Fabio Caserta (born 24 September 1978) is an Italian

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coach and former player who was most recently manager of

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Playing career

After a long career playing in minor divisions ( Serie D with Locri, and

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with Igea Virtus), he was signed by Serie B side

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in 2004, becoming a team leader and a fan favourite, as well as a protagonist in the successful 2005–06 campaign that brought the ''rossazzurri'' back into Serie A. After an impressive 2006–07 season, he was then signed on 31 August 2007 by arch-rivals

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. On 31 July 2008, Serie A newcomers

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bought the contract of Caserta from

for €1.6million. He was successively acquired by Atalanta for the 2009–10 season, after Lecce were relegated to Serie B. On 24 June 2010, he was loaned to Serie A newcomer Cesena along with Maximiliano Pellegrino, as part of the deal that Atalanta bought

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outright.

Coaching career

After retirement, he stayed at Juve Stabia as part of head coach

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's staff. On 15 July 2017 he was announced as Juve Stabia's new head coach. On his second season in charge, he guided Juve Stabia to direct promotion to Serie B as Serie C/C winners. He left Juve Stabia following their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 26 August 2020 he was hired by Serie C club Perugia. On his first season in charge, Perugia were crowned Girone B champions, thus ensuring themselves promotion to Serie B after only one season in the Italian third tier. On 15 June 2021, one day after leaving Perugia by mutual consent, Caserta was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club

, signing a two-year deal with the Campanians. After guiding Benevento to a playoff spot in his first season, he was confirmed for the 2022–23 campaign, and dismissed on 20 September 2022 following a disappointing start of the season.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Managerial

Juve Stabia * Serie C: 2018–19 (Girone C) Perugia * Serie C: 2020–21 (Girone B)

References

Living people 1978 births A.S.D. Igea 1946 players Catania S.S.D. players U.S. Lecce players Atalanta B.C. players A.C. Cesena players U.S. Pergolettese 1932 players Palermo F.C. players S.S. Juve Stabia players Serie A players Serie B players Association football midfielders Italian footballers Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria Italian football managers A.C. Perugia Calcio managers Benevento Calcio managers Serie B managers Serie C managers Footballers from Calabria {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub