Francesco Galeoto (born 17 March 1972) is an Italian football coach and former defender, currently in charge of Sicilian amateurs Palermo Calcio Popolare.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo Calcio Popolare (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Cerveteri | 28 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Trapani | 33 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Palermo | 67 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Salernitana | 34 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Pescara | 77 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Taranto | 27 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Treviso | 118 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Arezzo | 33 | (0) |
| 2007 | Genoa | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Messina | 40 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Crotone | 58 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Barletta | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Atletico Campofranco | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Castelbuono | ||
| 2019 | Alcamo | ||
| 2024– | Palermo Calcio Popolare | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAfter spending his early years as a youth player for hometown club Palermo, he left for Cerveteri in 1993. Since then, he played for several Serie B and Serie C1 teams, including Trapani, Palermo (where he returned in 1995), Salernitana, Pescara and Taranto. In 2002, he signed for Treviso, playing there for four seasons, and making eleven appearances in the Italian Serie A during the first half of the 2005-06 season. In January 2006 he moved to Arezzo, and then to Genoa twelve months later, winning a personal second promotion to Serie A in the 2006-07 Serie B. In July 2007 he signed for Messina, and spent the 2007–08 season with the giallorossi.
He was released for free during the summer 2008 transfer window as a consequence of the disbandment of his club, and was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione's Crotone in August 2008.
In September 2010, he was signed by Barletta as free agent, after released by Crotone on 1 July.[1]
In September 2011, a 38-year-old Galeoto decided to quit professional football and join Eccellenza amateurs Atletico Campofranco.[2]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring, Galeoto briefly worked as the head coach of Sicilian amateurs Castelbuono in October 2018.[3][4]
He successively served as the head coach of Eccellenza Sicily club Alcamo from August to October 2019.[5]
In July 2024, Galeoto was appointed new head coach of Prima Categoria amateurs Palermo Calcio Popolare, a small fan-owned club devoted to promoting grassroots football in the city of Palermo.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Arriva il difensore Francesco Galeoto". SS Barletta Calcio (in Italian). 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Campofranco. Galeoto si presenta ai tifosi" (in Italian). Agrigento Sport. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Francesco Galeoto è il nuovo allenatore della Polisportiva Castelbuono" (in Italian). Castelbuono Live. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Castelbuono: nuovo esonero, via Galeoto, il nuovo allenatore è Comito" (in Italian). Castelbuono Live. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "UFFICIALE – Alcamo: il nuovo allenatore bianconero è Ciccio Galeoto" (in Italian). GoalSicilia.it. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Palermo Calcio Popolare, Ciccio Galeoto è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
edit- Francesco Galeoto at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)