Leonardo Colucci

Italian football player and manager (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Leonardo Colucci
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-12-29) 29 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Cerignola, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1993 Cerignola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Siracusa 40 (7)
1995 Lazio 2 (1)
1995–1996 Reggiana 35 (3)
1996–2002 Verona 147 (10)
2002–2006 Bologna 112 (1)
2006–2007 Cagliari 26 (1)
2007–2009 Cremonese 33 (0)
2009–2011 Modena 55 (0)
Total 450 (23)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Cesena (assistant)
2013–2016 Bologna Primavera
2016–2017 Reggiana
2017–2018 Pordenone
2018–2019 Vis Pesaro
2020–2021 Ravenna
2021–2022 Picerno
2022–2023 Juve Stabia
2023–2024 SPAL
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Bologna Primavera July 2013 June 2016 92331940035.9
Reggiana June 2016 January 2017 261349050.0
Pordenone June 2017 February 2018 291199037.9
Vis Pesaro July 2018 July 2019 4091615022.5
Ravenna November 2020 June 2021 2931214010.3
Picerno November 2021 May 2022 241059041.7
Juve Stabia June 2022 January 2023 251069040.0
SPAL October 2023 February 2024 18396016.7
Total 2839280111032.5
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