Nedo Sonetti

Nedo Sonetti
Personal information
Date of birthFebruary 25, 1941
Place of birthPiombino, Italy
Playing positionCentre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Spezia
Reggina
Teams managed
1974–1975Viareggio
1975–1976Casertana
1976–1979Spezia
1979–1980Cosenza
1980–1983Sambenedettese
1983–1987Atalanta
1987–1989Udinese
1989–1990Avellino
1990–1991Ascoli
1991–1992Bologna
1992–1993Lecce
1993–1994Monza
1994–1996Torino
1996–1997Cremonese
1997–1999Lecce
1999–2000Brescia
2000–2001Salernitana
2001–2002Cagliari
2002–2003Palermo
2003–2004Ancona
2004–2005Catania
2005–2006Cagliari
2006–2007Ascoli
2007Cagliari
2008–2009Brescia
2010Vicenza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nedo Sonetti (born February 25, 1941 in Piombino) is an Italian veteran football manager.

Career

Sonetti was born in Piombino, southern Tuscany and lives now in Gorle.[1]

He played in Serie B and Serie C for Spezia Calcio 1906 and Reggina.

As a manager, he has a long career at the helm of several Serie A and Serie B teams in the whole country. Among the several teams he led, he had his major successes with Atalanta B.C., which he led from Serie B to a ninth place in Serie A, coaching the team for four seasons.

He is often considered a "replacement" coach, as he was often appointed in his career to replace fired managers from Serie A teams fighting to avoid relegation, or Serie B teams which managed to promote.

More recently, Sonetti joined Cagliari on November 2005, replacing Davide Ballardini, becoming the fourth coach appointed by the Sardinian team in a couple of months. He succeeded in maintaining his job until the end of the tournament, and in leading the rossoblù to maintain a place in the next Serie A; he left Cagliari at the end of the season. On November 14, 2006, Sonetti was appointed to replace Attilio Tesser at the helm of then last-placed relegation-battling Serie A Ascoli. He did not manage to save his side from falling to Serie B, and ended his experience in Ascoli at the end of the season with a second-last place. On November 2007 he returned at Cagliari for his third time, as he was appointed to replace Marco Giampaolo at the helm of the Sardinians.[2] He resigned from his post on December 19, but was confirmed by the club the next day after Marco Giampaolo rejected to return at the helm of the club.[3] However, Sonetti was sacked only a few days later, after a 5–1 loss to Fiorentina, leaving the team last-placed in the league table, being replaced by Davide Ballardini.[4] From September 25, 2008, he has been called back to Brescia replacing Serse Cosmi.[5] On May 19, 2009 he was sacked himself, following a 2–1 loss to promotion rivals Grosseto that left Brescia in fourth placed, but with only a two-point lead to 7th-placed Triestina.[4]

On March 28, 2010 69-year old Sonetti returned into management, replacing Rolando Maran as head coach of Serie B relegation battlers Vicenza.[6] His stint as Vicenza head coach, as he was sacked on April 15 after only three games in charge, ended with respectively two draws and a loss.[4]

References

  1. ↑ From Gazzetta dello Sport wabsite
  2. ↑ "Cagliari appoint Sonetti". Football Italia. 2007-11-13. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Respinte le dimissioni di Sonetti" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Cagliari appoint new Coach". Football Italia. 2007-12-27. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Brescia: esonerato Cosmi, arriva Sonetti" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  6. ↑ "Nedo Sonetti è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2010-03-28.