 Greco in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-07-19)19 July 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pro Patria (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2012 | Roma | 37 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | →Astrea (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | →Verona (loan) | 41 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | →Pisa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Piacenza (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Olympiacos | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Livorno | 32 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Genoa | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | →Hellas Verona (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Hellas Verona | 27 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Bari | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Foggia (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cremonese | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Foggia | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Cosenza | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Perugia | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Südtirol | 33 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Südtirol (caretaker) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Olbia | ||
| 2024–2025 | Frosinone | ||
| 2025– | Pro Patria | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leandro Greco (born 19 July 1986) is an Italianfootball coach and a former player who played as amidfielder. He is the manager ofSerie C Group A clubPro Patria.
A midfielder, Greco was a regular in the Roma youth squad. He made his Serie A debut for AS Roma in 2004–05. In the 2005–06 season, Greco made only a handful of appearances, all as a substitute player.
He was farmed toHellas Verona for the following two seasons, playing a total of 40 games (26 in his first season, 14 in his second). Verona acquired half of the registration rights in June 2007[1] for €300,000, but bought back by Roma in June 2008 for just €150,000.[2]
He played the second half of 2008–09 on loan toPisa ofSerie B.[3] His loan stint was cut short in January 2010, and Greco was successively sent to another Serie B club,Piacenza, for the remainder of the season.
Greco returned to Roma for the 2010–11 season and was immediately put on transfer list, but no club showed interest in signing him, so he was placed on the first team instead.[4] An injury crisis head coachClaudio Ranieri to bring him on the bench for aUEFA Champions League game againstFC Basel, during which Greco entered as a substitute for the final 15 minutes and scored a goal only one minute after entering; the game ended in a 3–2 win for Roma.[5] Greco's good performances led Ranieri to call him up for theRome derby, during which he came on for injuredJérémy Menez during the first half and provided a solid performance in a 2–0 win for his side.[4] He was promoted to the starting lineup for subsequent games againstFiorentina andJuventus.
Greco's contract was extended along withDaniele De Rossi andSimone Perrotta in February 2012. Greco signed a new 3-year contract with an annual gross salary of €1.254 million plus bonuses. Moreover, the 2011–12 season gross salary also increased to €0.8 million.[6]
At the start of2012–13 Serie A, Greco was included in the pre-season camp,[7] however he trained separately due to minor injury.[8]
In July 2012, Greek championsOlympiacos signed Greco for three years on a free transfer.[9] He scored his first goal for the Piraeus side in the Champions League game againstMontpellier HSC in a 3–1 home win.
In July 2013, Greco returned to Italy forLivorno.[10] On 20 June 2014, his contract with Livorno was terminated in mutual consent.[11]
On 20 June 2014, Leandro Greco signed a three-year contract with the Serie A teamGenoa.[12]
On 6 July 2018, Greco signed a two-year contract withSerie B clubCremonese.[13]
On 18 January 2019, Greco joinedFoggia Calcio for a fee.[14]
On 31 August 2019, he joinedCosenza on a 1-year contract.[15] On 31 January 2020, he signed withPerugia until the end of the season.[16]
On 31 July 2020, he signed a 2-year contract withSüdtirol.[17]
After retirement, Greco stayed on at Südtirol as an assistant coach. On 9 August 2022, he was appointed caretaker following the departure ofLamberto Zauli as head coach.[18]
After being in charge of Südtirol for the first three games of the Serie B season, all ended in defeat; on 29 August 2022 Greco was ultimately relieved from his first team duties and replaced byPierpaolo Bisoli.[19]
On 9 June 2023, he signed a two-year contract to become head coach ofOlbia.[20] He was dismissed on 22 January 2024, leaving Olbia in the relegation zone.[21]
On 9 August 2024, Greco was unveiled as the new Under-19 coach ofFrosinone.[22] On 22 October 2024, following the dismissal ofVincenzo Vivarini after a negative start of the season with the team bottom of the league, Greco was promoted to head coach.[23]On 17 February 2025, Greco was relieved of his duties.[24]