Serse Cosmi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Ponte San Giovanni, Italy | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1990–1995 |
Pontevecchio | ||
1995–2000 |
Arezzo | ||
2000–2004 |
Perugia | ||
2004–2005 |
Genoa | ||
2005–2006 | Udinese | ||
2007–2008 | Brescia | ||
2009–2010 |
Livorno | ||
2010 |
Livorno | ||
2011 |
Palermo | ||
2011–2012 |
Lecce | ||
2012 |
Siena | ||
2014 | Pescara | ||
2015–2016 |
Trapani | ||
2017–2018 |
Ascoli | ||
2019 |
Venezia | ||
2020 |
Perugia | ||
2021 |
Crotone | ||
2022 | Rijeka |
Serse Cosmi (born 5 May 1958) is an Italian
Career
Early career
Cosmi was born in 1958 in Ponte San Giovanni, a Perugia frazione. His father, a cycling fan, called him Serse after Fausto Coppi's brother, a cyclist himself, who died following a fall during a sprint.[1] He worked nine years as primary school teacher,[2] and played amateur football during his freetime for local teams such as Deruta, Cannara, Spello and Pontevecchio,[3] in the role of midfielder.[4]
He started a coaching career in the late 1980s in Ellera, as under-18 youth team coach.
Perugia
After being noted by
Genoa and Udinese
In 2004 Cosmi left Perugia, after the team went relegated at the end of the season, and joined
At the end of the 2004–05 season, Cosmi managed to win the league and guide his team to Serie A, but he successively left because of discords with club chairman Enrico Preziosi, before the relegation of Genoa itself to Serie C1 because of match frauds.
After his short, but successful, experience with Genoa, Cosmi was signed as new coach of
"With his trademark cap and his little goatee beard, Serse Cosmi is one of Italian football's most recognisable figures. His touchline energy, and excitable gestures make him a popular butt of jokes by Italian comedians, too. His provincial accent is often impenetrable for those unfamiliar with the brogue of Perugia. Cosmi is an eccentric goblin of a man, but a wily coach who is greatly liked by fans."
However, after a disappointing series of results, including elimination in Champions League and results in Serie A much below the expected results, Cosmi was finally fired on 10 February 2006.
Brescia and Livorno
On 28 February 2007, he was appointed head coach of Serie B club Brescia. On his very first match after replacing Mario Somma, Cosmi led Brescia to an astonishing 3–1 result against Serie B leaders Juventus. He was fired in September 2008 due to poor results to make room for new boss Nedo Sonetti.
On 20 October 2009, Cosmi made a Serie A comeback as new head coach of bottom-placed relegation battlers
Despite fairly good results at the helm of Livorno, Cosmi resigned from his coaching post on 24 January 2010, in the wake of a 2–0 home loss to fourth-placed
Palermo
After more than a year without a job, Cosmi returned into management on 28 February 2011, taking over coaching duties at
After three losses and one victory against A.C. Milan, Serse Cosmi was released by club president Zamparini after a disappointing 4–0 loss to
Lecce
On 4 December 2011, Cosmi was unveiled as new head coach of bottom-placed Serie A side
Later career
On 27 June 2012, Cosmi was appointed the new coach of
On 24 February 2014, Cosmi returned into management as new head coach of Serie B club Pescara, replacing Pasquale Marino[14] but failing to turn the team fortunes and missing out qualification for the promotion playoffs. He left the club by the end of the season.
