Brunello Iacopetta (born 28 October 1984) is a

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who is the manager of

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. He also holds

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citizenship.

Managerial career

Iacopetta began his career managing various youth teams of

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in 2002, before switching to

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youth in 2009. He consequently worked his way up the youth teams of

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, starting with the U-16s up to the U-21 team, before being announced as the manager of

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team FC Rapperswil-Jona in 2020. In November 2021, he replaced Alex Frei as manager of FC Wil. On 20 May 2024, Iacopetta signed a three-year contract with

Managerial statistics

References

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