Luigi_Riccio_(footballer)
Luigi Riccio (footballer)
Italian footballer and manager
Luigi "Gigi" Riccio (born 28 December 1977) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder and currently the assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luigi Riccio | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-12-28) 28 December 1977 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1994 | Giarre | ||
| 1994–1997 | Perugia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Giarre | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Perugia | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Beveren (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | Pistoiese | 15 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Ternana | 34 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Ancona (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2002–2009 | Piacenza | 252 | (19) |
| 2009–2011 | Sassuolo | 68 | (4) |
| Total | 392 | (25) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Sion (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Sion (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Palermo (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | OFI Crete (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Pisa (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | AC Milan Primavera (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | AC Milan (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Napoli (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Riccio began his career as a professional in Giarre, before moving to Perugia. In 1997, he had a trial spell at Everton[2] before moving to Rangers in 1998. He made only one appearance as a substitute during a league match against Motherwell on 15 May 1999.[3] Riccio was also an unused substitute as Rangers memorably won the league away at rivals Celtic in May 1999.[4] He left for Belgian club Beveren in 1999.
He returned to Italy in 2000 with Pistoiese, before moving on to Ternana, Ancona and finally Piacenza, where he played and has been captain. He played his last match on 29 May 2011 for Sassuolo.
In the summer of 2012, he followed his friend Gennaro Gattuso (which he knew from his time at the Rangers) to the Swiss club Sion. While Gattuso was signed as a player, Riccio was named as the assistant manager.
On 19 June 2013, Riccio again followed Gattuso, this time to Italian Serie B club Palermo. Gattuso was named as the new manager, with Gattuso appointing Riccio as his assistant.[5] Riccio followed Gattuso to OFI Crete, Pisa, Milan Primavera and A.C. Milan's first team.[6] In December 2019, the duo was hired at Napoli, replacing Carlo Ancelotti.[6]
Player
Rangers
- "Football: Gascoigne in new deal at Ibrox". Independent.co.uk. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Motherwell 1 Rangers 5". Sporting Life. 15 May 1999. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- "Rangers make history out of chaos". BBC. 3 May 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- "È GATTUSO IL NUOVO ALLENATORE, VENERDÌ LA PRESENTAZIONE" [Gattuso the new manager, presentation on Friday] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- Oates, Kathleen (11 December 2019). "Former Rangers duo set to take charge at Napoli after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked amid claims of feud with club president". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 October 2020.