Giovanni Ignoffo Explained

Giovanni Ignoffo
Fullname:Giovanni Battista Ignoffo
Birth Date:3 April 1977
Birth Place:Monreale, Italy
Height:1.84 m
Currentclub:Acireale (head coach)
Position:Defender
Years1:1995–1999
Years2:1996–1997
Years3:2000
Years4:2000–2003
Years5:2003–2004
Years6:2004–2005
Years7:2005–2006
Years8:2006–2008
Years9:2008–2010
Years10:2010–2012
Years11:2012–2014
Clubs1:Palermo
Clubs2:Leffe (loan)
Clubs3:Marsala
Clubs4:Avellino
Clubs5:Perugia
Clubs6:Napoli
Clubs7:Salernitana
Clubs8:Foggia
Clubs9:Benevento
Clubs10:Siracusa
Clubs11:Messina
Caps1:38
Caps2:29
Caps3:13
Caps4:93
Caps5:14
Caps6:32
Caps7:32
Caps8:60
Caps9:43
Caps10:50
Caps11:50
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:4
Goals5:1
Goals6:3
Goals7:0
Goals8:3
Goals9:1
Goals10:2
Goals11:2
Manageryears1:2016–2017
Managerclubs1:Benevento U19
Manageryears2:2017–2019
Managerclubs2:Palermo U17
Manageryears3:2019
Managerclubs3:Avellino
Manageryears4:2020–2021
Managerclubs4:Siracusa
Manageryears5:2021
Managerclubs5:San Luca
Manageryears6:2022–2023
Managerclubs6:Acireale
Manageryears7:2023–
Managerclubs7:Ragusa

Giovanni Battista Ignoffo (born 3 April 1977) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player, currently in charge as head coach of Serie D club Ragusa.

Playing career

A defender, Ignoffo started his career in his native Sicily, making his professional debut with Palermo.

He played 14 games and scored 1 goal in the Serie A in the 2003–04 season for Perugia Calcio.

Coaching career

After retirement, he joined Benevento as a youth coach in 2014. He left Benevento in 2017 to become the Under-17 coach of Palermo.

On 1 August 2019 he was named new head coach of Serie C club Avellino, a former club of his as a player.[1] The season started well, with 3 victories in first 4 games and 5th spot in the standings. However, on 16 October 2019, Avellino dismissed him, with the club gaining 1 point in 5 latest games and dropping to 14th position in the table.[2]

On 18 August 2021, he was hired as a head coach by Serie D club San Luca.[3] After starting the season with three victories, the club then gained four ties and three losses in the following seven games, and Ignoffo was fired on 9 November 2021.[4]

On 27 December 2022, Ignoffo was confirmed as the new head coach of Serie D club Acireale.[5]

After completing the season with Acireale, on 25 June 2023 Ignoffo signed for fellow Serie D club Ragusa.[6]

Honours

Perugia

2003[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: 8 August 2019 . Italian . 1 August 2019 . Avellino, Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo tecnico . Corriere dello Sport - Stadio.
  2. Avellino. AVELLINO, INTERROTTO IL RAPPORTO CON MISTER IGNOFFO: EZIO CAPUANO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE. 16 October 2019. Italian. 16 October 2019. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017014552/https://www.usavellino1912.com/blog-post.php?post=Avellino_interrotto_il_rapporto_con_mister_Ignoffo_Ezio_Capuano_il_nuovo_allenatore&category=All. dead.
  3. Web site: San Luca. COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: IGNOFFO NUOVO ALLENATORE. 18 August 2021. 1 December 2021. it.
  4. Web site: San Luca. SAN LUCA, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ESONERATO IL TECNICO IGNOFFO. 9 November 2021. 1 December 2021. it.
  5. Web site: Tuttocampo. ACIREALE, Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo tecnico granata!. 27 December 2022. 27 December 2022. it.
  6. Web site: Messina Sportiva. Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo allenatore del Ragusa. 25 June 2023. 21 August 2023. it.
  7. Web site: Wolfsburg 0-2 Perugia (Aggregate: 0 - 3). https://web.archive.org/web/20031006122354/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=1691/Match=73025/Report=MS.html . dead . 6 October 2003 . uefa.com . 15 June 2020.