Rita Guarino

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Maria Rita Guarino
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Guarino with Juventus Women in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maria Rita Guarino
Date of birth (1971-01-31) 31 January 1971 (age 51)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Inter Milan (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1992
1986–1987 → Torino 4 (1)
1992–1993 Reggiana 29 (15)
1993–1996 ASD Fiammamonza 58 (38)
1994–1995 → Torres 25 (19)
1996–1998 56 (27)
1998–2000 Torres 48 (72)
2000 Maryland Pride 7 (8)
2000–2001 Lazio
2001–2002 Foroni Verona 23 (35)
2002–2006 Torres
National team
1991–2004 Italy 99 (35)
Teams managed
2008–2015 Italy U17 (assistant)
2015–2017 Italy U17
2017–2021 Juventus
2021– Inter Milan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Maria Rita Guarino (Italian pronunciation: [maˈriːa ˈriːta ɡwaˈrino]; born 31 January 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Italian club Inter Women. As a player, she represented the Italy national team as a striker.

Playing career[]

Throughout her career she played as a striker for , Torino, , Fiammamonza, Torres, Lazio and Foroni Verona in Serie A, and Maryland Pride in the W-League.[1]

She was a member of the Italian national team, and took part in the 1991 and 1999 World Cups,[2] and the 1993, 1997 and 2001 European Championships. She scored Italy's last goal in the 1991 World Cup, forcing the extra time in the quarterfinals against Norway. She again scored a goal against Norway in the 2001 Euro.[3]

Managerial career[]

Since 2015, Guarino has served as Italy's under-17 national team's assistant manager[4] and Manager of Football – Individual Training System.[5]

In 2017, she co-authored the book Train in women's football. Technical, tactical, physical aspects and estimates.[6]

On 16 June 2017, Guarino was appointed head coach of Juventus Women.[7] She led the team to their first ever Scudetto: both Juventus and Brescia finished the season tied at 60 points atop the League thus making a tie-breaker necessary. On 20 May 2018 in Novara Juventus beat Brescia 5–4 at penalty shoot-out winning the championship following their debut season in the league.[8][9]

In 2018–19 they won their second consecutive league title and their first Coppa Italia. The following season, Juventus won their first Supercoppa Italiana and their third consecutive league title. In 2020–21, Juventus won their second Supercoppa Italiana and their fourth consecutive league title, making a perfect season with 22 victories out 22.[10]

On 21 May 2021, Guarino announced that she would leave Juventus at end of the season.[11]

On 17 June 2021, Guarino was appointed head coach of Inter Women.[12]

Managerial Statistics[]

As of matches played 12 December 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Italy U17 September 2015 June 2017 18 7 6 5 35 20 +15 038.89 [13]
Juventus Women 16 June 2017 23 May 2021 88 74 5 9 255 50 +205 084.09 [14][15]
Inter Milan 17 June 2021 Present 11 7 1 3 23 12 +11 063.64 [16]
Total 117 88 12 17 313 82 +231 075.21

Honours[]

Manager[]

Juventus

Publications[]

  • Allenare nel calcio femminile. Aspetti tecnici, tattici, fisici e preventivi. Italy: Sport. 2017. ISBN 978-8898889662.

References[]

  1. ^ Profile and interview in Calciodonne
  2. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  3. ^ Italy stand up well to Norwegian test. UEFA
  4. ^ U17 WNT's staff in the Italian Football Federation's website
  5. ^ http://www.footballab.it/
  6. ^ "Cuneo calcio femminile: fucina di calciatrici e... scrittori!". Campioni.cn (in Italian). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  7. ^ "Rita Guarino allenerà la squadra della Juventus femminile!" (in Italian). 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ Dolfin, Alberto (20 May 2018). "Storico scudetto al primo anno di vita per la Juventus Women, sconfitto ai rigori nello spareggio il Brescia" [Historic Scudetto for Juventus Women at their first year: Brescia are beaten in the shoot-out]. La Stampa (in Italian). Turin. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ AFP. "Juventus women make it a double Scudetto for the club in debut season". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  10. ^ "Record per la Juventus femminile: 22 vittorie su 22 partite in campionato". Globalist (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  11. ^ "Juve Femminile, UFFICIALE l'addio di coach Rita Guarino". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  12. ^ "Rita Guarino is the new head coach of Inter Women". 17 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Italy - R. Guarino - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". ca.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  14. ^ www.footballdatabase.eu https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/382578-rita-guarino. Retrieved 2021-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ "Juventus live score, schedule and results - Football - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  16. ^ www.footballdatabase.eu https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/382578-rita-guarino. Retrieved 2021-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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