Roberto Rizzo

Roberto Rizzo
Personal information
Date of birth	20 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	San Cesario di Lecce, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Lecce
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1981	Lecce
1981–1982	→ Cosenza (loan)
1982–1986	Lecce
1986–1987	Salernitana
1987–1991	Monopoli
1991–1992	Perugia
1992–1994	Monopoli
Managerial career
2002–2006	Lecce (youth team)
2006	Lecce (assistant)
2006	Martina
2007–2008	Casarano
2010	Matera
2010–2011	Lecce (assistant)
2012	Genoa (assistant)
2013–2014	Catania (assistant)
2016	Virtus Lanciano (assistant)
2017	Lecce
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2017

Roberto Rizzo (born 20 October 1961 in San Cesario di Lecce) is a former Italian football midfielder and current manager.

Career

Player

During his career, Rizzo represented U.S. Lecce (two stints) and other teams. He made his Serie A debut on 8 December 1985 with Lecce against Como.^[1]

Coach

Having retired in 1994, Rizzo started as coach of Lecce youth team and won 2 Campionati Primavera (2002–03, 2003–04), 2 Coppe Italia (2001–02, 2004–05) and 2 Supercoppe italiane (2004, 2005).^[1]

In January 2006 he was appointed new manager of Lecce in Serie A together with Franco Paleari.^[1] He won a Coppa Italia Serie D with Matera in 2009–10.^[1]

He was named assistant coach of Lecce, Genoa and Catania in Serie A and Virtus Lanciano in Serie B.^[1]

On 24 April 2017 he was confirmed as the new manager of Lecce in Lega Pro.^[1] He led Lecce to the play-off quarter-finals and extended his deal for another season.

On 10 September 2017 he quit for personal reasons, after three Serie C matches.^[2]