Attilio Tesser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Montebelluna, Italy | ||
| Height | 176 | ||
| Playing position | Full Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montebelluna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Montebelluna | 43 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Treviso | 63 | (6) |
| 1978–1980 | Napoli | 37 | (2) |
| 1980–1985 | Udinese | 100 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Perugia | 34 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Catania | 85 | (4) |
| 1989–1991 | Trento | 34 | (2) |
| Total | 396 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1980 | Italy U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1994 | Sevegliano | ||
| 1994–1996 | Udinese (youth team) | ||
| 1996–2001 | Venezia (youth team) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Südtirol | ||
| 2003–2005 | Triestina | ||
| 2005 | Cagliari | ||
| 2006 | Ascoli | ||
| 2007–2008 | Mantova | ||
| 2009 | Padova | ||
| 2009–2012 | Novara | ||
| 2012 | Novara | ||
| 2013–2015 | Ternana | ||
| 2015–2016 | Avellino | ||
| 2016 | Avellino | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Attilio Tesser (born 10 June 1958) is an Italian association football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Playing career
Tesser, a defender, started his playing career with Treviso. He moved to Napoli in 1978, where he played two seasons. He then played for Udinese from 1980 to 1985, and then for some lower league teams, including Perugia and Catania. He was also capped for the Italian U-21 side.
Managing career
After his retirement, Tesser began a coaching career in 1992 for Serie D side Sevegliano, and successively became a coach at the youth level for Udinese and Venezia. His first professional coaching job came in 2001, for Serie C2 side F.C. Südtirol. In 2003, he replaced Ezio Rossi at the helm of U.S. Triestina Calcio of Serie B. After a very good season, followed by a poorer one, Tesser moved to Cagliari Calcio of Serie A in 2006, but was fired just after the first league match by team chairman Massimo Cellino. On July 2006, he was named coach of Ascoli, replacing Marco Giampaolo. However, after a serie of struggling results ended in a 1–0 home defeat to Empoli F.C. in the 11th matchday, Tesser was fired and replaced by Nedo Sonetti.
Tesser started the 2007–08 season at the helm of Serie B side Mantova, with the aim to fight for a promotion spot; however, results did not confirm the initial goals, and he was sacked on February 24, 2008, leaving Mantova in seventh place, seven points far from the fourth playoff spot.[1]
On January 2009 he accepted a coaching offer from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Padova;[2] however, his stint with the patavini lasted only one month, as he was sacked later on February.[3]
On June 2009 he was named Novara manager. His tenure proved to be highly successful, as he led his club to become Lega Pro Prima Divisione champions in his first season in charge. In the 2010–11 season, Tesser repeated himself as he guided Novara to third place in the final table, then winning a second consecutive promotion to Serie A after defeating Reggina and Padova in the playoffs. The Serie A comeback however proved to be particularly difficult for Novara, who only managed to win 12 points after the first 20 games: this cost Tesser the job, as he was removed from his managerial duties on 30 January 2012 following a 2–0 away loss against Palermo; he was replaced by veteran coach Emiliano Mondonico.[4] On 6 March 2012 he was recalled by Novara as head coach,[5] but on 31 October 2012 he was again sacked.[6]
On 13 June 2015 Tesser was appointed as the head coach of Avellino, replacing Massimo Rastelli.[7]
References
- ↑ "ESONERATO ATTILIO TESSER" (in Italian). AC Mantova. 2008-02-24. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "ATTILIO TESSER NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PADOVA" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ↑ "CARLO SABATINI TORNA A SEDERE SULLA PANCHINA DEL PADOVA" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ↑ "TESSER LASCIA IL NOVARA, IN ARRIVO MONDONICO". Novara Calcio (in Italian). 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ "Caos Novara, Tesser torna in panchina Mondonico esonerato dopo 6 partite". Novara Calcio (in Italian). 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "Tesser esonerato dal Novara Promosso Gattuso dalla Primavera" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Attilio Tesser è il nuovo allenatore dell'Avellino" (in Italian). A.S. Avellino 1912. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
Sources
- "Tesser, eroe dell'Udinese nel 1985, "nemico" domenica" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. Retrieved 2006-10-31.