Christian Lattanzio (born September 10, 1971) is an Italian football coach.

Career

Christian Lattanzio was born on September 10, 1971. He started his managerial career as an assistant coach and technical coordinator for

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's youth teams, before working with

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and

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, and then serving as an assistant coach for

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, and

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. On July 12, 2021, Lattanzio was appointed as an assistant coach of

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, being set to work under head coach

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. On May 31, 2022, Lattanzio became the interim coach of Charlotte FC, following the firing of Ramírez. Throughout the rest of the 2022 season, Lattanzio guided the team to an 8-10-2 record, keeping the team in contention for the play-offs until the final week. On October 26, the club announced that Lattanzio had signed a contract extension to become the club's permanent head coach through

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, with an option for the 2025 season. On November 14, 2023, Charlotte FC announced that they would part ways with Lattanzio and assistant coach

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. On June 14, 2024, Lattanzio was announced as the new head coach of Belgian club

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Managerial statistics

References

1971 births Living people Italian football managers Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff New York City FC non-playing staff OGC Nice non-playing staff Charlotte FC non-playing staff Charlotte FC head coaches Sint-Truidense V.V. managers Belgian Pro League managers Chinese Super League managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Italian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate football managers in China Italian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate football managers in England Italian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate football managers in France Italian expatriate sportspeople in France Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States {{Italy-footy-bio-stub