Giacomo Modica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 31, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Mazara del Vallo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Manager (former midfielder) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari (technical collaborator) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Palermo | 20 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | Turris | 26 | (4) |
| 1985–1988 | Licata | 87 | (11) |
| 1988–1990 | Messina | 72 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | Palermo | 63 | (11) |
| 1992–1994 | Padova | 44 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Acireale | 61 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Ancona | 29 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Ternana | 58 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Atletico Catania | 27 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Cosenza F.C.[1] | ||
| 2006–2007 | Melfi | ||
| 2007–2011 | Celano | ||
| 2012 | Lecco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2012 | |||
Giacomo Modica (born May 31, 1964 in Mazara del Vallo) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder. Currently he works as Zdeněk Zeman's technical collaborator at Serie A club Cagliari.
Career
As manager
After a playing career spent with several Serie B and Serie C1 teams, most notably Palermo and Padova, he moved into coaching, working as Zdenek Zeman's assistant for six years (even following him at Fenerbahçe) before becoming a head coach himself.[2] In 2004 he worked for Serie D team A.S. Cosenza F.C. with little fortune;[3] he then worked for Serie C2 teams Melfi in 2006 and Celano the following year, leading the latter to an impressive season and a spot in the promotion playoffs.
He agreed a one-year extension to his contract with Celano on July 2010.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2010–11 season, the club citing excessive wage demands as the main reason behind the decision.[5]
On 17 January 2012 he was appointed new head coach of last-placed Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Lecco in place of dismissed predecessor Maurizio Pellegrino.[6] He avoided direct relegation but eventually failed to keep the club into professionalism after losing a playoff to Mantova, and left the club by the end of the season to reunite with Zdeněk Zeman at Roma, where he will work as technical collaborator for the 2012–13 season.[7][8] After Zeman's dismissal as head coach, he left Roma too, and re-joined his mentor in July 2014 as technical collaborator of Cagliari.[9]
References
- ^ "Solo guai a Cosenza Si cerca la fusione". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 October 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Modica, da Zeman al Melfi con la stessa missione" (in Italian). Notasport.it. 2006-07-30. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Solo guai a Cosenza Si cerca la fusione". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 October 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "STAGIONE 2010-2011: IL CELANO PUNTA ANCORA SU MODICA SQUADRA IN RITIRO DAL 16 LUGLIO" (in Italian). Celano FC Olimpia. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "CALCIO: SECONDA DIVISIONE, DIVORZIO FRA MISTER MODICA E CELANO" (in Italian). AbruzzoWeb. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rivoluzione a Lecco, salta Pellegrino Panchina a Modica". Il Giorno. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Calcio: Modica con Zeman Il sogno Roma in serie A" (in Italian). La Provincia di Lecco. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Roma confirm Zeman appointment". ESPN Soccernet. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Zeman nuovo allenatore del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
External links
- Career stats (from footballplus.com)