Vincenzo Alberto Annese

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Vincenzo Alberto Annese
Coach Annese in Press Confrence after game versus PSMS Medan.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Bisceglie, Italy
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala FC (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Venezia F.C. 0 (0)
2001–2002 A.S. Martina Franca 1947 20 (1)
2002–2003 Noicàttaro 2 (0)
2003–2004 A.S.D. Leonessa Altamura 1 (0)
Total 23 (1)
Teams managed
2010–2013 S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928
2013–2014 Foggia Calcio
2014–2015 Paide Linnameeskond
2015–2016 Armenia (U-19)
2016–2017 JFK Saldus
2017 Bechem United F.C.
2017–2018 Ahli Al-Khaleel
2018 PSIS Semarang
2018-2019 KF Liria
2019-2020 Belize
2020– Gokulam Kerala FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vincenzo Alberto Annese (born 22 September 1984 in Bisceglie) is an Italian association football manager and former player who currently is the head coach of Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.

Annese is a UEFA Pro Licence coach, which allows him to coach football at the highest levels. He had experiences as youth coach in Italian academies and clubs (mostly affiliated to big Italian teams) and international experience as a professional head coach for senior teams.

Career[]

Annese began his football career as a central midfielder for Venezia F.C./s young football team. It was in Serie A (from 1999 to 2001). He played in A.S. Martina Franca 1947 (from 2001 to 2002), Noicàttaro Termoli (from 2002 to 2003) and A.S.D. Leonessa Altamura (from 2003 to 2004).[1]

Early life[]

Annese wanted to follow in his father's footsteps an ex Football player in Molfetta Sportiva and joined the Belenenses youth team. At age 23 he chose to focus on becoming a Football coach, attended the Higher Institute of Physical Education (ISEF) at the Università degli Studi di Foggia and in 2006 got his second degree at the University of Verona, focussing on the adaptation of sports to disabled people. In 2008, Annese sought to extend his school experience to the role of coach in football by mixing the coaching GROW model with motivational and psychological techniques.

Coaching career[]

Annese started his professional head coaching career in S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 youth team (from 2010 to 2012). He was promoted as coaching staff in the Italian third division 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione afterwards continuing in Foggia Calcio 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Since then Annese was Head Coach in many countries at Top Level, including Latvia, Estonia, Ghana, Palestine, Indonesia Kosovo and Armenia. He was a tactical/technical coach of junior national teams (under 14, 15, 16, 17, 19) in Football Federation of Armenia.[2]

He achieved the qualification to become a teacher in physical education for primary school, secondary school and university. He worked as a teacher with Italian National Olympic Committee in 2013 and as an instructor in swimming pool in Molfetta and as personal trainer.

Bechem United[]

In January 2017, the Ghanaian Premier League club Bechem United F.C. appointed Annese as their 2017–18 season Manager.

Under Annese, Bechem United played against MC Alger in the 2017, Africa's secondary club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[3]

Ahli Al-Khaleel[]

On July 25, 2017, Annese signed a one-year contract and became the new first-team head coach of Palestine Premier League Ahli Al-Khaleel for the 2017–18 season.

PSIS Semarang[]

On March 24, 2018, Annese was engaged by PSIS Semarang and became the new first-team head coach for the 2018 season.[4]

Football Federation of Belize[]

On June 17, 2019, Annese signed a one-year contract with Belize national football team and became the new first-national team head coach for the Football Federation of Belize. Coach Annese with Belize became to near to have a historic result for the country.[5]

Gokulam Kerala FC[]

On August 19, 2020, Annese signed a contract for session 2020/21 with Gokulam Kerala FC in Indian professional football club based in Calicut, Kerala. Annese became the first Italian Coach in the team history of Gokulam Kerala FC.[6]

Under his coaching, Gokulam Kerala FC was crowned champions of the I-League with 29 points in 15 games and sealed their berth at the 2022 AFC Cup group stage.[7][8]

Managerial statistics[]

As of 16 September 2021[9]
Nation Team From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Ghana Bechem United F.C. 1 November 2015 10 June 2016 22 13 5 4 32 14 059.09 Runners-up 2016 Confederation of African Football
State of Palestine Al-Khaleel 15 June 2016 30 December 2017 21 12 8 1 35 15 057.14
Indonesia PSIS 11 March 2017 15 September 2018 18 7 3 8 28 20 038.89
Kosovo KF Liria 10 November 2018 30 March 2019 7 3 1 3 18 10 042.86
Belize Belize 10 June 2019 20 June 2020 7 3 1 3 10 8 042.86 Runners-up 2019 CONCACAF Cup
India Gokulam Kerala FC 20 August 2020 20 12 4 4 40 21 060.00 Champions 2020–21 I-League
Total 95 50 22 23 163 88 052.63

Honours[]

Annese won the Hero I-League 2020-2021 with Gokulam Kerala FC

References[]

  1. ^ "Calcio. Grande risultato per la Soccer Atletico Molfetta". Quindici-molfetta.it.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "Vincenzo Alberto Annese Is New Head Coach Of Bechem United". Ghanasoccernews.com.
  4. ^ "Mengenal Vincenzo Alberto Annese, Pelatih Baru PSIS Semarang dari Italia". Football-tribe.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  5. ^ "Belize Jaguars Heads to Grenada". Edition.channel5belize.com.
  6. ^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala set to sign Italian Vincenzo Alberto Annese as new head coach". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala crowned champions after comeback win over TRAU FC". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Gokulam Kerala script incredible comeback to win maiden I-League title". The Indian Express. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Vincenzo ANNESE". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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