On 11 March 2015, he was named manager of
On 7 December 2017, Cosmi was named as the replacement for Fulvio Fiorin at
On 6 March 2019, Cosmi was appointed as manager of
On 4 January 2020, Cosmi returned to
Cosmi was appointed as manager of Crotone on 1 March 2021, following the sacking of Giovanni Stroppa, signing a contract until the end of the season.[21] After failing to save his team from relegation to Serie B, with Crotone ending in 19th place in the league, the club announced they would not confirm Cosmi for the following season.[22]
On 4 September 2022, Cosmi returned into management as the new head coach of Croatian club Rijeka.[23] His experience at the club however proved to be short-lived, as he was dismissed on 13 November 2022 following a 2–7 loss to GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[24][25]
Style
Cosmi is widely popular in Italy for his excitable behaviour during matches. He is also famous for always wearing a baseball cap (usually that of his team, but often with just his signature printed on it).[26]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 13 November 2022[27]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Pontevecchio
|
1 July 1990 | 22 May 1995 | 162 | 70 | 61 | 31 | 222 | 146 | +76 | 43.21 | |
Arezzo
|
22 May 1995 | 13 June 2000 | 198 | 77 | 71 | 50 | 233 | 194 | +39 | 38.89 | |
Perugia
|
13 June 2000 | 23 June 2004 | 172 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 219 | 238 | −19 | 32.56 | |
Genoa
|
23 June 2004 | 21 June 2005 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 44.44 | |
Udinese | 23 June 2005 | 10 February 2006 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 33.33 | |
Brescia | 28 February 2007 | 25 September 2008 | 70 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 98 | 70 | +28 | 50.00 | |
Livorno
|
21 October 2009 | 24 January 2010 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 46.67 | |
Livorno
|
26 January 2010 | 5 April 2010 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 0.00 | |
Palermo
|
28 February 2011 | 3 April 2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 25.00 | |
Lecce
|
4 December 2011 | 24 June 2012 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 24.00 | |
Siena
|
27 June 2012 | 17 December 2012 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 31.58 | |
Pescara | 24 February 2014 | 28 June 2014 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 25.00 | |
Trapani
|
11 March 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 78 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 99 | 91 | +8 | 38.46 | |
Ascoli
|
7 December 2017 | 12 July 2018 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 29.63 | |
Venezia
|
5 March 2019 | 30 June 2019 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 23.08 | |
Perugia
|
4 January 2020 | 19 July 2020 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 23.53 | |
Crotone
|
1 March 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 21.43 | |
Rijeka | 4 September 2022 | 13 November 2022 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 33.33 | |
Total | 934 | 346 | 305 | 283 | 1,173 | 1,088 | +85 | 37.04 |
Honours
Managerial
Perugia (2000–2004)
See also
References
- ^ Cosmi's full name is Serse Rolando Thoeni Fiorellino
- ^ (in Italian) [1]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b (in Italian) [2]
- ^ Livorno Fans see Red – all the Time Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Ian Hawkey, The National, 5 February 2010
- ^ "Rottura con Spinelli Cosmi si dimette" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Respinte le dimissioni. Cosmi resta al Livorno" (in Italian). AS Livorno Calcio. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Cambio alla guida tecnica: Ruotolo allenatore" (in Italian). AS Livorno Calcio. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "ROSSI SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "COSMI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Palermo: Statistiche e classifica | la Gazzetta dello Sport".
- ^ "Serse Cosmi nuovo allenatore". US Lecce (in Italian). 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Quotidiano Nazionale - Notizie in tempo reale".
- ^ "Serie B, il Pescara sceglie Cosmi: è l'erede di Marino".
- ^ "Trapani, Cosmi nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Serie B: Trapani sack Cosmi". Football Italia. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Serie B: Ascoli hire Cosmi". Football-Italia. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- Ascoli. 12 July 2018.
- ^ Presentato il nuovo allenatore Serse Cosmi, veneziafc.it, 6 March 2019
- Perugia. 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Official: Cosmi new Crotone coach". Football Italia. 1 March 2021.
- F.C. Crotone. 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Serse Cosmi novi trener HNK Rijeka" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Serse Cosmi više nije trener HNK Rijeka" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Rijeka, esonerato mister Serse Cosmi. Era arrivato in Croazia appena due mesi fa" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Is Serse Cosmi The Right Man To Save Lecce?". 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Serse Cosmi career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 13 November 2022.