Vittorio Russo
Encyclopedia
Vittorio Russo is an Italian
football
manager
and former player. He last served head coach of Serie A
outfit A.S. Livorno Calcio
until October 2009.
, he started a coaching career, initially as a player/manager, and then focusing only on managerial duties. He also guided Pro Gorizia at Serie C2
level before to enter the Italian Football Federation as a technician, serving as an assistant to Rossano Giampaglia and Marco Tardelli with the Italy national under-21 football team
. In 2005 he joined Triestina
to guide the club's Under-19 team, and also guided the Serie B
first team on an interim basis, together with general manager Francesco De Falco, from November 2005 to February 2006. He successively served as assistant coach to Walter Mazzarri
at Sampdoria
during the 2008–09 season.
On July 2009 he was appointed as head coach of newly-promoted Serie A side Livorno
, after the Italian federation rejected the club's appointment of former assistant Gennaro Ruotolo
as permanent manager due to his lack of required coaching badges. Following this, Livorno were forced to look for a head coach with the required UEFA Pro License
coaching badges, and Russo was therefore appointed, with Ruotolo appearing as assistant manager to him.
Russo's Livorno spell however lasted only a few months, as he and Ruotolo were both sacked on October 21, 2009 due to poor results.
Italy
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football
Football (soccer)
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manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
and former player. He last served head coach of Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
outfit A.S. Livorno Calcio
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
until October 2009.
Career
A former player with SambenedetteseS.S. Sambenedettese Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sambenedettese is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. The club was founded in 1923. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1989. The team's colors are red and blue....
, he started a coaching career, initially as a player/manager, and then focusing only on managerial duties. He also guided Pro Gorizia at Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
level before to enter the Italian Football Federation as a technician, serving as an assistant to Rossano Giampaglia and Marco Tardelli with the Italy national under-21 football team
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
. In 2005 he joined Triestina
U.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...
to guide the club's Under-19 team, and also guided the Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
first team on an interim basis, together with general manager Francesco De Falco, from November 2005 to February 2006. He successively served as assistant coach to Walter Mazzarri
Walter Mazzarri
Walter Mazzarri is a retired Italian footballer and the current manager of S.S.C. Napoli.-Playing career:Mazzarri, a midfielder and a product of Fiorentina's youth system, made his professional debut in 1981 for Pescara of Serie B, and played a short Serie A stint in Cagliari the following season,...
at Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
during the 2008–09 season.
On July 2009 he was appointed as head coach of newly-promoted Serie A side Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
, after the Italian federation rejected the club's appointment of former assistant Gennaro Ruotolo
Gennaro Ruotolo
Gennaro Ruotolo is an Italian former footballer turned manager.-Playing career:...
as permanent manager due to his lack of required coaching badges. Following this, Livorno were forced to look for a head coach with the required UEFA Pro License
UEFA Pro License
The UEFA Pro Licence is a coaching licence from UEFA . The UEFA Pro Licence is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences....
coaching badges, and Russo was therefore appointed, with Ruotolo appearing as assistant manager to him.
Russo's Livorno spell however lasted only a few months, as he and Ruotolo were both sacked on October 21, 2009 due to poor results.