Annunziato "Nunzio" Zavettieri (born 19 April 1967) is an Italian

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manager, last in charge as head coach of

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club Nocerina.

Biography

He has coached at youth level at top Italian clubs A.C. Milan, Udinese and

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. On 11 August 2009 it was announced he had signed a two year contract with Latvian Higher League side FK Ventspils, who under his leadership played in the

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and the

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after being crowned the champions of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. He was successively named as new assistant coach to Roberto Alberti for the 2013–14 season at

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. He also holds a UEFA Pro Licence. On 13 May 2022, Zavettieri was hired as the technical director of

club Nocerina, with

Giuseppe Sannino Giuseppe "Beppe" Sannino (born 30 April 1957) is an Italian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Swiss 1. Liga (football), Swiss 1. Liga club FC Paradiso. Playing career Born in Campania, Sannino relocated to T ...

as the new head coach. Later in October 2022, following the resignations of Sannino from his position, Zavettieri moved back into coaching and directly took charge of the Nocerina first team with immediate effect. He resigned on 30 January 2023, following a string of three consecutive league defeats.

Honours

;FK Ventspils * Baltic League: 2009–10

References

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Nunzio Zavettieri
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