Frédéric Gioria | |
Birth Date: | 1969 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Nice, France |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1979–1986 |
Youthclubs1: | Nice |
Years1: | 1986–1988 |
Clubs1: | Nice II |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1988–2000 |
Clubs2: | Nice |
Caps2: | 216 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Manageryears1: | 2012– |
Managerclubs1: | Nice (assistant) |
Pcupdate: | 4 March 2021 |
Frédéric Gioria (born 2 September 1969) is a retired French football midfielder who is the currently assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Nice.
A youth product of his native club Nice since the age of 10, Gioria began his professional career with the club in 1988. He went on captain the side, and led them when they won the 1997 Coupe de France Final. He retired from professional football in 2000, after a recurring knee injury.
After retirement, he returned to Nice as a physical trainer, then managed the reserves. In 2012, he was named assistant manager by Claude Puel, and has stayed in that post since.[1]