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Antonello Cuccureddu
	Cuccureddu with Juventus in 1975
Personal information
Date of birth	4 October 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Alghero, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grosseto (manager)
Youth career
	Alghero
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1967	Torres
1967–1969	Brescia
1969–1981	Juventus
1981–1984	Fiorentina
1984–1985	Novara
Total
International career
1975–1978	Italy
Managerial career
1989–1995	Juventus (youth team)
1997–1998	Acireale
1998	Ternana
1999–2001	Crotone
2002–2003	Al-Ittihad
2004–2005	Avellino
2005–2006	Torres
2006–2007	Grosseto
2007–2008	Perugia
2009–2010	Pescara
2013–2014	Grosseto
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2014

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Antonello Cuccureddu (Italian pronunciation: [antoˈnɛllo kukkuˈrɛddu], Sardinian: [kukuˈɾeɖːu]; 4 October 1949) is an Italian association football coach and former player who played as a defender. He last managed Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Grosseto in 2014.

Club career

A central defender, Cuccureddu spent his club playing career with Brescia (1968–69), Juventus (1969–81, winning six Serie A titles), and Fiorentina (1981–83).^[1]

Rather prolific for being a defender (he had a very strong long distance shot), in one league season he managed to score 12 goals (during the 1973–74 Italian Serie A season), although in that season he played as a midfielder. His most famous goal in the league was scored at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, facing A.S. Roma in the last match of the 1972–73 Serie A season: with that goal Juventus beat Roma 2–1 and won their 15th domestic title by 1 point over A.C. Milan, who were leading the league until the final match of the season, and finished 2 points over S.S. Lazio.^[1]

International career

At international level, Cuccureddu earned 13 caps for the Italy national football team, and played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup (where he featured in 5 fixtures, including the match against Argentina, which Italy won 1–0, and the 3rd place final against Brazil, which Italy lost 1–2).^[2]

Style of play

Cuccureddu was a hard-working and tactically versatile footballer, who was capable of aiding his team both offensively and defensively, and of playing anywhere in defence or midfield. Throughout his career, he was primarily deployed as a defender, and was capable of playing as an offensive wing-back, as a full-back, or as a centre-back, which was his usual position. He also played in midfield on occasion, which was his initial position at the beginning of his career, and was deployed as a mezzala, as a central, box-to-box, defensive midfielder, or attacking midfielder on occasion.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

As a footballer, he was known in particular for his dynamism, stamina, his ability to read the game, vision, and tactical intelligence. Although he was primarily a defensive-minded player, he was quite prolific in front of goal throughout his career, as he possessed an accurate and powerful shot with his right foot from outside the area, which also made him a dangerous goal threat; due to his striking ability, he was an accurate set-piece and penalty kick taker.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Managerial career

As a coach, he won both the Torneo di Viareggio and the Campionato Nazionale Primavera in 1994 with the Juventus Primavera side.^[6] During the 1999–2000 Serie C1 season, he led Crotone to the Girone B title, helping the club to Serie B promotion.^[7]

In the 2006–07 season he led Grosseto to become Serie C1/A winners and gain a historical first-ever promotion to Serie B.^[8] Cuccureddu left Grosseto soon after the end of the season to join Serie C1 club Perugia, where he did not manage to repeat his successes at Grosseto. From March 2009 he was the new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Pescara;^[9]^[10] this adventure ended in January 2010, when he was replaced by Eusebio Di Francesco, former coach of Lanciano. In 2013, he returned to Grosseto in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, where he remained until January 2014, after being sacked, due to the club's negative results.^[11]

Coaching tactics

As a coach, Cuccureddu built his teams on tactically traditional formations, based on defensive stability, favouring a four-man defensive line in either a 4–4–2,^[12] or a 4–3–1–2 formation.^[13]^[14]

Honours

Player

Juventus^[15]

6 Serie A: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81
1 Coppa Italia: 1978–79
1 UEFA Cup: 1976–77

Manager

Juventus Primavera^[6]

Torneo di Viareggio: 1994
Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 1993–94

Crotone^[7]

Serie C1 (Girone B): 1999–2000

Grosseto^[8]

