Associazione Sportiva Gubbio 1910 is an
Italian association football club, based in
Gubbio,
Umbria. The club play in
Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.
History
The multi-sport club SPES Gubbio was founded in 1908. In 1910 SPES Gubbio began its football activity, and the official football sector was established on 25 March 1913.
In February 2009, the club made national headlines by hiring 70-year-old
UEFA Cup-winning coach
Luigi Simoni as technical director (due to age limits), with former under-19 team boss
Riccardo Tumiatti Riccardo is a male given name, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader".
It may refer to:
People A–L
*Riccardo Antoniazzi (1853–1912), Italian violin maker
*Riccardo Bacchelli (1891–1985), ...
being promoted as first team coach.
In the season
2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It will be divided into two ...
season the club won promotion to
Serie B after 63 years, under the guidance of
Vincenzo Torrente
Vincenzo Torrente (born 12 February 1966) is an Italian football coach and former defender, currently working as head coach of club Padova.
Playing career
After starting his career at minor league club Nocerina, Torrente joined Genoa at the a ...
(as appointed by Simoni himself). However, Gubbio's stay in the second tier of Italian football lasted only one season as they were immediately relegated back to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
Colours and stadium
The team's colours are dark blue and red.
Their home field is the
Stadio Pietro Barbetti, a 5,300 capacity all-seater stadium.
Current squad
Out on loan
References
External links
Official site
Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Umbria
Association football clubs established in 1910
Serie B clubs
Serie C clubs
1910 establishments in Italy
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