Fabio Caserta (born 24 September 1978) is an Italian football coach and former player who is the manager of Serie B club Catanzaro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Melito di Porto Salvo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catanzaro (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Locri | 29 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | Pergocrema | 29 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Locri | 32 | (6) |
| 2000–2004 | Igea Virtus | 116 | (23) |
| 2004–2007 | Catania | 96 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | Palermo | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Lecce | 33 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Atalanta | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cesena (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Juve Stabia | 100 | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Juve Stabia | ||
| 2020–2021 | Perugia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Benevento | ||
| 2023–2024 | Cosenza | ||
| 2024– | Catanzaro | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAfter a long career playing in minor divisions (Serie D with Locri, and Serie C2 with Igea Virtus), he was signed by Serie B side Catania in 2004, becoming a team leader and a fan favourite, as well as a protagonist in the successful 2005–06 campaign that brought the rossazzurri back into Serie A. After an impressive 2006–07 season, he was then signed on 31 August 2007 by arch-rivals Palermo.[1] On 31 July 2008, Serie A newcomers Lecce bought the contract of Caserta from Palermo for €1.6million.[2][3]
Atalanta successively acquired him for the 2009–10 season, after Lecce were relegated to Serie B.
On 24 June 2010, he was loaned to Serie A newcomer Cesena along with Maximiliano Pellegrino, as part of the deal that Atalanta bought Ezequiel Schelotto outright.[4]
Coaching career
editAfter retirement, he stayed at Juve Stabia as part of head coach Gaetano Fontana"s staff.
On 15 July 2017, he was announced as Juve Stabia"s new head coach. In his second season in charge, he guided Juve Stabia to direct promotion to Serie B as Serie C/C winners. He left Juve Stabia following their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 26 August 2020 he was hired by Serie C club Perugia.[5] On his first season in charge, Perugia were crowned Girone B champions, thus ensuring themselves promotion to Serie B after only one season in the Italian third tier.[6]
On 15 June 2021, one day after leaving Perugia by mutual consent, Caserta was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club Benevento, signing a two-year deal with the Campanians.[7] After guiding Benevento to a playoff spot in his first season, he was confirmed for the 2022–23 campaign, and dismissed on 20 September 2022 following a disappointing start of the season.[8]
He successively took over at Serie B club Cosenza before being dismissed on 11 March 2024.[9]
On 5 July 2024, Caserta was hired by Catanzaro in Serie B on a two-year contract.[10]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 16 September 2022[citation needed]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Juve Stabia | 
|
15 July 2017 | 4 August 2020 | 123 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 177 | 137 | +40 | 41.46 |
| Perugia |
|
26 August 2020 | 14 June 2021 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 59.52 |
| Benevento |
|
15 June 2021 | 20 September 2022 | 50 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 46.00 |
| Total | 215 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 323 | 224 | +99 | 46.05 | |||
Honours
editManagerial
editJuve Stabia
Perugia
References
edit- ^ US Città di Palermo (31 August 2007). "Preso Caserta dal Catania" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ U.S. Lecce (31 July 2008). "Caserta, il centrocampista arriva a titolo definitivo dal Palermo" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "DICHIARAZIONE DI ZAMPARINI". ilpalermocalcio.it (in Italian). 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Accordo con l"Atalanta per la cessione di Schelotto". AC Cesena (in Italian). 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "FABIO CASERTA NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). Perugia. 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Quelli che salgono. Dionisi e Caserta: i volti nuovi delle panchine italiane" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "FABIO CASERTA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL BENEVENTO" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 15 June 2021.
- ^ "ESONERATO MISTER CASERTA" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Cosenza, esonerato Fabio Caserta dalla guida della prima squadra" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "FABIO CASERTA E" IL NUOVO TECNICO DELL"US CATANZARO" [FABIO CASERTA IS THE NEW COACH OF US CATANZARO] (in Italian). Catanzaro. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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