Serie C1 (Girone A): 2006–07

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stefano Bedeschi (4 October 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Antonello CUCCUREDDU" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "CUCCUREDDU ANTONELLO" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b Alberto Polverosi. "CUCCUREDDU, Antonello" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b Paolo Bertoldi (27 January 1970). "Un Cuccureddu da maglia azzurra" [A Cuccureddu worthy of an azzurri shirt] (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ Balaudo, Fabio (8 February 2018). "Dalla Fiorentina alla Juve (e viceversa)" [From Fiorentina to Juve (and vice versa)] (in Italian). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Cuccureddu a "Come Eravamo", su Juventus Channel" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Amaro esordio del Crotone Cuccureddu: dimenticare la C" (in Italian). Il Crotonese. 4 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Antonello Cuccureddu torna in pista, l'ex dt dell'Alghero è il nuovo tecnico del Grosseto in Prima Divisione" (in Italian). Sardegna - Diario Sportivo. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "REVOCATO L'INCARICO A GALDERISI" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "CAMBIO IN PANCHINA: ARRIVA CUCCUREDDU" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Grosseto, Cuccureddu esonerato. La panchina affidata a Leonardo Acori" (in Italian). La Nazione. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "Il personaggio/ Cuccureddu, bandiera della Juve, porta il Grosseto nella storia: promozione in B dopo 95 anni" [The person/ Cuccureddu, symbol of June, makes Grosseto history: Serie B promotion after 95 years] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ Luigi Di Marzio (26 March 2009). "Pescara, nuovo corso con tante novità tattiche" [Pescara, new course with many tactical novelties] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ Luigi Di Marzio (26 November 2009). "Pescara, rivoluzione tattica" [Pescara, tactical revolution] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "Antonello Cuccureddu: Palmarés" (in Italian). My Juve. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[Tutto_Juve-1] Stefano Bedeschi (4 October 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Antonello CUCCUREDDU" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[2] "CUCCUREDDU ANTONELLO" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[Treccani-3] Alberto Polverosi. "CUCCUREDDU, Antonello" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[La_Stampa-4] Paolo Bertoldi (27 January 1970). "Un Cuccureddu da maglia azzurra" [A Cuccureddu worthy of an azzurri shirt] (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[5] Balaudo, Fabio (8 February 2018). "Dalla Fiorentina alla Juve (e viceversa)" [From Fiorentina to Juve (and vice versa)] (in Italian). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[tuttojuve.com-6] "Cuccureddu a "Come Eravamo", su Juventus Channel" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[ilcrotonese.it-7] "Amaro esordio del Crotone Cuccureddu: dimenticare la C" (in Italian). Il Crotonese. 4 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[diariosportivo.it-8] "Antonello Cuccureddu torna in pista, l'ex dt dell'Alghero è il nuovo tecnico del Grosseto in Prima Divisione" (in Italian). Sardegna - Diario Sportivo. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[9] "REVOCATO L'INCARICO A GALDERISI" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[10] "CAMBIO IN PANCHINA: ARRIVA CUCCUREDDU" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[11] "Grosseto, Cuccureddu esonerato. La panchina affidata a Leonardo Acori" (in Italian). La Nazione. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[12] "Il personaggio/ Cuccureddu, bandiera della Juve, porta il Grosseto nella storia: promozione in B dopo 95 anni" [The person/ Cuccureddu, symbol of June, makes Grosseto history: Serie B promotion after 95 years] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[13] Luigi Di Marzio (26 March 2009). "Pescara, nuovo corso con tante novità tattiche" [Pescara, new course with many tactical novelties] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[14] Luigi Di Marzio (26 November 2009). "Pescara, rivoluzione tattica" [Pescara, tactical revolution] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[15] "Antonello Cuccureddu: Palmarés" (in Italian). My Juve. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

