Rosario Pergolizzi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rosario Pergolizzi


fullname = Rosario Pergolizzi
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|10|7
cityofbirth = Palermo
countryofbirth = Italy
height = height|meter=1.72
currentclub =
position = Manager (former defender)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1990 1990-1993
1993-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000
2000-2001 2001-2002
clubs = Olbia Napoli Reggina Ascoli Bologna Brescia Padova Ravenna Padova Olbia
caps(goals) = 32 (1) 1 (0) 49 (4) 99 (7) 91 (4) 33 (1) 30 (0) 72 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0)
manageryears = 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007
managerclubs = Ascoli ("assistant coach") Bari ("assistant coach") Olbia Palermo ("youth team") Palermo ("caretaker")
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Rosario Pergolizzi (born October 7, 1968 in Palermo) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player.

Career

Playing

Pergolizzi, a defender, made his professional debut with Sardinian team Olbia Calcio; he then moved to Napoli, where he made a single appearance in the Serie A 1987-88. Pergolizzi then played for several minor Serie A and B clubs, including Ascoli, Bologna, Brescia, Padova and Ravenna. He retired in 2001-2002, after a single appearance with Olbia, then in Serie D.

Coaching

Pergolizzi started his coaching career in 2002 as Giuseppe Pillon's assistant coach at Ascoli of Serie C1. The same year the club immediately gained promotion to Serie B. In 2003-2004 he followed Pillon at Bari.

From 2004 to 2005 he coached Serie C2 club Olbia, the same team in which he started and ended his playing career. In 2005 he was appointed to coach Palermo's youth squad. In his first season, he reached the semifinals of both the Campionato Nazionale Primavera and the Coppa Italia Primavera. In 2006-2007, he reached again the Coppa Italia Primavera semifinals, where his team was defeated by Juventus. [it icon [http://www.stadionews.it/brevi.asp?ID=19168 StadioNews] ]

On April 23, 2007, following the firing of head coach Francesco Guidolin, Pergolizzi was appointed alongside first team assistant manager Renzo Gobbo to coach Palermo for the five remaining Serie A league matches. He served for only three matches before being sacked himself and replaced by his predecessor Guidolin.

References

Persondata
NAME= Pergolizzi, Rosario
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Pergolizzi, Rosario
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1968-10-7
PLACE OF BIRTH= Palermo , Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=