Gianluca Atzori
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Collepardo, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Lodigiani | 21 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Ternana | 50 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Perugia | 63 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Reggina | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Ravenna | 110 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | Empoli | 35 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Palermo | 17 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ravenna | ||
| 2009 | Catania | ||
| 2010–2011 | Reggina | ||
| 2011 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2013 | Spezia | ||
| 2013 | Reggina | ||
| 2013–2014 | Reggina | ||
| 2015 | Siena | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gianluca Atzori (born 6 March 1971) is an Italian football manager and former player.
Atzori started his professional playing career with Rome-based Serie C side Lodigiani in 1988, then playing mostly at Serie B level with several teams, including Perugia, Reggina and most notably Ravenna, where he spent a total four season. In 2001 he joined Empoli, being protagonist of the Tuscans' successful 2001–02 Serie B campaign which saw the team being crowned league winners under head coach Silvio Baldini. He then played another season with Empoli, in his personal first (and only) Serie A season. In 2003 he followed Silvio Baldini at Palermo, who later won the Serie B title in 2003–04; he played only 17 league games out of 46 with the rosanero, being relegated to the bench after Silvio Baldini's dismissal from the head coaching post.
After being released by Palermo in June 2004, Atzori chose to retire from football and instead focus in a management career, becoming Silvio Baldini's assistant at Parma. He then followed again Baldini also in his unsuccessful stints at Lecce (2005–06) and Catania (2007–08), both ended in his boss and mentor being sacked in mid-season. However, after Baldini was sacked from Catania in April 2008, Atzori decided instead to stay under new boss Walter Zenga.
In June 2008 Atzori left Catania to accept a head coaching offer from Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna, a team where he had already spent four seasons as a player. He guided Ravenna through a very impressive season and qualification into promotion playoffs, where Ravenna was defeated by Padova in the semi-finals.
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