Gennaro Iezzo
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gennaro Iezzo
| image = Gennaro Iezzo - SSC Neapel (1).jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Iezzo with Napoli
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = Chieti (head coach)
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 1989–1990 | youthclubs1 = Juve Stabia
| years1 = 1990–1991 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Scafatese
| years2 = 1991–1992 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Avellino
| years3 = 1992–1994 | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Scafatese
| years4 = 1994–1997 | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Nocerina
| years5 = 1997–1999 | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Verona
| years6 = 1999–2003 | caps6 = 95 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Catania
| years7 = 2003–2005 | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Cagliari
| years8 = 2005–2011 | caps8 = 105 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Napoli
| years9 = 2011–2012 | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = Nuvla San Felice
| totalcaps = 277 | totalgoals = 0
| manageryears1 = 2012 | managerclubs1 = Sant'Antonio Abate
| manageryears2 = 2022 | managerclubs2 = Botev Vratsa
| manageryears3 = 2023– | managerclubs3 = Chieti
}}
Gennaro Iezzo (born 8 June 1973) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the head coach of Serie D club Chieti.
Playing career
Iezzo began his career at hometown club Juve Stabia before moving on to play for Scafatese, Avellino, Nocerina, Verona, Calcio Catania and Cagliari. He spent two seasons as the partenopei's number one in Serie C1 and Serie B, helping Napoli earn promotion back into Serie A, also briefly serving as the club's captain.
Managerial career
In 2012, Iezzo resigned as coach of Serie D club Sant'Antonio Abate{{cite web |url=http://www.resport.it/serie_d/sant_antonio_iezzo_sara_tecnico_capasso_ds.aspx |title=Sant'Antonio: Iezzo sarà il tecnico, Capasso il ds - Serie D - Resport |accessdate=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130218232102/http://www.resport.it/serie_d/sant_antonio_iezzo_sara_tecnico_capasso_ds.aspx |archivedate=18 February 2013 }} after getting three consecutive defeats in first three games.{{cite web | url=http://www.sportcasertano.it/16-09-2012/calcio/d/47044/dopo-la-sconfitta-col-gladiator-si-dimette-anche-giugliano-presidente-del-santantonio-abate/ | title=Dopo la sconfitta col Gladiator si dimette anche Giugliano, presidente del Sant'Antonio Abate | date=16 September 2012 }}
In April 2022, Iezzo returned into management as the new head coach of POFC Botev Vratsa in the Bulgarian First League.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 May 2022 |date=27 April 2022 |url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/gennaro-iezzo-allenatore-botev-vratsa/blte6c2a93957965d5a|title=Avventura bulgara per Gennaro Iezzo: allenerà il Botev Vratsa |publisher=Goal.com}} In his five games in charge of the club, he achieved two wins, two draws and a defeat, and saved the team from relegation after leading them to defeat Etar Veliko Tarnovo 3–2 in a promotion/relegation playoff.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022 |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/altre-notizie/missione-compiuta-gennaro-iezzo-salva-il-botev-vratsa-1688235|title=Missione compiuta: Gennaro Iezzo salva il Botev Vratsa |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb}}
On 27 December 2023, Iezzo was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie D promotion hopefuls Chieti.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 December 2023 |date=27 December 2023 |url=https://www.seried24.com/news/iezzo-chieti-allenatore-ufficialita-serie-d-27-dicembre-2023/ |title=Chieti, adesso è ufficiale: la panchina a Iezzo |publisher=SerieD24.com}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Scafatese Calcio 1922 players
Category:SS Juve Stabia players
Category:US Avellino 1912 players
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
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