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Giovanni Stroppa

Giovanni Stroppa(Italian pronunciation:[dʒoˈvanniˈstrɔppa];born 24 January 1968) is an Italian professionalfootballcoach and former player, currently in charge ofSerie BclubCremonese.

Giovanni Stroppa
Stroppa as head coach ofFoggiain 2017
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Stroppa[1]
Date of birth (1968-01-24)24 January 1968(age 56)
Place of birth Mulazzano,Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cremonese(head coach)
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 AC Milan 35 (2)
1987–1989 →Monza(loan) 71 (5)
1991–1993 Lazio 50 (5)
1993–1994 Foggia 30 (8)
1994–1995 AC Milan 19 (3)
1995–1997 Udinese 45 (3)
1997–2000 Piacenza 63 (3)
2000 Brescia 17 (4)
2000–2002 Genoa 59 (5)
2002–2003 Alzano Virescit 25 (5)
2003–2004 Avellino 33 (1)
2004–2005 Foggia 9 (1)
2005 Chiari[it] 7 (2)
Total 463 (47)
International career
1989–1990 Italy U21 7 (3)
1989 Italy B[2] 1 (1)
1993–1994 Italy 4 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Südtirol
2012 Pescara
2013 Spezia
2015–2016 Südtirol
2016–2018 Foggia
2018 Crotone
2018–2021 Crotone
2021–2022 Monza
2023–2024 Cremonese
2024- Cremonese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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AC Milan and loan to Monza

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Stroppa started his playing career inAC Milan'syouth system,and was loaned for two seasons atMonza,ade factoMilanfeeder clubat the time.[citation needed]He returned to Milan in 1989, making his professional senior debut for the club in theCoppa Italiaon 23 August, in a 0–0 away draw againstParma;[citation needed]Milan later reached theCoppa Italia final,only to be defeated byJuventus.[citation needed]He made hisSerie Adebut on 27 August 1989, in a 3–0 away win overCesena,marking the occasion by scoring a long-range goal.[citation needed]Stroppa finished his first season with the team by winning aEuropean Cup,aEuropean Super Cup,and anIntercontinental Cupin 1990, under coachArrigo Sacchi.[3]

Lazio and Foggia

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In 1991, he signed forLazio,[citation needed]and in 1993 he moved toFoggia,then an outsiderSerie Ateam known for their spectacular, offensive style of play under the coachZdeněk Zeman.[citation needed]

Return to AC Milan

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After an impressive season with Foggia, he returned to theStadio San Siroto play with Milan for a single season, winning his thirdUEFA Super Cupwith the club, as well as theSupercoppa Italiana.[citation needed]In total, Stroppa made 85 appearances for Milan, scoring nine goals; he made his final appearance for the club in a 1–0 away defeat toNapoli,inSerie A,on 18 May 1995.[3]

Final years

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After leaving Milan, Stroppa then played two seasons withUdineseand two seasons and a half withPiacenzabefore joiningBresciain the 2001 winter transfer market. After a few other experiences withGenoainSerie B,Alzano VirescitofSerie C1andAvellinoof Serie B, he returned to Foggia, in Serie C1, in 2004.[3]

He retired in late 2005, after a short spell withChiari[it]ofSerie D,where he was joined by his former Brescia teammate and strikerDario Hübner.[3]

International career

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Stroppa's notable performances for the club even allowed him to make his debut for theItaly national football teamon 13 October 1993, in a 3–1 home win overScotland;[3]in total, he made four appearances for Italy between 1993 and 1994, under his former Milan manager Sacchi.[4]

Managerial career

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AC Milan U21

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Stroppa was coach of Milan'sunder-21 teamfor the 2010–11 season, but was relieved of his duties on 11 June 2011, with a year still to run on his contract, and just one week after losing 1–0 to Roma in the quarter-finals of the Campionato Primavera.[5]

Südtirol

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On 13 July 2011, he was unveiled as new head coach ofSüdtirol.[6]

Pescara

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On 8 June 2012, he was named head coach of Serie A newcomersPescara,replacing Zdeněk Zeman, his former Boss during his first spell as a player at Foggia, who was signed byRomaa few days before his appointment.[7]He was assisted byAndrea Guerra,Francesco Sità,Andrea TonelliandMassimo Marini.[citation needed]He resigned as coach of Pescara on 18 November 2012, after a series of bad results and the team has fallen in the middle of the relegation zone.[citation needed]He left the club along with Guerra (vice-coach) and two assistants Sità and Tonelli.[citation needed]

Spezia

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In June 2013, he was named new head coach of Serie B clubSpezia.[8]

Return to Südtirol

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On 20 April 2015, Stroppa returned as head coach ofSüdtirol,ending the 2014–15 season in tenth place.[citation needed]The following season, Stroppa helped the side finish in tenth place once again.[citation needed]On 12 May 2016, Südtirol communicated that Stroppa's contract would not be renewed following its expiration on 30 June.[citation needed]

