Luigi Riccio (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luigi Riccio | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | OFI Crete (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Giarre | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Perugia | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Beveren | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Pistoiese | 14 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Ternana | 34 | (1) |
| 2002 | Ancona | 16 | (0) |
| 2002–2009 | Piacenza | 230 | (16) |
| 2009–2011 | Sassuolo | 78 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Sion (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Sion (interim) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Palermo (assistant) | ||
| 2014– | OFI Crete (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Luigi "Gigi" Riccio (born 28 December 1977) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder, who last played for Sassuolo. He played his last match on 29 May 2011. He currently works as the assistant manager of the Italian Serie B club Palermo.[1]
Career
He began his career as a professional in Giarre, before moving to Perugia. In 1998 Riccio moved abroad to Rangers. He made only one appearance as a substitute during a league match against Motherwell on 15 May 1999.[2] Riccio was also an unused substitute as Rangers memorably won the league away at rivals Celtic in May 1999.[3] He left for Belgium and K.S.K. Beveren in 1999.
Back in Italy in 2000 with Pistoiese then on to Ternana, Ancona and finally Piacenza, where he played and has been captain.
In the summer of 2012 he followed his friend Gennaro Gattuso (which he knew from his time at the Rangers) to the Swiss club Sion. While Gattuso was signed as a player, Riccio was named as the assistant manager.
On 19 June 2013, Riccio again followed Gattuso, this time to Italian Serie B club Palermo. Gattuso was named as the new manager with Gattuso appointing Riccio as his assistant.[1]
References
- 1 2 "È GATTUSO IL NUOVO ALLENATORE, VENERDÌ LA PRESENTAZIONE" [Gattuso the new manager, presentation on Friday] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Motherwell 1 Rangers 5". Sporting Life. 15 May 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers make history out of chaos". BBC. 3 May 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2012.