Leonardo Menichini

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Leonardo Menichini
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-12-11) December 11, 1953
Place of birthPonsacco, Italy
Playing positionManager (former midfielder)
Club information
Current clubGrosseto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1974–1975Verona2(0)
1975–1976Novara29(0)
1976–1978AS Roma52(0)
1978–1981Catanzaro73(0)
1982–1985Ascoli
1985–1987Triestina
Teams managed
2003Ancona
2005Sassari Torres
2005KF Tirana
2008–2010Lumezzane
2010Crotone
2010–2012Crotone
2012–2013Grosseto
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:16, 3 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Leonardo Menichini (born December 11, 1953 in Ponsacco, Province of Pisa) is an Italian football manager and former player, most recently as head coach of Grosseto.

Career

Playing

A defender, Menichini played for several top-flight teams, including AS Roma and Catanzaro, the latter under coach Carlo Mazzone.[1]

Coaching

Following his retirement from playing football, Menichini became a coach, serving alongside Carlo Mazzone from 1993 to 2003 with top-flight teams such as Cagliari, AS Roma, Napoli, Bologna, Perugia and Brescia.[1] In 2003, he accepted an offer from newly promoted Serie A team Ancona to become the biancorossi's boss; however, his first experience as head coach proved to be unsuccessful, since he was sacked after four weeks in charge of the team.[2][3][4]

On February 2005, Menichini returned into football, replacing Salvo D'Adderio at the helm of Sassari Torres, who were in danger of relegation in the Serie C1,[5] and then leading his side to maintain their own place in the third-highest Italian division.[6]

Menichini then moved to Albania, as head coach of KF Tirana in 2005–06; he was however sacked on November 2005 due to disagreements with the board, leaving the club in second place.[7] He then returned to work alongside Mazzone from February to June 2006, during the latter's unsuccessful spell as Livorno head coach.[8]

On April 2008, Menichini was appointed as new head coach of Serie C2 promotion hopefuls Lumezzane, replacing Mario Petrone, who was sacked following a string of four consecutive defeats.[9] Under his tenure, Lumezzane qualified to the promotion playoffs and ultimately won them, thus ensuring a place in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09. He was subsequently confirmed at the helm of the club for the upcoming season.

In June 2010 he was appointed head coach of Calabrian side Crotone for the club's 2010–11 Serie B season.[10] He was dismissed on 27 November 2010 after a 1–2 home loss to Vicenza, leaving Crotone in 11th place after 17 games.[11] He was reinstated as Crotone head coach on 20 February 2011, following a string of negative results that led to the dismissal of Eugenio Corini.[12] On 23 January 2012 he was finally sacked.[13]

Since 18 December 2012 he is the new coach of Grosseto in Serie B.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Un compagno di scuola di Zac guidera' il Perugia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  2. ↑ "Campionato 2003" (in Italian). La Domenica Biancorossa. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  3. ↑ "Salta la prima panchina di serie A Menichini lascia l' Ancona a Sonetti" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  4. ↑ "Ancona's agony ends". ESPN SoccerNet Europe. 2004-04-15. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  5. ↑ "Cambio nel Giulianova E' Cuttone l' allenatore" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2005-02-15. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  6. ↑ "Marchini salva la Torres" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2005-05-09. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  7. ↑ "TACCUINO" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2005-11-16. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  8. ↑ "Donadoni se ne va, Livorno a Mazzone" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  9. ↑ "Arezzo caos: via Cuoghi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  10. ↑ "E' Menichini il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  11. ↑ "Comunicato stampa" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  12. ↑ "Torna Leonardo Menichini" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Crotone, esonerato Menichini. Promosso il vice Drago" (in Italian). Il Pallonaro. 23 January 2012. 
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