Leonardo Colucci Explained

Leonardo Colucci
Birth Date:29 December 1972
Birth Place:Cerignola, Italy
Height:1.75 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1988–1993
Youthclubs1:Cerignola
Years1:1993–1995
Years2:1995
Years3:1995–1996
Years4:1996–2002
Years5:2002–2006
Years6:2006–2007
Years7:2007–2009
Years8:2009–2011
Clubs1:Siracusa
Clubs2:Lazio
Clubs3:Reggiana
Clubs4:Verona
Clubs5:Bologna
Clubs6:Cagliari
Clubs7:Cremonese
Clubs8:Modena
Caps1:40
Caps2:2
Caps3:35
Caps4:147
Caps5:112
Caps6:26
Caps7:33
Caps8:55
Goals1:7
Goals2:1
Goals3:3
Goals4:10
Goals5:1
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:450
Totalgoals:23
Manageryears1:2011–2012
Managerclubs1:Cesena (assistant)
Manageryears2:2013–2016
Managerclubs2:Bologna Primavera
Manageryears3:2016–2017
Managerclubs3:Reggiana
Manageryears4:2017–2018
Managerclubs4:Pordenone
Manageryears5:2018–2019
Managerclubs5:Vis Pesaro
Manageryears6:2020–2021
Managerclubs6:Ravenna
Manageryears7:2021–2022
Managerclubs7:Picerno
Manageryears8:2022–2023
Managerclubs8:Juve Stabia
Manageryears9:2023–2024
Managerclubs9:SPAL

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

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
Bologna PrimaveraJuly 2013June 2016
ReggianaJune 2016January 2017
PordenoneJune 2017February 2018
Vis PesaroJuly 2018July 2019
RavennaNovember 2020June 2021
PicernoNovember 2021May 2022
Juve StabiaJune 2022January 2023
SPALOctober 2023February 2024
Total

Honours

Player

Verona

1998–99

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Diario gialloblu di Lunedì 21 Settembre e convocati per Modena-Empoli. Modena FC. Italian. 21 September 2009. 8 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927125437/http://www.modenafc.net/news.asp?n=4643. 27 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Pordenone Calcio. CONDUZIONE TECNICA PRIMA SQUADRA, COMUNICAZIONE UFFICIALE. 14 February 2018. Italian.
  3. Web site: Ravenna. E' Leonardo Colucci il nuovo allenatore giallorosso. Leonardo Colucci is the new coach. 17 November 2020. 30 November 2020. it.
  4. Web site: Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. Serie C, Picerno: Colucci è il nuovo allenatore. 15 November 2021. 15 November 2021. it.
  5. Web site: TuttoMercatoWeb. Picerno, si interrompe il rapporto con Leonardo Colucci. La nota del club. 14 May 2022 . 14 May 2022. it.
  6. Web site: S.S. Juve Stabia. S.S. Juve Stabia, Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore. 18 June 2022 . 3 June 2022. it.
  7. Web site: S.S. Juve Stabia. S.S. Juve Stabia, dimissioni di Leonardo Colucci. 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023. it.
  8. Web site: Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore della SPAL. 3 October 2023 . 4 October 2023 . it. SPAL.
  9. Web site: Leonardo Colucci relieved from his position as SPAL coach. 4 February 2024 . 5 February 2024 . SPAL.