Giovanni Vavassori
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 16, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Arcene, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Coach (former centre back) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Atalanta | 63 | (0) |
| 1972–1977 | Napoli | 94 | (1) |
| 1977–1982 | Atalanta | 172 | (4) |
| 1982–1983 | Cagliari | 22 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1971 | Italy U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1999 | Atalanta (youth team) | ||
| 1999–2003 | Atalanta | ||
| 2004 | Ternana | ||
| 2005–2006 | Genoa | ||
| 2007 | Avellino | ||
| 2007–2008 | Cesena | ||
| 2010 | Verona | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Giovanni Vavassori (born January 16, 1952 in Arcene, Bergamo) is an Italian football manager and former centre back, last in charge of Verona.
Vavassori started his playing career with Atalanta, where he made his Serie A debut in the 1971-72 season. From 1972 he played five consecutive Serie A seasons with Napoli, before to return to Atalanta in 1977. He left Atalanta in 1982 to join Cagliari, and successively retired one year later. He also made five appearances for the Italian youth national team.
Vavassori started his coaching career in 1990 as Atalanta youth team boss. During his stay with the club he won several tournaments and trophies, including a Primavera national title and a Torneo di Viareggio in 1993. In 1999, he was called to coach Atalanta's first team, and promptly led the team into Serie A. In his first Serie A season as head coach, Vavassori obtained an impressive seventh place at the helm of Atalanta, followed by a ninth place in the next season. However, in his fourth season as Atalanta boss he did not manage to keep his side away from the relegation battle, being sacked on April 21, 2003 in a desperate attempt by the club management to save the team from a Serie B falling.
In 2004, Vavassori was appointed head coach of Serie B team Ternana, but resigned two weeks later citing falling-out with his players.
In 2005, Vavassori was signed by Serie C1 club Genoa, with the goal to lead the grifone back to Serie B. He was however sacked later and replaced by Attilio Perotti, and then reappointed at Perotti's place; after ending the regular season in second place, Genoa then won the promotion playoffs under Vavassori and achieved promotion to Serie B.
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