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- | name = Antonello Cuccureddu
+| name = Antonello Cuccureddu
- | image = Juventus FC 1970-71 - Antonello Cuccureddu.jpg
+| image = 1975–76 Juventus FC - Antonello Cuccureddu.jpg
- | caption = Cuccureddu with Juventus in 1970
+| caption = Cuccureddu with Juventus in 1975
- | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|4|df=yes}}
+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|4|df=yes}}
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+| birth_place = [[Alghero]], Italy
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+| height = 1.80 m
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+| currentclub = [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] ([[Manager (association football)|manager]])
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-(former [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], sometimes [[Midfielder]])
+| youthclubs1 = [[Pol. Alghero|Alghero]]
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+| pcupdate = 27 January 2014
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+| ntupdate =
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-'''Antonello Cuccureddu''' (born in [[Alghero]], [[Sardinia]], 4 October 1949) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[association football]] [[Association football manager|coach]] and former player who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He last managed [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] club [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] in 2014.
+'''Antonello Cuccureddu''' ({{IPA|it|antoˈnɛllo kukkuˈrɛddu}}, {{IPA|sc|kukuˈɾeɖːu|lang}}; 4 October 1949) is an Italian [[association football]] [[Association football manager|coach]] and former player who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He last managed [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] club [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] in 2014.
 ==Club career==
+[[File:1969 Juventus - Antonello Cuccureddu.jpg|thumb|left|Cuccureddu with ''Bianconeri'' in 1969]]
-A [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]], Cuccureddu spent his club playing career with [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] (1968–69), [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (1969–81, winning six [[Serie A]] titles), and [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] (1981–83).<ref name="Tutto Juve">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-antonello-cuccureddu-64915|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Antonello CUCCUREDDU|publisher=Tutto Juve|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|language=Italian|date=4 October 2013|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
+A [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]], Cuccureddu spent his club playing career with [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] (1968–69), [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (1969–81, winning six [[Serie A]] titles), and [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] (1981–83).<ref name="Tutto Juve">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-antonello-cuccureddu-64915|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Antonello CUCCUREDDU|publisher=Tutto Juve|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|language=it|date=4 October 2013|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>
-Rather prolific for being a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] (he had a very strong long distance shot), in one league season he managed to score 12 goals (during the [[1973–74 Serie A|1973–74]] Italian [[Serie A]] season), although in that season he played as a [[midfielder]]. His most famous goal in the league was scored at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome]], facing [[A.S. Roma]] in the last match of the [[1972–73 Serie A]] season: with that goal Juventus beat Roma 2–1 and won their 15th domestic title by 1 point over [[A.C. Milan]], who were leading the league until the final match of the season, and finished 2 points over [[S.S. Lazio]].<ref name="Tutto Juve"/>
+Rather prolific for being a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] (he had a very strong long distance shot), in one league season he managed to score 12 goals (during the [[1973–74 Juventus FC season|1973–74]] Italian [[Serie A]] season), although in that season he played as a [[midfielder]]. His most famous goal in the league was scored at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome]], facing [[A.S. Roma]] in the last match of the [[1972–73 Serie A]] season: with that goal Juventus beat Roma 2–1 and won their 15th domestic title by 1 point over [[A.C. Milan]], who were leading the league until the final match of the season, and finished 2 points over [[S.S. Lazio]].<ref name="Tutto Juve"/>
 ==International career==
-[[File:Italia-Turchia 1-0, Firenze, 23 settembre 1978 .jpg|thumb|left|Cuccureddu (standing, first from the left) with the [[Italian national football team|Italian national team]] in 1978]]
+{{right|[[File:Italia-Turchia 1-0, Firenze, 23 settembre 1978 .jpg|thumb|left|Cuccureddu (standing, first from the left) with the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] at Florence in 1978]]}}
