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Giovanni Stroppa (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni ˈstrɔppa]; born 24 January 1968) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Serie B club Cremonese.

Club career

AC Milan and loan to Monza

Stroppa started his playing career in AC Milan's youth system, and was loaned for two seasons at Monza, a de facto Milan feeder club at the time.[citation needed] He returned to Milan in 1989, making his professional senior debut for the club in the Coppa Italia on 23 August, in a 0–0 away draw against Parma;[citation needed] Milan later reached the Coppa Italia final, only to be defeated by Juventus.[citation needed] He made his Serie A debut on 27 August 1989, in a 3–0 away win over Cesena, marking the occasion by scoring a long-range goal.[citation needed] Stroppa finished his first season with the team by winning a European Cup, a European Super Cup, and an Intercontinental Cup in 1990, under coach Arrigo Sacchi.[3]

Lazio and Foggia

In 1991, he signed for Lazio,[citation needed] and in 1993 he moved to Foggia, then an outsider Serie A team known for their spectacular, offensive style of play under coach Zdeněk Zeman.[citation needed]

Return to AC Milan

After an impressive season with Foggia, he returned to the Stadio San Siro to play with Milan for a single season, winning his third UEFA Super Cup with the club, as well as the Supercoppa Italiana.[citation needed] In total, Stroppa made 85 appearances for Milan, scoring nine goals; he made his final appearance for the club in a 1–0 away defeat to Napoli, in Serie A, on 18 May 1995.[3]

Final years

After leaving Milan, Stroppa then played two seasons with Udinese and two seasons and a half with Piacenza before joining Brescia in the 2001 winter transfer market. After a few other experiences with Genoa in Serie B, Alzano Virescit of Serie C1 and Avellino of Serie B, he returned to Foggia, in Serie C1, in 2004.[3]

He retired in late 2005, after a short spell with Chiari [it] of Serie D, where he was joined by his former Brescia teammate and striker Dario Hübner.[3]

International career

Stroppa's notable performances for the club even allowed him to make his debut for the Italy national football team on 13 October 1993, in a 3–1 home win over Scotland;[3] in total, he made four appearances for Italy between 1993 and 1994, under his former Milan manager Sacchi.[4]

Managerial career

AC Milan U21

Stroppa was coach of Milan's under-21 team for the 2010–11 season, but was relieved of his duties on 11 June 2011, with a year still to run on his contract, and just one week after losing 1–0 to Roma in the quarter-finals of the Campionato Primavera.[5]

Südtirol

On 13 July 2011, he was unveiled as new head coach of Südtirol.[6]

Pescara

On 8 June 2012, he was named head coach of Serie A newcomers Pescara, replacing Zdeněk Zeman, his former boss during his first spell as a player at Foggia, who was signed by Roma a few days before his appointment.[7] He was assisted by Andrea Guerra, Francesco Sità, Andrea Tonelli and Massimo Marini.[citation needed] He resigned as coach of Pescara on 18 November 2012, after a series of bad results and the team has fallen in the middle of the relegation zone.[citation needed] He left the club along with Guerra (vice-coach) and two assistants Sità and Tonelli.[citation needed]

Spezia

In June 2013, he was named new head coach of Serie B club Spezia.[8]

Return to Südtirol

On 20 April 2015, Stroppa returned as head coach of Südtirol, ending the 2014–15 season in tenth place.[citation needed] The following season, Stroppa helped the side finish in tenth place once again.[citation needed] On 12 May 2016, Südtirol communicated that Stroppa's contract would not be renewed following its expiration on 30 June.[citation needed]

Foggia

On 14 August 2016, he was appointed by Foggia.[citation needed] He reached a promotion to Serie B with the Pugliese team.[citation needed]

Crotone

In June 2018, Stroppa was appointed as coach of Crotone, replacing Walter Zenga.[9] Crotone announced the dismissal of Stroppa on 29 October 2018.[10] He was reinstated as head coach on 28 December 2018, following the resignation of Massimo Oddo, who had previously replaced him in charge of the Calabrian club.[11]

Since his return at Crotone, Stroppa led the Calabrian club to twelfth place in his first season, and was awarded a new contract.[12] On his second season, he led Crotone to automatic promotion to Serie A, leading the Rossoblu back to the top flight after a two-year absence. His debut season as a Serie A manager however did not prove to be successful, as Crotone struggled to stay out of the relegation zone, leading to Stroppa being sacked on 1 March 2021.[13]

