Onofrio Barone
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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.
, a club he left in 1986 after it went bankrupt. He then joined Foggia
in 1987 after a single negative season at Messina, and played 164 games in five seasons at the club, with whom he made his Serie A
debut under the tenure of Zdeněk Zeman
. In 1992 he joined Bari
, with whom he enjoyed a promotion to Serie A in his first season and another taste of top flight in 1993–94. He then won a personal third promotion to Serie A with Verona
in 1996, but only played at Serie B level and lower since then. This was then followed by a number of footballing seasons with several other teams, mostly from Southern Italy, including a comeback stint at Palermo under head coach Ignazio Arcoleo
. Barone retired in 2006 after playing a single season at Eccellenza Sicily
club Carini, then coached by his friend and former Palermo teammate Rosario Compagno.
as assistant to head coach Giuseppe Materazzi
. In July 2009, he was appointed head coach of Tercera División
club Ibiza-Eivissa after recommendation of Materazzi himself, who was serving as managing director at the time; he however left by the end of the season after the club went bankrupt.
In July 2011 he was announced as new member of the Palermo
youth coaching staff, working initially as assistant to Under-20 youth coach Devis Mangia
. On 31 August 2011, following Mangia's appointment as new Palermo caretaker, Barone was assigned first team duties too.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
football coach and former player, currently in charge as assistant coach of hometown club 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...
of the 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...
league.
Playing career
Barone started his career at hometown club 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...
, a club he left in 1986 after it went bankrupt. He then joined 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....
in 1987 after a single negative season at Messina, and played 164 games in five seasons at the club, with whom he made his 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...
debut under the tenure of Zdeněk Zeman
Zdenek Zeman
Zdeněk Zeman is a Czech-Italian football coach. He has managed numerous different teams, mostly in Italian football, over the years, and is currently in charge of Serie B club Pescara.-Biography:...
. In 1992 he joined 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....
, with whom he enjoyed a promotion to Serie A in his first season and another taste of top flight in 1993–94. He then won a personal third promotion to Serie A with Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
in 1996, but only played at Serie B level and lower since then. This was then followed by a number of footballing seasons with several other teams, mostly from Southern Italy, including a comeback stint at Palermo under head coach Ignazio Arcoleo
Ignazio Arcoleo
Ignazio Arcoleo is an Italian footballer and manager.- Playing career :Arcoleo, born in Mondello, a Palermo maritime frazione, to a fishermans' family, started his professional career in 1966/1967 for his home city team. He returned to play for Palermo in 1970, becoming one of the most...
. Barone retired in 2006 after playing a single season at Eccellenza Sicily
Eccellenza Sicily
Eccellenza Sicily is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the Isle of Sicily, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
club Carini, then coached by his friend and former Palermo teammate Rosario Compagno.
Coaching career
In 2007 Barone returned to BariA.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....
as assistant to head coach Giuseppe Materazzi
Giuseppe Materazzi
Giuseppe Materazzi is an Italian football manager and former player.- Playing career :...
. In July 2009, he was appointed head coach of Tercera División
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
club Ibiza-Eivissa after recommendation of Materazzi himself, who was serving as managing director at the time; he however left by the end of the season after the club went bankrupt.
In July 2011 he was announced as new member of the 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...
youth coaching staff, working initially as assistant to Under-20 youth coach Devis Mangia
Devis Mangia
Devis Mangia is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Serie A club Palermo.-Early years:...
. On 31 August 2011, following Mangia's appointment as new Palermo caretaker, Barone was assigned first team duties too.