 Longo as manager ofFrosinone in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moreno Longo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-02-14)14 February 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Grugliasco, Italy | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1987 | Lascaris | ||
| 1987–1994 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Torino | 31 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Lucchese | 68 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Chievo | 29 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cagliari | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Teramo | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Pro Vercelli | 23 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Alessandria | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 175 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 2017–2018 | Frosinone | ||
| 2020 | Torino | ||
| 2021–2022 | Alessandria | ||
| 2022–2023 | Como | ||
| 2024–2025 | Bari | ||
| 2026- | Bari | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Moreno Longo (born 14 February 1976) is an Italianfootballmanager and former football player who is currently the head coach ofSerie B clubBari.
Moreno began his playing career withLascaris youth team before moving toTorino in 1987, with whom he made his debut inSerie A in 1994–95 during a 5–1 defeat againstA.C. Milan.
In the same year, he won the prestigiousTorneo di Viareggio with theprimavera, before earning two more caps for the first team in subsequent years. Between 1995 and 1996, he collected 11 appearances inSerie A for thegranata which culminated with the third ever relegation of the club intoSerie B. He played 18 times for the club in thecadets, but was also involved in the Torneo di Viareggio as part of the youth team, lost in the final againstBari.
In August 1997, he signed withLucchese, again in Serie B (on loan initially). He stayed there for two seasons playing as a starter until the relegation of 1999. At the beginning of 1999–00, he wore the captain's armband for the provincialTuscan side. Then, in September, he moved inco-ownership toChievo.
He remained there until 2002 and was part of the team that earned the club's first promotion toSerie A in 2001. That season, Moreno was seriously injured and his appearances were limited to just 12. The following season, he never took to the field due to the effects of the injury.
In January 2003, he was loaned toCagliari. InSardinia, he returned to the field after a two-year stop, disputing all of two games in April, before returning to Chievo; where he was transferred indefinitely toTeramo inSerie C1. He played 5 times for theAbruzzi, however, in August 2004 he was attacked by ultras and left the team.
He continued his career inSerie C2 withPro Vercelli andAlessandria, ending his career at age 30.
In September 1996, he was called up to theItaly U-21 team for the first time,[2] in which he collected two appearances.
He began his managerial career in 2007 with theGiovanissimi Nazionale of Filadelfia Paradiso, and led them to a regional title. The following year, he moved to Canavese, and achieved qualification for the knockout phase of the national championship in the same age group.[3][4]
In 2009, he returned toTorino as the manager of theAllievi Nazionali, and in 2012, he became the manager of thePrimavera squad.[5][6] In the 2013–14 season, his squad finished as runners-up in theCampionato Nazionale Primavera, after losing the final 4–3 on penalties toChievo.[7] The following season, he led Torino to their ninth Primavera title, and their first since the 1991–92 season, after defeatingLazio on penalties. In 2015, he also won theSupercoppa Primavera againstLazio.
On 8 June 2016, he became the new manager ofPro Vercelli inSerie B, with whom he signed a two-year contract.[8] In his first season at Vercelli, he achieved safety from relegation in the penultimate round of the season. On 14 June 2017, he mutually agreed to end his contract with Pro Vercelli.
On 14 June 2017, he was appointed coach ofFrosinone.[9] After missing on automatic promotion toParma on the final matchday of the 2017–18 Serie B season, he won the promotion playoffs, defeatingPalermo in a two-legged final, thus bringing back Frosinone to Serie A after a two-year absence.[10] He was sacked on 19 December 2018.[11]
On 4 February 2020, Longo signed with his former clubTorino.[12] He guided the club until the end of the club's Serie A campaign, and was not confirmed for the next season.
On 22 January 2021, Longo accepted the manager's job atSerie C clubAlessandria, another former team of his as a player, signing a 2.5-year contract.[13] Under his tenure, he guided Alessandria to second place in the Girone A group, then winning the national playoff phase after defeatingPadova on penalties in a two-legged final and ensuring theGrigi a Serie B spot for the first time in 45 years.[14] Alessandria was relegated back toSerie C at the end of the 2021–22 season; on 29 July 2022, Longo mutually rescinded his contract with the club.[15]
On 20 September 2022, Longo signed a two-year contract with Serie B clubComo.[16] He was sacked on 13 November 2023.[17]
On 19 June 2024, Longo was announced as the new head coach ofBari, signing a contract until 30 June 2026 with the Serie B club.[18] After a mid-table finish, Longo departed Bari by the end of the 2024–25 season.[19]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Pro Vercelli | 8 June 2016 | 14 June 2017 | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 025.00 |
| Frosinone | 14 June 2017 | 19 December 2018 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 84 | 91 | −7 | 033.85 |
| Torino | 4 February 2020 | 2 August 2020 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 018.75 |
| Alessandria | 22 January 2021 | 29 July 2022 | 64 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 034.38 |
| Como | 20 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 035.56 |
| Total | 234 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 267 | 296 | −29 | 031.62 | ||
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