Marcello Cottafava
{{short description|Italian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Rough translation|Italian|3=article|date=April 2025}}{{More citations needed|date=April 2025}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcello Cottafava
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Genoa, Italy
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1997–1998
| years2 = 1998–2001
| years3 = 2001–2002
| years4 = 2002–2007
| years5 = 2003–2004
| years6 = 2007–2008
| years7 = 2008–2011
| years8 = 2011–2012
| years9 = 2012–2015
| years10 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = FBC Saronno
| clubs2 = Carrarese
| clubs3 = Lecco
| clubs4 = Treviso
| clubs5 = → Giulianova (loan)
| clubs6 = Lecce
| clubs7 = Triestina
| clubs8 = Gubbio
| clubs9 = Latina
| clubs10 = SPAL
| caps1 = 29
| caps2 = 77
| caps3 = 25
| caps4 = 99
| caps5 = 14
| caps6 = 48
| caps7 = 97
| caps8 = 34
| caps9 = 79
| caps10 = 40
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 3
| goals8 = 2
| goals9 = 5
| goals10 = 3
| pcupdate =
}}
Marcello Cottafava (born 8 September 1977) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender.
Career
=Treviso=
After loaned to Giulianova, Cottafava returned to Treviso in 2004. He also made his first debut for Serie A in 11 September 2005, after the club get promote to first division.
{{Expand section|This is the club where he made 99 appearances|date=April 2025}}
=Lecce=
The 2006–07 season began with Treviso, in the cadet series, and he moved to Lecce, a Serie B club, in January.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} He started for the rest of the league, until he was cautioned for an alleged doping case.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} On 21 June he was acquitted for not committing the crime: he had used a nasal spray, which had caused an alleged doping effect. In the 2007–2008 season he scored a valuable mark by pulling from about thirty meters against Pisa, for the momentary 1–0. The game then ends with a 1–1 result.
=Triestina=
On 1 September 2008 he moved to Triestina, where he scored 3 goals in 77 appearances in two seasons.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} In the pre-season of the 2010–11 season he was put out of the squad by Triestina and then reinstated in January.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} In July, he rescinded his contract with the halberd company.
=Gubbio=
On 22 September 2011, he joined Gubbio.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} On 5 October 2011, he scored his first goal for Eugubini in a 2–2 match against Brescia. On 5 November, he recovered his first expulsion in a 3–1 defeat against L.R. Vicenza at 58 minutes, with the result still 1–1. He finished the season relegating with 34 appearances and 2 goals.
=Latina=
On 29 August 2012, he signed an annual contract with Latina.{{Cite web |title=UFFICIALE: Latina, preso Cottafava - TUTTO mercato WEB |url=https://archivio.tuttomercatoweb.com/2012/ufficiale-latina-preso-cottafava-380503 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=archivio.tuttomercatoweb.com |language=it}} On 30 September 2012 in Viareggio-Latina scored a valuable mark by kicking a penalty of about 40 meters that surprises the goalkeeper opponent signing the temporary advantage of the team Pontine.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} The game will then end with a 1–1 result. He is among the protagonists of the Pontine team that on 16 June 2013, beating Pisa 3–1 in the Playoff final of the League First Division, conquers the first historic promotion in Serie B. On 10 July 2013 he renewed for a year participating in the first B series championship in the history of Latina. On 14 December 2013 in the match against Crotone found his first goal of the season with a diagonal shot on the developments of a corner.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} He became captain of the team that finished third in the standings behind Empoli and Palermo. He participated in the playoffs to go to Serie A. He won the semi-final with in Bari losing only the final against Cesena not being able to crown the dream of double promotion.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
=S.P.A.L.=
On 14 January 2015, Cottafava joined SPAL, a club in Serie C.{{Cite web |date=2015-01-14 |title=Spal, dalla B ecco Cottafava {{!}} estense.com Ferrara |url=https://www.estense.com/2015/432956/spal-dalla-b-ecco-cottafava/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=Calciomercato Latina: Cottafava lascia i colori nerazzurri e passa alla Spal |url=https://www.latinatoday.it/sport/calciomercato-latina-cessione-marcello-cottafava.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=LatinaToday |language=it}} On 14 May 2016, he announced his retirement from football.
Managerial career
In 2016, he coached the SPAL Under-17, where he helped his club to promote to first division in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Bianchi |first=Luca |date=2023-08-16 |title=Ex Spal, Cottafava nuovo mister del Pordenone |url=https://www.calciospal.it/2023/08/16/ex-spal-cottafava-nuovo-mister-del-pordenone/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Calcio Spal |language=it-IT}} On 7 September 2017, he successfully passed UEFA coaching exam that allows him to train all the youth and to be assistant coach in Serie A and Serie B.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-07 |title=Coverciano, ufficializzati i nuovi allenatori professionisti Uefa A. Da Cambiasso a Zampagna tanti i nomi noti |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/sport/calcio/calcio_nuovi_allenatori_professionisti_uefa_a_cambiasso_zampagna_nomi_noti-3225050.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.ilmessaggero.it |language=it}} In the Spring 2 Championship 2017–2018 he placed fifth at a point from the playoffs. In the following year, he finished second in Group A and lost the play-off final against Lazio.
On 1 July 2019, he became coach of Sampdoria's Primavera side, signing a contract until 30 June 2020. With the suspension of the championship due to the emergency COVID-19 the team stops at the 7th place in the standings in the play-off area.
In the summer of 2020, Cottafava moved to coach Torino's peers.{{cite news|url=http://www.uslatinacalcio.it/notizie/720/il-latina-ingaggia-cottafava|title=Il Latina ingaggia Cottafava|date=29 August 2012|accessdate=5 January 2013|publisher=US Latina Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130218132310/http://www.uslatinacalcio.it/notizie/720/il-latina-ingaggia-cottafava|archivedate=18 February 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.uslatinacalcio.it/notizie/1164/preso-ristovski-prolunga-cottafava |title=Preso Ristovski, prolunga Cottafava |date=11 July 2013 |accessdate=24 July 2013 |publisher=US Latina Calcio S.r.l. official site |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715020611/http://www.uslatinacalcio.it/notizie/1164/preso-ristovski-prolunga-cottafava |archivedate=15 July 2013 }}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-06 |title=Cottafava new head coach of the Primavera {{!}} Torino FC |url=https://www.torinofc.it/en/news/17/08/2020/cottafava-new-head-coach-primavera_17218 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Cottafava new head coach of the Primavera {{!}} Torino FC |language=en}}
In October 2022, he obtained the UEFA Pro license, the highest training level for a coach.{{Cite web |last=FIGC |date=2022-10-06 |title=UEFA Pro, ecco i nomi di tutti i neoallenatori abilitati: tra di loro anche Gilardino e Demichelis |url=https://www.figc.it/it/tecnici/news/master-uefa-pro-da-gilardino-a-demichelis-ecco-i-nomi-di-tutti-i-neoallenatori-abilitati/#:~:text=Simone%20Banchieri,%20Rolando%20Romano%20Beniamino,,%20Andrea%20Maldera*,%20Attila%20Malfatti |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Cottafava_Marcello}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/53667.shtml gazzetta.it]
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Calcio Lecco 1912 players
Category:Treviso FBC 1993 players
Category:Giulianova Calcio players
Category:US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Category:AS Gubbio 1910 players
Category:Latina Calcio 1932 players
Category:Men's association football defenders