Luigi De Canio
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Matera, Italy | ||
| Playing position | full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Matera | 46 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Brindisi | 32 | (1) |
| 1978–1979 | Matera | 32 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Chieti | 61 | (0) |
| 1981 | Salernitana | 3 | (0) |
| 1981–1986 | Matera | 141 | (2) |
| 1986 | Livorno | 5 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Galatina Pro Italia | 8 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Pisticci | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1993 | Pisticci | ||
| 1993–1995 | Savoia | ||
| 1995–1996 | Siena | ||
| 1996–1997 | Carpi | ||
| 1997–1998 | Lucchese | ||
| 1998–1999 | Pescara | ||
| 1999–2001 | Udinese | ||
| 2001–2002 | Napoli | ||
| 2002–2003 | Reggina | ||
| 2004 | Genoa | ||
| 2005–2006 | Siena | ||
| 2007–2008 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2009–2011 | Lecce | ||
| 2012 | Genoa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Catania | ||
| 2016 | Udinese | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luigi "Gigi" De Canio (born 26 September 1957 in Matera) is an Italian football manager last in charge of Udinese and former player.
De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979–80 with Matera, marking his debut in the division on 16 September 1979 against Genoa. He retired in 1989 with amateur team Pisticci, of which he successively became head coach.
De Canio started his coaching career in 1989 with Promozione team Pisticci, immediately winning the league, being thus promoted to Serie D. He served as Pisticci boss for four more seasons before joining Serie C2 team Savoia during the 1993–94 season, and winning the promotion playoffs the following season. In 1995–96 he coached Siena of Serie C1, leading the Robur to an eighth place. In 1996–97 he signed for Serie C1 minnows Carpi, a team which featured a young Marco Materazzi among their players, and led the Emilia-Romagna side to a surprising fourth place which allowed them to play the promotion playoffs. In 1997–98 he moved to Serie B club Lucchese, hardly saving them from relegation with a final 16th place. Initially with no club for the following season, De Canio was then signed by Pescara, where he narrowly missed a surprising promotion to the top flight.
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