Monza

On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Stroppa would be appointed head coach of Monza on 1 July.[14] He returned to the club 32 years after his experience as a player.[14] Stroppa's first win as a Monza coach came on 29 August, helping his side win 1–0 at home against Cremonese.[15]

He guided Monza to fourth place in the regular season, missing out on automatic promotion following a 0–1 loss to Perugia in the final game, which allowed Cremonese and Pisa to overtake the Biancorossi, who were placed in second place with one game to go.[16] In the promotion playoff tournament, Monza entered in the semifinals, where they eliminated Brescia, and then defeated Pisa in a two-legged final on a 6–4 aggregate result (after extra time), thus ensuring themselves a historical first promotion to Serie A in the 110-year club history.[17]

Confirmed in charge of the Brianzoli for the club's debut Serie A season, Stroppa was dismissed on 13 September 2022 after achieving only one point in the first six games.[18]

Cremonese

On 19 September 2023, Stroppa was named the new head coach of Serie B promotion hopefuls Cremonese, replacing Davide Ballardini.[19]

Style of play

A quick, energetic, and talented, yet injury-prone player, Stroppa was mainly known for his technical skills, and his ability to create chances for teammates, which enabled him to play in several creative midfield and attacking roles: he was initially deployed as an attacking midfielder, or as a supporting striker, but he was also used as a winger, and even as a central midfielder on occasion; he later played as a deep-lying playmaker during the final seasons of his career.[3][20][21]

Career statistics

Managerial

As of match played 2 June 2024[22]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Südtirol Italy 13 July 2011 20 May 2012 38 12 15 11 43 38 +5 031.58
Pescara Italy 8 June 2012 18 November 2012 14 4 2 8 10 24 −14 028.57
Spezia Italy 20 June 2013 14 December 2013 21 8 7 6 25 26 −1 038.10
Südtirol Italy 20 April 2015 12 May 2016 40 12 14 14 43 51 −8 030.00
Foggia Italy 14 August 2016 20 June 2018 87 45 21 21 151 107 +44 051.72
Crotone Italy 20 June 2018 29 October 2018 11 5 2 4 17 13 +4 045.45
Crotone Italy 28 December 2018 1 March 2021 84 32 18 34 117 121 −4 038.10
Monza Italy 1 July 2021 13 September 2022 50 24 11 15 77 62 +15 048.00
Cremonese Italy 19 September 2023 Present 39 20 9 10 56 36 +20 051.28
Total 384 162 99 123 539 478 +61 042.19

Honours

Player

AC Milan[3]

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 83" [Official Press Release No. 83] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 12 November 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Giovanni Stroppa" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Stroppa, Giovanni" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Stroppa esonerato da tecnico della Primavera". milannews.it (in Italian). milannews.it. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. ^ "CALCIO: LEGA PRO; STROPPA NUOVO ALLENATORE SUDTIROL" [FOOTBALL: LEGA PRO; STROPPA NEW SUDTIROL HEAD COACH] (in Italian). ANSA.it. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale: Giovanni Stroppa nuovo allenatore" [Official: Giovanni Stroppa new head coach] (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Ufficiale: Giovanni Stroppa è il nuovo allenatore dello Spezia" [Official: Giovanni Stroppa is the new Spezia head coach] (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  9. ^ "GIOVANNI STROPPA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CROTONE". F.C. Crotone. 20 June 2018.
  10. ^ "MISTER STROPPA SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO" (in Italian). Crotone. 29 October 2018.
  11. ^ "ODDO SI DIMETTE. STROPPA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Salvezza, promozione, difficoltà ed esonero: l'avventura di Stroppa a Crotone tra gioie e dolori" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 1 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Official: Crotone sack Stroppa". Football Italia. 1 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Welcome back Giovanni Stroppa!". A.C. Monza. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  15. ^ "La Cremonese gioca meglio, il Monza vince: finisce 1–0 in Brianza". Pianeta Serie B (in Italian). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Cremonese in serie A, il Monza crolla a Perugia e va ai playoff: i verdetti della serie B". Il Giorno (in Italian). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  17. ^ "BERLUSCONI'S MONZA PROMOTED TO SERIE A AFTER SEVEN-GOAL THRILLER". Football Italia. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  18. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE". AC Monza (in Italian). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Giovanni Stroppa nuovo allenatore della Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  20. ^ CORRADO SANNUCCI (9 August 1991). "ANCORA UMILI MA PER POCO". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  21. ^ Germano Bovolenta (20 November 1998). "Stroppa e le storie di un calcio felice" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  22. ^ Giovanni Stroppa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

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