Elio Gustinetti (born 29 March 1955 in Bergamo) is an Italian football

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Coaching career

From Leffe to AlbinoLeffe

Leffe and Albinese

Gustinetti started his coaching career in 1988 with

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club Leffe, ending the season in third place. He then moved at Promozione club Albinese, leading them to win the league and gaining promotion to Serie D. After a ninth and a tenth place, he left Albinese in 1992 and returned into coaching in 1994, again with Leffe, now in Serie C1.

Lecco

In 1995, he moved to Serie C2's

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, where he stayed for two seasons, ended in sixth and second place respectively, and winning promotion to Serie C1 in the latter season.

Lumezzane

In 1997, he signed for

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, winning a spot in the Serie C1 promotion playoffs but failing to win it.

Reggina, Empoli and Treviso

Since 1998 to 2001 he has coached in

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, Empoli and

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, seasons all ended with a dismissal.

AlbinoLeffe

In 2001, he was appointed by Serie C1 minnows AlbinoLeffe, a club founded a few years before following the merger of Leffe and Albinese, both teams previously coached by Gustinetti. In 2003, he led AlbinoLeffe to a surprising and historical promotion to

, after defeating Pisa on playoffs. He served as AlbinoLeffe boss in their two first Serie B campaign, escaping relegation in both cases.

Arezzo and Crotone

He joined newly promoted Serie B club Arezzo in 2005, leading the side to an impressive seventh place; this was followed by an unsuccessful campaign at Crotone, during which he was sacked in the half-season.

The return to AlbinoLeffe

He returned to AlbinoLeffe in 2007, replacing

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and starting his experience with an impressive 16 points in the first six league matches. He then managed to lead AlbinoLeffe successfully into the top league position, with strong chances of direct promotion; however, a string of four consecutive home losses, and a troubled relationship with club chairman

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led the latter to dismiss him on 26 May 2008, after a 0–4 home loss to

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which mathematically excluded AlbinoLeffe from a direct promotion spot, with only one game remaining in the regular season, depriving him of the chance to attend the promotion playoffs. He was replaced by youth team coach and former team player

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Grosseto

In June 2008 he was announced as new head coach of Serie B team

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for the upcoming 2008–09 season. After a very impressive start that led the Tuscans in the higher table spots, results declined throughout mid-season, with Gustinetti being dismissed on 15 February 2009. He was replaced by

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; however, on 25 March Gustinetti was recalled at the helm of the ''biancorossi'' after Rossi himself was dismissed due to his failure in improving results. In the 2009–10 he guided Grosseto again into good results, heading his club to the promotion playoff zone once again. However, another small decline in performances, together with a strained relationship with club chairman Piero Camilli, costed him another sacking in March 2010.

Ascoli

On 31 May 2010 it was confirmed he would serve as head coach of

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in the 2010–11 Serie B season. His stint with the ''bianconeri'' club from Marche however lasted a mere few months, as Gustinetti was removed from his head coaching post on the 3rd of November due to poor results, with Ascoli being last-placed in the league.

Spezia

In the season 2011-12 he is the head coach of

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in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A until 4 October 2011 when he was sacked and replaced by

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Lecce

On 14 May 2013, Gustinetti was appointed at the helm of

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fallen giants Lecce to replace Antonio Toma after he failed to win the league, ending the regular season in second place behind

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. He was hired only for the

promotion playoffs, in which Lecce challenged and defeated

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in a two-legged semifinal to ensure themselves a final against third-placed

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References

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