| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (age 84) | ||
| Place of birth | Piombino, Italy | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Spezia | |||
| Reggina | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Viareggio | ||
| 1975–1976 | Casertana | ||
| 1976–1979 | Spezia | ||
| 1979–1980 | Cosenza | ||
| 1980–1983 | Sambenedettese | ||
| 1983–1987 | Atalanta | ||
| 1987–1989 | Udinese | ||
| 1989–1990 | Avellino | ||
| 1990–1991 | Ascoli | ||
| 1991–1992 | Bologna | ||
| 1992–1993 | Lecce | ||
| 1993–1994 | Monza | ||
| 1994–1996 | Torino | ||
| 1996–1997 | Cremonese | ||
| 1997–1999 | Lecce | ||
| 1999–2000 | Brescia | ||
| 2000–2001 | Salernitana | ||
| 2001–2002 | Cagliari | ||
| 2002–2003 | Palermo | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ancona | ||
| 2004–2005 | Catania | ||
| 2005–2006 | Cagliari | ||
| 2006–2007 | Ascoli | ||
| 2007 | Cagliari | ||
| 2008–2009 | Brescia | ||
| 2010 | Vicenza | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nedo Sonetti (born 25 February 1941) is an Italianfootball manager and former player, who played as acentre-back.
Sonetti was born inPiombino, southernTuscany and lives now inGorle.[1]
As a defender, Sonetti played inSerie B andSerie C forSpezia Calcio 1906 andReggina.
As a manager, Sonetti has had a long career at the helm of severalSerie A andSerie B teams in the whole country. Among the several teams he led, he had his major successes withAtalanta B.C., which he led from Serie B to a ninth place in Serie A, coaching the team for four seasons.
He is often considered a "replacement" coach, as he was often appointed in his career to replace fired managers from Serie A teams fighting to avoid relegation, or Serie B teams which managed to promote.
More recently, Sonetti joined Cagliari in November 2005, replacingDavide Ballardini, becoming the fourth coach appointed by the Sardinian team in a couple of months. He succeeded in maintaining his job until the end of the tournament, and in leading therossoblù to maintain a place in the nextSerie A; he left Cagliari at the end of the season. On 14 November 2006, Sonetti was appointed to replaceAttilio Tesser at the helm of then last-placed relegation-battling Serie AAscoli. He did not manage to save his side from falling to Serie B, and ended his experience in Ascoli at the end of the season with a second-last place. In November 2007 he returned at Cagliari for his third time, as he was appointed to replaceMarco Giampaolo at the helm of the Sardinians.[2] He resigned from his post on 19 December, but was confirmed by the club the next day afterMarco Giampaolo rejected to return at the helm of the club.[3] However, Sonetti was sacked only a few days later, after a 5–1 loss toFiorentina, leaving the team last-placed in the league table, being replaced byDavide Ballardini.[4] From 25 September 2008, he has been called back toBrescia replacingSerse Cosmi.[5] On 19 May 2009 he was sacked himself, following a 2–1 loss to promotion rivalsGrosseto that left Brescia in fourth placed, but with only a two-point lead to 7th-placedTriestina.[6]
On 28 March 2010, 69-year-old Sonetti returned to management, replacingRolando Maran as head coach of Serie B relegation battlersVicenza.[7] His stint as Vicenza head coach, as he was sacked on 15 April after only three games in charge, ended with respectively two draws and a loss.[8]