Leonardo Colucci

{{Short description|Italian football player and manager (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Leonardo Colucci

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cerignola, Italy

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1988–1993

| youthclubs1 = Cerignola

| years1 = 1993–1995

| years2 = 1995

| years3 = 1995–1996

| years4 = 1996–2002

| years5 = 2002–2006

| years6 = 2006–2007

| years7 = 2007–2009

| years8 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Siracusa

| clubs2 = Lazio

| clubs3 = Reggiana

| clubs4 = Verona

| clubs5 = Bologna

| clubs6 = Cagliari

| clubs7 = Cremonese

| clubs8 = Modena

| caps1 = 40

| caps2 = 2

| caps3 = 35

| caps4 = 147

| caps5 = 112

| caps6 = 26

| caps7 = 33

| caps8 = 55

| goals1 = 7

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 450

| totalgoals = 23

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs1 = Cesena (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2013–2016

| managerclubs2 = Bologna Primavera

| manageryears3 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs3 = Reggiana

| manageryears4 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs4 = Pordenone

| manageryears5 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs5 = Vis Pesaro

| manageryears6 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs6 = Ravenna

| manageryears7 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs7 = Picerno

| manageryears8 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs8 = Juve Stabia

| manageryears9 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs9 = SPAL

}}

Leonardo Colucci (born 29 December 1972) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

=Early career=

Colucci started his career at his hometown club Cerignola, where he played in the regional Italian league divisions (Serie D and Interregionale). In the 1993–94 season, he signed for Siracusa of Serie C1. His performances for the club led to him being signed by Serie A side Lazio halfway through the 1994–95 season; he scored the winning and only goal in the last match of the season, against Brescia.

In the 1995–96 season, he left for Reggiana of Serie B. He played 35 league matches out of a possible 38.

=Verona=

In the next season, he played for Verona of Serie A. After the club was relegated in 1997, he won the Serie B Champion in 1999, helping the team return to Serie A.

He spent another three seasons in Serie A with Verona until they were relegated again in 2002.

=Bologna=

In July 2002, he left for Bologna. He played 85 league matches over three Serie A seasons and followed the team as they were relegated to Serie B in 2005.

=Late career=

In August 2006, he joined Cagliari of Serie A. He made 23 starts for the club and 26 league appearances overall. In the summer of 2007, he left for Cremonese of Serie C1.

In September 2009, he joined Modena of Serie B on a free transfer.{{cite news|url=http://www.modenafc.net/news.asp?n=4643|title=Diario gialloblu di Lunedì 21 Settembre e convocati per Modena-Empoli|publisher=Modena FC|language=Italian|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=8 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927125437/http://www.modenafc.net/news.asp?n=4643|archivedate=27 September 2011}} He remained with the club until 2011, when he retired from professional football to pursue a coaching career.

Coaching career

On 14 February 2018, he was fired as the coach of Serie C club Pordenone.{{cite web|publisher=Pordenone Calcio|url=http://www.pordenonecalcio.com/2018/02/14/conduzione-tecnica-prima-squadra-comunicazione-ufficiale/|title=CONDUZIONE TECNICA PRIMA SQUADRA, COMUNICAZIONE UFFICIALE|date=14 February 2018|language=Italian}}

On 17 November 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Ravenna.{{cite web|publisher=Ravenna|url=https://www.ravennafc.it/news/e-leonardo-colucci-il-nuovo-allenatore-giallorosso/|title=E' Leonardo Colucci il nuovo allenatore giallorosso|trans-title=Leonardo Colucci is the new coach|date=17 November 2020|accessdate=30 November 2020|language=it}}

On 15 November 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Picerno.{{cite web|publisher=Corriere dello Sport – Stadio|url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/lega-pro-serie-d/lega-pro/2021/11/15-87111938/serie_c_picerno_colucci_e_il_nuovo_allenatore|title=Serie C, Picerno: Colucci è il nuovo allenatore|date=15 November 2021|accessdate=15 November 2021|language=it}} After guiding them to a spot in the promotion playoff, where they were eliminated in the first round, on 14 May 2022 Picerno announced they would not extend Colucci's contract with the club.{{cite web|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-picerno-si-interrompe-il-rapporto-con-leonardo-colucci-la-nota-del-club-1682517|title=Picerno, si interrompe il rapporto con Leonardo Colucci. La nota del club|accessdate=14 May 2022 |date=14 May 2022|language=it}}

In June 2022, Colucci agreed a deal with Serie C club Juve Stabia as their new head coach.{{cite web|publisher=S.S. Juve Stabia|url=https://www.ssjuvestabia.it/blog/s-s-juve-stabia-leonardo-colucci-e-il-nuovo-allenatore/|title=S.S. Juve Stabia, Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore|accessdate=18 June 2022 |date=3 June 2022|language=it}} He resigned on 27 January 2023 for personal reasons.{{cite web|publisher=S.S. Juve Stabia|url=https://www.ssjuvestabia.it/blog/s-s-juve-stabia-dimissioni-di-leonardo-colucci/|title=S.S. Juve Stabia, dimissioni di Leonardo Colucci|accessdate=27 January 2023 |date=27 January 2023|language=it}}

On 3 October 2023, Colucci was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club SPAL, signing a contract until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.spalferrara.it/news/2023-10-03-leonardo-colucci-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-della-spal |date=3 October 2023 |accessdate=4 October 2023 |title=Leonardo Colucci è il nuovo allenatore della SPAL|language=it|publisher=SPAL}} He was dismissed on 4 February 2024, leaving SPAL deep in the relegation zone.{{cite web |url=https://www.spalferrara.it/en/news/2024-02-04-leonardo-colucci-relieved-from-his-position-as-spal-coach |date=4 February 2024 |accessdate=5 February 2024 |title=Leonardo Colucci relieved from his position as SPAL coach|publisher=SPAL}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
{{abbr\|P\|Matches played}}	{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}}	{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}}	{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}}	{{abbr\|Win %\|Win percentage}}
align="left"\|Bologna Primavera \|align="left"\|July 2013 \|align="left"\|June 2016 {{WDL\|92\|33\|19\|40\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Reggiana \|align="left"\|June 2016 \|align="left"\|January 2017 {{WDL\|26\|13\|4\|9\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Pordenone \|align="left"\|June 2017 \|align="left"\|February 2018 {{WDL\|29\|11\|9\|9\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Vis Pesaro \|align="left"\|July 2018 \|align="left"\|July 2019 {{WDL\|40\|9\|16\|15\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Ravenna \|align="left"\|November 2020 \|align="left"\|June 2021 {{WDL\|29\|3\|12\|14\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Picerno \|align="left"\|November 2021 \|align="left"\|May 2022 {{WDL\|24\|10\|5\|9\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|Juve Stabia \|align="left"\|June 2022 \|align="left"\|January 2023 {{WDL\|25\|10\|6\|9\|decimals=1}}
align="left"\|SPAL \|align="left"\|October 2023 \|align="left"\|February 2024 {{WDL\|18\|3\|9\|6\|decimals=1}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|283\|92\|80\|111\|decimals=1}} !

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

align="left"|Bologna Primavera

|align="left"|July 2013

|align="left"|June 2016

align="left"|Reggiana

|align="left"|June 2016

|align="left"|January 2017