Gennaro_Volpe
Gennaro Volpe
Italian footballer and coach
Gennaro Volpe (born 17 February 1981) is an Italian football coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Serie C side Virtus Entella.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Pozzuoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virtus Entella (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Empoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Prato | 25 | (1) |
| 2001 | Ascoli | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Mantova | 108 | (4) |
| 2006–2011 | Cittadella | 161 | (4) |
| 2011–2016 | Virtus Entella | 142 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2021–2023 | Virtus Entella | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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A former midfielder,[1] he played for Empoli, Prato, Ascoli, Mantova and Cittadella. He retired in 2016 after five years at Virtus Entella.
After retiring as a player, he stayed at Virtus Entella as a youth coach. On 6 May 2018, he was named new head coach in place of dismissed manager Alfredo Aglietti, taking over a Virtus Entella side in deep relegation trouble (20th place with two games to go).[2] Virtus Entella were eventually relegated after losing a two-legged playoff to Ascoli, and Volpe moved back into coaching the Under-19 team afterwards.
On 12 April 2021, he was moved once again in charge of the first team, taking over from Vincenzo Vivarini as Virtus Entella was at the bottom of the Serie B league table with five games to go.[3] Later on 1 May 2021, Virtus Entella were mathematically relegated to Serie C following a home loss to Vicenza, having achieved only a single point during Volpe's first three games in charge of the club.[4]
After two Serie C seasons with Virtus Entella, failing to win promotion in both cases, Volpe was dismissed on 17 September 2023, one day after a home loss to neighbouring rivals Sestri Levante.[5]
- As of match played 11 February 2023[6]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Virtus Entella |  |
6 May 2018 | 10 July 2018 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Virtus Entella | |
12 April 2021 | Present | 83 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 126 | 87 | +39 | 048.19 |
| Total | 87 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 127 | 88 | +39 | 047.13 | |||
- "Player Profile". soccerway.com.
- "Virtus Entella, Aglietti esonerato: panchina a Volpe" (in Italian). SKY Sport Italia. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "Ufficiale, Vincenzo Vivarini sollevato dall'incarico. Prima squadra affidata a Gennaro Volpe" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Serie B, c'è la prima retrocessa: l'Entella torna in Serie C" (in Italian). Goal.com. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Ufficiale, Gennaro Volpe sollevato dall'incarico". Virtus Entella. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Gennaro Volpe career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Gennaro Volpe at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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