Giovanni Lopez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 23, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Varese | 104 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Fidelis Andria | 62 | (0) |
| 1991–1997 | Vicenza | 191 | (11) |
| 1997–1998 | Lazio | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Napoli | 49 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Lodigiani | 24 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Cisco Roma | ||
| 2008 | Cisco Roma | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vicenza | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Giovanni Lopez (born May 23, 1967 in Rome) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.
Playing career
Whilst at Vicenza he won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia.[1] He then played for Lazio, Napoli and Torino before retiring after a single season at Rome-based club Lodigiani.
Coaching career
Lopez returned into Lodigiani, now rebranded as Cisco Roma, in 2006, this time as a head coach, and once again in 2008 On 15 July 2013 he was appointed as the head coach of Vicenza Calcio first team.[2]
He led Vicenza to promotion playoffs in Lega Pro Prima Divisione in his first season in charge, and was confirmed after the club was picked to fill a vacancy in the Serie B league. He was successively sacked on 29 October 2014 due to poor results.[3]
Honours
- Vicenza
- Coppa Italia winner: 1996–97,
- Lazio
- Coppa Italia winner: 1997–98,
- Supercoppa Italiana winner: 1998.
References
- ↑ "1996/97 Coppa Italia". gazzetta.it. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ Manduzio, Massimo. "In panchina "il" capitano Lopez". il giornale di Vicenza. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "DISPOSTO L'ESONERO DEL TECNICO GIOVANNI LOPEZ" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.