Moreno Longo (born 14 February 1976) is an Italian

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and former football player, who is the head coach of club

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Club career

Moreno began his playing career with Lascaris youth team before moving to

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in 1987, with whom he made his debut in

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in 1994–95 during a 5–1 defeat against

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. In the same year, he won the prestigious

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with the '' primavera'', before earning two more caps for the first team in subsequent years. Between 1995 and 1996, he collected 11 appearances in

for the ''granata'' which culminated with the third ever relegation of the club into

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. He played 18 times for the club in the ''cadets'', but was also involved in the Torneo di Viareggio as part of the youth team, lost in the final against

. In August 1997, he signed with Lucchese, again in Serie B (on loan initially). He stayed there for two seasons playing as a starter until the relegation of 1999. At the beginning of 1999–00, he wore the captain's armband for the provincial Tuscan side. Then, in September, he moved in co-ownership to

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. He remained there until 2002 and was part of the team that earned the club's first promotion to

in 2001. That season, Moreno was seriously injured and his appearances were limited to just 12. The following season, he never took to the field due to the effects of the injury. In January 2003, he was loaned to

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. In

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, he returned to the field after a two-year stop, disputing all of two games in April, before returning to Chievo; where he was transferred indefinitely to

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. He played 5 times for the ''

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'', however, in August 2004 he was attacked by ultras and left the team. He continued his career in

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with

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and

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, ending his career at age 30.

International career

In September 1996, he was called up to the Italy U-21 team for the first time, in which he collected two appearances.

Managerial career

Early career

He began his managerial career in 2007 with the ''Giovanissimi Nazionale'' of Filadelfia Paradiso, and led them to a regional title. The following year, he moved to Canavese, and achieved qualification for the knockout phase of the national championship in the same age group. In 2009, he returned to

as the manager of the ''Allievi Nazionali'', and in 2012, he became the manager of the Primavera squad. In the 2013–14 season, his squad finished as runners-up in the

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, after losing the final 4–3 on penalties to

. The following season, he led Torino to their ninth Primavera title, and their first since the 1991–92 season, after defeating

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on penalties. In 2015, he also won the

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against

Pro Vercelli

On 8 June 2016, he became the new manager of

, with whom he signed a two-year contract. In his first season at Vercelli, he achieved safety from relegation in the penultimate round of the season. On 14 June 2017, he mutually agreed to end his contract with Pro Vercelli.

Frosinone

On 14 June 2017, he was appointed coach of

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. After missing on automatic promotion to

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on the final matchday of the 2017–18 Serie B season, he won the promotion playoffs, defeating

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in a two-legged final, thus bringing back Frosinone to Serie A after a two-year absence. He was sacked on 19 December 2018.

Torino

On 4 February 2020, Longo signed with his former club

. He guided the club until the end of the club's Serie A campaign, and was not confirmed for the next season.

Alessandria

On 22 January 2021, Longo accepted the manager's job at

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club

, another former team of his as a player, signing a 2.5-year contract. Under his tenure, he guided Alessandria to second place in the Girone A group, then winning the national playoff phase after defeating

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on penalties in a two-legged final and ensuring the ''Grigi'' a Serie B spot for the first time in 45 years. Alessandria was relegated back to

at the end of the 2021–22 season; on 29 July 2022, Longo mutually rescinded his contract with the club.

Como

On 20 September 2022, Longo signed a two-year contract with Serie B club

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. He was sacked on 13 November 2023.

Bari

On 19 June 2024, Longo was announced as the new head coach of

, signing a contract until 30 June 2026 with the Serie B club.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Torino *

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Manager

Torino * Campionato Primavera: 2014–15 *

: 2015

References

External links

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