Gianluca Grassadonia

Gianluca Grassadonia
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-05-20) 20 May 1972
Place of birth Salerno, Italy
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Pro Vercelli (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Salernitana 3 (0)
1989–1991 AC Milan 0 (0)
1991–1992 Salernitana 16 (0)
1992–1993 Foggia 9 (0)
1993–1996 Salernitana 61 (0)
1996 Cagliari 3 (0)
1996–1997 Cosenza 23 (0)
1997–2003 Cagliari 135 (2)
2003 Chievo 2 (0)
2003–2004 Venezia 16 (0)
2004–2005 Fidelis Andria 7 (0)
2005–2006 Juve Stabia 22 (0)
2006 Sant'Antonio Abate 10 (0)
2006–2007 Salernitana 10 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Salernitana
2011 Casertana
2011–2012 Paganese
2012–2013 Paganese
2013–2015 Messina
2015–2017 Paganese
2017– Pro Vercelli
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2017.

Gianluca Grassadonia (born 20 May 1972) is an Italian professional football coach, currently in charge as head coach of Pro Vercelli in the Serie B league.

Playing career

Born in Salerno, Grassadonia started his playing career by growing from the youth ranks of hometown club Salernitana and then making his senior debut in 1988. In 1992, he made his Serie A debut as a Foggia player. His longest stint as a player was between 1997 and 2003 with Cagliari, with whom he played 135 league games.

Coaching career

After retirement, Grassadonia took over a youth coaching role at Salernitana. In November 2009 he replaced Marco Cari as head coach, being however sacked later on March 2010 due to poor results. He successively served as head coach of Serie D club Casertana from February to June 2011.

On July 2011 he was named new head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Paganese. After resigning from his post on January 2012, he returned to Paganese later in April and guided them to promotion through playoffs by the end of the season.

On December 2013 he took over at Messina, guiding them to win the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season. He was however sacked on March 2015 due to poor results.

On August 2015 he accepted to return to Paganese, guiding the small Campanian club to a surprising qualification to the promotion playoffs during the 2016–17 Lega Pro season.

On June 2017 he was named new head coach of Serie B club Pro Vercelli, replacing Moreno Longo.[1]

References

  1. "UFFICIALE: GIANLUCA GRASSADONIA NUOVO ALLENATORE DEI LEONI" (in Italian). FC Pro Vercelli 1892. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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