Everything about Delio Rossi totally explained
Delio Rossi (born
November 26,
1960 in
Rimini) is an
Italian football (soccer) manager. He is currently head coach of
Serie A club
Lazio.
Playing career
Delio Rossi's playing career wasn't a bright one, as he reached his personal top from 1981 to 1983, playing
Serie B with
U.S. Foggia, where he spent most of his footballing time. He retired in 1989, after a season played with
Fidelis Andria of
Serie C2.
Managing career
Rossi, a
sports science graduate with honours, took his first coaching job in 1990, aged 29, at
Torremaggiore, of
Promozione league, immediately winning the championship. The next year he joined
Foggia as youth coach. In 1993, Rossi signed for
Salernitana of
Serie C1, and led the team to a
Serie B promotion. After an unlucky comeback to Foggia, and a sixth place in
Pescara, Rossi returned to coach Salernitana in 1997, leading the team to its first (and only)
Serie A promotion in history. Rossi guided the team in Serie A too, but was fired in March 1999, as he was unable to lead Salernitana out of the relegation positions. A troubled year in
Genoa and a poor comeback to Pescara were followed by three seasons with
Lecce. Rossi, appointed as Lecce's coach in February 2002, wasn't able to avoid relegation to Serie B, but led the team back to Serie A just the next season, and maintained a place in the division the next year. He left Lecce in 2004 to be replaced by his maestro
Zdenek Zeman, who was head coach at Foggia during Rossi's times in leading its youth team.
In December 2004, Rossi replaced
Andrea Mandorlini at the helm of
Atalanta B.C., last-placed in Serie A. Despite all his efforts and numerous praises, Rossi wasn't able to let his team escape from relegation, but gained interest from
Lazio, who appointed him as replacement for
Giuseppe Papadopulo.
His time at Lazio has been a remarkable success for which he's aroused interest from many top Serie A clubs. Rossi guided Lazio to a surprising UEFA Cup place in the 2005/2006 season, only for the place to be lost as part of the
Calciopoli scandal that rocked the country in the summuer of 2006. Even more remarkable, however, was Delio Rossi's feat the following season. Despite an initial 11-point points deduction (which was subsequently reduced to 3 on appeal), Rossi guided the Biancocelesti to an unlikely 3rd place Serie A finish and a place in the 2007/2008 Champions League.
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