Giovanni Cornacchini
{{short description|Italian footballer and coach (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| name= Giovanni Cornacchini
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|7|22|df=yes}}
| height = 1.68 m
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| position = Striker
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| years1 = 1981–1987
| years2 = 1985–1986
| years3 = 1987–1988
| years4 = 1988–1989
| years5 = 1989–1991
| years6 = 1991–1992
| years7 = 1992–1995
| years8 = 1995–1996
| years9 = 1996–1997
| years10 = 1997
| years11 = 1997–1998
| years12 = 1998
| years13 = 1998–2000
| years14 = 2000–2001
| years15 = 2001–2003
| clubs1 = Fano
| clubs2 = → Foligno (loan)
| clubs3 = Reggiana
| clubs4 = Virescit
| clubs5 = Piacenza
| clubs6 = Milan
| clubs7 = Perugia
| clubs8 = Bologna
| clubs9 = Vicenza
| clubs10 = Castel di Sangro
| clubs11 = Padova
| clubs12 = Ternana
| clubs13 = Gubbio
| clubs14 = Fano
| clubs15 = Cagliese
| caps1 = 112
| caps2 = 25
| caps3 = 29
| caps4 = 30
| caps5 = 63
| caps6 = 3
| caps7 = 107
| caps8 = 23
| caps9 = 18
| caps10 = 7
| caps11 = 7
| caps12 = 10
| caps13 = 46
| caps14 = 25
| caps15 = 61
| goals1 = 25
| goals2 = 5
| goals3 = 5
| goals4 = 11
| goals5 = 38
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 60
| goals8 = 4
| goals9 = 1
| goals10 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| goals12 = 3
| goals13 = 13
| goals14 = 7
| goals15 = 20
| totalcaps = 566
| totalgoals = 192
| manageryears1 = 2003–2004
| manageryears2 = 2004–2005
| manageryears3 = 2005–2006
| manageryears4 = 2007–2009
| manageryears5 = 2009–2010
| manageryears6 = 2010–2011
| manageryears7 = 2011–2013
| manageryears8 = 2013–2016
| manageryears9 = 2016
| manageryears10 = 2017
| manageryears11 = 2017
| manageryears12 = 2018–2019
| manageryears13 = 2020–2021
| manageryears14 = 2021
| manageryears15 = 2023
| manageryears16 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs1 = Cagliese
| managerclubs2 = Canavese
| managerclubs3 = Sansepolcro
| managerclubs4 = Group Città di Castello
| managerclubs5 = Fano
| managerclubs6 = Fermana
| managerclubs7 = Civitanovese
| managerclubs8 = Ancona
| managerclubs9 = Viterbese
| managerclubs10 = Viterbese
| managerclubs11 = Gubbio
| managerclubs12 = Bari
| managerclubs13 = Fermana
| managerclubs14 = Forlì
| managerclubs15 = Vastese
| managerclubs16 = Fano
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Giovanni Cornacchini (born 22 July 1965) is an Italian professional football coach and former football player who played as a forward.
