Roberto Rizzo

Roberto Rizzo
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-10-20) 20 October 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth San Cesario di Lecce, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Lecce 3 (0)
1981–1982 → Cosenza (loan) 31 (4)
1982–1986 Lecce 69 (4)
1986–1987 Salernitana 31 (1)
1987–1991 Monopoli 124 (12)
1991–1992 Perugia 16 (0)
1992–1994 Monopoli 46 (4)
Managerial career
2002–2006 Lecce (youth team)
2006 Lecce (assistant)
2006 Martina
2007–2008 Casarano
2010 Matera
2010–2011 Lecce (assistant)
2012 Genoa (assistant)
2013–2014 Catania (assistant)
2016 Virtus Lanciano (assistant)
2017 Lecce
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2017

Roberto Rizzo (born 20 October 1961 in San Cesario di Lecce) is a former Italian football midfielder and current manager.

Career

Player

During his career, Rizzo represented U.S. Lecce (two stints) and other teams. He made his Serie A debut on 8 December 1985 with Lecce against Como.[1]

Coach

Having retired in 1994, Rizzo started as coach of Lecce youth team and won 2 Campionati Primavera (2002–03, 2003–04), 2 Coppe Italia (2001–02, 2004–05) and 2 Supercoppe italiane (2004, 2005).[1]

In January 2006 he was appointed new manager of Lecce in Serie A together with Franco Paleari.[1] He won a Coppa Italia Serie D with Matera in 2009–10.[1]

He was named assistant coach of Lecce, Genoa and Catania in Serie A and Virtus Lanciano in Serie B.[1]

On 24 April 2017 he was confirmed as the new manager of Lecce in Lega Pro.[1] He led Lecce to the play-off quarter-finals and extended his deal for another season.

On 10 September 2017 he quit for personal reasons, after three Serie C matches.[2]

Honors

Manager

Lecce
Matera

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 'Un giorno allenerò il Lecce', si avvera così il sogno di Robertino Rizzo, LecceNews24.it, 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ Serie C Lecce, ufficiali le dimissioni dell'allenatore Rizzo, TuttoSport.com, 10 settembre 2017