Carlo Perrone (born 12 October 1960 in

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) is an Italian professional

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manager and a former player.

Career

Playing career

Perrone played 7 seasons (72 games) in the

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for

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and

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Coaching career

As a coach, he led A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco to promotion to

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ph ...

. The offseason was full of optimism and

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was hired as club's vice-president, but Perrone was fired after just 2 games in the new season. On 26 July 2011 he was appointed head coach of

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, a newly refounded club of the historical local club Salernitana in Serie D. He guided Salerno Calcio to immediate promotion to

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, but was not confirmed for the 2012–13 campaign, as the board opted to hire

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instead. He was called back on 20 September 2012, from the now named

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, after the sacking of Galderisi.

References

1960 births Living people Italian footballers Serie A players Serie B players S.S. Lazio players A.S. Roma players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players U.S. Lecce players U.S. Avellino 1912 players U.S. Salernitana 1919 managers Italian football managers Association football defenders {{Italy-footy-defender-1960s-stub