Giovanni Tedesco
Encyclopedia
Giovanni Tedesco is an Italian
former footballer in the role of centre midfielder
, currently in charge as youth coach of U.S. Città di Palermo
.
, because of his thin build, and moved to Reggina
. At Reggina, he quickly became a regular in 1990. After three seasons with Reggina (1 in Serie B
, 2 in Serie C1
), Tedesco moved to Fiorentina
in 1993 and helped the team to win the Serie B league. The following season, he then debuted in Serie A
in a 2–1 win against Cagliari
on September 4, 1994.
Successively, Tedesco has also played for Foggia
, Salernitana and Perugia
, where he stayed for six seasons and became popular as a valuable midfielder and team leader, especially during his time with Serse Cosmi
as manager.
In January 2004, Tedesco was signed by Genoa
of Serie B in an attempt to strengthen the team for the end of the season, which was seeing the rossoblu fighting for the promotion to Serie A. However, Tedesco only settle in with the arrival of Serse Cosmi, his former coach at Perugia, for the following season, who replaced Luigi De Canio
who had not been able to maintain the team into the top table positions. Genoa eventually won Serie B in 2005. However the club was denied promotion and instead relegated to Serie C1 due to alleged match frauds. After relegation to Serie C1, Tedesco chose to stay and played in Genoa for the first half of the 2005–06 season before accepting an offer from Palermo which he would not have ever refused.
On January 8, 2006, Tedesco played his 500th professional match, a home debut match against Lazio
, which the club won 3–1, and he scored the second goal. His contract with Palermo, due to expire on June 2007, was renewed for one more year after the final matchday. He was later stated to have refused offers from several other clubs in order to stay in Palermo and expecting to end his playing career with the rosanero. On April 10, 2008 he agreed terms with Palermo for another one-year extension of his contract with the rosanero.
In 2008–09 he was featured even less, only playing 17 games in his season with the rosanero, many of them in the final part of season. On June 2009 the club announced to have agreed a two-year extension for the 37-year old local hero and Palermo native, who will play with a rosanero jersey until June 2011. However, in the 2009–10 season he found limited opportunities in the first team, appearing only seven times during the club's Serie A season. In June 2010 it was confirmed Giovanni Tedesco's retirement from football, and his appointment as US Palermo's new team manager. He left his position a few months later to work alongside youth system chief Rosario Argento as his aide; later on September 2011 Tedesco took his first coaching job, as head of the under-17 Allievi Regionali team for Palermo.
, who is playing for Reggina.
Italy
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former footballer in the role of centre midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, currently in charge as youth coach of U.S. Città di Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
.
Club career
Despite being a native of Palermo, Tedesco was initially refused by the local team, PalermoU.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
, because of his thin build, and moved to Reggina
Reggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
. At Reggina, he quickly became a regular in 1990. After three seasons with Reggina (1 in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, 2 in Serie C1
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
), Tedesco moved to Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
in 1993 and helped the team to win the Serie B league. The following season, he then debuted in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
in a 2–1 win against Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
on September 4, 1994.
Successively, Tedesco has also played for Foggia
U.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....
, Salernitana and Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
, where he stayed for six seasons and became popular as a valuable midfielder and team leader, especially during his time with Serse Cosmi
Serse Cosmi
However, after a disappointing series of results, including elimination in Champions League and results in Serie A much below the expected results, Cosmi was finally fired on February 10, 2006.-Brescia and Livorno:...
as manager.
In January 2004, Tedesco was signed by Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
of Serie B in an attempt to strengthen the team for the end of the season, which was seeing the rossoblu fighting for the promotion to Serie A. However, Tedesco only settle in with the arrival of Serse Cosmi, his former coach at Perugia, for the following season, who replaced Luigi De Canio
Luigi De Canio
Luigi "Gigi" De Canio is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979–80 with Matera, marking his debut in the division on September 16, 1979 against Genoa...
who had not been able to maintain the team into the top table positions. Genoa eventually won Serie B in 2005. However the club was denied promotion and instead relegated to Serie C1 due to alleged match frauds. After relegation to Serie C1, Tedesco chose to stay and played in Genoa for the first half of the 2005–06 season before accepting an offer from Palermo which he would not have ever refused.
On January 8, 2006, Tedesco played his 500th professional match, a home debut match against Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, which the club won 3–1, and he scored the second goal. His contract with Palermo, due to expire on June 2007, was renewed for one more year after the final matchday. He was later stated to have refused offers from several other clubs in order to stay in Palermo and expecting to end his playing career with the rosanero. On April 10, 2008 he agreed terms with Palermo for another one-year extension of his contract with the rosanero.
In 2008–09 he was featured even less, only playing 17 games in his season with the rosanero, many of them in the final part of season. On June 2009 the club announced to have agreed a two-year extension for the 37-year old local hero and Palermo native, who will play with a rosanero jersey until June 2011. However, in the 2009–10 season he found limited opportunities in the first team, appearing only seven times during the club's Serie A season. In June 2010 it was confirmed Giovanni Tedesco's retirement from football, and his appointment as US Palermo's new team manager. He left his position a few months later to work alongside youth system chief Rosario Argento as his aide; later on September 2011 Tedesco took his first coaching job, as head of the under-17 Allievi Regionali team for Palermo.
Personal life
Giovanni Tedesco has two brothers who are also football players, Salvatore (formerly of Perugia and Lucchese) and GiacomoGiacomo Tedesco
Giacomo Tedesco is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for Trapani Calcio.-Club career:...
, who is playing for Reggina.