Giuseppe Scienza (born 14 October 1966) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Domodossola, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Omegna | ||
| 1984–1985 | Torino | ||
| 1985–1987 | Calcio Campania | ||
| 1987–1988 | Foggia | ||
| 1988–1990 | Catania | ||
| 1990–1991 | Reggina | ||
| 1991–1994 | Reggiana | ||
| 1994–1995 | Torino | ||
| 1995–1996 | Venezia | ||
| 1996–1998 | Piacenza | ||
| 1998–1999 | Torino | ||
| 1999–2001 | Cesena | ||
| 2001 | Castel di Sangro | ||
| 2001–2002 | Pro Patria | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Pro Patria (youth) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Novara (youth) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Torino (juniors) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Legnano | ||
| 2010–2011 | Viareggio | ||
| 2011 | Brescia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Cremonese | ||
| 2013–2015 | FeralpiSalò | ||
| 2015 | Alessandria | ||
| 2016–2017 | FC Chiasso | ||
| 2017–2019 | Monopoli | ||
| 2019–2021 | Monopoli | ||
| 2021 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editScienza played Serie A level for Reggiana, Torino and Piacenza. He retired in 2002 to pursue a career as a coach.
Coaching career
editIn 2011, following two stints at minor clubs Legnano and Viareggio, Scienza was named new head coach of Serie B club Brescia, guiding them until December of that year. He successively worked regularly at Serie C clubs, being in charge of teams such as Cremonese, FeralpiSalò and Alessandria. He then moved to Switzerland to guide Challenge League club FC Chiasso during the 2016–17 season.
In 2017 he took over at Serie C club Monopoli, which he coached for four seasons, apart from a short break in 2019. During his tenure at Monopoli, he achieved a third place by the end of the 2019–20 Serie C season, and consistently guiding the small Apulian club to the promotion playoffs.
On 23 June 2021, he joined Serie C club Pro Vercelli on a two-year contract.[2] He was dismissed on 5 December 2021 following a string of negative results.[3]
References
edit- ^ Giuseppe Scienza at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "CONTRATTO BIENNALE PER MISTER GIUSEPPE SCIENZA" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.