Valter Bonacina (born 30 July 1964) is an Italian association football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cenate Sotto | |||
| Virescit Boccaleone | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Virescit Boccaleone | 103 | (2) |
| 1986–1991 | Atalanta | 140 | (10) |
| 1991–1994 | Roma | 84 | (2) |
| 1994–1999 | Atalanta | 141 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Monza | 55 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Rodengo Saiano | 27 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Atalanta (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Foggia | ||
| 2012 | Foggia | ||
| 2012–2017 | Atalanta U19 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lazio U19 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Spezia U19 | ||
| 2021 | Villa Valle | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPlaying career
editHe spent the majority of his career playing for Atalanta (10 seasons, 7 of which in Serie A) and A.S. Roma (3 seasons), and retired in 2002.
Coaching career
editFrom 2003 to 2007 he served as assistant manager of Atalanta. In July 2007 he was then moved in charge of the Allievi Regionali youth team, and was successively promoted at the helm of the Primavera under-19 team in July 2009.
On 8 January 2010, he was then appointed head coach of Atalanta in a caretaker role, following Antonio Conte's resignation from his managerial position at the club.[1] He then guided Atalanta on a Serie A Week 19 game that ended in a 0–1 away loss to Palermo on 10 January 2009 and returned to his previous role after Bortolo Mutti was appointed as head coach the very next day.[2]
On 10 June 2011 he was announced as the new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Foggia.[3]
He coached the Under-19 squads in several clubs from 2012 to 2021. On 21 June 2021, he was hired as a head coach by Serie D club Villa Valle.[4] He resigned on 3 November 2021, following a poor start to the season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Comunicato stampa" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MUTTI ALL'ATALANTA" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Foggia, panchina affidata a Bonacina" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Valter Bonacina nuovo tecnico del VillaValle" (in Italian). Villa Valle. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Si separano le strade con mister Bonacina" (in Italian). Villa Valle. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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