The Atalanta B.C. Youth Sector ( it, Settore Giovanile) comprises the ''Primavera'' (under-19) team and the academy of Italian professional
football
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club
Atalanta B.C. The under-19 squad competes in the
Campionato Primavera 1. The club's ''Primavera'' side has been
champions of Italy four times, having last won the championship in 2019–20. The under-18 side has won the
Campionato Allievi Nazionali on four occasions, most recently in the 2015–16 season.
Primavera
Current squad
In bold players already capped with senior team in official matches.
Non-playing staff (under-19 squad)
*Director: Flavio Negrini
* Head Coach:
Massimo Brambilla
Massimo Brambilla (born 4 March 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Juventus Next Gen. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Brambilla grew up in the footb ...
* Fitness Coach:
* Goalkeeping Coach:
Giorgio Frezzolini
Giorgio Frezzolini (born 21 January 1976) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
A Lazio youth system product, Frezzolini never played for the '' biancocelesti'' and was instead sent on loan to several minor league te ...
* Team Doctor: Marco Cassago
* Physiotherapist: Alfredo Adami
Settore Giovanile
Berretti (under-18 squad)
Non-playing staff (under-18 squad)
*Directors: Maurizio De Lorenzo / Amelio Macetti
* Head Coach:
Stefano Lorenzi
Stefano Lorenzi (born 18 January 1977) is an Italian professional footballer.
He played 5 seasons (42 games, 1 goal) in the Serie A for Atalanta B.C., A.C. ChievoVerona and Treviso F.C. 1993
Treviso Foot Ball Club 1993, commonly known as ...
* Fitness Coach: Andrea Filippelli
* Goalkeeping Coach:
Giorgio Frezzolini
Giorgio Frezzolini (born 21 January 1976) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
A Lazio youth system product, Frezzolini never played for the '' biancocelesti'' and was instead sent on loan to several minor league te ...
* Team Doctor: Fabrizio Caroli
* Physiotherapist: Leonardo Belotti
Youth system
Below the Primavera team (U19), and Berretti (U18), there are six other teams listed on the official website:
*Allievi Nazionali (U17)
*Allievi Lega Pro (U16)
*Giovanissimi Nazionali (U15)
*Giovanissimi Regionali A (U14)
*Giovanissimi Regionali B (U13)
*Giovanissimi Regionali Femminili
Managerial history
*
Valter Bonacina
Valter Bonacina (born 30 July 1964) is an Italian association football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
Career
Playing career
He spent the majority of his career playing for Atalanta (10 seasons, 7 of which in Serie A) and A.S ...
(2012–2017) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach)
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Massimo Brambilla
Massimo Brambilla (born 4 March 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Juventus Next Gen. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Brambilla grew up in the footb ...
(2015–2017) – ''Allievi Nazionali'' (under-17 coach)
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Massimo Brambilla
Massimo Brambilla (born 4 March 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Juventus Next Gen. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Brambilla grew up in the footb ...
(2017–2022) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach)
* Marco Fioretto (2022–present) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach)
Honours
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Campionato Nazionale Primavera
The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...
**Champions: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19, 2019–20
*
Torneo Città di Arco
** 2016, 2017
*
Campionato Allievi Nazionali
** 1991–92, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2015–16
* U-17 Supercoppa Italiana
** 2016
*
Torneo Internazionale Maggioni-Righi
** 2017
Notable former Primavera and youth team players
Many players from Atalanta's Primavera squad go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Atalanta or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high level of club football.
*
Michele Canini
Michele Canini (born 5 June 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.
Club career Cagliari & early career
After a loan spell in Serie C1 team Sambenedettese, his first club Atalanta sold him to Cagliari Calcio in co-ownership deal ...
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Richard Hughes
References
External links
Official Atalanta B.C. SiteHow Atalanta's academy is shaping the future of Italian football– ''These Football Times'' (2017)
{{Campionato Nazionale Primavera
Youth
Football academies in Italy
UEFA Youth League teams