 Giampaolo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Giampaolo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-08-02)2 August 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Bellinzona, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Giulianova | ||
| 1990–1992 | Gubbio | ||
| 1992–1993 | Licata | ||
| 1993–1995 | Siracusa | ||
| 1995–1996 | Fidelis Andria | ||
| 1996–1997 | Gualdo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Pescara (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Giulianova (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Treviso (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ascoli | ||
| 2006 | Cagliari | ||
| 2007 | Cagliari | ||
| 2008–2009 | Siena | ||
| 2010–2011 | Catania | ||
| 2011 | Cesena | ||
| 2013 | Brescia | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cremonese | ||
| 2015–2016 | Empoli | ||
| 2016–2019 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2019 | Milan | ||
| 2020–2021 | Torino | ||
| 2022 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2024–2025 | Lecce | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Giampaolo (Italian pronunciation:[ˈmarkodʒamˈpaːolo]; born 2 August 1967) is an Italianfootball manager and former professional player who played as amidfielder. He was most recently the head coach ofSerie A clubLecce.
Although born in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Giampaolo grew up inGiulianova, from where his family originates. He has a brother,Federico Giampaolo, who is a former striker. During his playing career, he was amidfielder who played for severalSerie C teams, includingGiulianova,Gubbio,Licata andSiracusa, before making hisSerie B debut forFidelis Andria in 1995. He retired in 1997, after a season played withGualdo, following an ankle injury.
After his retirement, Giampaolo was signed as scout forSerie B sidePescara, and successively promoted as assistant coach in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed assistant coach ofSerie C1 sideGiulianova, in support of Adriano Buffoni. Both left in April 2002, despite the team was fully involved in a fight for a playoff placement, citing bad relationships with the club's management. In 2002–03, both Buffoni and Giampaolo signed forTreviso of Serie C1, leading the team to an immediate promotion toSerie B and saving the team from relegation the following season.
In 2004–05, Giampaolo moved toAscoli, where he again acted as assistant coach of unknown managerMassimo Silva. This was often cited as a trick in order to allow Giampaolo to coach the team, as he was not in possess of a valid coaching licence at the time. The season ended in a good sixth place, which allowed Ascoli to play promotion playoffs, where it was defeated byTorino Calcio. However, following a serie of cancellations by the federation, Ascoli was admitted to play Serie A the next season, and both Giampaolo and Silva were confirmed to coach a team built in only two weeks, with the only goal to maintain a place in Italian top division. In February 2006, Giampaolo was disqualified for two months by theItalian Football Federation for having acted as first team head coach without a valid coaching licence. Successively, Giampaolo was admitted to join the Coverciano coaching course, and, after having saved Ascoli from relegation, he was announced as coach ofCagliari.
In September 2006, Marco Giampaolo was involved in a freak training ground accident, the 39-year-old boss was hit on the head by a wayward ball and, despite continuing with the training session, developed symptoms of concussion soon after. The coach was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.
On 17 December 2006, after a 3–1 away defeat toUdinese in a league match, Cagliari bossMassimo Cellino announced to have sacked Giampaolo, citing coach's loss of confidence with the team. However, on 26 February 2007 Cellino decided to sackFranco Colomba and reinstate Giampaolo back at the Cagliari head coach position. After having led Cagliari to avoid relegation, he was confirmed for the2007–08, but he was sacked again on 13 November and replaced byNedo Sonetti, leaving therossoblu in last place with nine points (but with one match less than other teams).[2] He was later called once again to return at the helm of therossoblu, following the dismissal of Sonetti, but he ultimately rejected the offer, citing his unwillingness to do so. He successively rescinded his contract with Cagliari, and in June 2008 was announced head coach ofSiena for the2008–09 season, who was dismissed on 29 October 2009.
On 30 May 2010, Giampaolo was appointed to replaceSiniša Mihajlović as head coach ofCatania.[3] After an unimpressive first half of season, Giampaolo and Catania parted company on 18 January 2011.[4]
On 4 June 2011, Cesena announced that he will be appointed head coach, replacingMassimo Ficcadenti who left the club by mutual consent despite keeping the club inSerie A.
On 30 October 2011, he was sacked because of bad results, leaving Cesena at bottom of Serie A table with just 3 points.
In July 2013 he was named new head coach ofSerie B clubBrescia.[5] He left Brescia by mutual consent on 25 September 2013 after having stated his intention to quit the club following a heated home loss toCrotone and Giampaolo's disappearance for three days (which also led to assistant coach Fabio Micarelli and technical consultantLuigi Maifredi fulfilling his role for a single league game againstCarpi) after confronting with the club supporters.
On 9 June 2015, it was announced that Giampaolo was named new coach ofEmpoli.[6] On 4 July 2016, he became the new manager ofSampdoria on a two-year contract, succeedingVincenzo Montella.[7] After the 2018–19 season, Giampaolo terminated his contract with Sampdoria.[8]
On 19 June 2019, Giampaolo signed withSerie A clubMilan a contract until 2021, with an optional one-year extension.[9] He was sacked on 8 October 2019, after seven matches in charge with three wins and four defeats.[10]
On 7 August 2020, Giampaolo signed a two-year contract to become the head coach at Torino.[11] On 18 January 2021, Giampaolo was sacked.[12]
On 19 January 2022, he was re-appointed as head coach of Sampdoria.[13] He was dismissed on 2 October 2022 after a 3–0 home loss toMonza, leaving Sampdoria in last place in the2022–23 Serie A league table.[14]
On 11 November 2024, he was appointed as head coach ofLecce.[15]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Ascoli | 14 June 2004 | 20 June 2005 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 038.30 |
| Cagliari | 13 June 2006 | 19 December 2006 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 021.05 |
| Cagliari | 26 February 2007 | 13 November 2007 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 030.77 |
| Siena | 27 May 2008 | 29 October 2009 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 028.00 |
| Catania | 30 May 2010 | 18 January 2011 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 030.43 |
| Cesena | 4 June 2011 | 30 October 2011 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 010.00 |
| Brescia | 2 July 2012 | 23 September 2013 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 028.57 |
| Cremonese | 17 November 2014 | 15 June 2015 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 034.62 |
| Empoli | 15 June 2015 | 26 May 2016 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 030.77 |
| Sampdoria | 4 July 2016 | 15 June 2019 | 123 | 49 | 26 | 48 | 183 | 177 | +6 | 039.84 |
| Milan | 19 June 2019 | 8 October 2019 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 042.86 |
| Torino | 7 August 2020 | 18 January 2021 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 019.05 |
| Sampdoria | 19 January 2022 | 2 October 2022 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 024.00 |
| Lecce | 11 November 2024 | 10 June 2025 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 023.08 |
| Career total | 449 | 143 | 114 | 192 | 523 | 604 | −81 | 031.85 | ||