Leonardo Acori
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| Leonardo Acori | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | January 16, 1955 | |
| Place of birth | Bastia Umbra, Italy | |
| Playing position | Manager | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Livorno | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1990–1991 1991–1992 1992–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2008 2008– |
Rieti L'Aquila Viterbese Ternana Ladispoli Gubbio Sangiovannese Rimini Livorno |
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Leonardo Acori (born January 16, 1955 in Bastia Umbra, Province of Perugia)[1] is an Italian football manager. He is currently the head coach of Serie B team Livorno.
[edit] Career
[edit] Coaching
Acori's first coaching experience came in 1990, at the helm of Interregionale team Rieti, which he led to a fourth place, then winning the division the next year with L'Aquila. After two seasons with Viterbese (a fourth and a third place), he served as mid-season replacement at Ternana with little fortune, and then trying unsuccessfully to escape relegation with Lazio-based team Ladispoli the following year. In 1997–98 he became head coach of Gubbio, leading them to an immediate Serie D title and a seventh place in the Serie C2 the following season. In 1999 he joined Tuscan side Sangiovannese, leading them to a Serie D title in 1999–2000 and narrowly missing promotion to Serie C1 in 2001–2002 after losing the playoff finals to Pro Patria.[2]
In 2002–2003 he was appointed as new Rimini boss, leading the biancorossi to a second place in the Serie C2/B, and then winning the promotion playoffs. The next season he then led Rimini to a fourth place in the Serie C1 round, missing a second consecutive promotion after losing the subsequent promotion playoffs. The promotion however proved just to be delayed as Rimini managed to win the Serie C1/A round the following season, thus ensuring a historical Serie B comeback. He was confirmed at the helm of Rimini with notable fortune, leading also his side to a fifth place in the 2006–2007 Serie B.[1]
On June 4, 2008 he was announced as new Livorno boss, with the aim to lead the amaranto back to Serie A in their 2008–09 Serie B campaign.[3]
