Gian Piero Ventura
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gian Piero Ventura[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Sampdoria | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1969 |
Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
1969–1970 |
Sestrese | 29 | (0) |
1970–1974 | Enna | 9 | (0) |
1974–1976 |
Sanremese | 21 | (0) |
1976–1978 |
Novese | 30 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1976–1979 |
Sampdoria (youth team) | ||
1979–1981 |
Sampdoria (assistant coach) | ||
1981–1982 | Ruentes Rapallo | ||
1982–1986 |
Entella | ||
1986 |
Spezia | ||
1987–1989 |
Centese | ||
1989–1992 |
Pistoiese | ||
1992–1993 |
Giarre | ||
1994 |
Venezia | ||
1994–1995 |
Venezia | ||
1995–1997 |
Lecce | ||
1997–1999 | Cagliari | ||
1999–2000 |
Sampdoria | ||
2001–2002 | Udinese | ||
2002–2003 | Cagliari | ||
2004–2005 |
Napoli | ||
2006 |
Messina | ||
2006–2007 |
Hellas Verona | ||
2007–2009 |
Pisa | ||
2009–2011 |
Bari | ||
2011–2016 |
Torino | ||
2016–2017 | Italy | ||
2018 |
Chievo | ||
2019–2020 |
Salernitana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gian Piero Ventura (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒam ˈpjɛːro venˈtuːra]; born 14 January 1948) is an Italian football manager.
His playing career as a
Ventura was the manager of the Italy national football team from 2016 to 2017. He was dismissed when they failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first absence from the tournament since 1958.
Early years
Ventura grew up playing in the
Managerial career
Early career
Ventura began his career as a coach in the Blucerchiati's youth system, then becoming an assistant coach in 1979. He left Sampdoria in 1981 to pursue a head coaching career, starting from several amateur teams from
In 1987, Ventura became head coach of
In 1993, Ventura was appointed by
In 1995, Ventura returned to Serie C1 at the helm of
2000s
During the 1999–2000 season, he agreed a return at Sampdoria, this time as head coach, but missed promotion to Serie A after ending the season in fifth place.
After a year without a team, Ventura returned coaching during the 2001–02 season, this time at
Ventura returned to coaching a Serie A club during the
In June 2007, Ventura was announced as new head coach of newly promoted Serie B club
Bari
On 26 June 2009, Ventura signed to manage
The 2010–11 campaign saw Ventura confirmed as head coach. Due to a poor transfer market and a rash of injuries, Bari sat in last place at the midway point of the season. However, Bari won the Derby di Puglia against rivals Lecce on 6 January 2011, thanks to a goal from loan signing Stefano Okaka. On 10 February 2011, with Bari sitting last in the table with only one win in four months and nine points from relegation safety, Ventura agreed to part company with the club and was replaced by Bortolo Mutti.[8]
Torino
On 6 June 2011, Ventura was announced as the new manager of Serie B side
In the
In the 2013–14 season, Ventura led Torino to seventh place in Serie A and the qualifying rounds of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. It was also his personal best season for points secured in Serie A, with 57.
