- Armando Madonna
Infobox Football biography
playername = Armando Madonna
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|7|5
cityofbirth =Alzano Lombardo
countryofbirth =Italy
height =
position = Manager (formermidfielder )
currentclub = AlbinoLeffe
years = 1981–1983
1983–1988
1988–1990
1990–1991
1991–1992
1992–1993
1993–2002
clubs = Atalanta
Piacenza
Atalanta
Lazio
Piacenza
SPAL
Alzano Virescit
caps(goals) = 019 0(1)
169 (43)
057 (12)
025 0(2)
027 0(5)
021 0(0)
259 (29)
manageryears = 2008–
managerclubs = AlbinoLeffe
pcupdate =2008-04-25
ntupdate =Armando Madonna (born
July 5 ,1963 inAlzano Lombardo ,Province of Bergamo ) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of AlbinoLeffe in the ItalianSerie B .Career
Playing
A
midfielder , Madonna made his professional debut in 1981 for Atalanta; he then spent five seasons with Piacenza before to return to Bergamo in 1988. He then played for Lazio during the 1990–91 season; this was followed by two spells at Piacenza and SPAL.In 1993, at the age of 30, Madonna accepted to return to his hometown of Alzano Lombardo, joining local team Alzano Virescit, who were playing
Serie D at the time of his signing. He spent a total of nine consecutive seasons with Alzano, being protagonist of the team's rise into the highest ranks of Italian football, including a historical promotion to Serie B in 1998–99. [cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1999/maggio/11/Alzano_una_favola_gia_scritta_ga_0_9905111430.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-06-26 |date=1999-05-11 |title=Alzano, una favola gia' scritta ] He retired in 2002, aged 39.Coaching
On 2003, Madonna was appointed as youth team coach of AlbinoLeffe's Under-19 ("Primavera") squad. On
May 26 ,2008 he was surprisingly appointed as new head coach of the "seriani", following the dismissal ofElio Gustinetti , with only one game left before of the end of the regular season. [cite news |url=http://www.zonacalcio.it/news.html?news=14941 |publisher=ZonaCalcio.it |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-06-26 |date=2008-05-26 |title=ARMANDO MADONNA è IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL'ALBINOLEFFE ] He also led Albinoleffe to the promotion playoffs, defeating Brescia in the semi-finals, but losing 2–1 on aggregate toU.S. Lecce in the finals. He was recently confirmed as AlbinoLeffe boss for the 2008–09 season.His son,
Nicola Madonna , is a footballer and an AlbinoLeffe player as well. [cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/IT/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=730415 |publisher=Goal.com |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-06-26 |date=2008-06-10 |title=Madonna, l'AlbinoLeffe e un caso in famiglia: «Mio figlio non mi parla più»]References
Persondata
NAME= Madonna, Armando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Madonna, Armando
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Footballer, football manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1963-07-05
PLACE OF BIRTH=Alzano Lombardo ,Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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