Giuseppe Materazzi (born 5 January 1946 in

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) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a

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Playing career

Sardinian-born Materazzi is best remember as one of the most representative players for U.S. Lecce, where he spent seven years and played 228

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matches. He also played for Tempio,

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and Bari.

Managing career

Materazzi started his coaching career in 1979, for Tuscan

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team Cerretese. He first coached

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team,

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, in 1987/1988, leading the side to a 13th-place finish. He then coached

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for two seasons, before to move to

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side

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in 1990. His longest period as football coach started in 1992 in Bari, where he already played in his past career and coached, but at the youth level. He stayed four years in Bari, two of them in Serie A. He then coached a number of minor Serie A and Serie B teams, such as

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, before being signed by

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in July 1999. However his experience lasted just a few months, as Materazzi was fired in September 1999 after a

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loss to Viking F.K. On early November he was called by

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chairman

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to replace

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at the helm of that

team, but was fired just 27 days later, and notably replaced by Spalletti. His last club experience came in January 2001, as Materazzi was appointed to coach

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of Serie A. In 2003, Materazzi signed a three-year deal with

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club Tianjin Teda, but left after just one year. His name was recently mentioned regarding the head coaching position for the Costa Rica national team. On 26 February 2007 Materazzi was appointed head coach of Serie B club Bari, replacing

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. He led his club to a quiet escape from relegation, and was confirmed for the 2007–08 season. He resigned from his post on 27 December 2007, shortly after being defeated 4–0 at home by

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in the Apulian derby. On 30 December 2008 Materazzi signed a contract to become the head coach of Olympiakos Volos, after just two months, Materazzi has decided to quit Volos on 6 March 2009. The Italian trainer has decided to resign because he has not reached the targets that he had fixed. In July 2009 he was unveiled as new general manager of

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side

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, where he worked alongside new head coach Onofrio Barone, former Serie A player who also served as Materazzi's assistant in a number of clubs. In 2010, he signed with Romanian club Braşov, but resigned after just 3 days. In 2016 he briefly served as head coach of women's football team S.S. Lazio Women 2015. Materazzi returned into football in 2018 with

club

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, accepting an offer as the club's new technical area director, a role he left only a few days later due to economical disagreements with the board.

Personal life

Giuseppe is the father of former

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defender and

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winner

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. His grandson

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made his professional debut in 2022.

References

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