Roberto Stellone

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Roberto Stellone
Stellone in 2012.
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-22) 22 July 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Vis Pesaro (head coach)
Youth career
1993–1995
Lodigiani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997
Lodigiani
50 (17)
1997–1998
Lucchese
12 (1)
1998–1999
Parma
0 (0)
1999
Lecce
(loan)
19 (6)
1999–2003
Napoli
90 (30)
2003–2004
Reggina
(loan)
16 (1)
2004–2005
Genoa
29 (18)
2005–2009
Torino
113 (16)
2009–2011 Frosinone 34 (6)
Total 363 (85)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Frosinone (Berretti team)
2012–2016 Frosinone
2016
Bari
2018
Palermo
2018–2019
Palermo
2020
Ascoli
2021
Arezzo
2022
Reggina
2023 Benevento
2024– Vis Pesaro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Stellone (born 22 July 1977) is an Italian

footballer who played as a forward. He is the head coach of Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro
.

Club career

Early career

Son of former footballer

Lecce on loan in January 1999. He made a name for himself throughout the remainder of the season, scoring 6 goals in 19 league matches, helping the team win Serie A promotion and receiving a call-up to the Italy U21 team
.

Napoli

In the summer of 1999, he left for Serie B side

Reggina during the 2003–04 season. Due to the presence of strikers David Di Michele and Emiliano Bonazzoli
, Stellone struggled to find space in the team and scored only once in 16 league appearances.

The next season, he left for Serie B side

Genoa, where he partnered with Diego Milito and Stephen Makinwa up-front and scored over 70% of the team's total goals. Although the team won the Serie B championship, the club was later penalised and awarded last place due to their involvement in the Caso Genoa, and as a result suffered relegation to Serie C
.

Torino

Stellone was signed by Serie B runner-up

last season with the club, the 31-year-old forward faced competition from Rolando Bianchi and Nicola Amoruso
; following the team's change of formation, which only used one striker, usually Bianchi, Stellone made half of his appearances as a substitute. With the departure of Alessandro Rosina in January 2009, the team struggled to score and ultimately failed to stay in Serie A on the final match-day of the season.

Frosinone

After the relegation of Torino in 2009, he became free agent in June. After months without a club, he signed a 3-year contract with Serie B club Frosinone in November 2009 where he was coached by Francesco Moriero.[4] In the 2009–10 season his goals contributed to helping the team avoid relegation; following the club's relegation to Lega Pro the following year, on 28 June 2011, he announced his retirement from football.

Style of play

A complete striker, Stellone could act either as a main striker or as a second striker, due to his vision, ability to score goals, hold up the ball in tight spaces, and create chances for team-mates. Despite his height and imposing physique, which enabled him to excel in the air, he was also known for his dynamism and technique; indeed, his main qualities a forward were his dribbling and heading ability.[5]

Managerial career

After his retirement, he stayed at Frosinone as a youth coach in charge of the under-19 team (Berretti) for the 2011–12 season. Under his tenure, the team won the national Berretti title.

Frosinone

Thanks also to his impressive results with the youth team, Stellone was appointed as Frosinone head coach role for the season 2012–13 in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In his first season in charge, Stellone guided the team to seventh place and was confirmed for one more year.

In the

Lecce
in a two-legged final after extra time.

On 16 May 2015, he led Frosinone to second place in Serie B and direct promotion to

Panchina d’Argento for the previous 2014–15 season.[7] On 8 May 2016, Frosinone were relegated back to Serie B after one season in Serie A.[8] One day after Frosinone's last match of the Serie A season, on 15 May, Stellone was relieved of his managerial duties.[9]

Bari

On 4 July 2016, Stellone was appointed manager of

Bari.[10] He was sacked on 7 November.[11]

Palermo

Stellone was appointed manager of

Palermo on 28 April 2018, taking over from Bruno Tedino, with five games to go and the team in third place, level on points with second-placed Parma.[12] He ended the season in fourth place, behind second-placed Parma and third-placed Frosinone
.

After defeating

Venezia
in the semi-finals, Palermo was defeated 2–3 on aggregate by Frosinone in a two-legged final. This marked the end of Stellone's tenure, as he was not confirmed for the new season, with Tedino reappointed as head coach.

