Giacomo Modica

Giacomo Modica
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-05-31) May 31, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Mazara del Vallo, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Messina (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Palermo 20 (1)
1984–1985 Turris 26 (4)
1985–1988 Licata 87 (11)
1988–1990 Messina 72 (2)
1990–1992 Palermo 63 (11)
1992–1994 Padova 44 (3)
1994–1995 Acireale 61 (6)
1995–1996 Ancona 29 (2)
1996–1998 Ternana 58 (6)
1998–1999 Atletico Catania 27 (2)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Cosenza[1]
2006–2007 Melfi
2007–2011 Celano
2012 Lecco
2016 L'Aquila
2016–2017 Mazara
2017–2018 Messina
2018–2019 Cavese
2019–2020 Vibonese
2020 Cavese
2021–2022 Casale
2022–2023 Vibonese
2023– Messina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giacomo Modica (born May 31, 1964) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder who formerly was a technical collaborator for Zdeněk Zeman, and is the current head coach of Messina in the Serie C Group C league.

Career

As manager

After a playing career spent with several Serie B and Serie C1 teams, most notably Palermo and Padova, he moved into coaching, working as Zdeněk Zeman's assistant for six years (even following him at Fenerbahçe) before becoming a head coach himself.[2] In 2004, he worked for Serie D team Cosenza with little fortune;[3] he then worked for Serie C2 teams Melfi in 2006 and Celano the following year, leading the latter to an impressive season and a spot in the promotion playoffs.

He agreed a one-year extension to his contract with Celano in July 2010.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2010–11 season, the club citing excessive wage demands as the main reason behind the decision.[5]

On 17 January 2012 he was appointed new head coach of last-placed Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Lecco in place of dismissed predecessor Maurizio Pellegrino.[6] He avoided direct relegation but eventually failed to keep the club into professionalism after losing a playoff to Mantova, and left the club by the end of the season to reunite with Zdeněk Zeman at Roma, where he worked as technical collaborator for the 2012–13 season.[7][8] After Zeman's dismissal as head coach, he left Roma too, and re-joined his mentor in July 2014 as technical collaborator of Cagliari.[9]

In April 2016 he was named as new head coach of Lega Pro club L'Aquila in place of Carlo Perrone,[10] only to be dismissed himself after less than a month in charge.[11]

On 1 September 2016, Modica was announced as the new head coach of hometown club Mazara, in what was his first time with the club from his native city, as well as his first time in charge of a club in Eccellenza (second-highest level of amateur football in Italy).[12]

He successively served as head coach of Serie D club Messina in the 2017–18 season.

He left Messina for Cavese (Serie D, soon to be readmitted to Serie C to fill vacancies) for the 2018–19 campaign, guiding the club to a mid-table placement in the league, then leaving the club by mutual consent by the end of the season.[13]

On 13 July 2019 he was unveiled as head coach of Serie C club Vibonese.[14]

On 3 July 2020 he was hired again by Cavese.[15] On 11 November 2020, he resigned from Cavese following a bad start for the season, with the club in relegation zone.[16]

In December 2021 he was appointed new head coach of Serie D club Casale.[17] He resigned from his position on 27 February 2022, after achieving only ten points in his eight games in charge.[18]

On 23 July 2022, Modica agreed to return to Vibonese following the club's relegation to Serie D.[19]

On 8 July 2023, Modica was appointed as the new head coach of Messina in the Serie C league.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Solo guai a Cosenza Si cerca la fusione". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 October 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Modica, da Zeman al Melfi con la stessa missione" (in Italian). Notasport.it. 2006-07-30. Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  3. ^ "Solo guai a Cosenza Si cerca la fusione". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 October 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ^ "STAGIONE 2010-2011: IL CELANO PUNTA ANCORA SU MODICA SQUADRA IN RITIRO DAL 16 LUGLIO" (in Italian). Celano FC Olimpia. 2010-07-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  5. ^ "CALCIO: SECONDA DIVISIONE, DIVORZIO FRA MISTER MODICA E CELANO" [FOOTBALL: SECOND DIVISION, COACH MODICA AND CELANO PART COMPANY] (in Italian). AbruzzoWeb. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Rivoluzione a Lecco, salta Pellegrino Panchina a Modica". Il Giorno. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Calcio: Modica con Zeman Il sogno Roma in serie A" (in Italian). La Provincia di Lecco. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Roma confirm Zeman appointment". ESPN Soccernet. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Zeman nuovo allenatore del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. ^ "L'Aquila calcio, Giacomo Modica è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Il Capoluogo. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Lega Pro L'Aquila, via Modica: in panchina torna Perrone" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ^ "MISTER GIACOMO MODICA SOSTITUISCE PENSABENE ALLA GUIDA TECNICA DEL MAZARA" (in Italian). Vivi Mazara. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Cavese, Modica rescinde: è ufficiale" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  14. ^ "La Vibonese scioglie le riserve: Giacomo Modica è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Il Vibonese. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Ufficiale: Giacomo Modica è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Cavese. 3 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Giacomo Modica lascia la Cavese" [Giacomo Modica leaves Cavese] (in Italian). Cavese. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Ex Messina, Giacomo Modica nuovo allenatore del Casale. Trova il ds Rizzieri" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Casale, Modica si è dimesso" (in Italian). Il Piccolo. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  19. ^ "UFFICIALE-Vibonese: Giacomo Modica è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). GoalSicilia.it. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  20. ^ "BENVENUTO GIACOMO MODICA" (in Italian). ACR Messina. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.