Playing career
Cornacchini initially played for Fano between 1981 and 1987, and also had a spell on loan with Foligno during the 1985–86 season. After stints with Reggiana and Virescit Bergamo, he joined Piacenza in 1989, where he scored 36 goals in two seasons, finishing as the top scorer in Serie C1 on both occasions, and helping his team to win promotion during the 1990–91 season. His performances and prolific goalscoring attracted the attention of Serie A club Milan, by whom he was subsequently acquired in 1991; however, he often struggled to find space in the team's starting XI under manager Fabio Capello, due to the presence of established forwards such as Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit; he obtained only three league appearances, making his club and Serie A debut on 15 September 1991, in a 1–1 away draw against Juventus in Turin, as Milan finished the 1991–92 season as Serie A champions.{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=30227 |title=Scudetto 1991/92 |publisher=A.C Milan |language=it |access-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012022321/http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=30227 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}
The following season, Cornacchini returned to Serie C1, joining Perugia, where he scored 59 goals over three seasons, finishing as the top scorer of his division in the first two, and later helping his team achieve promotion to Serie B as the league's second-highest goalscorer, behind only Giovanni Pisano. He joined Bologna ahead of the 1995–96 season, although he was unable to replicate his performances at Perugia. Notwithstanding this, the following season, he was acquired by Vicenza manager Francesco Guidolin (whom he later described as his best manager in 2019),{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttobari.com/news/cornacchini-van-basten-il-piu-forte-guidolin-77804 |title=Cornacchini: "Van Basten il più forte. Guidolin..." |publisher=Tutto Bari |language=it |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019 }} where he won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia,{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/coppa_italia/2005/albo/1997_1.html|title=1996/97 Coppa Italia|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|access-date=11 November 2013}} contributing to his team's victory by scoring important goals in the competition,{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/05/08/montefusco-tanta-tensione-napoli-ci-giochiamo-tutto.html |title=MONTEFUSCO E TANTA TENSIONE 'NAPOLI, CI GIOCHIAMO TUTTO' |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Rasulo |first1=Francesco |date=8 May 1997 |access-date=5 November 2019 }} in particular against Genoa, and later against his former club Bologna in the semi-finals;{{cite news |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/ilcuoio/2019/05/29-57429451/vicenza_quella_storica_coppa_italia/ |title=Vicenza, quella storica Coppa Italia |work=Il Corriere dello Sport |language=it |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=5 November 2019 }} he also started in the victorious two-legged final against Napoli. He made 18 Serie A appearances that season,{{cite web |url=http://calcio-seriea.net/scheda_giocatore/1996/4268/ |title=CORNACCHINI Giovanni |publisher=calcio-seriea.net |language=it |access-date=5 November 2019 }} and scored his only Serie A goal on 20 April 1997, in a 4–1 win over Perugia in Reggio Emilia.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital97.html |title=Italy Championship 1996/97 |last1=Mariani |first1=Maurizio |date=31 January 2000 |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 November 2019 }} In total, he obtained 21 appearances in his two seasons in the Italian top flight.
In 1997, Cornacchini joined Serie B side Padova, but subsequently moved to fellow second division side Castel di Sangro in November of that year.{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/11/18/calcio-news.html |title=CALCIO NEWS |work=La Repubblica |language=it |date=18 November 1997 |access-date=5 November 2019 }} In February, after only making seven appearances for the latter club, he joined Ternana in Serie C1, helping the club obtain promotion with three goals in 13 appearances under manager Luigi Delneri.{{cite web |url=https://www.databaserossoverde.it/php/giocdbsingle.php?cgioc=806 |title=Cornacchini Giovanni |publisher=www.databaserossoverde.it |language=it |access-date=5 November 2019 }} After returning to Padova, now in Serie C1, he ended his career in the lower divisions of Italian football, with Gubbio, Fano, and finally Cagliese, retiring at the end of the 2002–03 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.tifogrifo.com/articolo.asp?articolo=1660 |title=L'indimenticato bomber del Grifo: Cornacchini |publisher=www.tifogrifo.com |language=it |last1=Isidori |first1=Barbara |date=26 May 2006 |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411232903/http://www.tifogrifo.com/articolo.asp?articolo=1660 |archive-date=11 April 2013 }}
