Aldo Firicano (born 12 May 1967) is a former Italian football manager, currently working for Tuttocuoio, and former footballer, who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Trapani, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tuttocuoio (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Trapani | ||
| 1983–1985 | Cavese | ||
| 1985–1989 | Udinese | ||
| 1986–1987 | Nocerina | ||
| 1989–1996 | Cagliari | 191 | (9) |
| 1996–2001 | Fiorentina | 83 | (3) |
| 2001 | Salernitana | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Arezzo | ||
| 2002–2003 | ISM Gradisca | ||
| 2003–2004 | Sestese | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Sestese | ||
| 2005–2006 | Biellese | ||
| 2006–2008 | Südtirol | ||
| 2008–2009 | Carrarese | ||
| 2009–2011 | Poggibonsi | ||
| 2011–2012 | Borgo a Buggiano | ||
| 2012–2013 | Pro Patria | ||
| 2014 | Pergolettese | ||
| 2015 | Forlì | ||
| 2017 | Carrarese | ||
| 2021 | Prato | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sangiovannese | ||
| 2024– | Tuttocuoio | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAfter early years in the minor leagues, Firicano joined Cagliari in 1989, with whom he won promotion to Serie A under Claudio Ranieri and made his top-flight debut in 1990. In 1993, he also played in the UEFA Cup with them.
In 1996 he re-joined Ranieri at Fiorentina. He retired from professional football in 2004.
Coaching career
editIn 2004, Firicano took over his first coaching role as head coach of Sestese. He successively had a long career in Italy's minor professional and amateur leagues with different teams.
In 2017 he served as head coach of Carrarese.[1] After four years of inactivity, he was named new head coach of Serie D club Prato in February 2021.[2] He left the club by the end of the 2020–21 season, and was successively appointed in charge of Sangiovannese, another Tuscan Serie D club, on 8 March 2022.[3] He departed from Sangiovannese by the end of the 2022–23 season.
In March 2024, Firicano was signed by Tuttocuoio, and successfully guided the Tuscan club to win promotion to Serie D from Eccellenza, being subsequently confirmed in charge of the club.
Honours
editFiorentina
References
edit- ^ Carrarese: Aldo Firicano è il nuovo tecnico‚ sportstadio.it, 28 February 2017
- ^ "Serie D, girone D. UFFICIALE: è Aldo Firicano il nuovo allenatore del Prato" (in Italian). Tuttocampo. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Sangiovannese. Il nuovo allenatore è Aldo Firicano" (in Italian). Valdarno24. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Italy Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
External links
edit- Aldo Firicano at WorldFootball.net