Marco Giampaolo (born August 2, 1967 in Bellinzona, Switzerland) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. He is currently head coach of Serie A club Cagliari Calcio. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Location within Switzerland Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. ...

Playing career

Born in Bellinzona, Switzerland, but originary from Giulianova, Giampaolo is a former midfielder who played for several Serie C teams, including Giulianova Calcio, Gubbio, Licata and Siracusa, before to make his Serie B debut for Fidelis Andria in 1995. He retired in 1997, after a season played with Gualdo, following an ankle injury. Giulianova is a coastal town in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Giulianova Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Giulianova, Abruzzo. ... A.S. Gubbio 1910 is an Italian football club, based in Gubbio, Umbria. ... Società Sportiva Dilettante Licata 1931 is an Italian football club located in Licata, Sicily. ... Unione Sportiva Siracusa is an Italian football club located in Syracuse, Sicily. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Associazione Sportiva Andria BAT is an Italian football club, based in Andria, Apulia. ...

Managing career

After his retirement, Giampaolo was signed as scout for Serie B side Pescara Calcio, and successively promoted as assistant coach in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed assistant coach of Serie C1 side Giulianova Calcio, in support of Adriano Buffoni. Both left on April 2002, despite the team was fully involved in a fight for a playoff placement, citing bad relationships with the club's management. In 2002/2003, both Buffoni and Giampaolo signed for Treviso of Serie C1, leading the team to an immediate promotion to Serie B and saving the team from relegation the following season. Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Pescara Calcio is a football club based in Pescara, Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Giulianova Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Giulianova, Abruzzo. ... Treviso Foot-Ball Club 1993 is a football club based in Treviso, Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ...

In 2004/2005, Giampaolo moved to Ascoli, where he again acted as assistant coach of unknown manager Massimo Silva. This was often cited as a trick in order to allow Giampaolo to coach the team, as he was not in possess of a valid coaching licence at the time. The season ended in a good sixth place, which allowed Ascoli to play promotion playoffs, where it was defeated by Torino Calcio. However, following a serie of cancellations by the federation, Ascoli was admitted to play Serie A the next season, and both Giampaolo and Silva were confirmed to coach a team built in only two weeks, with the only goal to maintain a place in Italian top division. On February 2006, Giampaolo was disqualified for two months by the Italian Football Federation for having acted as first team head coach without a valid coaching licence. Successively, Giampaolo was admitted to join the Coverciano coaching course, and, after having saved Ascoli from relegation, he was announced as coach of Cagliari Calcio. Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. ... Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio) is the governing body of football in Italy. ...

On September 2006, Marco Giampaolo was involved in a freak training ground accident, the 39-year-old boss was hit on the head by a wayward ball and, despite continuing with the training session, developed symptoms of concussion soon after. The coach was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

He has a brother, Federico Giampaolo, who is currently a Serie B footballer for F.C. Crotone. Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Crotone Football Club is a football club based in Crotone, Italy. ...