Gianpietro Zecchin (born 5 May 1983) is an
Italian football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of
Mestre.
Biography
Born in
Camposampiero, the Province of Padua ( it, Padova), Veneto, Zecchin started his career at
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. ...
. After the club promoted to Serie C1 in 2001, Zecchin spent 2 seasons in Serie C2 club
South Tyrol. In 2003 Zecchin returned to the city of
Padua and spent 4 seasons. However the club failed to promote to Serie B from Serie C1. In June 2006 Zecchin signed a new 2-year contract and again in late August 2007 However, on 30 August 2007 Zecchin was sold to Serie B club
Grosseto in
co-ownership deal. Zecchin played 21 times in his first
Serie B season, mainly as substitutes. In June 2008 Grosseto bought Zecchin outright. In August 2008 Zecchin left for
2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season is the thirty-first since its renaming to Serie C1 in 1978, and the first edition since the renaming from Serie C1 to Lega Pro. It was divided into two phases: the regular season
In an organized s ...
newcomer
Ravenna, which the team just relegated from the second division. In August 2009 Zecchin moved to another third division club
Varese in temporary deal, where he won his first promotion to Serie B. In June 2010 Varese bought Zecchin outright. Since promoted Varese almost promoted again 2012 (losing finalists of promotion playoffs). In August 2012 Zecchin added one more year to his contract to last until 30 June 2014.
Coaching career
After being offered a role as the head coach of
Mestre, Zecchin retired and accepted the offer. He was officially appointed as the club's new head coach on 16 July 2018.
On 19 June 2021, he moved to
Manzanese, which was forced to drop down to
Eccellenza despite qualifying for the Serie D promotion play-offs in the previous season for financial reasons.
On 16 October 2021, he returned to
Mestre.
References
External links
Lega Serie B Profile
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1983 births
People from Camposampiero
Footballers from the Province of Padua
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Calcio Padova players
FC Südtirol players
US Grosseto 1912 players
Ravenna FC players
SSD Varese Calcio players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Italian football managers
Serie D managers