Mario Beretta
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| Mario Beretta | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mario Beretta | |
| Date of birth | 30 October 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | |
| Playing position | Manager (former centre back) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| Pro Patria | ||
| Teams managed | ||
| 1982–1984 1984–1989 1989–1991 1991–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 |
Abbiategrasso (youth team) Monza (youth team) Como (youth team) Monza (youth team) Corsico Pro Patria Saronno Como Lumezzane Varese Ternana Chievo Verona Parma Siena Siena |
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Mario Beretta (born October 30, 1959 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. He last coached of Serie A club Siena.
[edit] Career
Beretta had a short career as footballer, playing only for Pro Patria of Serie D. In 1982, aged 23, he became a coach for amateur team Abbiategrasso's youth squad, and 1984 for Monza's. He was also a successful School Teacher in the mid eighties for Istituto Gonzaga in Milan. His first team role came in 1994 for amateur side Corsico, whereas his first professional appearance came the next year for Pro Patria, followed by Saronno, Como and Lumezzane. After three successful seasons with Varese of Serie C1, Beretta was signed by Ternana of Serie B. An exciting debut in 2002/2003 was followed by a sacking the next season. In 2004/2005, Serie A club Chievo Verona called him to replace Luigi Del Neri. Despite a strong starting, Beretta's Chievo slowly but continuously fell down the table, and he was fired three matchdays to the end of the season, with Chievo fully involved in a tough relegation battle, to be replaced by caretaker Maurizio D'Angelo.
In 2005/2006 he coached successfully Parma, ending in tenth place, then turned out to be seventh following the 2006 Serie A scandal which consequently led Parma to a UEFA Cup qualifying. Then he coached Siena for the 2006-2007 season, but he suffered in the relegation fight until the last matchday. Siena kept its place in Serie A after a dramatic win over S.S. Lazio. Some days later he agreed to leave the club, being replaced by Andrea Mandorlini; however he was reappointed at the helm of the Tuscan side after Mandorlini was sacked on November 12, 2007 following a 2–3 home loss to Livorno.[1]
On May 18, 2008, after Siena's 2-2 draw against Palermo in the final matchday, Beretta said in his press conference that he was quitting Siena. This was confirmed by the club a few days later; he left Siena after a very impressive season ended with a record 44 points, the best result in Robur's time in the Italian top flight.[2]
