Vincenzo Chiarenza (born 27 September 1954 in Termini Imerese)[1] is a former Italian football coach and former player, who played as a defender.

Vincenzo Chiarenza
Chiarenza with Juventus in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-09-27) 27 September 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Termini Imerese, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Como
Youth career
Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Sampdoria 14 (1)
1974–1975 Brindisi 34 (4)
1975–1977 Atalanta 39 (6)
1977–1978 Avellino 31 (6)
1978–1979 Atalanta 10 (0)
1979–1980 Bari 37 (3)
1980–1981 Taranto 35 (1)
1981–1982 Lazio 42 (0)
1982–1983 Udinese 16 (0)
1983 Lazio 3 (0)
1983–1985 Triestina 60 (0)
1985–1987 Taranto 22 (0)
1987–1988 Legnano 18 (0)
1988–1989 Novara 26 (1)
Managerial career
2008 Ascoli
2010 Sanremese
2012 Como
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Player

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Chiarenza started his professional playing career in 1973–74 with Sampdoria in the Italian Serie A, then playing mostly at Serie B level with Brindisi, Avellino, Bari, Taranto, Triestina, Atalanta and Lazio. He successively played for Serie C2 teams Legnano and Novara before to retire from active football.[2]

Throughout his career, Chiarenza made a total 43 appearances in the Italian Serie A, also scoring a goal.[2]

Manager

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Chiarenza spent the majority of his coaching career working in the Juventus youth system. In 2003, he succeeded long-serving youth coach Gian Piero Gasperini. He is credited with masterminding the Primavera squad's most successful period in the 2000s[3] and bringing through players such as Antonio Mirante, Raffaele Palladino, Paolo De Ceglie, Domenico Criscito, Sebastian Giovinco and Claudio Marchisio, all of whom have made the first team at some point and the latter three making the senior national team as well.[4][5] All have been Italian youth internationals and Marchisio, Criscito and Giovinco have broken into the senior team. Under him, the Primavera squad won all competitions in the age group, including the 2005–06 Campionato Nazionale Primavera, the 2006–07 Coppa Italia Primavera, two consecutive Supercoppa Primavera in 2006 and 2007 and winning the 2004-05 Torneo di Viareggio and reaching the final the following year.[2] The Primavera have yet to win the championship since his departure.

In October 2008 he was appointed to his first senior managing role, replacing Nello Di Costanzo as head coach of Serie B club Ascoli.[1][2][6] He was however fired only less than two months later due to disagreement with the club President.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ascoli: il nuovo mister e' Vincenzo Chiarenza" (in Italian). ESPN Soccernet Italia. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ascoli, Chiarenza è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Juve giovanile, la fabbrica dei campioni" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 16 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Non solo Giovinco, la Juve si fa giovane" (in Italian). La Stampa. 30 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Chiarenza: "Marchisio, Criscito e C.Vi raccanto i miei gioielli"" (in Italian). juvemania.it. 14 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Chiarenza nuovo tecnico bianconero" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Comunicato Stampa" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.