Salvatore Giunta (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | AC Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Sambenedettese | 7 | (0) |
| 1986–1990 | Como | 84 | (13) |
| 1990–1996 | Brescia | 174 | (17) |
| 1996 | Padova | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Verona | 46 | (2) |
| 1998 | Albacete Balompié | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | AS Cannes | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Carrarese | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Teramo | 23 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Sangiovannese | 15 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Italy U21 | 5 | (1) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Suzzara | ||
| 2013–2014 | Pergolettese | ||
| 2015 | Brescia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Salvatore Giunta (born 13 April 1967 in Milan) is a retired Italian football player turned coach, most recently in charge as manager of Serie B club Brescia.
Playing career
Giunta is a former central midfielder who played for, among others, AC Milan[1] and Albacete Balompié,[2] as well as the Italian under-21 side.
Giunta also played for AS Cannes in French Ligue 2 during the 1998-99 season.[3]
Coaching career
After retirement, Giunta started as coaching career working for the youth teams of Brescia, a former team of his as a player.
During the 2008–09 season, he then served as head coach of Serie D amateurs Suzzara. He successively started a collaboration with Eugenio Corini, working as his assistant at Portosummaga, Crotone and Frosinone.
In October 2013, Giunta took over from Alessio Tacchinardi as head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Pergolettese, being successively sacked himself on February 2014.
On 21 January 2015 he was appointed new head coach of Serie B club Brescia, taking over from caretaker Ivan Javorčić.[4] He was sacked less than a month later on 18 February 2015 and replaced by Alessandro Calori.
References
- ↑ "Carriera di Salvatore Giunta". Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ "Ficha del Jugador: Giunta". LFP. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ Salvatore Giunta – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- ↑ "Salvatore Giunta nuovo allenatore del Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.