| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rocco Boscaglia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-05-24)24 May 1968 (age 56)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gela, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Latina (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2006 | Akragas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alcamo | ||
| 2007–2009 | Nissa | ||
| 2009–2015 | Trapani | ||
| 2015–2016 | Brescia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Novara | ||
| 2017 | Brescia | ||
| 2018 | Brescia | ||
| 2018–2020 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2020–2021 | Palermo | ||
| 2022 | Foggia | ||
| 2024 | Ancona | ||
| 2024– | Latina | ||
Rocco "Roberto" Boscaglia (born 24 May 1968 inGela[3]) is an Italianfootball coach and formermidfielder, currently in charge ofSerie C Group C clubLatina.
A former amateurmidfielder,[4] Boscaglia took his first head coaching role in 2004 at the helm ofEccellenza clubAkragas, obtaining a seventh and a second place in two seasons in charge. In 2006, Boscaglia took over from another Sicilian Eccellenza club,Alcamo, leading them to promotion toSerie D. This was then followed by two seasons atNissa, which he led to Serie D promotion as well (in a personal second consecutive Eccellenza title), followed by a surprising third place in the top amateur flight.
Boscaglia's impressive results at Nissa led to interest from ambitious Serie D clubTrapani, owned by navigation entrepreneurVittorio Morace, who offered him the vacant coaching role at his club to bring theGranata back into professionalism. In his first season in charge, Boscaglia guided Trapani into second place behindMilazzo; however, the club was successively admitted intoLega Pro Seconda Divisione later that season to fill a vacancy in the league.
In his first taste of professional football, Boscaglia led Trapani to another second place, defeatingAvellino in the promotion play-off final to ensure his club a second consecutive promotion.
In the 2011–12 season, Trapani - now in the Italian third tier,Lega Pro Prima Divisione - surprisingly emerged as contenders for a third consecutive promotion, missing out on the last weekday toSpezia Calcio and then losing toVirtus Lanciano in the playoff finals. However, promotion was only delayed by one season as Boscaglia surprisingly led Trapani to a championship title the following year against the likes ofLecce, who were unanimously tipped as title favourites and ensured a historical firstSerie B campaign ever to the Sicilian minnows. As head coach of a newly promoted Serie B club, he was therefore successfully admitted to the yearlyUEFA Pro Licence course to be held inCoverciano.[1]
Boscaglia was dismissed as head coach of Trapani on 10 March 2015, after six years in charge, due to poor results; his role was taken over bySerse Cosmi.
For the 2015–16 season, Boscaglia was named head coach ofBrescia. He left Brescia in June 2016 to accept an offer fromNovara, another Serie B club.
On 3 June 2017, after completing an entire season in charge of Novara, he agreed to return to Brescia as their head coach for the2017–18 Serie B season.[5] He was replaced byPasquale Marino on 12 October 2017, only a few weeks after the club's takeover byMassimo Cellino.[6] On 16 January 2018, he returned to Brescia following Marino's firing.[7] He was however sacked once again on 29 April, leaving Brescia in thirteenth place in the Serie B table.[8]
On 10 July 2018, he was appointed manager ofVirtus Entella.[9] On his first season in charge, he guided Virtus Entella to immediate promotion to Serie B asSerie C/A champions.
On 18 August 2020, Boscaglia was appointed manager ofPalermo.[10] He was sacked on 27 February 2021 following a 0–1 loss toViterbese that left theRosanero in mid-table zone, well below the top league spots.[11]
In June 2022, after almost a year and a half of inactivity, Boscaglia was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie C clubFoggia.[12] On 27 September 2022, he left Foggia by mutual consent following a dismal start of the season, with only four points gained in the first five league games.[13]
On 25 March 2024, Boscaglia returned to management as the new head coach of Serie C clubAncona until the end of the season, with an automatic contract extension in case of no relegation.[14] After guiding Ancona to escape relegation, he was confirmed for one more season, but eventually found himself unemployed following the club's exclusion from Serie C due to financial issues.
On 25 October 2024, Boscaglia was hired as the new head coach of fellow Serie C clubLatina.[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Akragas |  | 12 June 2004 | 16 May 2006 | 77 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 055.84 |
| Alcamo | | 16 May 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 061.54 |
| Nissa | | 30 June 2007 | 13 July 2009 | 81 | 47 | 16 | 18 | 058.02 |
| Trapani | | 13 July 2009 | 10 March 2015 | 235 | 108 | 63 | 64 | 045.96 |
| Brescia | | 24 June 2015 | 18 June 2016 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 031.82 |
| Novara | | 18 June 2016 | 3 June 2017 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 037.78 |
| Brescia | | 3 June 2017 | 11 October 2017 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 030.00 |
| Brescia | | 16 January 2018 | 29 April 2018 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 035.29 |
| Virtus Entella | | 10 July 2018 | 14 August 2020 | 83 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 043.37 |
| Palermo | | 18 August 2020 | 27 February 2021 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 030.77 |
| Total | 657 | 306 | 169 | 182 | 046.58 | |||