Leonardo Colucci

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Leonardo Colucci
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-12-29) 29 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Cerignola, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1993 Cerignola
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 Siracusa 40 (7)
1995 Lazio 2 (1)
1995–1996 Reggiana 35 (3)
1996–2002 Verona 147 (10)
2002–2006 Bologna 112 (1)
2006–2007 Cagliari 26 (1)
2007–2009 Cremonese 33 (0)
2009–2011 Modena 55 (0)
Total450(23)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Cesena (assistant)
2013–2016 Bologna Primavera
2016–2017 Reggiana
2017–2018 Pordenone
2018–2019 Vis Pesaro
2020–2021 Ravenna
2021–2022 Picerno
2022–2023 Juve Stabia
2023–2024 SPAL
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo Colucci (born 29 December 1972) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder.

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Playing career

Early career

Colucci started his career at his hometown club Cerignola, where he played in the regional Italian league divisions (Serie D and Interregionale). In the 1993–94 season, he signed for Siracusa of Serie C1. His performances for the club led to him being signed by Serie A side Lazio halfway through the 1994–95 season; he scored the winning and only goal in the last match of the season, against Brescia.

In the 1995–96 season, he left for Reggiana of Serie B. He played 35 league matches out of a possible 38.

Verona

In the next season, he played for Verona of Serie A. After the club was relegated in 1997, he won the Serie B Champion in 1999, helping the team return to Serie A.

He spent another three seasons in Serie A with Verona until they were relegated again in 2002.

Bologna

In July 2002, he left for Bologna. He played 85 league matches over three Serie A seasons and followed the team as they were relegated to Serie B in 2005.

Late career

In August 2006, he joined Cagliari of Serie A. He made 23 starts for the club and 26 league appearances overall. In the summer of 2007, he left for Cremonese of Serie C1.

In September 2009, he joined Modena of Serie B on a free transfer. [1] He remained with the club until 2011, when he retired from professional football to pursue a coaching career.

Coaching career

On 14 February 2018, he was fired as the coach of Serie C club Pordenone. [2]

On 17 November 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Ravenna. [3]

On 15 November 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Picerno. [4] After guiding them to a spot in the promotion playoff, where they were eliminated in the first round, on 14 May 2022 Picerno announced they would not extend Colucci's contract with the club. [5]

In June 2022, Colucci agreed a deal with Serie C club Juve Stabia as their new head coach. [6] He resigned on 27 January 2023 for personal reasons. [7] On 3 October 2023, Colucci was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club SPAL, signing a contract until the end of the season. [8] He was dismissed on 4 February 2024, leaving SPAL deep in the relegation zone. [9]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Bologna Primavera July 2013June 201692331940035.9
Reggiana June 2016January 2017261349050.0
Pordenone June 2017February 2018291199037.9
Vis Pesaro July 2018July 20194091615022.5
Ravenna November 2020June 20212931214010.3
Picerno November 2021May 2022241059041.7
Juve Stabia June 2022January 2023251069040.0
SPAL October 2023February 202418396016.7
Total2839280111032.5

Honours

Player

Verona

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References

  1. "Diario gialloblu di Lunedì 21 Settembre e convocati per Modena-Empoli" (in Italian). Modena FC. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  2. "CONDUZIONE TECNICA PRIMA SQUADRA, COMUNICAZIONE UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 14 February 2018.
  3. "E' Leonardo Colucci il nuovo allenatore giallorosso" [Leonardo Colucci is the new coach] (in Italian). Ravenna. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. "Serie C, Picerno: Colucci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. "Picerno, si interrompe il rapporto con Leonardo Colucci. La nota del club" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. "S.S. Juve Stabia, Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. "S.S. Juve Stabia, dimissioni di Leonardo Colucci" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. "Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore della SPAL" (in Italian). SPAL. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. "Leonardo Colucci relieved from his position as SPAL coach". SPAL. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.