On 26 September 2018, he was reinstated as Palermo head following a 1–2 loss to Brescia on the fifth matchday of the season.[13] Stellone started his second tenure in an awe-inspiring fashion, as he successfully led Palermo to a streak of positive results that brought the Rosanero back on top of the league table by December. He was sacked on 23 April 2019.[14]

Ascoli

Stellone was appointed manager of

Ascoli on 3 February 2020. He was sacked on 16 April 2020.[15]

Arezzo

On 18 January 2021 he was hired by

Arezzo in place of Andrea Camplone.[16] Arezzo was relegated to Serie D
at the end of the season, and Stellone left the club.

Reggina

On 24 January 2022, Stellone was named the new manager of

Reggina, thus becoming the third manager of the season for the Calabrians.[17]
He guided Reggina safely above the relegation zone with a 14th place finish in Serie B. His contract was not renewed following the sale of the club.

Benevento

On 6 February 2023, Stellone was appointed head coach of struggling Serie B club Benevento, replacing Fabio Cannavaro.[18]

Vis Pesaro

On 31 March 2024, Stellone was hired as the new head coach of relegation-threatened Serie C club Vis Pesaro, signing a contract until 30 June 2026.[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League
Division Apps. Goals
Lodigiani
1993–94
Serie C1
1 0
1994–95 Serie C1 0 0
1995–96 Serie C1 18 1
1996–97 Serie C1 31 16
Lucchese
1997–98 Serie B 12 1
Parma
1998–99 Serie A 0 0
Lecce
1998–99 Serie B 19 6
Napoli
1999–2000 Serie B 36 10
2000–01
Serie A 3 1
2001–02
Serie B 24 11
2002–03 Serie B 27 8
Reggina
2003–04 Serie A 16 1
Genoa
2004–05 Serie B 29 18
Torino
2005–06 Serie B 31 7
2006–07 Serie A 32 4
2007–08 Serie A 21 3
2008–09 Serie A 29 2
Frosinone 2009–10 Serie B 14 4
2010–11 Serie B 20 2

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 April 2023[20]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Frosinone 14 June 2012 15 May 2016 160 65 43 52 208 193 +15 040.63
Bari
4 July 2016 7 November 2016 15 5 4 6 14 16 −2 033.33
Palermo
28 April 2018 9 July 2018 8 4 3 1 10 7 +3 050.00
Palermo
26 September 2018 23 April 2019 27 13 10 4 40 25 +15 048.15
Ascoli
2 February 2020 16 April 2020 5 0 2 3 5 11 −6 000.00
Arezzo
18 January 2021 3 May 2021 19 4 7 8 21 28 −7 021.05
Reggina
24 January 2022 30 June 2022 18 7 4 7 15 22 −7 038.89
Benevento 6 February 2023 10 April 2023 9 1 3 5 4 12 −8 011.11
Total 261 99 76 86 317 314 +3 037.93

Honours

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Stellone s' arrende: sarà operato" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Stellone è il nuovo capitano del Napoli" (in Italian). tuttonapoli.net. 20 July 2002. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ "COLPO FROSINONE, PRESO STELLONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Profili azzurri: Roberto Stellone" (in Italian). Spazio Napoli. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Frosinone in A, già 4 i verdetti - Sport". 15 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Roberto Stellone si aggiudica la Panchina d'Argento" (in Italian). casa. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Stellone thanks Frosinone fans". Football Italia. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Official: Stellone leaves Frosinone". Football Italia. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ "F.C. BARI 1908, IL SIG. STELLONE NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). fcbari1908.club. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Stellone sollevato dall'incarico di allenatore del Bari" (in Italian). fcbari1908.club. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Serie B, Palermo: esonerato Tedino, Stellone nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  13. ^ "TEDINO SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO STELLONE È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Palermo, Stellone esonerato. Squadra affidata a Scurto. Torna Delio Rossi".
  15. ^ "Guillermo Abascal nuovo tecnico della prima squadra". Ascoli Calcio 1898 (in Italian). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. Arezzo
    . 18 January 2021.
  17. Reggina 1914
    . 24 January 2022.
  18. ^ "ROBERTO STELLONE E' IL NUOVO MISTER DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA". Benevento Calcio. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  19. ^ "ROBERTO STELLONE E' IL NUOVO MISTER DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA". Vis Pesaro. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Roberto Stellone career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  21. ^ "PANCHINA d'ORO 2013-2014/ News, vince Conte, secondo Montella. Sarri e Stellone gli altri premiati (Oggi, 9 marzo 2015)". 9 March 2015.

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