Style of play
A fast, agile, and diminutive forward, Cornacchini was known for his speed in tight spaces, his opportunism inside the penalty area, and his eye for goal; however, he was not particularly skilful from a technical standpoint. Despite his slender build and small stature of {{height|m=1.69}}, he was also effective in the air, courtesy of his power and elevation. Known for his clinical finishing in front of goal, he was a highly prolific goalscorer in Serie C; however, he struggled to replicate similar goalscoring performances in Serie A.{{cite web |url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Cornacchini.html |title=Giovanni CORNACCHINI |publisher=www.magliarossonera.it |language=it |access-date=5 November 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/08/21/cornacchini-suoi-fratelli.html |title=CORNACCHINI E I SUOI FRATELLI |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=BIANCHI |first1=FULVIO |date=21 August 1991 |access-date=5 November 2019 }}{{cite web |url=http://ilbari.tv/marco-simone-se-bomberino-cornacchini-vince-a-bari-fa-felice-anche-me/ |title=Marco Simone: "Se bomberino Cornacchini vince a Bari fa felice anche me" |publisher=ilbari.tv |language=it |last1=Di Michele |first1=Stefania |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=5 November 2019 }}
Coaching career
Following his retirement, Cornacchini worked as a manager. On 22 September 2019, he was fired by Bari.{{cite press release|publisher=Bari|url=https://www.sscalciobari.it/it/news/354-comunicato-ufficiale/|title=Mister Cornacchini sollevato dall'incarico|date=22 September 2019|language=it}}
On 6 December 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Fermana.{{cite web|publisher=Fermana|url=https://www.fermanafc.com/news/383708990982/lo-staff-tecnico-e-le-prime-parole-di-mister-giovanni-cornacchini|title=LO STAFF TECNICO E LE PRIME PAROLE DI MISTER GIOVANNI CORNACCHINI|date=6 December 2020|language=it}} He left the club by the end of the season after guiding them to safety.{{cite web|publisher=YouTVRS|url=https://www.youtvrs.it/dispiace-per-la-scelta-di-cornacchini-tanti-colloqui-per-non-sbagliare-mister/|title="Dispiace per la scelta di Cornacchini, tanti colloqui per non sbagliare mister"|date=11 June 2021 |accessdate=20 June 2021|language=it}}
On 12 July 2021, he joined Forlì in Serie D.{{cite web|publisher=Forlì|url=https://www.forlifc.com/giovanni-cornacchini-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-forli-f-c/|title=GIOVANNI CORNACCHINI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL FORLI' F.C.|date=12 July 2021|language=it}} He was fired on 25 October 2021 as Forlì only gained 8 points in the first 8 league games.{{cite web|publisher=Forlì|url=https://www.forlifc.com/comunicato-ufficiale-9/|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE|date=25 October 2021|accessdate=1 December 2021|language=it}}
Honours
=Player=
;Piacenza
- Serie C1/Girone A: 1990–91 (Promotion to Serie B)
;Perugia
;Bologna
- Serie B: 1995–96{{cite web |url=https://www.bolognafc.it/storico-stagione/1995-96/ |title=Stagione: 1995-96 |publisher=Bologna F.C. |language=it |access-date=5 November 2019 }}
;Individual
- Serie C1 Top-scorer (5): 1986–87 (13 goals), 1989–90 (16 goals), 1990–91 (22 goals), 1992–93 (19 goals), 1993–94 (20 goals){{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital3tops.html |title=Italy - Serie C1 Top Scorers |last1=Rota |first1=Davide |last2=Di Maggio |first2=Roberto |last3=Novello |first3=Alberto |last4=Kramarsic |first4=Igor |date=9 May 2019 |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 November 2019 }}
References
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External links
- [https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/giovanni-cornacchini/358331/ Giovanni Cornacchini] at Soccerway
- [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Cornacchini.html Profile at enciclopediadelcalcio.it] {{in lang|it}}
- {{tuttocalciatori|Cornacchini_Giovanni}}
{{F.C. Bari 1908 managers}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players
Category:AC Reggiana 1919 players
Category:Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Category:AC Perugia Calcio players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:Calcio Padova players
Category:Ternana Calcio players
Category:AS Gubbio 1910 players
Category:SSD Virtus CiseranoBergamo 1909 players
Category:ACD Castel di Sangro Cep 1953 players
Category:Italian football managers
Category:AS Gubbio 1910 managers
Category:Footballers from Fano