Angelo Gregucci

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Angelo Gregucci

| image = Angelo Gregucci.jpg

| caption = Gregucci in 2017

| fullname = Angelo Adamo Gregucci

| height = 1.87 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|6|10}}

| birth_place = San Giorgio Ionico, Italy

| currentclub = Sampdoria (assistant)

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1976–1981| youthclubs1 = Taranto

| years1 = 1981–1982 | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Taranto

| years2 = 1982–1986 | caps2 = 105 | goals2 = 8 | clubs2 = Alessandria

| years3 = 1986–1993 | caps3 = 187 | goals3 = 12 | clubs3 = Lazio

| years4 = 1993–1994 | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = Torino

| years5 = 1994–1998 | caps5 = 64 | goals5 = 2 | clubs5 = Reggiana

|totalcaps = 383 |totalgoals = 23

| manageryears1 = 1999 | managerclubs1 = Reggiana

| manageryears2 = 2002 | managerclubs2 = Fiorentina (caretaker)

| manageryears3 = 2002-2003 | managerclubs3 = Legnano

| manageryears4 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs4 = Venezia

| manageryears5 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs5 = Salernitana

| manageryears6 = 2005 | managerclubs6 = Lecce

| manageryears7 = 2006–2009 | managerclubs7 = Vicenza

| manageryears8 = 2009 | managerclubs8 = Atalanta

| manageryears9 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs9 = Sassuolo

| manageryears10 = 2012 | managerclubs10 = Reggina

| manageryears11 = 2014 | managerclubs11 = Salernitana

| manageryears12 = 2014 | managerclubs12 = Casertana

| manageryears13 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs13 = Alessandria

| manageryears14 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs14 = Salernitana

| manageryears15 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs15 = Alessandria

}}

Angelo Adamo Gregucci (born 10 June 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player, currently assistant coach at Serie B club Sampdoria.

Playing career

Born in San Giorgio Ionico, Province of Taranto, Gregucci started his playing career in 1981 with Taranto, before moving to Alessandria the following season, spending four seasons with the Piedmontese side. From 1986 to 1993 he played for Lazio, collecting a total of 187 Serie A appearances with the biancazzurri, being a mainstay for the Roman side. After a single season with Torino in 1993–94, he moved to Reggiana where he spent four seasons before retiring in 1998.

Coaching career

Gregucci started his coaching career in 2000 as Roberto Mancini's assistant at Fiorentina, and then briefly served as joint coach of Serie C1 side Viterbese during the 2001–02 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.viterbesecalcio.it/calcio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=27 |publisher=AS Viterbese Calcio |language=it |title=LA NOSTRA STORIA |date=19 July 2007 |access-date=3 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010034056/http://www.viterbesecalcio.it/calcio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=27 |archive-date=10 October 2007 |url-status=live}} He then joined Legnano of Serie C2 as head coach for the following season, ending it in eighth place.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/index.php?mod=ct&par2=74|publisher=TuttoCalciatori|title=Gregucci Angelo|language=it|access-date=3 December 2007}} He was then appointed by Serie B team Venezia for the following season, but he failed to keep the lagunari away from the relegation zone as they ended in 20th place. He moved to Salernitana, another Serie B team, in the next season, leading them to a 14th place in the final table.

Gregucci started his 2005–06 season as Lecce coach in the Serie A, but was sacked after only five weeks due to poor results. He was head coach of Serie B team Vicenza since October 2006, when he was appointed to replace Giancarlo Camolese. Gregucci was confirmed as the new Atalanta B.C. head coach on 5 June, but was later sacked after losing all four games into the season.

On 3 October 2010, he was announced as new head coach of Serie B promotion hopefuls Sassuolo, taking over from Daniele Arrigoni.{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-b/2010/10/03/news/sassuolo_esonerato_arrigoni-7673833/|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it |access-date=25 November 2010 |date=3 October 2010 |title=Sassuolo, via Arrigoni Arriva Gregucci| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101112140715/http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-b/2010/10/03/news/sassuolo_esonerato_arrigoni-7673833/| archive-date= 12 November 2010 | url-status= live}} He is the head coach of the team, He was sacked, but after two weeks he was called back.

On 8 January 2012, he was announced as new head coach of Serie B promotion hopefuls Reggina, taking over from Roberto Breda.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportitalia.com/?action=read&idnotizia=72052|language=it|publisher=Sportitalia|date=8 January 2012|title=Ufficiale, Reggina a Gregucci|access-date=10 January 2012|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305175904/http://www.sportitalia.com/?action=read&idnotizia=72052|url-status=dead}} He was removed only three months later, on 15 April, following a 1–1 home draw with Crotone, with Breda being reinstantiated at his place.{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/SerieB/2012-04-15/reggina-via-gregucci-foti-richiama-breda-91934871295.shtml |language=it |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=15 April 2012|title=Reggina, via Gregucci – Foti, richiama Breda |trans-title=Reggina, Gregucci off; Foti recalls Breda}}

From 8 August 2012 he worked at Manchester City to fill the role of technical assistant.

On 18 July 2016, Inter Milan announced that Gregucci had been appointed assistant coach until 30 June 2017.http://www.inter.it/en/news/53623/angelo-gregucci-joins-backroom-team? Angelo Gregucci Joins Backroom Team

He rejoined Mancini in 2018 as assistant for the Italy national team, a position he held until December 2018, when for the third time in his career he returned to Salernitana (now in Serie B), this time as the club's head coach.{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-B/20-12-2018/salernitana-gregucci-nuovo-allenatore-3101426673704.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |access-date=20 December 2018 |date=20 December 2018 |title=Salernitana, Gregucci nuovo allenatore. Lascia lo staff della Nazionale}} On 6 May 2019, Gregucci was relieved by the club due to bad results.[https://www.spaziocalcio.it/calcio-italiano/serie-b/ufficiale-salernitana-esonerato-angelo-adamo-gregucci-ritiro-da-oggi/ UFFICIALE: Salernitana, esonerato Angelo Adamo Gregucci. Ritiro da oggi], spaziocalcio.it, 6 May 2019

On 24 January 2020, he was hired by Alessandria for a second time.{{cite press release|publisher=Alessandria|url=http://www.alessandriacalcio.it/angelo-gregucci-nuovo-mister-grigio/|title=ANGELO GREGUCCI NUOVO MISTER GRIGIO.|date=24 January 2020|language=it}} After completing the 2019–20 Serie C in fifth place and then being eliminated in the round of 16 of the promotion playoffs, he was confirmed for the new season, but was removed from his managerial duties on 21 January 2021, with the club in fourth place and eleven points behind first-placed Renate.