Giuseppe Scurto | |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1984 |
Birth Place: | Alcamo, Italy |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Currentclub: | Torino Primavera (youth coach) |
Youthyears2: | 2002–2004 |
Years1: | 2004–2005 |
Caps1: | 9 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2005–2007 |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2007–2009 |
Caps3: | 68 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2009–2011 |
Caps4: | 41 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2012–2013 |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Italy U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2002 |
Nationalteam2: | Italy U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2002–2003 |
Nationalteam3: | Italy U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2005–2006 |
Nationalteam4: | Italy U20 |
Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears5: | 2006–2007 |
Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Giuseppe Scurto (born 5 January 1984) is an Italian former football player and current coach who played as a defender. He is in charge of Torino Primavera.
Scurto made his Serie A debut with A.S. Roma on 7 November 2004, in a 1–1 away draw against A.C. Milan. He joined Chievo in 2005 for €250,000[1] and Chievo bought the remain 50% rights for €100,000 on 20 June 2007.[2] However, in July Scurto was sold to Treviso for about €1.7 million.[3] In 2009, he moved to Triestina. In June 2011 he terminated his contract with Triestina, but under FIGC rule, he would effectively become a free agent in winter window.
He retired in 2012 after a short-lived stint at Juve Stabia due to persistent physical issues.[4]
Scurto was capped for Italy at every youth level, and was called up to UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.
Following his early retirement, Scurto was offered a coaching role as head of the Berretti Under-19 team at Juve Stabia, which he accepted; he then left Juve Stabia in July 2013 to accept an offer as head of the Allievi Nazionali Under-17 team at Palermo.
In July 2017 he was promoted as head of the Primavera Under-19 team,[5] with whom he won the inaugural season of both the Campionato Primavera 2 and the Supercoppa Primavera 2.[6] On his first season in charge of the club at the Campionato Primavera 1 level, he managed to keep Palermo in the top flight; he left the club by the end of the season after his contract expired.
On 15 July 2019, he was announced as new Primavera coach of Trapani.[7] He left Trapani in August 2020 to move to SPAL as their new Primavera coach.[8] After one season at SPAL, Scurto then agreed to return to Roma as their new Under-18 youth coach.[9]
In June 2022, Scurto left Roma to sign for Torino as the new coach in charge of the Torino Primavera youth team.[10]
Italy U19
Palermo