Giovanni Scanu

Last updated
Giovanni Scanu
GiovanniScanu (cropped).jpg
Scanu in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-03) 3 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Nuoro, Italy
Team information
Current team
 Thrissur Magic FC
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2006–2007 Tempio (assistant)
2007–2008 Como (assistant)
2008–2010 Alghero (assistant)
2010–2011 Tavolara (assistant)
2011 Nuorese
2012 FK Tauras Tauragė
2013–2014 Kaduna United
2014–2015 FK Tauras Tauragė
2015 Coritiba de Sergipe
2016–2017 FC Tatabánya
2017 Brothers Union
2018–2019 FK Nevezis
2020 FC Zimbru Chișinău
2021–2022 Kilimani City FC
2024– Thrissur Magic FC

Giovanni Scanu (born 3 May 1975) is an Italian football manager who is the head coach for Indian club Thrissur Magic FC in the Super League Kerala.

Contents

Born in Nuoro, Italy, Scanu was assistant manager of various clubs in the Serie D and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione from 2006 to 2011, when he started his head coaching career at hometown club Nuorese Calcio in the Eccellenza. From 2012 onwards, Scanu coached in various countries abroad, namely FK Tauras Tauragė and FK Nevezis in Lithuania, Kaduna United in Nigeria, Coritiba de Sergipe in Brazil, FC Tatabánya in Hungary, Brothers Union in Bangladesh, FC Zimbru Chisinau in Moldova, and Kilimani City in Tanzania.

Managerial career

Scanu was born in Nuoro, Italy. His coaching career began in the Santu Pedru football school, where he stayed for three years. [1] Afterwards, he moved to lead Atletico Nuoro for two years. [1] In 2003 he moved to Loculese, followed by Tuttavista and then a return to Atletico Nuoro. [1]

He became the assistant manager under Ninni Corda at Tempio in the Serie D, where he won the 2006–07 Serie D – Girone B title. [2] The next year, he and Corda moved to Como, where they again won the Serie D – Girone B, as well as the Coppa Italia Serie D. [3] He then moved on to Alghero in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in 2008–09 as an assistant, remaining for two years. He then moved to Tavolara in Serie D, again as an assistant. [4]

In 2011, he started as head coach, in his hometown with Eccellenza club Nuorese Calcio, [2] but did not remain there for long before resigning the position in December 2011. [5] [6] [7] In 2012, he moved to Lithuanian club FK Tauras Tauragė in the top tier A Lyga, [2] bringing several Italian players with him. [8] [9] Then, in 2013, he moved to Kaduna United in the Nigerian Premier League. [10] The following year, in 2014, he returned to Lithuania, again at FK Tauras in the second tier I Lyga, following their relegation the prior season. [1] In 2015, he moved to Brazil, becoming the coach of Coritiba de Sergipe. [11] He moved to Hungarian side FC Tatabánya of the third tier Nemzeti Bajnokság III for the 2016–17 season, [12] until the team was disqualified. [13] In July 2017, he moved to Bangladesh (Asia now being his fourth different continent), in the Bangladesh Premier League with Brothers Union. [14] [15] A month later, Brothers replaced him after the fourth match of the season, after Scanu went on a lengthy leave of absence, due to health concerns of his mother. [16] In 2018–19, he returned to Lithuania with FK Nevezis in the I Lyga. [17] In 2020, he moved to Moldova with FC Zimbru Chisinau in the top tier Divizia Națională. [18] [19] He remained coach until the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the season and then he and the club parted ways. [20]

In 2021, he became the manager of Kilimani City FC in the second-tier Tanzanian First Division League initially signing a short three-month contract until the end of the season, [21] [22] but remained with the club beyond that as head coach. [23] While there, he turned down the opportunity to become the Zanzibar national team coach, preferring to remain a coach at club level. [24]

In August 2024, he was named the head coach of Indian club Thrissur Magic FC in the Super League Kerala. [25]

Honours

as Assistant manager

Tempio

Como

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olbia Calcio 1905</span> Italian football club

