Riccardo Maspero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Lodi, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pavia (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fanfulla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1987 | Varese | 39 | (0) |
| 1988–1994 | Cremonese | 157 | (15) |
| 1994–1995 | Sampdoria | 21 | (4) |
| 1995–1997 | Cremonese | 70 | (14) |
| 1997 | → Lecce (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Vicenza | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Perugia | 10 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Reggiana (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Lecce | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Torino | 62 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | Fiorentina | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Fanfulla | 74 | (17) |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1990 | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ciliverghe Mazzano | ||
| 2014– | Pavia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Riccardo Maspero (born 19 February 1970) is an Italian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and now a coach. He is currently in charge as head coach of Pavia in the Lega Pro division.
Club career
Maspero's career came to prominence most notably with his time at then-Serie A club Cremonese,[1] with whom he started playing professionally and played in two one-year spells in the Italian top flight. He came into his own during the promotion season of 1992-93 and impressed greatly in a side coached by Luigi Simoni which finished 10th in Serie A during the 1993-94 season.[1] He established a reputation as a gifted playmaker.
A move to Sampdoria followed, but he failed to make his mark and returned to Cremonese after one season. Despite outstanding form and a healthy return of goals from midfield, he was unable to prevent successive relegations.[1]
His career declined after a move to Lecce in 1997, where he found opportunities limited; the club were relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. He was loaned to Vicenza and Perugia, playing limited first-team football over the next three seasons before joining Torino for the 2000-01 Serie B season.[1]
Maspero's career was rejuvenated with the Granata, and he played a role in the team's return to Serie A. In the 2001-02 Serie A season, he earned hero status among the club's fans with a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw with cross-town rivals and eventual Serie A champions Juventus in the Derby della mole; Torino had initially been trailing 3-0. He also helped Torino to win an UEFA Intertoto Cup spot that season. After Torino suffered relegation to Serie B in 2003, he moved on to Fiorentina before playing in the amateur leagues, where he ended his career.[1]
Managerial career
After retirement, Maspero took a coaching job at Eccellenza amateurs Ciliverghe Mazzano, guiding them to a historical promotion to Serie D for the first time ever. This won him interest from Lega Pro professionals Pavia, who appointed him as new head coach for the 2014–15 season thereafter.