Luca Fusco (born 31 August 1977) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Salerno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Salernitana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Salernitana | 50 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | → Cavese (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Messina | 49 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Genoa | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Crotone (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Salernitana | 82 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Paganese | 69 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Pro Vercelli (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Paganese | ||
| 2019–2020 | Juve Stabia (U19) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sorrento | ||
| 2021–2022 | Paganese (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fusco played over 200 matches at Serie B and 31 at Serie A. He had spent over 7 season at native club Salernitana.
Career
editStarted his career at Salernitana, he started to play for first team in January 1998 after a loan spell at Serie D club Cavese. He won the 2nd division champion with Salernitana at the end of season. His first taste of Italian top division started on 13 September 1998, the opening match that lost 1–3 to A.S. Roma. His journey at Serie A paused at 24 games, due to the relegation of the Campania team. He played for the club at Serie B until 2003, which he was signed by league rival Messina. He played 42 out of possible 46 league matches, and followed the team promoted to Serie A again, this time as 4th place. But before he joined Genoa of Serie C1 in January 2006, he just played 7 Serie A matches in the previous 1+1⁄2 Serie A seasons, partially due to injuries. After won the Serie B promotion with Geona, again, he was not in the plan of Genoa, which originally promoted Serie A in 2005 but suffered from its scandal. He was loaned to Crotone but faced relegation again.
In August 2007, Fusco re-joined Salernitana,[1] which relegated to Serie C1 since 2005. Fusco regained his fit as a regular starter, won the promotion with club as champion in 2008, and avoided relegation by finished at 14th, just one point away from the relegated team.
He became a free agent after Salernitana relegated. On 2 November 2010 he joined Paganese.[2]
Coaching career
editHe was appointed head coach of Paganese in Serie C on 13 July 2018.[3] He was fired by Paganese on 13 November 2018, with the team in the relegation zone.[4]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ "Il Grifo draga gli sviluppi di mercato" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: INGAGGIATO LUCA FUSCO". Paganese Calcio 1926 (in Italian). 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "LUCA FUSCO NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PAGANESE" [Luca Fusco is the new coach of Paganese] (in Italian). Paganese. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Interrotto il rapporto lavorativo con mister Fusco" [The working relationship with Mr. Fusco is terminated] (in Italian). Paganese. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.