| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo,Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cenate Sotto | |||
| Virescit Boccaleone | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Virescit Boccaleone | 103 | (2) |
| 1986–1991 | Atalanta | 140 | (10) |
| 1991–1994 | Roma | 84 | (2) |
| 1994–1999 | Atalanta | 141 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Monza | 55 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Rodengo Saiano | 27 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Atalanta (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Foggia | ||
| 2012 | Foggia | ||
| 2012–2017 | Atalanta U19 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lazio U19 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Spezia U19 | ||
| 2021 | Villa Valle | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valter Bonacina (born 30 July 1964) is an Italianassociation footballcoach and former player who played as amidfielder.
He spent the majority of his career playing forAtalanta (10 seasons, 7 of which inSerie A) andA.S. Roma (3 seasons), and retired in 2002.
From 2003 to 2007 he served as assistant manager of Atalanta. In July 2007 he was then moved in charge of theAllievi Regionali youth team, and was successively promoted at the helm of thePrimavera under-19 team in July 2009.
On 8 January 2010, he was then appointed head coach of Atalanta in a caretaker role, followingAntonio Conte's resignation from his managerial position at the club.[1] He then guided Atalanta on a Serie A Week 19 game that ended in a 0–1 away loss toPalermo on 10 January 2009 and returned to his previous role afterBortolo Mutti was appointed as head coach the very next day.[2]
On 10 June 2011 he was announced as the new head coach ofLega Pro Prima Divisione clubFoggia.[3]
He coached the Under-19 squads in several clubs from 2012 to 2021. On 21 June 2021, he was hired as a head coach bySerie D club Villa Valle.[4] He resigned on 3 November 2021, following a poor start to the season.[5]
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