List of Atalanta B.C. managers
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Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio is an Italian professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club was founded in 1907 and it currently competes in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Since the establishment of a unified league structure in 1929, Atalanta has spent a total of 60 seasons in Serie A, 28 seasons in Serie B, and one season in Serie C.[1]
Throughout its history, Atalanta has had a total of 59 managers, including player-managers, assistant managers acting as head coach, and caretaker managers. Thirteen managers were in charge on multiple occasions.[2] The club hired its first professional coach, Cesare Lovati, in 1925,[3] and the current head coach is Gian Piero Gasperini. Atalanta's only manager to win a major trophy is , under whom the club won the Coppa Italia in 1963.[4]
Managerial history[]
Longest-serving managers[]
The club's longest-serving manager is Emiliano Mondonico, who oversaw 299 matches in all competitions in two spells (1987–90 and 1994–98) including some of the club's matches in the European Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup.[5][6]
Stefano Colantuono, who also was manager on two different occasions (2005–07 and 2010–15), is the manager with the most appearances in league matches (261, compared to 246 for Mondonico) in two spells (2005–07 and 2010–15).[6]
Gian Piero Gasperini, who led the club to its highest league finishes and UEFA Champions League qualification between 2019 and 2021, has the third-most appearances as manager in the club's history and the longest uninterrupted tenure as Atalanta manager (five consecutive seasons).[2][6]
Other relatively long-serving managers include , Battista Rota, Ferruccio Valcareggi, Giovanni Vavassori, Nedo Sonetti, Giulio Corsini, , and Imre Payer, all of whom recorded over 100 appearances as manager.[6]
List of managers[]
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Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Atalanta BC club history". footballhistory.org. 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Atalanta – Storia Allenatore". calcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 33.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 195.
- ^ a b c Manassero, Francesco (9 March 2020). "Mondonico, l'allenatore gentile che portò i granata alla vittoria in Coppa Italia". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Losapio 2020, section 994.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 42.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 81.
- ^ a b c Losapio 2020, section 84.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 92.
- ^ Jackson, Marco (15 February 2017). "Atalanta 1948: The Queen in Search of a Crown". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Losapio 2020, section 99.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 100.
- ^ Corbani 2007, p. 408, vol. 2.
- ^ "End to End Stuff". 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Losapio 2020, section 116.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 137.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 144.
- ^ a b c "L'Atalanta e le altre volte in semifinale: ecco com'è andata". calcioatalanta.it (in Italian). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 200.
- ^ a b c Losapio 2020, section 233.
- ^ a b "Atalanta, addio a Titta Rota: è stato calciatore". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 280.
- ^ "Lutto in casa Atalanta: è morto Gianfranco Leoncini". calcioatalanta.it (in Italian). 6 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Milan, Marco (29 June 2020). "Amarcord: un anno all'inferno, l'unica Serie C dell'Atalanta" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 331.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 365.
- ^ Gaetani, Marco (26 December 2019). "I pirati d'Europa: quando l'Atalanta arrivò in semifinale di Coppa delle Coppe". ultimouomo.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 410.
- ^ a b "Frosio al capolinea l'Atalanta a Giorgi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 January 1991. p. 42.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 421.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 450.
- ^ a b "Indietro tutta, via Guidolin". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 November 1993. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Losapio 2020, section 459.
- ^ a b "I primi 65 anni di Mutti. Profeta, ma non in patria". calcioatalanta.it (in Italian). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Opromolla, Giuseppe (9 January 2021). "Gli Eroi della Dea: Giovanni Vavassori" (in Italian). Tutto Atalanta. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "L'Atalanta esonera Vavassori. Al suo posto Giancarlo Finardi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 21 April 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ Di Santo, Filippo (2 June 2020). "Amarcord, Atalanta–Reggina 1–2 2003: lo spareggio maledetto che costò la retrocessione nerazzurra". news.superscommesse.it (in Italian). SuperNews. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Atalanta, caccia al mister spunta il nome di Mandorlini". L'Eco di Bergamo (in Italian). 4 June 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Mandorlini all'Atalanta" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 580.
- ^ a b Mercanti, Marco (21 November 2014). "Il filo di Atalanta-Roma: Stefano Colantuono". vocegiallorossa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lite con i tifosi, Antonio Conte lascia l'Atalanta" (in Italian). 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Long read: The rows, rage and relegation that made Antonio Conte a winner". FourFourTwo. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b Losapio 2020, section 688.
- ^ "Lino Mutti allenatore dell'Atalanta". L'Eco di Bergamo (in Italian). 11 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Comunicato Atalanta B.C." (in Italian). 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b "L'Atalanta ha scelto: Gasperini è il nuovo allenatore. Percassi: "Un maestro di calcio"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Soccer – Atalanta clinch Champions League spot with Genoa win". Reuters. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Atalanta, Gasperini: "C'è delusione, partita decisa dagli episodi" (in Italian). Sportmediaset. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Clancy, Conor (29 June 2021). "Euro 2021: Atalanta: From a provincial yo-yo club to dominating Euro 2020". Marca. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Corbani, Elio; Serina, Pietro (2007). Cent'anni di Atalanta (in Italian). Bergamo: SESAAB. ISBN 978-88-903088-0-2.
- Losapio, Andrea (2020). 1001 storie e curiosità sulla grande Atalanta che dovresti conoscere (in Italian). Rome: Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-227-4635-1.
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