-At international level, Cuccureddu earned 13 caps for the [[Italy national football team]], and played in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] (where he featured in 5 fixtures, including the match against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], which Italy won 1–0, and the 3rd place final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], which Italy lost 1–2).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=360&squadra=1|title=CUCCUREDDU ANTONELLO|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
+At international level, Cuccureddu earned 13 caps for the [[Italy national football team]], and played in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] (where he featured in 5 fixtures, including the match against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], which Italy won 1–0, and the 3rd place final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], which Italy lost 1–2).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=360&squadra=1|title=CUCCUREDDU ANTONELLO|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054928/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=360&squadra=1|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Style of play==
-Cuccureddu was a hard-working and tactically versatile footballer, who was capable of aiding his team both offensively and defensively, and of playing anywhere in [[Defender (association football)|defence]] or [[Midfielder|midfield]]. Throughout his career, he was primarily deployed as a defender, and was capable of playing as an offensive [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|wing-back]], as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]], or as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]], which was his usual position. He also played in midfield on occasion, which was his initial position at the beginning of his career, and was deployed as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central]], [[Midfielder#Box-to-box midfielder|box-to-box]], [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]], or [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] on occasion.<ref name="Tutto Juve"/><ref name="Treccani">{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/antonello-cuccureddu_%28Enciclopedia-dello-Sport%29/|title=CUCCUREDDU, Antonello|publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002)|author1=Alberto Polverosi|language=Italian|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="La Stampa">{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,14/articleid,0129_01_1970_0019_0014_6309545/|title=Un Cuccureddu da maglia azzurra|trans-title=A Cuccureddu worthy of an azzurri shirt|publisher=La Stampa|page=14|author1=Paolo Bertoldi|language=Italian|date=27 January 1970|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
+Cuccureddu was a hard-working and tactically versatile footballer, who was capable of aiding his team both offensively and defensively, and of playing anywhere in [[Defender (association football)|defence]] or [[Midfielder|midfield]]. Throughout his career, he was primarily deployed as a defender, and was capable of playing as an offensive [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|wing-back]], as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]], or as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]], which was his usual position. He also played in midfield on occasion, which was his initial position at the beginning of his career, and was deployed as a [[Midfielder#Mezzala|mezzala]], as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central]], [[Midfielder#Box-to-box midfielder|box-to-box]], [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]], or [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] on occasion.<ref name="Tutto Juve"/><ref name="Treccani">{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/antonello-cuccureddu_%28Enciclopedia-dello-Sport%29/|title=CUCCUREDDU, Antonello|publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002)|author1=Alberto Polverosi|language=it|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="La Stampa">{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,14/articleid,0129_01_1970_0019_0014_6309545/|title=Un Cuccureddu da maglia azzurra|trans-title=A Cuccureddu worthy of an azzurri shirt|publisher=La Stampa|page=14|author1=Paolo Bertoldi|language=it|date=27 January 1970|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://it.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0242-0e9cae43dedd-903cb06868bc-1000--dalla-fiorentina-alla-juve-e-viceversa/ |title=Dalla Fiorentina alla Juve (e viceversa) |trans-title=From Fiorentina to Juve (and vice versa) |publisher=UEFA.com |language=it |last1=Balaudo |first1=Fabio |date=8 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2020 }}</ref>
+[[File:1973–74 Serie A - Juventus FC v AS Roma - Cuccureddu's goal.jpg|thumb|left|Cuccureddu (second from right) scoring a goal from a [[Free kick (association football)|free kick]] for Juventus in 1974]]
-As a footballer, he was known in particular for his dynamism, stamina, his ability to read the game, vision, and tactical intelligence. Although he was primarily a defensive-minded player, he was quite prolific in front of goal throughout his career, as he possessed an accurate and powerful shot with his right foot from outside the area, which also made him a dangerous goal threat; due to his striking ability, he was an accurate [[Direct free kick|set-piece]] and [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty-kick]] taker.<ref name="Tutto Juve"/><ref name="Treccani"/><ref name="La Stampa"/>
