Francesco Cozza (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Cariati, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994 | Reggiana | 3 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Vicenza | 18 | (2) |
1995 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Lucchese | 28 | (6) |
1996–1997 | Cagliari | 28 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Lecce | 27 | (2) |
1999–2004 | Reggina | 146 | (27) |
2004 | Genoa | 5 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Siena | 29 | (4) |
2005–2006 | → Reggina (loan) | 32 | (9) |
2007–2009 | Reggina | 52 | (10) |
2009–2010 | Salernitana | 15 | (4) |
Total | 383 | (67) | |
Teams managed | |||
2011–2013 | Catanzaro | ||
2013–2014 | Pisa | ||
2014 | Reggina | ||
2015–2016 | Reggina | ||
2016–2017 | Sicula Leonzio | ||
2017 | Taranto | ||
2018–2019 | Team Altamura | ||
2020–2021 | San Luca | ||
2021 | Biancavilla | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Francesco Cozza (born 19 January 1974) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a playmaker in the role of attacking midfielder.
Playing career[]
Born in Cariati, Calabria, Cozza started his career at A.C. Milan. He first signed for Reggiana in 1994, and in November left for Vicenza.
Cozza signed for Genoa C.F.C. at summer 2004, but left for A.C. Siena in January 2005. He returned to Reggina on loan for the 2005–06 season. Cozza returned to Siena in summer 2006, but left for Reggina again in summer 2007, in exchange with Alessandro Lucarelli.
Coaching career[]
On 29 June 2010, he signed a one-year contract with his former club Reggina, but as one of the coach assistant of youth team.[1]
On 2 July 2011, it was confirmed Cozza had accepted an offer to become new head coach of Catanzaro in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (fourth division),[2] he recently passed the coach exam.[3]
On 25 September 2021, he was hired by Biancavilla in Serie D.[4] He was fired by Biancavilla on 5 November 2021 after gaining 4 points in 7 games under his helm.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Francesco Cozza collaboratore dello staff tecnico". Reggina Calcio (in Italian). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Ciccio Cozza allenatore del Catanzaro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Francesco Cozza Nuovo Tecnico del Calcio Biancavilla" (in Italian). Biancavilla. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Esonerato Francesco Cozza" (in Italian). Biancavilla. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
External links[]
- lega-calcio.it[permanent dead link]
- gazzetta.it
- Francesco Cozza coach profile at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1974 births
- People from Calabria
- People from the Province of Cosenza
- Association football midfielders
- Italian footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- A.C. Milan players
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
- L.R. Vicenza players
- S.S.D. Lucchese 1905 players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- U.S. Lecce players
- Reggina 1914 players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- A.C.N. Siena 1904 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Italian football managers
- U.S. Catanzaro 1929 managers
- Serie C managers
- Serie D managers
- Italian football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs