Gianpaolo Castorina (born 30 August 1976) is a retired

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professional

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turned

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Playing career

Castorina played in the

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for several seasons, reaching the peak of his playing career with

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and

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. He retired in 2010 after three years with

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Coaching career

After his retirement, he switched into a coaching staff role at Virtus Entella, serving as first team assistant and successively as youth coach. Under his guidance, the ''Primavera'' Under-19 team managed to reach the final of the

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2017, then lost to

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3–1 on aggregate. On 30 April 2017, Castorina was promoted to the first team head coaching role until the end of the season after

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's dismissal following three consecutive losses in the

league which led Virtus Entella out of the promotion playoff zone. On 31 May 2017, Virtus Entella announced Castorina will serve as permanent head coach for the

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season. He was dismissed on 5 November 2017, due to poor results, and replaced by

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. After his dismissal, he returned at Virtus Entella in 2018 as a youth coach, winning the

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title in 2019. He left the club in May 2020, ending a thirteen-year tenure with the Ligurian club.

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* 1976 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players AC Ancona players AC Monza players Siena FC SSD players SS Arezzo players Italian football managers Footballers from Milan Virtus Entella managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1970s-stub