Olbia Calcio, commonly referred to as Olbia, is a football club based in the city of Olbia, in the province of Sassari. It plays in Serie D, the fourth division of the Italian football league system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marco Marchionni</span> Italian footballer (born 1980)

Marco Marchionni is an Italian professional football coach and former Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USD Nuorese Calcio 1930</span> Italian football club

U.S.D. Nuorese Calcio 1930, commonly known as Nuorese, are an Italian association football club from Nuoro, Sardinia, founded in 1930. The club was known as A.S. Nuorese Calcio until 2006, and F.C. Nuorese Calcio from 2006 to 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raffaele Palladino</span> Italian football manager (born 1984)

Raffaele Palladino is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Serie A club Fiorentina.

Fabio Caserta is an Italian football coach and former player who is the manager of Serie B club Catanzaro.

Marco Osio is an Italian former football midfielder, and former manager of Ancona 1905.

Mauro Zironelli is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder.

Giovanni Lopez 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.

Giovanni Cornacchini is an Italian professional football coach and former football player who played as a forward.

Davide Ugo Capello is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Samuele Romeo is an Italian professional football player who plays for Nuorese.

Luís Airton Barroso "Lulù" de Oliveira is a football manager and former player. A striker, he spent most of his playing career in Italy. Born in Brazil, Oliveira was an international footballer for Belgium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emerson (footballer, born August 1980)</span> Brazilian footballer

Emerson Ramos Borges, known as just Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Promozione Sardinia club Nuorese.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francesco Ciusa</span> Italian sculptor

Francesco Ciusa was an Italian sculptor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giovanni Di Lorenzo</span> Italian footballer (born 1993)

Giovanni Di Lorenzo is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Napoli, which he captains, and the Italy national team.

Daniele Fioretti is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for SSD Sasso Marconi Zola in Serie D.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sardinia national football team</span> Unofficial national football team representing the region of Sardinia

The Sardinia national football team is the official football team of Sardinia. It is organised by the Sardinian National Sports Federation, founded in 2012. The team has been colloquially referred with the name Sa Natzionale.

Massimiliano Iezzi is an Italian former professional footballer.

Fabiano Parisi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Fiorentina.

