Giuseppe Materazzi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Giuseppe Materazzi


fullname = Giuseppe Materazzi
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|1|5
cityofbirth = Arborea
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub =
position = Manager (former midfielder)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1967-1968 1968-1975 1975-1976 1976-1978
clubs = Tempio Lecce Reggina Bari
caps(goals) = 34 (6) 228 (17) 22 (1) 54 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteams =
manageryears = 1979-1981 1981-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1987 1987-1988 1988-1990 1990-1991
1991-1992 1992-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999 1999 2001
2003 2007
managerclubs = Cerretese Bari ("youth team") Rimini Benevento Casertana Pisa Lazio Messina Casertana Bari Padova Brescia Piacenza Sporting Lisbon Venezia Cagliari Tianjin Teda FC Bari

Giuseppe Materazzi (born January 5, 1946 in Arborea, Oristano) is an Italian football manager and former player.

He is also the father of Internazionale defender Marco Materazzi.

Playing career

Sardinian-born Materazzi is best remember as one of the most representative players for U.S. Lecce, where he spent seven years and played 228 Serie C matches. He also played for Tempio, Reggina and Bari.

Managing career

Materazzi started his coaching career in 1979, for Tuscan Serie C2 team Cerretese. He first coached a Serie A team, Pisa SC, in 1987/1988, leading it to a thirteenth place. He then coached Lazio for two season, before to move to Serie B side Messina in 1990. His longest period as football coach started in 1992 in Bari, where he already played in his past career and coached, but at the youth level. He stayed four years in Bari, two of them in Serie A. He then coached a number of minor Serie A and Serie B teams, such as Padova, Brescia, Piacenza, before being signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal in July 1999. However his experience lasted just a few months, as Materazzi was fired on September 1999 after a UEFA Cup loss to Viking F.K.. On early November he was called by Venezia chairman Maurizio Zamparini to replace Luciano Spalletti at the helm of that Serie A team, but was fired just 27 days later, and notably replaced by Spalletti. His last club experience came in January 2001, as Materazzi was appointed to coach Cagliari of Serie A.

In 2003, Materazzi signed a three years deal with Chinese club Tianjin Teda FC, but left after just one year. His name was recently considered, but not chosen, for Costa Rica national team [http://sports.aol.com/soccer/story/_a/costa-rica-confirms-medford-to-be-next/20061031002309990001] .

On February 26, 2007, Materazzi was appointed head coach of Serie B club Bari, replacing Rolando Maran. He led his club to a quiet escape from relegation, and was confirmed for the 2007-08 season. He resigned from his post on December 27, 2007, shortly after being defeated 4–0 at home by Lecce in the Apulian derby.cite web |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/12307/Materazzi+si+dimette:+Antonio+Conte+a+Bari|publisher=Corriere dello Sport.it |title=Materazzi si dimette: Antonio Conte a Bari |accessdate=2007-12-28 |date=2007-12-28|language=Italian ]

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