Giuseppe Materazzi

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Giuseppe Materazzi. As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...

Italy

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football

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Sardinian-born Materazzi is best remember as one of the most representative players for U.S. Lecce

U.S. Lecce

Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

, where he spent seven years and played 228 Serie C

Serie C

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matches. He also played for Tempio

U.S. Tempio

Unione Sportiva Tempio is an Italian association football club located in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia. Its colors are all-blue.The club played the 2006–07 season in Serie D/Division B, placing first and gaining promotion to Serie C2...

, 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...

and Bari

A.S. Bari

Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....

Managing career

Materazzi started his coaching career in 1979, for Tuscan Serie C2

Serie C

team Cerretese. He first coached Serie A

Serie A

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team, Pisa SC

Pisa Calcio

Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...

, in 1987/1988, leading the side to a 13th place finish. He then coached 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...

for two seasons, before to move to 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...

side Messina

F.C. Messina Peloro

Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...

in 1990. His longest period as football coach started in 1992 in Bari

A.S. Bari

, where he already played in his past career and coached, but at the youth level. He stayed four years in Bari, two of them in Serie A. He then coached a number of minor Serie A and Serie B teams, such as Padova

Calcio Padova

Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...

, Brescia

Brescia Calcio

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, Piacenza

Piacenza Calcio

Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...

, before being signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal in July 1999. However his experience lasted just a few months, as Materazzi was fired on September 1999 after a UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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loss to Viking F.K.

Viking F.K.

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. On early November he was called by Venezia chairman Maurizio Zamparini

Maurizio Zamparini

Maurizio Zamparini is an Italian businessman and the current owner and chairman of Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo....

to replace Luciano Spalletti

Luciano Spalletti

Luciano Spalletti is a retired Italian footballer and current coach of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.-Playing career:Born in Certaldo, Province of Florence, Spalletti played for Serie C teams such as Entella, Spezia, Viareggio and Empoli....

at the helm of that Serie A

Serie A

team, but was fired just 27 days later, and notably replaced by Spalletti. His last club experience came in January 2001, as Materazzi was appointed to coach 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....

of Serie A.

In 2003, Materazzi signed a three year deal with Chinese

China

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club Tianjin Teda

Tianjin Teda FC

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, but left after just one year. His name was recently mentioned regarding the head coaching position for the Costa Rica national team

Costa Rica national football team

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.

On February 26, 2007, Materazzi was appointed head coach of Serie B club Bari

A.S. Bari

, replacing Rolando Maran. He led his club to a quiet escape from relegation, and was confirmed for the 2007-08 season

Serie B 2007-08

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. He resigned from his post on December 27, 2007, shortly after being defeated 4–0 at home by Lecce

U.S. Lecce

in the Apulian derby.

On 30 December 2008 Materazzi signed a contract to become the head coach of Olympiakos Volos, after just two months, Materazzi has decided to quit Volos on 6 March 2009. The Italian trainer has decided to resign because he has not reached the targets that he had fixed.

In July 2009 he was unveiled as new general manager of Spanish

Spain

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Tercera División

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side SE Eivissa-Ibiza

SE Eivissa-Ibiza

Unión Deportiva Ibiza-Eivissa was a Spanish football team based in Ibiza Town, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1995, it last played in Regional de Ibiza, holding home matches at Estadi Can Misses, with a capacity of 10,000 seats.-History:Unión Deportiva Ibiza-Eivissa...

, where he worked alongside new head coach Onofrio Barone

Onofrio Barone

Onofrio Barone is an Italian football coach and former player, currently in charge as assistant coach of hometown club Palermo of the Serie A league.-Playing career:...

, former Serie A player who also served as Materazzi's assistant in a number of clubs.

In 2010, he signed with Romanian club Braşov

FC Brasov

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, but resigned after just 3 days.

International

He is also the father of former Internazionale

F.C. Internazionale Milano

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defender

Defender (football)

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and world cup winner Marco Materazzi

Marco Materazzi

Marco Materazzi , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently a free agent.At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia and signed for...

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