Giovanni Scanu (born 3 May 1975) is an Italian

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manager who is the head coach for Indian club

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in the Super League Kerala. Born in Nuoro, Italy, Scanu was assistant manager of various clubs in the

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and

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from 2006 to 2011, when he started his head coaching career at hometown club

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in the

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. From 2012 onwards, Scanu coached in various countries abroad, namely

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and FK Nevezis in Lithuania, Kaduna United in Nigeria, Coritiba de Sergipe in Brazil,

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in Hungary,

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in Bangladesh,

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in Moldova, and Kilimani City in Tanzania.

Managerial career

Scanu was born in

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, Italy. His coaching career began in the Santu Pedru football school, where he stayed for three years. Afterwards, he moved to lead Atletico Nuoro for two years. In 2003 he moved to Loculese, followed by Tuttavista and then a return to Atletico Nuoro. He became the assistant manager under Ninni Corda at

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in the

, where he won the 2006–07 Serie D – Girone B title. The next year, he and Corda moved to

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, where they again won the Serie D – Girone B, as well as the

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. He then moved on to

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in the

in 2008–09 as an assistant, remaining for two years. He then moved to Tavolara in

, again as an assistant. In 2011, he started as head coach, in his hometown with

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club

, but did not remain there for long before resigning the position in December 2011. In 2012, he moved to Lithuanian club

in the top tier

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, bringing several Italian players with him. Then, in 2013, he moved to Kaduna United in the

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. The following year, in 2014, he returned to Lithuania, again at FK Tauras in the second tier

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, following their relegation the prior season. In 2015, he moved to Brazil, becoming the coach of Coritiba de Sergipe. He moved to Hungarian side

of the third tier

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for the 2016–17 season, until the team was disqualified. In July 2017, he moved to Bangladesh (Asia now being his fourth different continent), in the

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with

. A month later, Brothers replaced him after the fourth match of the season, after Scanu went on a lengthy leave of absence, due to health concerns of his mother. In 2018–19, he returned to Lithuania with FK Nevezis in the

. In 2020, he moved to Moldova with

in the top tier

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. He remained coach until the

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interrupted the season and then he and the club parted ways. In 2021, he became the manager of Kilimani City FC in the second-tier Tanzanian First Division League initially signing a short three-month contract until the end of the season, but remained with the club beyond that as head coach. While there, he turned down the opportunity to become the Zanzibar national team coach, preferring to remain a coach at club level. In August 2024, he was named the head coach of Indian club

in the Super League Kerala.

Honours

as Assistant manager Tempio *

Girone B: 2006–07 Como * Serie D Girone B: 2007–08 *

: 2007–08

References

External links

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