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Francesco Cozza
Personal information
Date of birth	19 January 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Cariati, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994	Reggiana
1994–1995	Vicenza
1995	Torino
1995–1996	Lucchese
1996–1997	Cagliari
1997–1998	Lecce
1999–2004	Reggina
2004	Genoa
2005–2007	Siena
2005–2006	→ Reggina (loan)
2007–2009	Reggina
2009–2010	Salernitana
Total
Managerial career
2011–2013	Catanzaro
2013–2014	Pisa
2014	Reggina
2015–2016	Reggina
2016–2017	Sicula Leonzio
2017	Taranto
2018–2019	Team Altamura
2020–2021	San Luca
2021	Biancavilla
2022–2023	San Luca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francesco Cozza (born 19 January 1974) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a playmaker in the role of attacking midfielder.

Playing career

Born in Cariati, Calabria, Cozza started his career at A.C. Milan. He first signed for Reggiana in 1994, and in November left for Vicenza.

Cozza signed for Genoa C.F.C. at summer 2004, but left for A.C. Siena in January 2005. He returned to Reggina on loan for the 2005–06 season. Cozza returned to Siena in summer 2006, but left for Reggina again in summer 2007, in exchange with Alessandro Lucarelli.

Coaching career

On 29 June 2010, he signed a one-year contract with his former club Reggina, but as one of the coach assistant of youth team.^[1]

On 2 July 2011, it was confirmed Cozza had accepted an offer to become new head coach of Catanzaro in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (fourth division),^[2] he recently passed the coach exam.^[3]

After guiding Calabrian Serie D amateurs San Luca during the 2020–21 season, on 25 September 2021 Cozza was hired by Biancavilla, another Serie D club.^[4] He was fired by Biancavilla on 5 November 2021 after gaining 4 points in 7 games under his helm.^[5]

On 8 July 2022, Cozza agreed to return to guide San Luca for the 2022–23 Serie D season.^[6] He was sacked on 15 January 2023, just a mere few hours before the Serie D league game against Catania.^[7]

References

^ "Francesco Cozza collaboratore dello staff tecnico". Reggina Calcio (in Italian). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ "Ciccio Cozza allenatore del Catanzaro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
^ "Baggio's new life, as a professional coach - Football - la Gazzetta dello Sport". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
^ "Francesco Cozza Nuovo Tecnico del Calcio Biancavilla" (in Italian). Biancavilla. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Esonerato Francesco Cozza" (in Italian). Biancavilla. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "San Luca, è ufficiale il ritorno dell'ex bandiera della Reggina" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "Cozza esonerato ma lui "non lo sa" e va in panchina contro il Catania" (in Italian). ItaSportPress. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

lega-calcio.it^{[permanent dead link‍]}
gazzetta.it
Francesco Cozza coach profile at Soccerway

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