Fabio Caserta (born 24 September 1978) is an Italian

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coach and former player who is the manager of club

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Playing career

After a long career playing in minor divisions (

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with Locri, and

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with Igea Virtus), he was signed by

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side

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in 2004, becoming a team leader and a fan favourite, as well as a protagonist in the successful 2005–06 campaign that brought the ''rossazzurri'' back into

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. After an impressive 2006–07 season, he was then signed on 31 August 2007 by arch-rivals

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. On 31 July 2008,

newcomers

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bought the contract of Caserta from

for €1.6million. Atalanta successively acquired him for the 2009–10 season, after Lecce were relegated to Serie B. On 24 June 2010, he was loaned to Serie A newcomer

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along with Maximiliano Pellegrino, as part of the deal that Atalanta bought

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outright.

Coaching career

After retirement, he stayed at Juve Stabia as part of head coach

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's staff. On 15 July 2017, he was announced as Juve Stabia's new head coach. In his second season in charge, he guided Juve Stabia to direct promotion to

as Serie C/C winners. He left Juve Stabia following their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 26 August 2020 he was hired by

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club

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. On his first season in charge, Perugia were crowned Girone B champions, thus ensuring themselves promotion to Serie B after only one season in the Italian third tier. On 15 June 2021, one day after leaving Perugia by mutual consent, Caserta was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie B club

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, signing a two-year deal with the Campanians. After guiding Benevento to a playoff spot in his first season, he was confirmed for the 2022–23 campaign, and dismissed on 20 September 2022 following a disappointing start of the season. He successively took over at Serie B club

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before being dismissed on 11 March 2024. On 5 July 2024, Caserta was hired by

on a two-year contract.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Managerial

Juve Stabia *

: 2018–19 (Girone C) Perugia *

: 2020–21 (Girone B)

References

Living people 1978 births People from Melito di Porto Salvo Italian men's footballers Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players ASD Nuova Igea Virtus players Catania FC players US Lecce players Atalanta BC players AC Cesena players US Pergolettese 1932 players Palermo FC players SS Juve Stabia players Italian football managers Serie B managers Serie C managers AC Perugia Calcio managers Benevento Calcio managers Cosenza Calcio managers US Catanzaro 1929 managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub