Attilio Tesser

Attilio Tesser
Personal information
Date of birth 10 June 1958 (1958-06-10) (age 53)
Place of birth Montebelluna, Italy
Playing position Full Back
Club information
Current club Novara (Manager)
Youth career
Montebelluna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Montebelluna 43 (0)
1976–1978 Treviso 63 (6)
1978–1980 Napoli 37 (2)
1980–1985 Udinese 100 (6)
1985–1986 Perugia 34 (0)
1986–1989 Catania 85 (4)
1989–1991 Trento 34 (2)
Total 396 (20)
National team
1979–1980 Italy U-21 5 (0)
Teams managed
1992–1994 Sevegliano
1994–1996 Udinese (youth team)
1996–2001 Venezia (youth team)
2001–2003 Südtirol-Alto Adige
2003–2005 Triestina
2005 Cagliari
2006 Ascoli
2007–2008 Mantova
2009 Padova
2009– Novara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Attilio Tesser (born June 10, 1958 in Montebelluna) is an Italian football (soccer) manager, currently in charge of Novara.

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Playing career

Tesser, a defender, started his playing career with Treviso. He moved to Napoli in 1978, where he played two seasons. He then played for Udinese from 1980 to 1985, and then for some lower league teams, including Perugia and Catania. He was also capped for the Italian U-21 side.

Managing career

After his retirement, Tesser began a coaching career in 1992 for Serie D side Sevegliano, and successively became a coach at the youth level for Udinese and Venezia. His first professional coaching job came in 2001, for Serie C2 side F.C. Südtirol-Alto Adige. In 2003, he replaced Ezio Rossi at the helm of U.S. Triestina Calcio of Serie B. After a very good season, followed by a poorer one, Tesser moved to Cagliari Calcio of Serie A in 2006, but was fired just after the first league match by team chairman Massimo Cellino. On July 2006, he was named coach of Ascoli, replacing Marco Giampaolo. However, after a serie of struggling results ended in a 1-0 home defeat to Empoli F.C. in the 11th matchday, Tesser was fired and replaced by Nedo Sonetti.

Tesser started the 2007-08 season at the helm of Serie B side Mantova, with the aim to fight for a promotion spot; however, results did not confirm the initial goals, and he was sacked on February 24, 2008, leaving Mantova in seventh place, seven points far from the fourth playoff spot.[1]

On January 2009 he accepted a coaching offer from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Padova;[2] however, his stint with the patavini lasted only one month, as he was sacked later on February.[3]

On June 2009 he was named Novara manager. His tenure proved to be highly successful, as he led his club to become Lega Pro Prima Divisione champions in his first season in charge. In the 2010–11 season, Tesser repeated himself as he guided Novara to third place in the final table, then winning a second consecutive promotion to Serie A after defeating Reggina and Padova in the playoffs.

References

  1. ^ "ESONERATO ATTILIO TESSER" (in Italian). AC Mantova. 2008-02-24. http://www.acmantova.it/news_estesa.asp?idnews=2570. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
  2. ^ "ATTILIO TESSER NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PADOVA" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 2009-01-13. http://www.padovacalcio.it/archivionews.php?id=2344. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
  3. ^ "CARLO SABATINI TORNA A SEDERE SULLA PANCHINA DEL PADOVA" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 2009-02-22. http://www.padovacalcio.it/archivionews.php?id=2421. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 

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