Roberto D'Aversa (born 12 August 1975) is an Italian

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manager and former player, who played as a

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and most recently .

Playing career

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youth product, D'Aversa spent most of his playing career with provincial

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clubs and in the lower divisions. In the 2004–05 season, he was banned for six months for match-fixing.

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and former Siena teammate

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were also banned. On 28 January 2007, he played his first

match for Messina against

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. In January 2009, he was loaned from

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. In July 2009, he was released due to

going bankrupt. On 5 September 2009, he moved to

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. On 22 January 2010, he was transferred to

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on a six-month contract. In July 2010, he was signed by

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on a free transfer.

Post-playing and coaching career

Virtus Lanciano

After his retirement, he stayed at Virtus Lanciano as part of the non-playing staff as technical area manager. In July 2014 he was appointed as the club's new head coach to replace

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for the

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campaign. After saving Lanciano from relegation in his first season in charge, he was confirmed for the following season. He was sacked on 30 January 2016 after a 0–3 loss to

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which left Lanciano in second-last place in the Serie B league table.

Parma

On 3 December 2016, he was named new head coach of

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following the sacking of

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and a short caretaker spell of Stefano Morrone for two games. On his first season, he guided Parma to win the promotion playoffs after defeating

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in the final. He was confirmed for the club's

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season, on which he successfully led Parma to second place and direct promotion to

on their first season in the second division following the club's refoundation, and a third back-to-back promotion in three years (two of which under his tenure). D'Aversa was confirmed head coach also for the

2018–19 Serie A The 2018–19 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of top-tier Italian football, the 87th in a round-robin tournament, and the 9th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B ...

season. On 23 August 2020, D'Aversa was sacked by Parma with the club citing a lack of unity and enthusiasm for the decision. On 7 January 2021, D'Aversa was rehired as Parma manager.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Gazzetta dello Sports player profile

Roberto D'Aversa
at Soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Aversa, Roberto 1975 births Living people Italian footballers Italian football managers A.C. Milan players Cosenza Calcio 1914 players A.C. Monza players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Ternana Calcio players U.C. Sampdoria players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players A.C.R. Messina players A.C. Prato players A.C.D. Treviso players Mantova 1911 players A.S.D. Gallipoli Football 1909 players S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Serie A players Serie B players Association football midfielders Footballers from Stuttgart S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 managers Parma Calcio 1913 managers