Elio Gustinetti (born 29 March 1955 in Bergamo[1]) is an Italian football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elio Elia Gustinetti | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1988–1989 | Leffe | ||
| 1989–1992 | Albinese | ||
| 1994–1995 | Leffe | ||
| 1995–1997 | Lecco | ||
| 1997–1998 | Lumezzane | ||
| 1998–1999 | Reggina | ||
| 1999–2000 | Empoli | ||
| 2000–2001 | Treviso | ||
| 2001–2005 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| 2005–2006 | Arezzo | ||
| 2006–2007 | Crotone | ||
| 2007–2008 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| 2008–2009 | Grosseto | ||
| 2009–2010 | Grosseto | ||
| 2010 | Ascoli | ||
| 2011 | Spezia | ||
| 2013 | Lecce | ||
| 2013 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
Coaching career
editFrom Leffe to AlbinoLeffe
editLeffe and Albinese
editGustinetti started his coaching career in 1988 with Serie D club Leffe, ending the season in third place. He then moved at Promozione club Albinese, leading them to win the league and gaining promotion to Serie D. After a ninth and a tenth place, he left Albinese in 1992 and returned into coaching in 1994, again with Leffe, now in Serie C1.
Lecco
editIn 1995, he moved to Serie C2's Lecco, where he stayed for two seasons, ended in sixth and second place respectively, and winning promotion to Serie C1 in the latter season.
Lumezzane
editIn 1997, he signed for Lumezzane, winning a spot in the Serie C1 promotion playoffs but failing to win it.
Reggina, Empoli and Treviso
editSince 1998 to 2001 he has coached in Serie B Reggina, Empoli and Treviso, seasons all ended with a dismissal.
AlbinoLeffe
editIn 2001, he was appointed by Serie C1 minnows AlbinoLeffe, a club founded a few years before following the merger of Leffe and Albinese, both teams previously coached by Gustinetti. In 2003, he led AlbinoLeffe to a surprising and historical promotion to Serie B, after defeating Pisa on playoffs. He served as AlbinoLeffe boss in their two first Serie B campaign, escaping relegation in both cases.
Arezzo and Crotone
editHe joined newly promoted Serie B club Arezzo in 2005, leading the side to an impressive seventh place; this was followed by an unsuccessful campaign at Crotone, during which he was sacked in the half-season.
The return to AlbinoLeffe
editHe returned to AlbinoLeffe in 2007, replacing Emiliano Mondonico and starting his experience with an impressive 16 points in the first six league matches. He then managed to lead AlbinoLeffe successfully into the top league position, with strong chances of direct promotion; however, a string of four consecutive home losses, and a troubled relationship with club chairman Gianfranco Andreoletti led the latter to dismiss him on 26 May 2008, after a 0–4 home loss to Rimini which mathematically excluded AlbinoLeffe from a direct promotion spot, with only one game remaining in the regular season, depriving him of the chance to attend the promotion playoffs. He was replaced by youth team coach and former team player Armando Madonna.[2]
Grosseto
editIn June 2008 he was announced as new head coach of Serie B team Grosseto for the upcoming 2008–09 season.[3] After a very impressive start that led the Tuscans in the higher table spots, results declined throughout mid-season, with Gustinetti being dismissed on 15 February 2009.[4] He was replaced by Ezio Rossi; however, on 25 March Gustinetti was recalled at the helm of the biancorossi after Rossi himself was dismissed due to his failure in improving results.[5]
In the 2009–10 he guided Grosseto again into good results, heading his club to the promotion playoff zone once again. However, another small decline in performances, together with a strained relationship with club chairman Piero Camilli, costed him another sacking in March 2010.[6]
Ascoli
editOn 31 May 2010 it was confirmed he would serve as head coach of Ascoli in the 2010–11 Serie B season.[7] His stint with the bianconeri club from Marche however lasted a mere few months, as Gustinetti was removed from his head coaching post on the 3rd of November due to poor results, with Ascoli being last-placed in the league.[8]
Spezia
editIn the season 2011-12 he is the head coach of Spezia in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A until 4 October 2011 when he was sacked[9] and replaced by Michele Serena.[10]
Lecce
editOn 14 May 2013, Gustinetti was appointed at the helm of Lega Pro Prima Divisione fallen giants Lecce to replace Antonio Toma after he failed to win the league, ending the regular season in second place behind Trapani.[11] He was hired only for the Serie B promotion playoffs, in which Lecce challenged and defeated Virtus Entella in a two-legged semifinal to ensure themselves a final against third-placed Carpi.
References
edit- ^ "Serie B 2007/2008 - Elio Gustinetti" (in Italian). RAI Sport. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ^ "Albinoleffe, via Gustinetti" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Comunicato ufficiale U.S. Grosseto" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "L'U.S. Grosseto esonera Elio Gustinetti" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "L'U.S. Grosseto esonera il Sig.Ezio Rossi" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Esonerato Gustinetti" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Elio Gustinetti allenatore dell'Ascoli 2010-2011" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Fabrizio Castori nuovo allenatore dell'Ascoli" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Spezia, esonero per Gustinetti". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Spezia, Michele Serena nuovo allenatore". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Gustinetti nuovo tecnico del Lecce" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.