Ciro Danucci (born 28 June 1983) is an Italian football manager. He is the manager of Brindisi.

Biography

Born

Manduria Manduria is a city and ''comune'' of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Taranto. With c. 32,000 inhabitants (2013), it is located east of Taranto. History It was an important stronghold of the Messapii against Taras. Archidamus III, king o ...

, in the Province of Taranto, Apulia, Danucci started his senior career at Italian Serie D (Italian fifth level until 2014) club

in 2001. In 2003 Danucci was signed by Martina of

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

Catania

In 2004, he was signed by Serie B club Catania. He made his second division debut on 28 November 2004, his only Catania appearance. In January 2005 Danucci returned to the third division for

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. He remained in that level in

2005–06 Serie C1 The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...

for

Sangiovannese Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Sangiovannese 1927 (formerly ''Associazione Calcio Sangiovannese 1927'') is an Italian association football club based in San Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany. They currently play in Serie D. History Sangiov ...

, as well as

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label=Tarantino dialect, Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an ...

in the first half of

2006–07 Serie C1 The 2006–07 Serie C1 was the twenty-ninth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 3 September 2006, to 13 May 2007, and the playoff ph ...

. In January 2007 Serie B struggler

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and '' comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was ...

signed Danucci,

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and Del Core from Catania in co-ownership deals, for €30,000, €280,000 and €120,000 respectively.Calcio Catania SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 At the end of season Cesena finished as the 15th. In June 2007 Cesena bought Anastasi outright for €1,000, while Catania bought back Danucci and Del Core for €1,000 each.

Ternana

In July 2007 Danucci was sold to Serie C1 club

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 ...

in another co-ownership deal for €75,000.Calcio Catania SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 In June 2008 Catania gave up the remain 50% registration rights for free. After 6 starts and 2 substitutes appearances in

2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season is the thirty-first since its renaming to Serie C1 in 1978, and the first edition since the renaming from Serie C1 to Lega Pro. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from Septemb ...

(ex–Serie C1), Danucci left for

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of ...

(ex–Serie C2) club

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on 2 February 2009. The club won the champion of Group A, as well as promotion and the runner-up in 2009

Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione The Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione was an Italian football competition played initially by the three group winners of the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, formerly Serie C2. It was contested from the 2005–06 season until the 2013–14 seas ...

. Danucci returned to

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ...

. He made 26 starts for the club that season.

Juve Stabia

In 2010 Danucci left for

S.S. Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

. The club won the promotion playoffs of

2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It will be divided into tw ...

. Danucci had played all 4 matches in the playoffs. Danucci made another 9 starts in the second division in

2011–12 Serie B The 2011–12 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) was the eightieth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 15 of which returning from the 2010–11 season, four of which promot ...

for Castellammare di Stabia.

Cuneo & Sorrento

In October 2012 Danucci was signed by the third division club

Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and '' comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) ...

. The club relegated to Lega Pro 2nd Division in 2013. On 3 August 2013 Danucci was signed by fellow fourth division club

Sorrento Sorrento (, ; nap, Surriento ; la, Surrentum) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the south-eastern terminus of the Circumvesuviana rail ...

. That season would be the last season of Lega Pro 2nd Division, as the 2 divisions of Lega Pro (ex–Serie C) would be merged, as well as reduction from 69 teams to 60 teams. On 5 August the LP 2nd Division also admitted 6 additional teams from Serie D to fill the vacancies. Sorrento finished as the 9th of Group B, 1 point below

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. The hope of avoid relegation was humiliated by 0–4 lost to Arzanese in the first match of relegation tie-breaker, or "play-out". Eventually Sorrento lost 3–4 in aggregate despite a 3–0 home win. Danucci had played both matches as starting XI.

Coaching career

On 17 November 2021, he was hired as head coach of

Fasano Fasano (; Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brindisi, Apulia, southern Italy. It is the second most populated town in the province after Brindisi, with a population in 2021 of 39,026. History According to a folk etymolog ...

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

. On 10 June 2022, he was hired as head coach of Brindisi, winning promotion to

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega ...

on his first season in charge.

References

External links

AIC profile (data by football.it)

Lega Serie B profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danucci, Ciro 1983 births Sportspeople from the Province of Taranto Footballers from Apulia Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Taranto FC 1927 players ASD Martina Calcio 1947 players Catania FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players ASD Sangiovannese 1927 players AC Cesena players Ternana Calcio players SSD Varese Calcio players SS Juve Stabia players AC Cuneo 1905 players ASD Sorrento players ASD Jolly Montemurlo players ASD Campobasso 1919 players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Italian football managers Serie C managers Serie D managers ACD Nardò players ACD Nardò managers