Gianluca Grassadonia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Salerno, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Pro Vercelli (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Salernitana | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Salernitana | 16 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Foggia | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Salernitana | 61 | (0) |
| 1996 | Cagliari | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Cosenza | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Cagliari | 135 | (2) |
| 2003 | Chievo | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Venezia | 16 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Fidelis Andria | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Juve Stabia | 22 | (0) |
| 2006 | Sant'Antonio Abate | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Salernitana | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Salernitana | ||
| 2011 | Casertana | ||
| 2011–2012 | Paganese | ||
| 2012–2013 | Paganese | ||
| 2013–2015 | Messina | ||
| 2015–2017 | Paganese | ||
| 2017– | Pro Vercelli | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2017. |
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Gianluca Grassadonia (born 20 May 1972) is an Italian professional football coach, currently in charge as head coach of Pro Vercelli in the Serie B league.
Born in Salerno, Grassadonia started his playing career by growing from the youth ranks of hometown club Salernitana and then making his senior debut in 1988. In 1992, he made his Serie A debut as a Foggia player. His longest stint as a player was between 1997 and 2003 with Cagliari, with whom he played 135 league games.
After retirement, Grassadonia took over a youth coaching role at Salernitana. In November 2009 he replaced Marco Cari as head coach, being however sacked later on March 2010 due to poor results. He successively served as head coach of Serie D club Casertana from February to June 2011.
On July 2011 he was named new head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Paganese. After resigning from his post on January 2012, he returned to Paganese later in April and guided them to promotion through playoffs by the end of the season.
On December 2013 he took over at Messina, guiding them to win the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season. He was however sacked on March 2015 due to poor results.
On August 2015 he accepted to return to Paganese, guiding the small Campanian club to a surprising qualification to the promotion playoffs during the 2016–17 Lega Pro season.
On June 2017 he was named new head coach of Serie B club Pro Vercelli, replacing Moreno Longo.
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