Lopez was unveiled as the new head coach of fellow Serie C club AlbinoLeffe. [16]
Vicenza
Lazio