On 22 February 2015, Ventura celebrated his 100th match as Torino head coach in Serie A, seizing a 1–1 draw against
On 16 November 2015, Ventura's contract with Torino was renewed until 30 June 2018.[12] On 16 December, he set a new record for consecutive appearances as manager of Torino, overtaking Luigi Radice, with 194 appearances.[13] On 25 May 2016, after five years in charge of the Granata, and having closed the 2015–16 season in 12th place, he terminated his contract by mutual consent with Torino.[14]
Italy
On 7 June 2016, Ventura was named replacement for Antonio Conte of the Italy national team, assuming his position on 18 July, following UEFA Euro 2016,[15] and signing a two-year deal with the Italian Football Federation.[16] On 1 September 2016, he made his debut as Italy manager in a 3–1 home defeat to France.[17] Ventura won his first competitive match in charge of Italy four days later, in the team's opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie away to Israel, 3–1.[18] On 9 August 2017, his contract was extended until 2020.[19]
Italy failed to qualify for the
Chievo
On 10 October 2018, and almost a year after missing the World Cup qualification with the Italy national team, Ventura returned into management by signing a two-year deal with last-placed
Salernitana
On 30 June 2019, Ventura signed as manager of
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 31 July 2020[30]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Giarre
|
5 June 1992 | 15 June 1993 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 40.54 | |
Venezia
|
4 July 1994 | 12 September 1994 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33.33 | |
Venezia
|
15 December 1994 | 10 April 1995 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | +0 | 33.33 | |
Lecce
|
24 June 1995 | 18 June 1997 | 82 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 112 | 79 | +33 | 45.12 | |
Cagliari | 20 June 1997 | 30 June 1999 | 80 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 113 | 98 | +15 | 35.00 | |
Sampdoria
|
30 June 1999 | 12 June 2000 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 47.83 | |
Udinese | 12 December 2001 | 21 June 2002 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 27.27 | |
Cagliari | 12 September 2002 | 24 November 2003 | 55 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 38.18 | |
Napoli
|
14 June 2004 | 16 January 2005 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 36.84 | |
Messina
|
27 March 2006 | 16 May 2006 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 14.29 | |
Hellas Verona
|
25 December 2006 | 25 June 2007 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | +0 | 38.46 | |
Pisa
|
2 July 2007 | 20 April 2009 | 82 | 31 | 23 | 28 | 105 | 99 | +6 | 37.80 | |
Bari
|
27 June 2009 | 10 February 2011 | 66 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 71 | 94 | −23 | 27.27 | |
Torino
|
6 June 2011 | 25 May 2016 | 217 | 85 | 64 | 68 | 299 | 256 | +43 | 39.17 | |
Italy | 19 July 2016 | 15 November 2017 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 56.25 | |
Chievo
|
10 October 2018 | 13 November 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0.00 | |
Salernitana
|
30 June 2019 | 1 August 2020 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 37.50 | |
Career total | 817 | 311 | 240 | 266 | 1,057 | 967 | +90 | 38.07 |
Honours
Lecce
- Serie C1: 1995–96
Entella
- Campionato Interregionale/Serie D: 1984–85
Pistoiese
- Campionato Interregionale/Serie D: 1990–91
References
- ^ Che tempo che - Gian Piero Ventura (in Italian). 23 October 2016. Event occurs at 7 minutes, 20 seconds. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Giocatore: Ventura Giampiero". 20 April 2007.
- ^ Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1972, edizioni Panini, page. 268
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: LA SOCIETÀ NERAZZURRA SOLLEVA DALL'INCARICO IL TECNICO GIAMPIERO VENTURA" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-19. [dead link]
- ^ Mogavero, Massimiliano (19 April 2009). "UFFICIALE: Pisa, esonerato Ventura" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Ventura tritt bei Bari die Nachfolge von Conte an" (in German). Sport.t-online.de. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Rossi tiene alta la concentrazione 'Bari rivelazione del campionato' - la Repubblica.it".
- ^ "Bari-Ventura: separazione consensuale" (in Italian). AS Bari. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Ventura è il nuovo allenatore del Toro" (in Italian). Torino FC. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Toro, Ventura sino al 2016. L'annuncio a breve". tuttocalciomercatoitalia.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Derby, festa Toro dopo 20 anni".
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Torino, Ventura e Petrachi hanno rinnovato fino al 2018".
- ^ "Torino: record di panchine per Ventura".
- ^ "Official: Miha in, Ventura out at Torino". Football Italia. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Sarà Ventura il prossimo Ct della Nazionale. Tavecchio: "E' un maestro di calcio"" (in Italian). FIGC. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Official: Ventura new Italy CT". Football Italia. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Donnarumma: 'Indescribable!'". Football Italia. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Israel 1 Italy 3: Immobile seals points for Ventura's 10 men". Yahoo.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Ventura extends Italy contract". Football Italia. 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Ignominious Italy out of World Cup". Football Italia. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "'This is the apocalypse': Italian press mourns nation's World Cup exit". Guardian. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Ventura defends Italy record as "one of the best" after World Cup flop". chicagotribune.com. 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Official: Ventura sacked by Italy". Football Italia. 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Figc, Tavecchio si è dimesso" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Tavecchio confirms FIGC exit". Football Italia. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: GIAN PIERO VENTURA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). chievoverona.it. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: RISOLUZIONE DEL CONTRATTO PER GIAN PIERO VENTURA". www.chievoverona.it (in Italian). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, Giampiero Ventura nuovo allenatore". Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Official: Ventura quits Salernitana". Football Italia. 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Gian Piero Ventura career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)