Ivo Iaconi (born 11 March 1956 in

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) is an Italian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Iaconi played mostly with

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and amateur clubs, starting his career with Giulianova in the 1970s. He retired in 1992 after Giulianova were relegated to

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Managing career

In the 1992–93 season, Iaconi started his coaching career with Serie C1 club

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. In 1994, he moved to

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, leading his side to become

champions, but being sacked in the following season. In 1996, he moved to Serie C1 club

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, but failed to help the club avoid relegation, ending the season in sixteenth place. The following year he joined Fermana, and won a surprising promotion to

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in 1998 as Serie C1/B champions. He however failed to save Fermana from relegation the next year, and joined Catania, trying unsuccessfully to guide the ''rossoblu'' to promotion. From the 2001–02 to the 2003–04 seasons, he served as

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's boss, leading them to a runners-up finish in their

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campaign (and subsequent promotion), but being again sacked the following season. In February 2005 he moved to Pisa in an unsuccessful attempt to lead the Tuscans to a spot in the playoffs. In the 2005–06 season he won his third promotion to Serie B, now at the helm of

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, and led the ''canarini'' to an impressive twelfth place the following season. He was appointed as

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's boss in the summer of 2007. He then briefly served as head coach of

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outfit Cremonese in the first half of the 2008–09 season. On 24 October 2009

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announced via their website the appointment of Ivo Iaconi. He was relieved of his managerial duties in February 2010, as he failed to bounce Reggina back into a safer position, leaving his side in second-last place. On 19 July 2010, Iaconi was named as head coach of

club

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but fired in December.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iaconi, Ivo A.S. Sambenedettese managers Catania S.S.D. managers Delfino Pescara 1936 managers Pisa S.C. managers Frosinone Calcio managers Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. managers Italian football managers Italian footballers Living people 1956 births People from Teramo Fermana F.C. players Association football defenders Footballers from Abruzzo Sportspeople from the Province of Teramo