Roberto D'Aversa

Roberto D'Aversa
D'Aversa with Virtus Lanciano in 2015
Personal information
Full name Roberto D'Aversa[1]
Date of birth (1975-08-12) 12 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Empoli (head coach)
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 AC Milan 0 (0)
1995–1996 Prato 30 (2)
1996–1997 Monza 25 (0)
1996–1997 Casarano 6 (1)
1997–1999 Monza 40 (5)
1999–2000 Cosenza 27 (2)
2000–2001 Sampdoria 17 (2)
2001 Pescara 13 (0)
2001–2003 Ternana 60 (5)
2003–2006 Siena 84 (1)
2007–2008 Messina 37 (1)
2008–2009 Treviso 18 (1)
2009–2009 → Mantova (loan) 15 (1)
2009–2010 Gallipoli 12 (1)
2010 Triestina 14 (0)
2010–2013 Virtus Lanciano 62 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Virtus Lanciano
2016–2020 Parma
2021 Parma
2021–2022 Sampdoria
2023–2024 Lecce
2024– Empoli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto D'Aversa (born 12 August 1975) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder. He is the head coach of Serie A club Empoli.

Playing career

A Milan youth product, D'Aversa spent most of his playing career with provincial Serie A clubs and in the lower divisions.

In the 2004–05 season, he was banned for six months for match-fixing. Stefano Bettarini, Antonio Marasco, Maurizio Caccavale, Alfredo Femiano and former Siena teammate Generoso Rossi were also banned.[2]

On 28 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.[3]

In January 2009, he was loaned from Treviso to Mantova. In July 2009, he was released due to Treviso going bankrupt. On 5 September 2009, he moved to Gallipoli.[4] On 22 January 2010, he was transferred to Triestina on a six-month contract. In July 2010, he was signed by Virtus Lanciano on a free transfer.[5]

Post-playing and coaching career

Virtus Lanciano

After his retirement, he stayed at Virtus Lanciano as part of the non-playing staff as technical area manager. In July 2014, he was appointed as the club's new head coach to replace Marco Baroni for the 2014–15 Serie B campaign.[6]

After saving Lanciano from relegation in his first season in charge, he was confirmed for the following season. He was sacked on 30 January 2016 after a 0–3 loss to Trapani, which left Lanciano in second-last place in the Serie B league table.

Parma

On 3 December 2016, he was named new head coach of Parma, following the sacking of Luigi Apolloni and a short caretaker spell of Stefano Morrone for two games.

In his first season, he guided Parma to win the promotion playoffs after defeating Alessandria in the final.

He was confirmed for the club's 2017–18 Serie B season, in which he successfully led Parma to second place and direct promotion to Serie A in their first season in the second division following the club's refoundation. This was the club's third back-to-back promotion in three years (two of which under his tenure). D'Aversa was also confirmed as head coach for the 2018–19 Serie A season.

On 23 August 2020, D'Aversa was sacked by Parma, with the club citing a lack of unity and enthusiasm for the decision.[7]

On 7 January 2021, D'Aversa was re-hired as Parma manager.[8] After failing to save Parma from relegation, D'Aversa was successively dismissed by the end of the 2020–21 season.

Sampdoria

On 4 July 2021, D'Aversa was named new head coach of Sampdoria in Serie A.[9] On 17 January 2022, after achieving just 20 points in 22 league games, D'Aversa was dismissed from his role.[10]

Lecce

On 27 June 2023, D'Aversa returned to management as the new head coach of Serie A club Lecce, succeeding Marco Baroni, who joined Hellas Verona.[11] On 11 March 2024, D’Aversa was sacked by Lecce after he headbutted Hellas Verona striker Thomas Henry.[12]

Empoli

On 2 July 2024, D'Aversa was announced as the new head coach of Serie A club Empoli, agreeing on a two-year contract with the Tuscanian club.[13]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 13 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Virtus Lanciano Italy 20 July 2014 30 January 2016 69 16 27 26 71 85 −14 023.19 [14]
Parma Italy 3 December 2016 23 August 2020 151 64 34 53 201 182 +19 042.38 [15]
Parma Italy 7 January 2021 23 May 2021 23 1 5 17 27 54 −27 004.35
Sampdoria Italy 4 July 2021 17 January 2022 24 7 5 12 34 43 −9 029.17 [16]
Lecce Italy 1 July 2023 11 March 2024 30 6 10 14 28 49 −21 020.00
Empoli Italy 2 July 2024 Present 19 6 8 5 22 20 +2 031.58
Total 316 100 89 127 383 433 −50 031.65 —

Honours

Parma

Manager

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 243" [Official Press Release No. 243] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 22 June 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Bans for six in match- fixing cases". (Published by Malaysia Star). Reuters. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  4. ^ "D'Aversa al Gallipoli". calcionews24.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  5. ^ "E' fatta per D'Aversa: Roberto D'Aversa firma per la Virtus". virtuslanciano.it. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: Roberto D'Aversa nuovo allenatore della Virtus Lanciano: La presentazione lunedì 21 Luglio, ore 10, presso la Sala Stampa del "Biondi"" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Parma sack head coach Roberto D'Aversa citing 'lack of unity' at Serie A club". BBC. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Official: D'Aversa returns to Parma". Football Italia. 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sampdoria: D'Aversa è il nuovo allenatore, ufficializzato anche lo staff tecnico" (in Italian). GenovaToday. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ "SERIE A, SAMPDORIA, ESONERATO ROBERTO D'AVERSA: IMMINENTE IL RITORNO IN PANCHINA DI MARCO GIAMPAOLO" (in Italian). Eurosport.it. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ^ "D'AVERSA NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA 1ª SQUADRA" (in Italian). US Lecce. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Serie A club sack boss over head-butt fracas". ESPN.com. 11 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Roberto D'Aversa nuovo allenatore dell'Empoli. Ha firmato per due anni" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ^ "SS Virtus Lanciano 1924: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Parma Calcio 1913: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  16. ^ "UC Sampdoria: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Coach of The Month". Serie A. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.