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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino Primavera (youth coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sampdoria | |||
| 2002–2004 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Roma | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Chievo | 24 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Treviso | 68 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Triestina | 41 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Juve Stabia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Italy U15 | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
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]
International career edit
Scurto was capped for Italy at every youth level, and was called up to UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.
Coaching career edit
Following his early retirement, Scurto was offered a coaching role as head of the Berretti Under-19 team at Juve Stabia, which he accepted;[4] he then left Juve Stabia in July 2013 to accept an offer as head of the Allievi Nazionali Under-17 team at Palermo.[4]
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]
Honours edit
Player edit
Italy U19
Manager edit
Palermo
- Supercoppa Primavera 2: 2018
- Campionato Primavera 2: 2018
References edit
- ^ "Chiusura della campagna trasferimenti: operazioni di mercato perfezionate in data odierna" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "OPERAZIONI RELATIVE AI DIRITTI PLURIENNALI ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEI CALCIATORI" (pdf) (in Italian). AS Roma. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Treviso FBC 1993 srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
- ^ a b c "Palermo, gli Allievi Nazionali saranno guidati da Giuseppe Scurto" (in Italian). Tutto Juve Stabia. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Ufficiale – Palermo: Scurto nuovo allenatore della Primavera" (in Italian). Stadionews.it. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Primavera, Scurto: "Stagione formidabile, straordinario aver vinto campionato e Supercoppa"" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "TMW - Trapani, panchina Primavera a Scurto. U-17 per Aronica" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "PRESENTATO GIUSEPPE SCURTO NEO ALLENATORE PRIMAVERA SPAL" (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Giuseppe Scurto torna a Trigoria: allenerà la Roma Under 18" (in Italian). Il Romanista. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Torino, c'è la firma di Giuseppe Scurto: sarà il nuovo allenatore della Primavera granata" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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