Gianpaolo Castorina
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK (Assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992 | Como | ||
| 1994 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Lodigiani | 19 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Ancona | 32 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Monza | 120 | (0) |
| 2000 | Siena | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Arezzo | 24 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Carrarese | 25 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Ancona | 31 | (0) |
| 2005 | Südtirol | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Nocerina | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Forte dei Marmi | 30 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Virtus Entella | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Italy U-15 | 6 | (0) |
| 1992 | Italy U-16 | 6 | (0) |
| 1994 | Italy U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Virtus Entella (Assistant) | ||
| 2011–2020 | Virtus Entella (Youth Manager) | ||
| 2021–2022 | PAOK (Assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Parma (Youth Manager) | ||
| 2023– | PAOK (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gianpaolo Castorina (born 30 August 1976) is a retired Italian professional footballer turned coach.
Playing career
[edit]Castorina played in the Serie B for several seasons, reaching the peak of his playing career with Monza and Siena. He retired in 2010 after three years with Virtus Entella.
Coaching career
[edit]After his retirement, he switched into a coaching staff role at Virtus Entella, serving as first team assistant and successively as youth coach. Under his guidance, the Primavera Under-19 team managed to reach the final of the Coppa Italia Primavera 2017, then lost to Roma 3–1 on aggregate.[1]
On 30 April 2017, Castorina was promoted to the first team head coaching role until the end of the season after Roberto Breda's dismissal following three consecutive losses in the Serie B league which led Virtus Entella out of the promotion playoff zone.[2] On 31 May 2017, Virtus Entella announced Castorina will serve as permanent head coach for the 2017–18 Serie B season.[3] He was dismissed on 5 November 2017, due to poor results, and replaced by Alfredo Aglietti.
After his dismissal, he returned at Virtus Entella in 2018 as a youth coach, winning the Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti title in 2019. He left the club in May 2020, ending a thirteen-year tenure with the Ligurian club.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "La Roma Primavera stende l'Entella e vince la sua quinta Coppa Italia: è di nuovo festa all'Olimpico" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Serie B, l'Entella caccia Breda: al suo posto arriva Castorina" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Mister Castorina confermato in prima squadra" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Entella, Castorina saluta. Gozzi: "Le nostre strade si incroceranno di nuovo"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Gianpaolo Castorina at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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