Renzo Gobbo

Infobox Football biography
playername = Renzo Gobbo


fullname = Renzo Gobbo
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|1|13
cityofbirth = Castelfranco Veneto
countryofbirth = Italy
height = height|meter=1.75
currentclub =
position = Manager (former central midfielder)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1977-1980 1980-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1988
1988-1991 1991-1993 1993-1995
clubs = Montebelluna Como Catanzaro Como Brescia Messina Venezia Massese Carrarese
caps(goals) = 44 (7) 55 (5) 34 (2) 21 (0) 32 (3) 60 (2) 72 (4) 51 (1) 40 (0)
manageryears = 1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2004-2005
2006-2007 2007 2007
managerclubs = Sondrio ("player-manager") Sondrio Canzese Usmate Pro Vercelli Carrarese Palermo ("assistant coach") Palermo ("caretaker") Palermo ("assistant coach")
nationalyears = 1981
nationalteam = Italy U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)

Renzo Gobbo (born January 13, 1961 in Castelfranco Veneto) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player.

Career

Playing

Gobbo, a midfielder, made his playing debut with Montebelluna [ [http://www.footballplus.com/players/7247/Renzo-Gobbo.html FootballPlus.com] ] before to move to Como in 1980, where he made his Serie A debut. During his time at Como, Gobbo made also a single appearance in the Italian U-21 team in 1981. He then played for several Serie B and C teams before to retire from professional football in 1995.

Coaching

In 1996 he became coach of amateur team Sondrio. In 1998 he signed for Canzese, a Prima Categoria club which he led to two consecutive promotions up to Eccellenza. In 2001 he obtained the coaching license with a top grade of 110/110. [ [http://www.provercelli.it/ProMercato/PaginaProMercato012A201102.htm ProVercelli.it] ] After a short spell at Serie D team Usmate, which he did not manage to save from relegation, Gobbo was appointed coach of Serie C2 club Pro Vercelli in November 2002, and saved the team from relegation. In April 2004 he was appointed by Carrarese, another Serie C2 team in danger of relegation, which he saved too. He coached Carrarese also in 2004-2005, missing a spot in the promotion playoffs. He was fired in 2005, after the fifth matchday. [ [http://www.calciatori.com/CalciatoriNews.nsf/WebNews/F0A3CE2904F68AD9C1257088005569E6?OpenDocument Calciatori.com] ]

In 2006, after having been considered for the Kazakhstan national football team managing position [ [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:b7wFdqzW1u4J:www.laprovinciadisondrio.it/PolComo/20070320/pdf/SO2003-SOSP03.pdf+%22renzo+gobbo%22+sondrio&hl=it&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=it&lr=lang_it La Provincia di Sondrio] ] , he became assistant coach of Francesco Guidolin at Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo. On April 23, 2007, Renzo Gobbo was appointed as caretaker alongside Rosario Pergolizzi following the dismissal of Guidolin. He however served for only three matches before being sacked himself too, being replaced by his predecessor Guidolin and moved back to his previous assistantship position alongside him. He was then confirmed as assistant coach after Stefano Colantuono's signing as new head coach, being later fired on late November together with Colantuono and the whole technical staff. [cite news|publisher=Corriere dello Sport|first=Paolo|last=Vannini|date=2007-11-29|accessdate=2007-12-09|title=Il nuovo Palermo ritorna all’antico |url=http://www.pianetarosanero.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15080&Itemid=18|language=Italian]

References

Persondata
NAME= Gobbo, Renzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Gobbo, Renzo
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1961-1-13
PLACE OF BIRTH= Castelfranco Veneto , Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=