Giovanni Battista Ignoffo (born 3 April 1977) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player, currently in charge as head coach of Serie D club Chieti.

Giovanni Ignoffo
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Battista Ignoffo
Date of birth (1977-04-03) 3 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Monreale, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Chieti (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Palermo 38 (0)
1996–1997Leffe (loan) 29 (0)
2000 Marsala 13 (0)
2000–2003 Avellino 93 (4)
2003–2004 Perugia 14 (1)
2004–2005 Napoli 32 (3)
2005–2006 Salernitana 32 (0)
2006–2008 Foggia 60 (3)
2008–2010 Benevento 43 (1)
2010–2012 Siracusa 50 (2)
2012–2014 Messina 50 (2)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Benevento U19
2017–2019 Palermo U17
2019 Avellino
2020–2021 Siracusa
2021 San Luca
2022–2023 Acireale
2023–2024 Ragusa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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A defender, Ignoffo started his career in his native Sicily, making his professional debut with Palermo.

He played 14 games and scored 1 goal in the Serie A in the 2003–04 season for Perugia Calcio.

Coaching career

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After retirement, he joined Benevento as a youth coach in 2014. He left Benevento in 2017 to become the Under-17 coach of Palermo.

On 1 August 2019 he was named new head coach of Serie C club Avellino, a former club of his as a player.[1] The season started well, with 3 victories in first 4 games and 5th spot in the standings. However, on 16 October 2019, Avellino dismissed him, with the club gaining 1 point in 5 latest games and dropping to 14th position in the table.[2]

On 18 August 2021, he was hired as a head coach by Serie D club San Luca.[3] After starting the season with three victories, the club then gained four ties and three losses in the following seven games, and Ignoffo was fired on 9 November 2021.[4]

On 27 December 2022, Ignoffo was confirmed as the new head coach of Serie D club Acireale.[5]

After completing the season with Acireale, on 25 June 2023 Ignoffo signed for fellow Serie D club Ragusa.[6]

Honours

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Perugia

References

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  1. ^ "Avellino, Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "AVELLINO, INTERROTTO IL RAPPORTO CON MISTER IGNOFFO: EZIO CAPUANO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (Press release) (in Italian). Avellino. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: IGNOFFO NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). San Luca. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "SAN LUCA, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ESONERATO IL TECNICO IGNOFFO" (in Italian). San Luca. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ^ "ACIREALE, Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo tecnico granata!" (in Italian). Tuttocampo. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Giovanni Ignoffo è il nuovo allenatore del Ragusa" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Wolfsburg 0-2 Perugia (Aggregate: 0 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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