Flavio Destro
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| Full name | Flavio Destro | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Rivoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1981 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Reggina | 19 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | Rondinella | 30 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | Catanzaro | 60 | (1) |
| 1985–1990 | Ascoli | 142 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Pescara | 31 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Cesena | 55 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Empoli | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 355 | (9) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Montichiari | ||
| 2009–2010 | Crotone (assistant manager) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Torino (assistant manager) | ||
| 2014 | Ascoli | ||
| 2016–2019 | Fermana | ||
| 2020–2021 | Fano | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Flavio Destro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈflaːvjo ˈdɛstro]; born 28 August 1962) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
Club career
[edit]1976–1981: Youth career
[edit]Destro began his youth career at local club Torino, where he played for their Allievi and Primavera side.
1981–1982: Reggina
[edit]After spending five years with the Granata, Destro signed his first professional contract with Serie C1 club Reggina. In his only season with the Amaranto, he made 19 appearances and scored 1 goal.
1982–1983: Rondinella
[edit]At the end of the 1981–82 season, he moved to Rondinella and managed 30 appearances and would again score one goal.
1983–1985: Catanzaro
[edit]Destro then spent two seasons at Catanzaro, where he managed 60 appearances and a single goal.
1985–1990: Ascoli
[edit]He signed for Ascoli in 1985 and departed the club in 1990. In five seasons at Ascoli, Destro managed 142 appearances and scored 2 goals. His first goal for Ascoli came on 14 February 1988 at home against Milan in Serie A.[2] The Rossoneri then equalised through Daniele Massaro to make it honours even.
1990–1994: Pescara, Cesena and Empoli
[edit]A single season at Pescara was followed by a two-year spell with Cesena. Before hanging up his boots forever, the veteran defender spent one last season at Empoli, where he played 18 times without registering a goal.
Post-retirement
[edit]Following his retirement from football, Destro then pursued a career in coaching football. He currently lives in Ascoli Piceno, the birthplace of his son.
Managerial career
[edit]Destro managed Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Montichiari in 2008. He was then made assistant manager at both Crotone in (2009–10), and Torino in (2010–11). Destro returned to former club Ascoli, where he was appointed manager in 2014.[3] Serie D side Fermana announced Destro as their new manager in March 2016.[4] He guided Fermana to promotion to Serie C in 2017, and a place in the Serie C promotion playoffs in 2019. On 14 October 2019, he was fired by Fermana with squad in 16th place and no victories in 5 games.[5]
On 2 November 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Fano.[6] He resigned on 22 March 2021 after a league defeat to Virtus Verona.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Destro is the father of Bologna and Italy forward Mattia Destro.[8][9] His daughter-in-law is the Italian showgirl Ludovica Caramis.[10]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Calciatori ‒ La raccolta completa Panini 1961-2012. Vol. 5 (1988-1989). Panini. 4 June 2012. p. 29.
- ^ "Serie A 1987-1988". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Ascoli, esonerato Giordano. Al suo posto Flavio Destro, papà di Mattia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "FLAVIO DESTRO NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA FERMANA". www.fermanafc.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Flavio Destro sollevato dall'incarico di allenatore della Fermana" (Press release) (in Italian). Fermana. 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Sollevato dall'incarico Marco Alessandrini, arriva Flavio Destro" [Marco Alessandrini dismissed, Flavio Destro arrives] (in Italian). Fano. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "SFano: Flavio Destro si dimette. Tacchinardi in pole per sostituirlo" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Sky Sports Scout - Mattia Destro". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Della Valle, Fabiana (25 January 2009). "Primavera, l'Inter c'è Destro, magie "alla Ibra"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Mattia Destro sposa Ludovica Caramis: matrimonio da favola. E lei è super sexy" (in Italian). Oggi. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- 1962 births
- People from Rivoli, Piedmont
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Torino FC players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- AC Cesena players
- Empoli FC players
- Serie B players
- Men's association football defenders
- Italian football managers
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC managers
- Serie C managers
- Alma Juventus Fano 1906 managers
- Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Turin
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen