Gianpaolo Castorina

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Gianpaolo Castorina
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-08-30) 30 August 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Defender
Team information
Current team
PAOK
(Assistant)
Youth career
1992
Como
1994
Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996
Lodigiani
19 (1)
1996–1997
Ancona
32 (0)
1997–2002
Monza
120 (0)
2000
Siena
10 (0)
2002–2003
Arezzo
24 (0)
2003–2004
Carrarese
25 (0)
2004–2005
Ancona
31 (0)
2005
Südtirol
3 (0)
2006
Nocerina
6 (0)
2006–2007
Forte dei Marmi
30 (0)
2007–2010
Virtus Entella
International career
1992 Italy U-15 6 (0)
1992 Italy U-16 6 (0)
1994 Italy U-18 1 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Virtus Entella (Assistant)
2011–2020 Virtus Entella (Youth Manager)
2021–2022
PAOK
(Assistant)
2022–2023 Parma (Youth Manager)
2023–
PAOK
(Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gianpaolo Castorina (born 30 August 1976) is a retired

coach
.

Playing career

Castorina played in the

Siena. He retired in 2010 after three years with Virtus Entella
.

Coaching career

After his retirement, he switched into a coaching staff role at Virtus Entella, serving as first team assistant and successively as youth coach. Under his guidance, the Primavera Under-19 team managed to reach the final of the

Roma 3–1 on aggregate.[1]

On 30 April 2017, Castorini was promoted to the first team head coaching role until the end of the season after Roberto Breda's dismissal following three consecutive losses in the Serie B league which led Virtus Entella out of the promotion playoff zone.[2] On 31 May 2017, Virtus Entella announced Castorina will serve as permanent head coach for the 2017–18 Serie B season.[3] He was dismissed on 5 November 2017, due to poor results, and replaced by Alfredo Aglietti.

After his dismissal, he returned at Virtus Entella in 2018 as a youth coach, winning the

Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti title in 2019. He left the club in May 2020, ending a thirteen-year tenure with the Ligurian club.[4]

References

  1. ^ "La Roma Primavera stende l'Entella e vince la sua quinta Coppa Italia: è di nuovo festa all'Olimpico" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Serie B, l'Entella caccia Breda: al suo posto arriva Castorina" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Mister Castorina confermato in prima squadra" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Entella, Castorina saluta. Gozzi: "Le nostre strade si incroceranno di nuovo"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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