Amedeo Mangone (born 12 July 1968) is an Italian

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coach and former player, who played as a defender.

Playing career

Mangone was born in

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. A product of

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's youth system, he was transferred in 1987 to Pergocrema of

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. In 1989, he moved to Solbiatese, another Serie C2 club; he left the club 1993 to join

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club

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, being one of the protagonists of the ''gallettis promotion to

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. In 1996, he moved to

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, and to

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three years later, for 13 billion lire. In 2001–02 he joined

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(in a swap deal, Mangone, Sergei Gurenko and

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to Parma;

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, Saliou Lassissi and Raffaele Longo to Roma) and then spent periods at

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and

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, ending his career in 2005.

Coaching career

In 2007, he was appointed head coach of

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. In June 2010 he was announced as new head coach of

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club Reggiana. On 22 December 2011 he was sacked. He then served as head coach of Brazilian club Gama for a total seven games between December 2015 and March 2016, being fired due to visa-related issues. In March 2019 he was appointed coach of Milan-based amateurs Brera until the end of the season. On 22 February 2022, he was hired as head coach of

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relegation-struggling club Villa Valle. After saving his club from relegation through playoffs, Mangone was successively confirmed as the club's head coach also for the 2022–23 season. After a poor start to the 2023-24 season, with only 1 win in 7 games, Mangone was fired in early October 2023.

Honours

Bologna *

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Roma *

: 2000–01

References

External links

Profile at Lega-Calcio.it
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