Giovanni Stroppa
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.jpg) Stroppa as head coach of Foggia in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Stroppa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulazzano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cremonese (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | AC Milan | 35 | (2) |
| 1987–1989 | → Monza (loan) | 71 | (5) |
| 1991–1993 | Lazio | 50 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | Foggia | 30 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 | AC Milan | 19 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Udinese | 45 | (3) |
| 1997–2000 | Piacenza | 63 | (3) |
| 2000 | Brescia | 17 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Genoa | 59 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | Alzano Virescit | 25 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Avellino | 33 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Foggia | 9 | (1) |
| 2005 | Chiari | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 463 | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Italy U21 | 7 | (3) |
| 1989 | Italy B[2] | 1 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Italy | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Südtirol | ||
| 2012 | Pescara | ||
| 2013 | Spezia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Südtirol | ||
| 2016–2018 | Foggia | ||
| 2018 | Crotone | ||
| 2018–2021 | Crotone | ||
| 2021–2022 | Monza | ||
| 2023– | Cremonese | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanni Stroppa (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni ˈstrɔppa]; born 24 January 1968) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Serie B club Cremonese.
Club career[edit]
AC Milan and loan to Monza[edit]
Stroppa started his playing career in AC Milan's youth system, and was loaned for two seasons at Monza, a de facto Milan feeder club at the time.[citation needed] He returned to Milan in 1989, making his professional senior debut for the club in the Coppa Italia on 23 August, in a 0–0 away draw against Parma;[citation needed] Milan later reached the Coppa Italia final, only to be defeated by Juventus.[citation needed] He made his Serie A debut on 27 August 1989, in a 3–0 away win over Cesena, marking the occasion by scoring a long-range goal.[citation needed] Stroppa finished his first season with the team by winning a European Cup, a European Super Cup, and an Intercontinental Cup in 1990, under coach Arrigo Sacchi.[3]
Lazio and Foggia[edit]
In 1991, he signed for Lazio,[citation needed] and in 1993 he moved to Foggia, then an outsider Serie A team known for their spectacular, offensive style of play under coach Zdeněk Zeman.[citation needed]
Return to AC Milan[edit]
After an impressive season with Foggia, he returned to the Stadio San Siro to play with Milan for a single season, winning his third UEFA Super Cup with the club, as well as the Supercoppa Italiana.[citation needed] In total, Stroppa made 85 appearances for Milan, scoring nine goals; he made his final appearance for the club in a 1–0 away defeat to Napoli, in Serie A, on 18 May 1995.[3]
Final years[edit]
After leaving Milan, Stroppa then played two seasons with Udinese and two seasons and a half with Piacenza before joining Brescia in the 2001 winter transfer market. After a few other experiences with Genoa in Serie B, Alzano Virescit of Serie C1 and Avellino of Serie B, he returned to Foggia, in Serie C1, in 2004.[3]
He retired in late 2005, after a short spell with Chiari of Serie D, where he was joined by his former Brescia teammate and striker Dario Hübner.[3]
International career[edit]
Stroppa's notable performances for the club even allowed him to make his debut for the Italy national football team on 13 October 1993, in a 3–1 home win over Scotland;[3] in total, he made four appearances for Italy between 1993 and 1994, under his former Milan manager Sacchi.[4]
Managerial career[edit]
AC Milan U21[edit]
Stroppa was coach of Milan's under-21 team for the 2010–11 season, but was relieved of his duties on 11 June 2011, with a year still to run on his contract, and just one week after losing 1–0 to Roma in the quarter-finals of the Campionato Primavera.[5]
Südtirol[edit]
On 13 July 2011, he was unveiled as new head coach of Südtirol.[6]
Pescara[edit]
On 8 June 2012, he was named head coach of Serie A newcomers Pescara, replacing Zdeněk Zeman, his former boss during his first spell as a player at Foggia, who was signed by Roma a few days before his appointment.[7] He was assisted by Andrea Guerra, Francesco Sità, Andrea Tonelli and Massimo Marini.[citation needed] He resigned as coach of Pescara on 18 November 2012, after a series of bad results and the team has fallen in the middle of the relegation zone.[citation needed] He left the club along with Guerra (vice-coach) and two assistants Sità and Tonelli.[citation needed]
Spezia[edit]
In June 2013, he was named new head coach of Serie B club Spezia.[8]
Return to Südtirol[edit]
On 20 April 2015, Stroppa returned as head coach of Südtirol, ending the 2014–15 season in tenth place.[citation needed] The following season, Stroppa helped the side finish in tenth place once again.[citation needed] On 12 May 2016, Südtirol communicated that Stroppa's contract would not be renewed following its expiration on 30 June.[citation needed]
Foggia[edit]
On 14 August 2016, he was appointed by Foggia.[citation needed] He reached a promotion to Serie B with the Pugliese team.[citation needed]
Crotone[edit]
In June 2018, Stroppa was appointed as coach of Crotone, replacing Walter Zenga.[9] Crotone announced the dismissal of Stroppa on 29 October 2018.[10] He was reinstated as head coach on 28 December 2018, following the resignation of Massimo Oddo, who had previously replaced him in charge of the Calabrian club.[11]
Since his return at Crotone, Stroppa led the Calabrian club to twelfth place in his first season, and was awarded a new contract.[12] On his second season, he led Crotone to automatic promotion to Serie A, leading the Rossoblu back to the top flight after a two-year absence. His debut season as a Serie A manager however did not prove to be successful, as Crotone struggled to stay out of the relegation zone, leading to Stroppa being sacked on 1 March 2021.[13]
Monza[edit]
On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Stroppa would be appointed head coach of Monza on 1 July.[14] He returned to the club 32 years after his experience as a player.[14] Stroppa's first win as a Monza coach came on 29 August, helping his side win 1–0 at home against Cremonese.[15]
He guided Monza to fourth place in the regular season, missing out on automatic promotion following a 0–1 loss to Perugia in the final game, which allowed Cremonese and Pisa to overtake the Biancorossi, who were placed in second place with one game to go.[16] In the promotion playoff tournament, Monza entered in the semifinals, where they eliminated Brescia, and then defeated Pisa in a two-legged final on a 6–4 aggregate result (after extra time), thus ensuring themselves a historical first promotion to Serie A in the 110-year club history.[17]
Confirmed in charge of the Brianzoli for the club's debut Serie A season, Stroppa was dismissed on 13 September 2022 after achieving only one point in the first six games.[18]
Cremonese[edit]
On 19 September 2023, Stroppa was named the new head coach of Serie B promotion hopefuls Cremonese, replacing Davide Ballardini.[19]
Style of play[edit]
A quick, energetic, and talented, yet injury-prone player, Stroppa was mainly known for his technical skills, and his ability to create chances for teammates, which enabled him to play in several creative midfield and attacking roles: he was initially deployed as an attacking midfielder, or as a supporting striker, but he was also used as a winger, and even as a central midfielder on occasion; he later played as a deep-lying playmaker during the final seasons of his career.[3][20][21]
Career statistics[edit]
Managerial[edit]
- As of match played 12 April 2024[22]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Südtirol |  | 13 July 2011 | 20 May 2012 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 31.58 |
| Pescara | | 8 June 2012 | 18 November 2012 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 28.57 |
| Spezia | | 20 June 2013 | 14 December 2013 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 38.10 |
| Südtirol | | 20 April 2015 | 12 May 2016 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 30.00 |
| Foggia | | 14 August 2016 | 20 June 2018 | 87 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 151 | 107 | +44 | 51.72 |
| Crotone | | 20 June 2018 | 29 October 2018 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 45.45 |
| Crotone | | 28 December 2018 | 1 March 2021 | 84 | 32 | 18 | 34 | 117 | 121 | −4 | 38.10 |
| Monza | | 1 July 2021 | 13 September 2022 | 50 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 48.00 |
| Cremonese | | 19 September 2023 | Present | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 56.67 |
| Total | 375 | 159 | 95 | 121 | 526 | 470 | +56 | 42.40 | |||
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
AC Milan[3]
- European Cup: 1989–90
- UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994
- Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1994
References[edit]
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 83" [Official Press Release No. 83] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 12 November 2012. p. 6. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Giovanni Stroppa" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Stroppa, Giovanni" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Stroppa esonerato da tecnico della Primavera". milannews.it (in Italian). milannews.it. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "CALCIO: LEGA PRO; STROPPA NUOVO ALLENATORE SUDTIROL" [FOOTBALL: LEGA PRO; STROPPA NEW SUDTIROL HEAD COACH] (in Italian). ANSA.it. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Giovanni Stroppa nuovo allenatore" [Official: Giovanni Stroppa new head coach] (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Giovanni Stroppa è il nuovo allenatore dello Spezia" [Official: Giovanni Stroppa is the new Spezia head coach] (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "GIOVANNI STROPPA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL CROTONE". F.C. Crotone. 20 June 2018.
- ^ "MISTER STROPPA SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO" (in Italian). Crotone. 29 October 2018.
- ^ "ODDO SI DIMETTE. STROPPA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Salvezza, promozione, difficoltà ed esonero: l'avventura di Stroppa a Crotone tra gioie e dolori" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Official: Crotone sack Stroppa". Football Italia. 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Welcome back Giovanni Stroppa!". A.C. Monza. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "La Cremonese gioca meglio, il Monza vince: finisce 1–0 in Brianza". Pianeta Serie B (in Italian). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Cremonese in serie A, il Monza crolla a Perugia e va ai playoff: i verdetti della serie B". Il Giorno (in Italian). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "BERLUSCONI'S MONZA PROMOTED TO SERIE A AFTER SEVEN-GOAL THRILLER". Football Italia. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE". AC Monza (in Italian). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Giovanni Stroppa nuovo allenatore della Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ CORRADO SANNUCCI (9 August 1991). "ANCORA UMILI MA PER POCO". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Germano Bovolenta (20 November 1998). "Stroppa e le storie di un calcio felice" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Giovanni Stroppa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- Playing career at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007)
- Giovanni Stroppa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)