Sandro Pochesci (born 9 October 1963) is an Italian football coach and former player, currently in charge of Serie D club Avezzano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Pochesci | ||
| Date of birth | October 9, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avezzano (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998–1999 | Polisportiva Borghesiana | ||
| 1999–2003 | Torbellamonaca | ||
| 2003–2006 | Guidonia | ||
| 2006–2007 | Viterbese (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Olbia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Flaminia Civita Castellana | ||
| 2009–2010 | Monterotondo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lupa Frascati | ||
| 2011–2012 | Monterotondo Lupa | ||
| 2012 | Cynthia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ostia Mare | ||
| 2014–2017 | Fondi | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ternana | ||
| 2019 | Casertana | ||
| 2019 | Bisceglie | ||
| 2020 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| 2020–2021 | Carpi | ||
| 2021 | Carpi | ||
| 2023 | Juve Stabia | ||
| 2024– | Avezzano | ||
Career
editAfter a career as a player cut almost entirely spent in the amateur leagues, he started his coaching career in the regional divisions of Lazio. He then moved to Serie C2 club Viterbese, officially appearing as an assistant due to him not having the coaching badges to serve professionally as head coach.[1] The same happened with Olbia, for which he worked from July to November 2007.[2] He then served as head coach of Serie D clubs such as Flaminia Civitacastellana (2008–09),[3] Monterotondo (2009–10),[4] Monterotondo Lupa (2011–12),[5] Cynthia (2012)[6] and Ostiamare (2013–14).[7]
In October 2014 he was named head coach of Fondi after the club's takeover by Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano.[8] He resigned from the club in February 2016,[9] only to return in charge later in July after it was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill a vacancy.[10]
After an impressive season in charge of the club, and following the takeover of Ternana by the Stefano Bandecchi (owner of the Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano), he was named new head coach of the Serie B club in July 2017.[11]
He made nationwide news in November 2017 after he commented on Italy's 0–1 loss to Sweden in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by defining the Swedish "a team of refugees."[12] He was sacked on 30 January 2018 due to poor results.[13]
On 25 March 2019 he was named new head coach of Serie C club Casertana.[14] After failing to guide the club to promotion, he was not confirmed at the helm of the club.
On 2 October 2019 he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C side Bisceglie in place of Rodolfo Vanoli.[15] He was dismissed on 25 November 2019, after the team only achieved three draws and seven losses in 10 games under his helm.[16]
In December 2019, Pochesci was named as the new head coach of Moldovan National Division side FC Zimbru Chișinău after the club's takeover by Italian investors.[17] In early 2020, before the season had even started, Pochesci resigned from his position as head coach.
On 29 August 2020 he was hired by Serie C club Carpi.[18] He was sacked on 21 January 2021.[19] Less than a month later, on 12 February, he was reinstated to his job as Carpi manager.[20]
On 30 January 2023, Pochesci returned into management as the new head coach of Serie C club Juve Stabia.[21] He was sacked on 19 March 2023, after failing to improve results.[22]
On 27 September 2024, Pochesci was hired as the new head coach of Serie D club Avezzano.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Viterbese - Cambio di allenatore".
- ^ "Pochesci non canta più in Gallura - la Nuova Sardegna".
- ^ "Civitavecchia a Civitacastellana, Caputo: In campo col coltello tra i denti". 2 November 2011.
- ^ "MONTEROTONDO: Pochesci nuovo allenatore del Monterotondo Calcio - Territorio -". 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Mister Pochesci: "Monterotondo Lupa, è solo l'inizio"".
- ^ "Pochesci".
- ^ "Sandro Pochesci è il nuovo allenatore dell'Ostiamare".
- ^ "Sandro Pochesci è il nuovo allenatore del Fondi".
- ^ "Serie D Fondi, Pochesci si è dimesso".
- ^ "Fondi, ritorna in sella Pochesci". 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Serie B, Unicusano Ternana: Mister Pochesci indica la strada".
- ^ "Nazionale, Pochesci: "Italia battuta da una squadra di profughi". Rischia deferimento per slealtà sportiva" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Ternana, esonerato Pochesci: fatale il pareggio contro la Salernitana. Mariani nuovo mister" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE – La Casertana cambia, a Pochesci il compito di centrare almeno i playoff. Scelto il nuovo timoniere rossoblù" (in Italian). Sport Casertano. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Bisceglie, Pochesci è il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ESONERATO MISTER POCHESCI" (Press release) (in Italian). Bisceglie. 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Schimbări majore la Zimbru Chișinău. Clubul va fi finanţat de un grup de investitori italieni". www.publika.md (in Romanian). Publika. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Ufficiale: a Morrone e Pochesci direzione generale e panchina biancorosse" (in Italian). Carpi. 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Mister Sandro Pochesci sollevato dall'incarico" (Press release) (in Italian). Carpi. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Nota Ufficiale: revocato l'esonero di Mister Sandro Pochesci" (Press release) (in Italian). Carpi. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, Sandro Pochesci è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 30 January 2023.
- ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, esonerato Sandro Pochesci" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Avezzano: il nuovo allenatore è Pochesci" (in Italian). Rete8. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.