Giovanni Vavassori

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Giovanni Vavassori
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-01-16) 16 January 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Arcene, Italy
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Atalanta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1972 Atalanta 63 (0)
1972–1977 Napoli 94 (1)
1977–1982 Atalanta 172 (4)
1982–1983 Cagliari 22 (0)
Total351(5)
International career
1971 Italy U21 5 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1999 Atalanta (youth team)
1999–2003 Atalanta
2004 Ternana
2005–2006 Genoa
2007 Avellino
2007–2008 Cesena
2010 Verona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Vavassori (born 16 January 1952) is an Italian football manager and former player who last managed Verona.

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Playing career

Born in Arcene, Bergamo, Vavassori started his playing career with Atalanta, where he made his Serie A debut in the 1971–72 season. A centre-back he played five consecutive Serie A seasons with Napoli from 1972 to 1977, before returning to Atalanta. He left Atalanta in 1982 to join Cagliari, and retired one year later. He also made five appearances for the Italian U21 national team.

Coaching career

Vavassori started his coaching career in 1990 as Atalanta youth team boss. During his stay with the club he won several tournaments and trophies, including a Primavera national title and a Torneo di Viareggio in 1993. In 1999, he was called to coach Atalanta's first team, and promptly led the team into Serie A. [1] In his first Serie A season as head coach, Vavassori obtained an impressive seventh place at the helm of Atalanta, followed by a ninth place in the next season. [2] However, in his fourth season as Atalanta boss he did not manage to keep his side away from the relegation battle, being sacked on 21 April 2003 in a desperate attempt by the club management to save the team from falling into Serie B and replaced him with Giancarlo Finardi. [3]

In 2004, Vavassori was appointed head coach of Serie B team Ternana, but resigned two weeks later, citing a falling-out with his players. [4]

In 2005, Vavassori was signed by Serie C1 club Genoa, with the goal to lead the grifone back to Serie B. He was however sacked later and replaced by Attilio Perotti, and then reappointed at Perotti's place; after ending the regular season in second place, Genoa then won the promotion playoffs under Vavassori and achieved promotion to Serie B.

On 18 April 2007, Vavassori was appointed at the helm of Avellino, another Serie C1 club, to fill the position left vacant by the sacking of Giuseppe Galderisi. [5] In his tenure at Avellino, Vavassori was not able to overtake first-placed Ravenna, ending the regular season with a second place; however, he was able to lead the biancoverdi to win the promotion playoff and achieve his second consecutive Serie B promotion. Originally confirmed as Avellino manager also for their 2007-08 Serie B campaign, [6] Vavassori surprisingly tended his resignations on 16 July 2007. [7] However, Vavassori found a Serie B job just a few months later, as he was appointed as Cesena boss on 12 November, replacing Fabrizio Castori. [8] On 25 February 2008, following a 3–0 home loss to AlbinoLeffe, Vavassori was dismissed from his role as Cesena's manager. [9]

In May 2010, he was appointed at the helm of Verona to replace Gian Marco Remondina, who was sacked after he failed to guide his side to win direct promotion to Serie B following a shock 1–0 home loss to Portosummaga. Vavassori would serve as head coach for the promotions playoffs, with the aim to guide Verona back into the Italian second division, [10] though eventually failed in winning the promotion playoff tournament: his side was defeated by Pescara in the finals, and he was therefore not confirmed in charge of Verona. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Opromolla, Giuseppe (9 January 2021). "Gli Eroi della Dea: Giovanni Vavassori" (in Italian). Tutto Atalanta. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "History – Atalanta". Lega Serie A . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ↑ La Repubblica (21 April 2003). "L'Atalanta esonera Vavassori. Al suo posto Giancarlo Finardi" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  4. ↑ TuttoMercatoWeb (5 October 2004). "Catanzaro arriva Cagni.Vavassori si dimette a Terni" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  5. ↑ TuttoMercatoWeb (18 April 2007). "UFFICIALE: Vavassori nuovo tecnico dell'Avellino" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  6. ↑ TuttoMercatoWeb (23 June 2007). "UFFICIALE: Vavassori resta ad Avellino" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  7. ↑ US Avellino (16 July 2007). "ALLENATORE PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
  8. ↑ "Cesena go for Vavassori". Football Italia. 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  9. ↑ "Esonerato Vavassori, al suo posto torna Fabrizio Castori" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Verona, esonerato Remondina. Vavassori nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
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