| Rita Guarino | |
| Fullname: | Maria Rita Guarino |
| Birth Date: | 1971 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1985–1992 |
| Clubs1: | Juventus Piedmont |
| Years2: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs2: | → Torino |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs3: | Reggiana |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 1993–1996 |
| Clubs4: | Fiammamonza |
| Caps4: | 58 |
| Goals4: | 38 |
| Years5: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs5: | → Torres |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 19 |
| Years6: | 1996–1998 |
| Clubs6: | Cascine Vica |
| Caps6: | 56 |
| Goals6: | 27 |
| Years7: | 1998–2000 |
| Clubs7: | Torres |
| Caps7: | 48 |
| Goals7: | 72 |
| Years8: | 2000 |
| Clubs8: | Maryland Pride |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Years9: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs9: | Lazio |
| Years10: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs10: | Foroni Verona |
| Caps10: | 23 |
| Goals10: | 35 |
| Years11: | 2002–2006 |
| Clubs11: | Torres |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991–2004 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy |
| Nationalcaps1: | 99 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 35 |
| Manageryears1: | 2008–2015 |
| Managerclubs1: | Italy U17 (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Managerclubs2: | Italy U17 |
| Manageryears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Managerclubs3: | Juventus |
| Manageryears4: | 2021–2024 |
| Managerclubs4: | Inter Milan |
Maria Rita Guarino (pronounced as /it/; born 31 January 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Italian club Inter Women. As a player, she represented the Italy national team as a striker.
Throughout her career she played as a striker for Juventus, Torino, Reggiana, Fiammamonza, Torres, Lazio and Foroni Verona in Serie A, and Maryland Pride in the W-League.[1]
She was a member of the Italian national team, and took part in the 1991 and 1999 World Cups,[2] and the 1993, 1997 and 2001 European Championships. She scored Italy's last goal in the 1991 World Cup, forcing the extra time in the quarterfinals against Norway. She again scored a goal against Norway in the 2001 Euro.[3]
Since 2015, Guarino has served as Italy's under-17 national team's assistant manager[4] and Manager of Football – Individual Training System.[5]
On 16 June 2017, Guarino was appointed head coach of Juventus Women.[6] She led the team to their first ever Scudetto: both Juventus and Brescia finished the season tied at 60 points atop the League thus making a tie-breaker necessary. On 20 May 2018 in Novara Juventus beat Brescia 5–4 at penalty shoot-out winning the championship following their debut season in the league.[7] [8]
In 2018–19 they won their second consecutive league title and their first Coppa Italia. The following season, Juventus won their first Supercoppa Italiana and their third consecutive league title. In 2020–21, Juventus won their second Supercoppa Italiana and their fourth consecutive league title, making a perfect season with 22 victories out 22.[9]
On 21 May 2021, Guarino announced that she would leave Juventus at end of the season.[10] On 17 June 2021, Guarino was appointed head coach of Inter Women.[11]
In 2017, she co-authored the book Train in women's football. Technical, tactical, physical aspects and estimates.[12]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy U17 | September 2015 | June 2017 | [13] | ||||||||
| Juventus | 16 June 2017 | 23 May 2021 | [14] [15] | ||||||||
| 17 June 2021 | 30 June 2024 | [16] | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
Juventus