+As a footballer, he was known in particular for his dynamism, stamina, his ability to read the game, vision, and tactical intelligence. Although he was primarily a defensive-minded player, he was quite prolific in front of goal throughout his career, as he possessed an accurate and powerful shot with his right foot from outside the area, which also made him a dangerous goal threat; due to his striking ability, he was an accurate [[Free kick (association football)|set-piece]] and [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] taker.<ref name="Tutto Juve"/><ref name="Treccani"/><ref name="La Stampa"/>
 ==Managerial career==
-As a coach, he won both the [[Torneo di Viareggio]] and the [[Campionato Nazionale Primavera]] in 1994 with the [[Juventus F.C. Youth Sector|Juventus Primavera]] side.<ref name=tuttojuve.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/altre-notizie/cuccureddu-a-come-eravamo-su-juventus-channel-18598|title=Cuccureddu a "Come Eravamo", su Juventus Channel|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=Italian|date=31 March 2010|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> During the 1999–2000 [[Serie C1]] season, he led [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]] to the Girone B title, helping the club to [[Serie B]] promotion.<ref name=ilcrotonese.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcrotonese.it/amaro-esordio-del-crotone-cuccureddu-dimenticare-la-c/|title=Amaro esordio del Crotone Cuccureddu: dimenticare la C|publisher=Il Crotonese|language=Italian|date=4 September 2000|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
+As a coach, he won both the [[Torneo di Viareggio]] and the [[Campionato Nazionale Primavera]] in 1994 with the [[Juventus F.C. Youth Sector|Juventus Primavera]] side.<ref name=tuttojuve.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/altre-notizie/cuccureddu-a-come-eravamo-su-juventus-channel-18598|title=Cuccureddu a "Come Eravamo", su Juventus Channel|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|date=31 March 2010|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> During the 1999–2000 [[Serie C1]] season, he led [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]] to the Girone B title, helping the club to [[Serie B]] promotion.<ref name=ilcrotonese.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcrotonese.it/amaro-esordio-del-crotone-cuccureddu-dimenticare-la-c/|title=Amaro esordio del Crotone Cuccureddu: dimenticare la C|publisher=Il Crotonese|language=it|date=4 September 2000|access-date=19 October 2015|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422142311/http://www.ilcrotonese.it/amaro-esordio-del-crotone-cuccureddu-dimenticare-la-c/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-In the 2006–07 season he led [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] to become [[Serie C1|Serie C1/A]] winners and gain a historical first-ever promotion to [[Serie B]].<ref name=diariosportivo.it>{{cite web|url=http://sardegna.diariosportivo.it/ultimora/antonello-cuccureddu-torna-pista-lex-dt-dellalghero-il-nuovo-tecnico-del-grosseto-prima-div|title=Antonello Cuccureddu torna in pista, l'ex dt dell'Alghero è il nuovo tecnico del Grosseto in Prima Divisione|publisher=Sardegna - Diario Sportivo|language=Italian|date=27 November 2013|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> Cuccureddu left Grosseto soon after the end of the season to join Serie C1 club [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], where he did not manage to repeat his successes at Grosseto. From March 2009 he was the new head coach of [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] side [[Pescara Calcio|Pescara]];<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2314&Itemid=2 |publisher=Pescara Calcio |title=REVOCATO L'INCARICO A GALDERISI |accessdate=2009-03-23 |date=2009-03-23 |language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2315&Itemid=2 |publisher=Pescara Calcio |title=CAMBIO IN PANCHINA: ARRIVA CUCCUREDDU |accessdate=2009-03-23 |date=2009-03-23 |language=Italian}}</ref> this adventure ended in January 2010, when he was replaced by [[Eusebio Di Francesco]], former coach of Lanciano. In 2013, he returned to Grosseto in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, where he remained until January 2014, after being sacked, due to the club's negative results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanazione.it/grosseto/sport/calcio/2014/01/27/1016740-grosseto-esonero-cuccureddu.shtml|title=Grosseto, Cuccureddu esonerato. La panchina affidata a Leonardo Acori|publisher=La Nazione|language=Italian|date=27 January 2014|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
+In the 2006–07 season he led [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]] to become [[Serie C1|Serie C1/A]] winners and gain a historical first-ever promotion to [[Serie B]].