Gaetano Salvemini (15 January 1942 – 6 September 2024) was an Italian football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Molfetta, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 2024 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Reggio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1959 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Sporting Fulgor Molfetta | ||
| 1961–1962 | Mestre | ||
| 1962–1963 | Alessandria | ||
| 1963–1966 | Venezia | ||
| 1966–1968 | Mantova | ||
| 1968–1969 | Inter Milan | ||
| 1969–1970 | Como | ||
| 1970–1973 | Empoli | ||
| 1973–1974 | Lucchese | ||
| 1974–1977 | Siena | ||
| 1977–1978 | Empoli | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Empoli | ||
| 1981–1982 | Reggina | ||
| 1982 | SPAL | ||
| 1983–1984 | Casertana | ||
| 1984–1985 | Ternana | ||
| 1985–1988 | Empoli | ||
| 1988–1991 | Bari | ||
| 1992–1993 | Cesena | ||
| 1993–1995 | Palermo | ||
| 1996 | