Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 May 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Lucchese (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Varese | 104 | (0) |
1989–1991 | Fidelis Andria | 62 | (0) |
1991–1997 | Vicenza | 191 | (11) |
1997–1998 | Lazio | 27 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Napoli | 49 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Lodigiani | 24 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2006 | Cisco Roma (assistant) | ||
2006 | Cisco Roma (interim) | ||
2006 | Cisco Roma (youth) | ||
2008–2009 | Cisco Roma | ||
2010–2012 | Lazio (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Vicenza | ||
2015–2016 | Lucchese | ||
2017– | Lucchese | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Giovanni Lopez (born 23 May 1967 in Rome) is an Italian professional football coach, currently for Lucchese, and a former player, who played as a defender.
Whilst at Vicenza, Lopez won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia. He then played for Lazio, Napoli and Torino before retiring after a single season at Rome-based club Lodigiani.
Lopez returned into Lodigiani, now rebranded as Cisco Roma, in 2006, this time as a head coach, and once again in 2008 On 15 July 2013 he was appointed as the head coach of Vicenza Calcio first team.
Lopez was appointed as the assistant manager of Lazio in 2010 which he worked at until 2012.He led Vicenza to promotion playoffs in Lega Pro Prima Divisione in his first season in charge, and was confirmed after the club was picked to fill a vacancy in the Serie B league. He was successively sacked on 29 October 2014 due to poor results.
On 28 October 2015 Lucchese appointed, that they had appointed Lopez as their new manager. He got fired on 22 February 2016. He was resigned on 28 March 2017.