Massimiliano Alvini is an Italian football coach, currently in charge of Serie B club Cosenza.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Serreli, Antonio (1 February 2018). "L'allenatore giramondo: Giovanni Scanu, dopo Nigeria e Brasile, torna in Lituania" [The globetrotting coach: Giovanni Scanu, after Nigeria and Brazil, returns to Lithuania]. L'Unione Sarda (in Italian).
  2. 1 2 3 "Da Cala Gonone alla serie A lituana" [From Cala Gonone to the Lithuanian Serie A]. La Nuova (in Italian). 23 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Moscardi, Massimo (15 February 2020). "L'ex azzurro Giovanni Scanu allenatore giramondo. L'ingaggio in Moldavia" [Former blue Giovanni Scanu globetrotting coach. The engagement in Moldova]. Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Calcio: Giovanni Scanu nella serie A moldava" [Football: Giovanni Scanu in the Moldovan Serie A]. Alguer (in Italian). 13 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Piredda, Claudio (10 December 2011). "L'ex Marco Sanna alla guida della Nuorese" [The former Marco Sanna driving the Nuorese]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  6. ↑ Serreli, Antonio (19 July 2020). "Nuorese, parla mister Sanna: "Pronto a dare il massimo"" [Nuorese, Mr. Sanna speaks: "Ready to give your best"]. L'Unione Sarda (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "La Nuorese riparte da Marco Sanna: "Ho grande entusiasmo e grinta da vendere, qui c'è programmazione e ambizione"" [La Nuorese restarts from Marco Sanna: "I have great enthusiasm and determination to sell, here there is planning and ambition"]. Diario Sportivo (in Italian). 17 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Ardovino, Paolo (6 February 2020). "Dalla Lituania a Olbia Alessandro Mascia continua a segnare" [From Lithuania to Olbia Alessandro Mascia continues to score]. La Nuova (in Italian).
  9. ↑ Giulianelli, Emanuele (15 October 2012). "Giovanni Scanu e la colonia sarda in Lituania" [Giovanni Scanu and the Sardinian colony in Lithuania]. Tutto Calciatori (in Italian).
  10. ↑ Bassu, Antonio (4 December 2013). "Avventura in Nigeria per Mr Scanu" [Adventure in Nigeria for Mr. Giovanni Scanu]. La Nuova (in Italian).
  11. ↑ Serreli, Antonio (12 February 2020). "Scanu, allenatore nuorese giramondo: nuova avventura nella Serie A moldava" [Scanu, a globetrotting coach from Nuoro: a new adventure in the Moldovan Serie A]. L'Unione Sarda (in Italian).
  12. ↑ Moscardi, Massimo (11 May 2020). "Scanu, l'allenatore giramondo: storie di calcio e di vita. Eva Henger tra i suoi dirigenti" [Scanu, the globetrotting coach: football and life stories. Eva Henger among its executives]. Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "NB III: helyben hagyták a Tatabánya kizárását" [NB III: the exclusion of Tatabánya was left in place] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 28 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Giovanni Scanu: un allenatore in giro per il mondo. Ora sarà il nuovo tecnico del Brothers Union FC, Bangladesh" [Giovanni Scanu: a coach around the world. He will now be the new coach of Brothers Union FC, Bangladesh]. VistaNet (in Italian). 10 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "BU rope in Italian coach". New Age Sport Bangladesh. July 12, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star . 20 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Exclusiv. Zimbru are un nou antrenor. Echipa se antrenează de 2 ori pe zi, în lot sînt 25 de jucători" [Exclusive. Zimbru has a new coach. The team trains twice a day, there are 25 players in the group]. Mold Football (in Romanian). 7 February 2020.
  18. ↑ Di Feo, Giulio (13 February 2020). "Scanu, il mister con la valigia: "Il mio giro del mondo tra bombe, elicotteri, amici sardi e pasta scotta"" [Scanu, the coach with the suitcase: "My tour of the world among bombs, helicopters, Sardinian friends and hot pasta"]. Gazzetta (in Italian).
  19. ↑ "Zimbru Chisinau are un nou antrenor. Este vorba despre tehnicianul italian, Giovanni Scanu, in varsta de 44 de ani" [Zimbru Chisinau has a new coach. It is about the Italian technician , Giovanni Scanu , aged 44]. ProTV Chișinău (in Romanian). 7 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "Джованни Скану: "Сейчас новый владелец "Зимбру" решает, останусь ли я тренером "зубров" или меня уволят"" [Giovanni Scanu: "Now the new owner of Zimbru is deciding whether I will remain the coach of the Bison or I will be fired."]. Mold Football (in Russian). 7 June 2020.
  21. ↑ Moscardi, Massimo (22 January 2021). "Calcio: il giramondo Giovanni Scanu allena in Tanzania" [Football: the globetrotter Giovanni Scanu trains in Tanzania]. Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  22. ↑ Conti, Dimitri (3 February 2021). "Da Nuoro alla Tanzania, Scanu: "Oggi vivo a Zanzibar, ecco la mia storia"" [From Nuoro to Tanzania, Scanu: "Today I live in Zanzibar, here's my story"]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  23. ↑ Laudadi, Aleandro (20 December 2021). "Scanu: "A Zanzibar si vive di calcio come in Brasile. Entusiasta di diventarne il ct"" [Scanu: "In Zanzibar you live from football as in Brazil. Enthusiastic to become its coach"]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  24. ↑ Bonan, Tomaso (1 March 2023). "Il giramondo Giovanni Scanu: "Via dall'Italia per necessità. Futuro? Asia o Europa"" [The globetrotter Giovanni Scanu: "Away from Italy out of necessity. Future? Asia or Europe"]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  25. ↑ Kasim, Siraj (20 August 2024). "Super League set to revolutionise Kerala Football with star coaches and glitz". Mathrubhumi .
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.