Roberto Rizzo

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Roberto Rizzo
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-10-20) 20 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth San Cesario di Lecce, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981
Lecce
3 (0)
1981–1982Cosenza (loan) 31 (4)
1982–1986
Lecce
69 (4)
1986–1987
Salernitana
31 (1)
1987–1991
Monopoli
124 (12)
1991–1992
Perugia
16 (0)
1992–1994
Monopoli
46 (4)
Managerial career
2002–2006
Lecce
(youth team)
2006
Lecce
(assistant)
2006
Martina
2007–2008
Casarano
2010
Matera
2010–2011
Lecce
(assistant)
2012
Genoa
(assistant)
2013–2014
Catania
(assistant)
2016
Virtus Lanciano
(assistant)
2017
Lecce
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2017

Roberto Rizzo (born 20 October 1961 in San Cesario di Lecce) is a former Italian football midfielder and current manager.

Career

Player

During his career, Rizzo represented

Como.[1]

Coach

Having retired in 1994, Rizzo started as coach of

Lecce youth team and won 2 Campionati Primavera (2002–03, 2003–04), 2 Coppe Italia (2001–02, 2004–05) and 2 Supercoppe italiane (2004, 2005).[1]

In January 2006 he was appointed new manager of Lecce in

Matera in 2009–10.[1]

He was named assistant coach of Lecce,

On 24 April 2017 he was confirmed as the new manager of Lecce in Lega Pro.[1] He led Lecce to the play-off quarter-finals and extended his deal for another season.

On 10 September 2017 he quit for personal reasons, after three Serie C matches.[2]

Honors

Manager

Lecce
Matera

References

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