Mario Beretta

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Mario Beretta
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-10-30) 30 October 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan (coordinateur jeunes)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–77 Pro Sesto
1978–79 Rovellasca
Managerial career
1982–1984 Abbiategrasso (youth team)
1984–1989 Monza (youth team)
1989–1991 Como (youth team)
1991–1994 Monza (youth team)
1994–1995 Corsico
1995–1996 Pro Patria
1996–1997 Saronno
1997–1998 Como
1998–1999 Lumezzane
1999–2002 Varese
2002–2004 Ternana
2004–2005 Chievo Verona
2005–2006 Parma
2006–2007 Siena
2007–2008 Siena
2008–2009 Lecce
2009–2010 Torino
2010 PAOK
2010–2011 Brescia
2012 Cesena
2013–2014 Siena
2014 Latina
2015 Cagliari (youth team)
2018– AC Milan (coordinateur jeunes)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Beretta (born 30 October 1959 in Milan) is an Italian association football manager and former football player. He most recently served as head coach of Serie B club Latina.

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Career

Playing career

Beretta had a short career as footballer, playing only in the season 1976-77 for Pro Sesto and in that 1978-79 for Rovellasca in Serie D.

Coaching career

In 1982, aged 23, he became a coach for amateur team Abbiategrasso's youth squad, and 1984 for Monza's. He was also a successful School Teacher in the mid eighties for Istituto Gonzaga and Istituto Leopardi in Milan. His first team role came in 1994 for amateur side Corsico, whereas his first professional appearance came the next year for Pro Patria, followed by Saronno, Como and Lumezzane.

After three successful seasons with Varese of Serie C1, Beretta was signed by Ternana of Serie B. An exciting debut in 2002–03 was followed by a sacking the next season. In 2004–05, Serie A club Chievo Verona called him to replace Luigi Delneri. Despite a strong starting, Beretta's Chievo slowly but continuously fell down the table, and he was fired three matchdays to the end of the season, with Chievo fully involved in a tough relegation battle, to be replaced by caretaker Maurizio D'Angelo.

In 2005–06 he coached successfully Parma, ending in tenth place, then turned out to be seventh following the 2006 Serie A scandal which consequently led Parma to a UEFA Cup qualifying. Then he coached Siena for the 2006–07 season, but he suffered in the relegation fight until the last matchday. Siena kept its place in Serie A after a dramatic win over S.S. Lazio. Some days later he agreed to leave the club, being replaced by Andrea Mandorlini; however he was reappointed at the helm of the Tuscan side after Mandorlini was sacked on 12 November 2007 following a 2–3 home loss to Livorno. [1]

On 18 May 2008, after Siena's 2–2 draw against Palermo in the final matchday, Beretta said in his press conference that he was quitting Siena. This was confirmed by the club a few days later; he left Siena after a very impressive season ended with a record 44 points, the best result in Robur's time in the Italian top flight. [2] He was successively announced on 23 June as new head coach of Lecce, newly promoted in the 2008–09 Serie A. [3] He was sacked on 9 March after a 0–0 home draw against bottom-placed Reggina in the Week 27 of Serie A that left Lecce in second-last place. [4]

On 29 November 2009, Beretta agreed to replace Stefano Colantuono at the helm of Serie B outfit Torino F.C. [5] and in January 2010 Torino have fired the coach, [6] who was replaced by his predecessor Stefano Colantuono. [7]

In June 2010, Beretta signed a two-year contract with Greek side Paok Salonicco, with this being his first experience outside his homeland. However, on 22 July 2010, just a month after his appointment at the helm of the squad, Paok chairman Thodoris Zagorakis decided to sack him due to poor pre-season results and rumoured complaints from some players. Mario Beretta was immediately replaced by Pavlos Dermitzakis. [8]

On 6 December 2010 Beretta was announced as new head coach of Serie A relegation-threatened Lombardians Brescia, replacing Giuseppe Iachini at the helm of the Rondinelle. [9] His tenure as Brescia boss lasted less than two months, as he was dismissed on 30 January 2011 after a 0–3 home loss to relegation-battling rivals Chievo. [10]

Since 21 February 2012 to the end of the season he has been the coach of Cesena in Serie A. [11] He successively served as head coach of financially stricken Serie B club Siena, narrowly missing, in the last minutes of the season, despite 8 points of penalization, on a promotion playoff spot only to oversee the club being excluded from professional football for good by the end of the season.

After Siena, he agreed upon a contract with Latina of Serie B in July 2014, only to mutually end his deal just in October due to what the club considered poor results (7 pts in 7 matches). [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mandorlini out, Beretta in". Football Italia. 2007-11-12. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Marco Giampaolo nuovo allenatore del Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Beretta nuovo allenatore del Lecce" (in Italian). US Lecce. 2008-06-23. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Sollevato dall'incarico mister Beretta" (in Italian). US Lecce. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Beretta è il nuovo allenatore del Torino" (in Italian). Torino FC. 2009-11-29. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  6. ↑ "Beretta è il nuovo allenatore del Torino" (in Italian). Torino F.C. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Esonerato Mario Beretta" (in Italian). Torino F.C. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "PAOK sack Beretta". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ufficiale: Mario Beretta è il nuovo allenatore del Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  10. ↑ "Ufficiale: esonerato Beretta. Iachini torna alla guida" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "E' Beretta il salvagente del Cavalluccio" (in Italian). Romagna Noi. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Beretta non è più l'allenatore del Latina" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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