Mario Somma (born 17 September 1963) is an Italian

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Career

Player

Somma, who was born in

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, started his career with

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and then spent his later years mostly at the

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and

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level, playing for several

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n teams. He retired in 1997.

Coach

Somma started his coaching career in 1997 with amateur team Pro Cisterna, and then served as head coach for several other

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teams, including

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and

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, winning promotion to

with the latter. In 2003, he was appointed at the helm of

team

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, leading the Tuscan side to a historical triumph in the league. This caused interest by

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, which chose to offer him the job for their 2004–05 Serie B campaign. As Somma managed to win a personal third consecutive promotion, leading Empoli to become Serie B runners-up, he was confirmed by the Tuscans for their 2005–06 campaign; despite an impressive start, Empoli's performances slowly fell down, causing Somma to be dismissed from his job in January 2006. Somma started the 2006–07 season as head coach of

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in the Serie B, with the aim to lead the ''rondinelle'' back to the top flight: however he was sacked in February 2007 as he did not manage to obtain more than a mid-table place. In October 2007 he was appointed at the helm of

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to replace

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. He led the ''biancorossi'' to escape relegation in the season, but was sacked immediately after the final matchday. In February 2009 he was appointed to replace

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as head coach of

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club Mantova. He left at the end of the season after having guided his side to a mid-table finish. In October 2009 he returned into football management as new head coach of

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, replacing dismissed boss

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. However, he was sacked in February 2010, with Triestina in 18th place, and only one point shy of immediate relegation. On 1 October 2012 he was named new coach of

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en place of the sacked

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., but on 18 November 2012 he was also sacked. On 8 June 2014 he was named new head coach of

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club

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. He was however dismissed as head coach only two months later, on 17 August 2014, after only one game in charge of the team (a 0–1 loss to

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in the first round of the

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). In August 2020, he was hired by

. He was removed from his role on 2 November 2020, following a string of negative results.

Personal life

He is the father of football player

Michele Somma Michele Somma (born 16 March 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender. Club career Somma joined Brescia Calcio in a temporary deal on 10 July 2015. On 1 February 2016, Roma signed Ismail H'Maidat from Brescia for €3.15 ...

References

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