Armando Madonna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Alzano Lombardo, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 |
Atalanta | 19 | (1) |
| 1983–1988 |
Piacenza | 169 | (43) |
| 1988–1990 |
Atalanta | 57 | (12) |
| 1990–1991 |
Lazio | 25 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 |
Piacenza | 27 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 |
SPAL | 21 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 |
Alzano Virescit | 259 | (29) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 |
AlbinoLeffe | ||
| 2010–2011 |
Piacenza | ||
| 2011–2012 |
Livorno | ||
| 2012–2013 |
Portogruaro | ||
| 2013 |
AlbinoLeffe | ||
| 2015–2018 |
Virtus Bergamo | ||
| 2018–2021 | Inter Primavera | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2008-04-25 | |||
Armando Madonna (born 5 July 1963 in Alzano Lombardo, Province of Bergamo) is an Italian football manager and former player.
Career
Playing
A
SPAL
.
In 1993, at the age of 30, Madonna accepted to return to his hometown of Alzano Lombardo, joining local team
Alzano Virescit, who were playing Serie D at the time of his signing. He spent a total of nine consecutive seasons with Alzano, being protagonist of the team's rise into the highest ranks of Italian football, including a historical promotion to Serie B in 1998–99.[1]
He retired in 2002, aged 39.
Coaching
On 2003, Madonna was appointed as youth team coach of
2008–09 season but removed after a few months due to poor results, and replaced by veteran coach Emiliano Mondonico
.
His son, Nicola Madonna, is a footballer and was an AlbinoLeffe player.[3]
In July 2010 he was announced as new head coach of
Piacenza for the season 2010–11 in Serie B.[4]
On 21 December 2011 he was announced as new head coach of
Livorno
.
[5] On 6 May 2012 he was sacked.[6]
In July 2012 he was appointed as new head coach of
Portogruaro in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[7]
After failing to avoid relegation with Portogruaro, he returned to
AlbinoLeffe
in 2013. He was sacked on 27 December 2013.
On 9 November 2015, after a 2-year hiatus, Madonna was appointed as new coach for
Virtus Bergamo.[8]
On 29 June 2018 he was announced as new head coach of Inter Primavera.[9]
References
- ^ "Alzano, una favola gia' scritta" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 1999-05-11. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "ARMANDO MADONNA è IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL'ALBINOLEFFE" (in Italian). ZonaCalcio.it. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Madonna, l'AlbinoLeffe e un caso in famiglia: "Mio figlio non mi parla più"" (in Italian). Goal.com. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Armando Madonna nuovo tecnico del Piace". Piacenza Calcio. 2010-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ Sito Ufficiale dell'A. S. Livorno Calcio Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Livornocalcio.it (2011-12-21). Retrieved on 2012-05-07.
- ^ UFFICIALE: Livorno, esonerato Madonna. Perotti nuovo tecnico. Tutto Mercato Web (2007-12-05). Retrieved on 2012-05-07.
- ^ Il bergamasco Armando Madonna nuovo allenatore del Portogruaro Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Bgcalcionews.it
- ^ UFFICIALE: Virtus Bergamo, Madonna il nuovo allenatore tuttomercatoweb.com
- ^ "Armando Madonna è il nuovo allenatore dell'Inter Primavera". 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.