Stefano Colantuono
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Velletri | 46 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Ternana | 16 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Arezzo | 36 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Pisa | 24 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Avellino | 53 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Como | 23 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Ascoli | 38 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | BNL Roma (futsal) | ? | (?) |
| 1992–1993 | Frosinone | 27 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Fermana | 28 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | Sambenedettese | 25 | (2) |
| 1995–1999 | Maceratese | 112 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Sestrese | 34 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Sambenedettese | 31 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2003 | Sambenedettese | ||
| 2003–2004 | Catania | ||
| 2004–2005 | Perugia | ||
| 2005–2007 | Atalanta | ||
| 2007 | Palermo | ||
| 2008 | Palermo | ||
| 2009 | Torino | ||
| 2010 | Torino | ||
| 2010–2015 | Atalanta | ||
| 2015–2016 | Udinese | ||
| 2016– | Bari | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stefano Colantuono (born 23 October 1962 in Rome) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
Colantuono, a centre back, started his playing career for Serie D side Velletri in 1981. In 1983, he moved to Ternana of Serie C1, then Arezzo of Serie B, and finally made his Serie A debut for Pisa. He played Serie A until 1990 for several teams. In 1991, he accepted to play in the national futsal league for BNL Roma, winning a scudetto. Following this experience, Colantuono played mostly at lower levels, especially Serie C2 and Serie D, and even Eccellenza for Sambenedettese in 1994–95. After a long list of experiences in different Italian regions, Colantuono returned to play for Sambenedettese in November 2000, leading his team to an immediate promotion to Serie C2.
The 2001–02 Serie C2 season for Sambenedettese was going to be very hard, with two coaches fired throughout the season. After the sack of third coach Enrico Nicolini, Colantuono, a player for the team, was appointed to manage Sambenedettese together with Gabriele Matricciani for the last nine matches. Surprisingly, Colantuono managed to win all these nine matches, leading his team to a fifth place, qualifying and successively even winning the promotion playoffs.
Colantuono's Serie C1 coaching debut, in 2002–03, ended in another fifth place, securing a place in the promotion playoff, then lost to Pescara. In the meanwhile, Luciano Gaucci, owner of Sambenedettese, Serie B team Catania and Serie A team Perugia at the time, appointed Colantuono at the helm of the Sicilian side. Colantuono, again supported by Matricciani because of his lack of a regular coaching license, led Catania to a fairly good season in ninth place. In 2004–05, after Catania was sold by the Gaucci family, Colantuono, finally authorized to act as first team coach, signed for Perugia, just relegated to Serie B. He led the team to a spot in the promotion playoff, then lost to Torino. After the cancellation of Perugia, in 2005–06 Colantuono accepted the offer of Atalanta, leading the nerazzurri to a clear Serie B win. In the season 2006–07 he led Atalanta to an impressive seventh place in the Serie A table.
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