Foggia

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On 14 August 2016, he was appointed byFoggia.[citation needed]He reached a promotion to Serie B with thePuglieseteam.[citation needed]

Crotone

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In June 2018, Stroppa was appointed as coach ofCrotone,replacingWalter Zenga.[9]Crotone announced the dismissal of Stroppa on 29 October 2018.[10]He was reinstated as head coach on 28 December 2018, following the resignation ofMassimo Oddo,who had previously replaced him in charge of theCalabrianclub.[11]

Since his return at Crotone, Stroppa led the Calabrian club to twelfth place in his first season, and was awarded a new contract.[12]On his second season, he led Crotone to automatic promotion toSerie A,leading theRossobluback to the top flight after a two-year absence. His debut season as a Serie A manager however did not prove to be successful, as Crotone struggled to stay out of the relegation zone, leading to Stroppa being sacked on 1 March 2021.[13]

Monza

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On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Stroppa would be appointed head coach ofMonzaon 1 July.[14]He returned to the club 32 years after his experience as a player.[14]Stroppa's first win as a Monza coach came on 29 August, helping his side win 1–0 at home againstCremonese.[15]

He guided Monza to fourth place in the regular season, missing out on automatic promotion following a 0–1 loss toPerugiain the final game, which allowedCremoneseandPisato overtake theBiancorossi,who were placed in second place with one game to go.[16]In the promotion playoff tournament, Monza entered in the semifinals, where they eliminatedBrescia,and then defeated Pisa in a two-legged final on a 6–4 aggregate result (after extra time), thus ensuring themselves a historical first promotion to Serie A in the 110-year club history.[17]

Confirmed in charge of theBrianzolifor the club's debut Serie A season, Stroppa was dismissed on 13 September 2022 after achieving only one point in the first six games.[18]

Cremonese

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On 19 September 2023, Stroppa was named the new head coach of Serie B promotion hopefulsCremonese,replacingDavide Ballardini.[19]

Stroppa led Cremonese to the promotion playoff finals in his first season in charge, then losing toVenezia0–1 on aggregate. After being confirmed for the2024–25 season,Stroppa was relieved of managerial duties on 8 October 2024 due to a negative start in the new campaign.[20]He was however reinstated just a month later, on 11 November, after Cremonese decided to dismissEugenio Corini,who had previously replaced him in charge of theGrigiorossi.[21]

Style of play

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A quick, energetic, and talented, yet injury-prone player, Stroppa was mainly known for histechnical skills,and his ability tocreate chancesfor teammates, which enabled him to play in several creativemidfieldandattackingroles: he was initially deployed as anattacking midfielder,or as asupporting striker,but he was also used as awinger,and even as acentral midfielderon occasion; he later played as adeep-lying playmakerduring the final seasons of his career.[3][22][23]

Career statistics

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Managerial

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As of match played 6 October 2024[24]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Südtirol 13 July 2011 20 May 2012 38 12 15 11 43 38 +5 031.58
Pescara 8 June 2012 18 November 2012 14 4 2 8 10 24 −14 028.57
Spezia 20 June 2013 14 December 2013 21 8 7 6 25 26 −1 038.10
Südtirol 20 April 2015 12 May 2016 40 12 14 14 43 51 −8 030.00
Foggia 14 August 2016 20 June 2018 87 45 21 21 151 107 +44 051.72
Crotone 20 June 2018 29 October 2018 11 5 2 4 17 13 +4 045.45
Crotone 28 December 2018 1 March 2021 84 32 18 34 117 121 −4 038.10
Monza 1 July 2021 13 September 2022 50 24 11 15 77 62 +15 048.00
Cremonese 19 September 2023 Present 49 23 12 14 68 47 +21 046.94
Total 394 165 102 127 551 489 +62 041.88

Honours

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Player

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AC Milan[3]

References

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  6. ^"CALCIO: LEGA PRO; STROPPA NUOVO ALLENATORE SUDTIROL"[FOOTBALL: LEGA PRO; STROPPA NEW SUDTIROL HEAD COACH] (in Italian). ANSA.it. 13 July 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2011.Retrieved13 July2011.
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  9. ^"GIOVANNI STROPPA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CROTONE".F.C. Crotone. 20 June 2018.
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  19. ^"Giovanni Stroppa nuovo allenatore della Cremonese"(in Italian). US Cremonese. 19 September 2023.Retrieved19 September2023.
  20. ^"Giovanni Stroppa sollevato dalla guida tecnica della prima squadra"(in Italian). US Cremonese.Retrieved8 October2024.
  21. ^"Giovanni Stroppa alla guida tecnica della Cremonese"(in Italian). US Cremonese. 11 November 2024.Retrieved12 November2024.
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  23. ^Germano Bovolenta (20 November 1998)."Stroppa e le storie di un calcio felice"(in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport.Retrieved6 March2016.
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