Gaetano Caridi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Reggio Calabria, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Genoa (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 |
Reggina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Chiasso | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 |
Pontedera | 22 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 |
AlzanoCene | 30 | (1) |
| 2001 |
→ Avellino (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2002–2010 |
Mantova | 266 | (50) |
| 2010–2012 |
Grosseto | 64 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 |
Pro Vercelli | 18 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 |
Cremonese | 38 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 |
Mantova | 85 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | AC Rezzato | 53 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gaetano Caridi (born 22 July 1980) is an Italian professional football manager and former professional
Genoa
.
Career
Caridi was born in
Avellino
in January 2001. With the biancoverdi, he played 10 matches scoring three goals before returning at Alzano.
After 15 league matches played for Alzano in the first half of the 2001–02 season, he was signed by
Mantova in January 2002 after suggestion by then-head coach Roberto Boninsegna.[citation needed
]
The 2002–03 season proved to be a turning point for the 22-year-old Caridi. He agreed to sign for free with Mantova and proved instrumental to make telling passes as Mantova came close to promotion. In 2003–04 Caridi made 32 appearances, scoring 8 goals as Mantova earned promotion to
Serie C1
.
In 2004–05 Mantova earned promotion to
Torino, and Caridi scored 14 league goals in the process. In 2006–07 Caridi confirmed his qualities, scoring an impressive 11 goals in 35 matches, many of them coming from direct free kicks. He was nicknamed "Don Tano" by Mantova fans due to his Southern Italy origins.[citation needed
]
In July 2010 he completed his move to Tuscan
F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892
on a free transfer.
In January 2013 he signed an 18-month contract with
Mantova
.
Coaching career
After retiring at the end of the 2018–19 season,
Siena, throughout the 2020–21 Serie D and 2021–22 Serie C seasons; they were both dismissed from their jobs on 24 October 2021.[4]
After Gilardino's appointment as youth coach of
Genoa, Caridi followed him as his assistant, both being successively promoted in charge of the first team following Alexander Blessin
's dismissal; they ended the season leading Genoa to promotion to Serie A.
References
- ^ "Grosseto: Caridi Il bis del Livorno". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Castello 2000- U.S. Grosseto 0-5" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ “Sacrificio e sudore: questa sarà la mia Pro Vercelli”, vercellinotizie.it, 12 July 2019
- A.C.N. Siena 1904. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
External links
- (in Italian) Caridi’s career details
- (in Italian) Gaetano Caridi at Soccerway