<ref name=diariosportivo.it>{{cite web|url=http://sardegna.diariosportivo.it/ultimora/antonello-cuccureddu-torna-pista-lex-dt-dellalghero-il-nuovo-tecnico-del-grosseto-prima-div|title=Antonello Cuccureddu torna in pista, l'ex dt dell'Alghero è il nuovo tecnico del Grosseto in Prima Divisione|publisher=Sardegna - Diario Sportivo|language=it|date=27 November 2013|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> Cuccureddu left Grosseto soon after the end of the season to join Serie C1 club [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], where he did not manage to repeat his successes at Grosseto. From March 2009 he was the new head coach of [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] side [[Pescara Calcio|Pescara]];<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2314&Itemid=2 |publisher=Pescara Calcio |title=REVOCATO L'INCARICO A GALDERISI |access-date=2009-03-23 |date=2009-03-23 |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2315&Itemid=2 |publisher=Pescara Calcio |title=CAMBIO IN PANCHINA: ARRIVA CUCCUREDDU |access-date=2009-03-23 |date=2009-03-23 |language=it}}</ref> this adventure ended in January 2010, when he was replaced by [[Eusebio Di Francesco]], former coach of Lanciano. In 2013, he returned to Grosseto in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, where he remained until January 2014, after being sacked, due to the club's negative results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanazione.it/grosseto/sport/calcio/2014/01/27/1016740-grosseto-esonero-cuccureddu.shtml|title=Grosseto, Cuccureddu esonerato. La panchina affidata a Leonardo Acori|publisher=La Nazione|language=it|date=27 January 2014|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>
 ==Coaching tactics==
+As a coach, Cuccureddu built his teams on tactically traditional formations, based on defensive stability, favouring a four-man defensive line in either a [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/sport/cuccureddu1405.html|title=Il personaggio/ Cuccureddu, bandiera della Juve, porta il Grosseto nella storia: promozione in B dopo 95 anni|trans-title=The person/ Cuccureddu, symbol of June, makes Grosseto history: Serie B promotion after 95 years|publisher=Affari Italiani|language=it|date=14 May 2007|access-date=19 October 2015|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917195303/http://www.affaritaliani.it/sport/cuccureddu1405.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> or a [[Formation (association football)#4–3–1–2|4–3–1–2]] formation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilcentro/archivio/ilcentro/2009/03/26/CS4PO_CS401.html|title=Pescara, nuovo corso con tante novità tattiche|trans-title=Pescara, new course with many tactical novelties|publisher=La Repubblica|author1=Luigi Di Marzio|language=it|date=26 March 2009|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilcentro/archivio/ilcentro/2009/11/26/CS3PO_CS301.html|title=Pescara, rivoluzione tattica|trans-title=Pescara, tactical revolution|publisher=La Repubblica|author1=Luigi Di Marzio|language=it|date=26 November 2009|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>
-[[File:Antonello Cuccureddu 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Cuccureddu in 2009]]
-As a coach, Cuccureddu built his teams on tactically traditional formations, based on defensive stability, favouring a four-man defensive line in either a [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/sport/cuccureddu1405.html|title=Il personaggio/ Cuccureddu, bandiera della Juve, porta il Grosseto nella storia: promozione in B dopo 95 anni|trans-title=The person/ Cuccureddu, symbol of June, makes Grosseto history: Serie B promotion after 95 years|publisher=Affari Italiani|language=Italian|date=14 May 2007|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> or a [[Formation (association football)#4–3–1–2|4–3–1–2]] formation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilcentro/archivio/ilcentro/2009/03/26/CS4PO_CS401.html|title=Pescara, nuovo corso con tante novità tattiche|trans-title=Pescara, new course with many tactical novelties|publisher=La Repubblica|author1=Luigi Di Marzio|language=Italian|date=26 March 2009|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilcentro/archivio/ilcentro/2009/11/26/CS3PO_CS301.html|title=Pescara, rivoluzione tattica|trans-title=Pescara, tactical revolution|publisher=La Repubblica|author1=Luigi Di Marzio|language=Italian|date=26 November 2009|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
 ==Honours==
 ===Player===
-;Juventus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/antonello-cuccureddu-palmares-9.aspx|title=Antonello Cuccureddu: Palmarés|publisher=My Juve|language=Italian|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>
+;Juventus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/antonello-cuccureddu-palmares-9.aspx|title=Antonello Cuccureddu: Palmarés|publisher=My Juve|language=it|access-date=19 October 2015|archive-date=5 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154848/http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/antonello-cuccureddu-palmares-9.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 * 6 [[Serie A]]: [[1971–72 Serie A|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Serie A|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Serie A|1974–75]], [[1976–77 Serie A|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Serie A|1977–78]], [[1980–81 Serie A|1980–81]]
 * 1 [[Coppa Italia]]: 1978–79
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 ;Juventus Primavera<ref name=tuttojuve.com/>
 *[[Torneo di Viareggio]]: [[1994 Torneo di Viareggio|1994]]
-*[[Campionato Primavera]]: 1993–94
+*[[Campionato Nazionale Primavera]]: 1993–94
 ;Crotone<ref name=ilcrotonese.it/>
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+{{S.E.F. Torres 1903}}
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v t e SEF Torres 1903
Grounds	Stadio Vanni Sanna
Categories	Players Presidents Managers Seasons
Notable players	Comunardo Niccolai Antonello Cuccureddu Gianfranco Zola Theofilos Karasavvidis Alessandro Frau Michele Fini Antonio Langella
Supporters	Nuova Guardia