Luigi Riccio (footballer)

Luigi "Gigi" Riccio (born 28 December 1977) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder and currently the assistant manager of S.S.C. Napoli.

Luigi Riccio
Personal information
Full name Luigi Riccio
Date of birth (1977-12-28) 28 December 1977
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Napoli (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Giarre 1 (0)
1994–1997 Perugia 0 (0)
1997–1999 Rangers 1 (0)
1999–2000 Beveren 5 (0)
2000–2001 Pistoiese 14 (1)
2001–2002 Ternana 34 (1)
2002 Ancona 16 (0)
2002–2009 Piacenza 230 (16)
2009–2011 Sassuolo 78 (6)
Teams managed
2012–2013 Sion (assistant)
2013 Sion (caretaker)
2013–2014 Palermo (assistant)
2014–2015 OFI Crete (assistant)
2015–2017 Pisa (assistant)
2017 Milan Primavera (assistant)
2017–2019 AC Milan (assistant)
2019– Napoli (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Riccio began his career as a professional in Giarre, before moving to Perugia. In 1997, he had a trial spell at Everton[1] before moving to Rangers in 1998. He made only one appearance as a substitute during a league match against Motherwell on 15 May 1999.[2] Riccio was also an unused substitute as Rangers memorably won the league away at rivals Celtic in May 1999.[3] He left for Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren in 1999.

Back in Italy in 2000 with Pistoiese then on to Ternana, Ancona and finally Piacenza, where he played and has been captain. He played his last match on 29 May 2011 for Sassuolo.

In the summer of 2012 he followed his friend Gennaro Gattuso (which he knew from his time at the Rangers) to the Swiss club Sion. While Gattuso was signed as a player, Riccio was named as the assistant manager.

On 19 June 2013, Riccio again followed Gattuso, this time to Italian Serie B club Palermo. Gattuso was named as the new manager with Gattuso appointing Riccio as his assistant.[4] Riccio followed Gattuso to OFI Crete, Pisa, Milan Primavera, and A.C. Milan's first team.[5] In December 2019, the duo was hired at Napoli, replacing Carlo Ancelotti.[5]

References
  1. "Football: Gascoigne in new deal at Ibrox". 4 July 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "Motherwell 1 Rangers 5". Sporting Life. 15 May 1999. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. "Rangers make history out of chaos". BBC. 3 May 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. "È GATTUSO IL NUOVO ALLENATORE, VENERDÌ LA PRESENTAZIONE" [Gattuso the new manager, presentation on Friday] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. Oates, Kathleen (11 December 2019). "Former Rangers duo set to take charge at Napoli after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked amid claims of feud with club president". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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