Marco Pezzaiuoli
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-11-16) 16 November 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SV 98 Schwetzingen
VfR Mannheim
Managerial career
2002 Karlsruher SC (caretaker)
2004–2005 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (assistant coach)
2006 Eintracht Trier
2007–2008 Germany U16
2008–2009 Germany U17
2009–2010 Germany U15
2009–2010 Germany U18
2011 TSG Hoffenheim
2014 Cerezo Osaka
2016 Zhuhai Suoka
2014–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande (director of youth development)
2017–2020 Eintracht Frankfurt (technical director)
2021–2022 Bengaluru
2022– Galatasaray (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Pezzaiuoli (born 16 November 1968) is a German professional football manager works as the technical director for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.

Coaching career

Karlsruher SC

Pezzaiuoli had two stints as interim head coach of Karlsruher SC. The first stint happened after Joachim Löw resigned on 20 April 2000.[1] Stefan Kuntz eventually took over the next season.[2] Pezzaiuoli's second stint as interim head coach happened after Kunz was sacked on 25 September 2002.[3] Lorenz-Günther Köstner was hired on 1 October 2002.[4] He went to coach different teams with in the German Football Association[5] and was an assistant coach for Suwon Samsung Bluewings[6] in South Korea after leaving Karlsruhe.

Eintracht Trier

Pezzaiuoli was hired by Oberliga outfit Eintracht Trier on 20 September 2006 and given a contract to the end of the season.[7] Pezzaiuoli lost his first match in charge 6–5 to EGC Wirges.[8] Pezzaiuoli was sacked after five matches on 30 October 2006; losing three matches.[9] His final match was a 2–1 loss to Eintracht Bad Kreuznach.[8]

TSG Hoffenheim

On 2 January 2011, Pezzaiuoli became new head coach of TSG Hoffenheim.[10] The club announced on 12 April 2011 that he will leave at the end of the season, recently having won only one out of eight games.[11] Holger Stanislawski replaced Pezzaiuoli on 17 May 2011;[12] three days after his final match.[13]

Cerezo Osaka

On 16 June 2014, Cerezo Osaka named Pezzaiuoli as their head coach replacing Ranko Popović, but he was relieved of his duties on 8 September after failing to register a single win in the J. League. His team did manage a Japanese Emperor's Cup win against Kataller Toyama by 1–0 and a second leg quarter-final win away at Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League Cup. Unfortunately his team lost that tie on aggregate and, as had been rumoured for more than a week Pezzaiuoli was on his way home.[14]

Bengaluru FC

On 12 February 2021, Pezzaiuoli was appointed as the head coach of Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a three year performance based contract.[15]

The first game (unofficial) of Pezzaiuoli with Bengaluru was against FC Goa on 7 April 2021. Cleiton Silva's strike ensured of first win for Pezzaiuoli at Bengaluru FC.[16] His first official game was against Nepal Army Club at 2021 AFC Cup preliminary round 1 against whom they won by 5–0 margin.

On 08 June 2022, Bengaluru FC announced the departure of Pezzaiuoli.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 January 2022
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Karlsruher SC 20 April 2000[1] 30 June 2000[2] 7 2 2 3 028.57 [18]
Karlsruher SC 25 September 2002[3] 1 October 2002[4] 1 0 1 0 000.00 [19]
Eintracht Trier 20 September 2006[7] 30 October 2006[9] 5 2 0 3 040.00 [8]
TSG Hoffenheim 2 January 2011[10] 17 May 2011[12] 18 5 3 10 027.78 [20]
Cerezo Osaka 16 June 2014 8 September 2014 9 0 4 5 000.00 [21]
Bengaluru 12 February 2021 8 June 2022 19 7 5 7 036.84 [22]
Total 59 17 16 26 028.81 —

References

  1. ^ a b "Coach Joachim Löw tritt zurück - Becker ist der Wunschkandidat". kicker (in German). 20 April 2000. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Stefan Kuntz wird neuer Trainer". kicker (in German). 11 May 2000. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Stefan Kuntz muss gehen". kicker (in German). 25 September 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Köstner schon auf Spionagetour". kicker (in German). 1 October 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Marco Pezzaiuoli" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Marco Pezzaiuoli". World Football. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Pezzaiuoli übernimmt Trier". kicker (in German). 20 September 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Eintracht Trier" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Pezzaiuoli nach fünf Spielen entlassen". kicker (in German). 30 October 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Pezzaiuoli tritt Rangnick-Nachfolge an" [Pezzaiuoli replaces Rangnick]. Kicker (sports magazine) (in German). 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Pezzaiuoli muss am Sasonende gehen" [Pezziauoli has to leave at season end]. FAZ (in German). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Stanislawskis neue Welt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  13. ^ "1899 Hoffenheim" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Cerezo hire Pezzaiuoli as manager". Japan Times. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Bengaluru FC appoint Marco Pezzaiuoli as new head coach". Khelnow. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  16. ^ @MarcusMergulhao (5 April 2021). "Bengaluru FC defeated FC Goa 1-0 in a friendly at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Monday. Cleiton Silva sco…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Bengaluru FC would like to thank Marco Pezzaiuoli for his time as Blues' Head Coach. Good luck for the future, Marco!".
  18. ^ "Karlsruher SC" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  19. ^ "Karlsruher SC" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  20. ^ "1899 Hoffenheim" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  21. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
  22. ^ "Bengaluru FC » Fixtures & Results 2021/2022". WorldFootball.net.

External links

Karlsruher SC – managers
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – managers
Cerezo Osaka – managers
Bengaluru FC – managers
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