The Atalanta BC Youth Sector () comprises the ''Primavera'' (under-19) team and the academy of Italian professional

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Atalanta BC Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (), commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian league system. Founded in 1907, Atalanta holds the record ...

The under-19 squad competes in the

Campionato Primavera 1 Campionato Primavera 1, known also as Campionato Primavera 1 TIM – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti due to sponsorship and posthumous honour, is an Italian football youth competition. It was created in 2017–18 season by splitting Campionato Nazion ...

. The club's ''Primavera'' side has been champions of Italy four times, having last won the championship in 2019–20. The under-18 side has won the

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on four occasions, most recently in the 2015–16 season.

Primavera

Current squad

In bold players already capped with senior team in official matches.

Non-playing staff (under-19 squad)

*Director: Flavio Negrini * Head Coach: Giovanni Bosi * Assistant manager: Marco Zanchi * Goalkeeping Coach: Gabriele Manini * Fitness Coach: Emanuele Vit
Marco Semeria * Match analyst: Roberto Ferrari * Team Doctor: Stefano Bondi * Physiotherapist: Alfredo Adami
Enrico Tassi * Team manager: Flavio Negrini * Оfficial accompanying manager: Maurizio De Lorenzo

Settore Giovanile

Berretti (under-18 squad)

Non-playing staff (under-18 squad)

*Directors: Maurizio De Lorenzo / Amelio Macetti * Head Coach: Stefano Lorenzi * Fitness Coach: Andrea Filippelli * Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgio Frezzolini * Team Doctor: Fabrizio Caroli * Physiotherapist: Leonardo Belotti

Youth system

Below the Primavera team (U19), and Berretti (U18), there are six other teams listed on the official website: *Allievi Nazionali (U17) *Allievi Lega Pro (U16) *Giovanissimi Nazionali (U15) *Giovanissimi Regionali A (U14) *Giovanissimi Regionali B (U13) *Giovanissimi Regionali Femminili

Managerial history

* Valter Bonacina (2012–2017) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach) * Massimo Brambilla (2015–2017) – ''Allievi Nazionali'' (under-17 coach) * Massimo Brambilla (2017–2022) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach) * Marco Fioretto (2022–2023) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach) * (2023–present) – ''Primavera'' (under-19 coach)

Honours

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in the 1 ...

**Champions: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Torneo Città di Arco ** 2016, 2017 *

** 1991–92, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2015–16 * U-17 Supercoppa Italiana ** 2016 * Torneo Internazionale Maggioni-Righi ** 2017

Notable former Primavera and youth team players

Many players from Atalanta's Primavera squad go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Atalanta or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high level of club football. *

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* Richard Hughes

References

External links

Official Atalanta B.C. site
(archived)
How Atalanta's academy is shaping the future of Italian football
– ''These Football Times'' (2017) {{Campionato Nazionale Primavera

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