Salvatore Lanna (born 31 July 1976 in
Carpi
Carpi may refer to:
Places
* Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy
* Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular bishopric
People
* Carpi (people), an ancie ...
,
Modena
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) is the
Italian
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association football
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former player who spent his career playing as a
defender. He is currently the assistant coach of
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
.
Biography
Playing career
From Chievo to Torino
He is one of the most famous players in the history of
Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
, having played there for eleven seasons.
After Chievo were relegated to
Serie B
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in 2007, he was transferred to
Torino
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
on a three-year contract.
In August 2008, newly promoted
Bologna
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agreed a fee with
Torino
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to sign Lanna in a co-ownership deal.
Reggiana
He has played for
Reggiana from the 2010–11 season until the end of December 2011.
Italy national team
Late in 2002, he was called up twice to the
Italy national team by their then-coach
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni (; born 17 March 1939), sometimes popularly known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football manager and former player, considered the most successful club coach of Italian football. A former defensive midfielder, as a p ...
, but he did not get to play a game either time.
Coaching career
On 3 January 2012 he was announced as new assistant coach of
Reggiana in
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1.
Before the 1978â ...
.
In December 2016, he was named the new assistant coach of
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
as part of
Eugenio Corini
Eugenio Corini (born 30 July 1970) is an Italian professional football coach and former player, currently in charge of Serie B club Palermo.
A talented, dynamic, and hard-working playmaker, known for his precise long passing, flair, and his a ...
's backroom staff. He left the club following Corini's resignations in January 2017.
He successively followed Corini on his coaching experiences at
Novara
Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is ...
,
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...
and
Lecce
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. In August 2022, he again followed Corini after he agreed to return at Palermo.
References
External links
ChievoVerona.it
1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Carpi, Emilia-Romagna
Footballers from the Province of Modena
Italian men's footballers
Italian football managers
LFA Reggio Calabria players
AC ChievoVerona players
Torino FC players
Bologna FC 1909 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Men's association football defenders
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