.jpg) D'Aversa withVirtus Lanciano in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto D'Aversa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-08-12)12 August 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Prato | 30 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Monza | 25 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Casarano | 6 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Monza | 40 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Cosenza | 27 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Sampdoria | 17 | (2) |
| 2001 | Pescara | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Ternana | 60 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Siena | 84 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Messina | 37 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Treviso | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2009 | →Mantova (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Gallipoli | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | Triestina | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Virtus Lanciano | 62 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Virtus Lanciano | ||
| 2016–2020 | Parma | ||
| 2021 | Parma | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2023–2024 | Lecce | ||
| 2024–2025 | Empoli | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto D'Aversa (born 12 August 1975) is an Italianfootball coach and formermidfielder.
AMilan youth product, D'Aversa spent most of his playing career with provincialSerie A clubs and in the lower divisions.
In the 2004–05 season, he was banned for six months for match-fixing.Stefano Bettarini,Antonio Marasco,Maurizio Caccavale,Alfredo Femiano and former Siena teammateGeneroso Rossi were also banned.[2]
On 28 January 2007, he played his firstSerie A match for Messina againstAscoli.[3]
In January 2009, he was loaned fromTreviso toMantova. In July 2009, he was released due toTreviso going bankrupt. On 5 September 2009, he moved toGallipoli.[4] On 22 January 2010, he was transferred toTriestina on a six-month contract. In July 2010, he was signed byVirtus Lanciano on a free transfer.[5]
After his retirement, he stayed at Virtus Lanciano as part of the non-playing staff as technical area manager. In July 2014, he was appointed as the club's new head coach to replaceMarco Baroni for the2014–15 Serie B campaign.[6]
After saving Lanciano from relegation in his first season in charge, he was confirmed for the following season. He was sacked on 30 January 2016 after a 0–3 loss toTrapani, which left Lanciano in second-last place in the Serie B league table.
On 3 December 2016, he was named the new head coach ofParma, following the sacking ofLuigi Apolloni and a short caretaker spell ofStefano Morrone for two games.
In his first season, he guided Parma to win the promotion playoffs after defeatingAlessandria in the final.
He was confirmed for the club's2017–18 Serie B season, in which he successfully led Parma to second place and direct promotion toSerie A in their first season in the second division following the club's refoundation. This was the club's third back-to-back promotion in three years (two of which under his tenure). D'Aversa was also confirmed as head coach for the2018–19 Serie A season.
On 23 August 2020, D'Aversa was sacked by Parma, with the club citing a lack of unity and enthusiasm for the decision.[7]
On 7 January 2021, D'Aversa was re-hired as Parma manager.[8] After failing to save Parma from relegation, D'Aversa was successively dismissed by the end of the 2020–21 season.
On 4 July 2021, D'Aversa was named the new head coach ofSampdoria in Serie A.[9] On 17 January 2022, after achieving just 20 points in 22 league games, D'Aversa was dismissed from his role.[10]
On 27 June 2023, D'Aversa returned to management as the new head coach of Serie A clubLecce, succeedingMarco Baroni, who joined Hellas Verona.[11] On 11 March 2024, D'Aversa was sacked by Lecce after he headbuttedHellas Verona strikerThomas Henry.[12]
On 2 July 2024, D'Aversa was announced as the new head coach of Serie A clubEmpoli, agreeing on a two-year contract with the Tuscanian club.[13] However, after failing to save Empoli from relegation, he was not confirmed by the club and departed in June 2025.
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Virtus Lanciano |  | 20 July 2014 | 30 January 2016 | 69 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 71 | 85 | −14 | 023.19 | [14] |
| Parma | | 3 December 2016 | 23 August 2020 | 151 | 64 | 34 | 53 | 201 | 182 | +19 | 042.38 | [15] |
| Parma | | 7 January 2021 | 23 May 2021 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 004.35 | |
| Sampdoria | | 4 July 2021 | 17 January 2022 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 029.17 | [16] |
| Lecce | | 1 July 2023 | 11 March 2024 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 020.00 | |
| Empoli | | 2 July 2024 | 30 June 2025 | 44 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 018.18 | |
| Total | 341 | 102 | 96 | 143 | 404 | 482 | −78 | 029.91 | — | |||
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