Carlo Cornacchia (born 4 May 1965) is an Italian football manager who is assistant coach of SPAL.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1965-05-04) 4 May 1965 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Altamura, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SPAL (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
Torino | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1986 | Puteolana | 18 | (2) |
1986–1987 | Prato | 29 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Reggiana | 62 | (4) |
1989–1991 | Cagliari | 52 | (6) |
1991–1992 | Atalanta | 21 | (3) |
1992–1994 | Napoli | 3 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Ancona | 39 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Rimini | 7 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
Colorado Rush (youth) | |||
2017–2018 | Nantes (technical coach) | ||
2018–2019 | Fulham (technical coach) | ||
2019 | Roma (technical coach) | ||
2019–2021 | Sampdoria (technical coach) | ||
2021–2022 | Watford (technical coach) | ||
2022– | SPAL (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1985, Cornacchia signed for Italian third division side Puteolana, where he made 18 league appearances and scored 2 goals.[1] In 1989, he signed for Cagliari in the Italian second division, helping them earn promotion to the Italian Serie A.[1]
In 1991, Cornacchia signed for Italian Serie A club Atalanta. On 12 April 1992, he scored a 14-minute hat-trick during a 4-4 draw with Foggia, the fastest hat-trick in history for a defender.[2] In 1994, he signed for Ancona in the Italian second division.[1] In 1996, Cornacchia signed for Italian third division team Rimini.[1]
He started his managerial career as youth manager of Colorado Rush in the American lower leagues.[3] In 2017, Cornacchia was appointed technical coach of French Ligue 1 outfit Nantes.[4] In 2018, he was appointed technical coach of Fulham in England.[5]
In 2019, he was appointed technical coach of Italian side Roma.[6] In 2021, Cornacchia was appointed technical coach of Watford in England.[7]
In October 2022, he joined Serie B club SPAL to serve as Daniele De Rossi's assistant coach.[8]
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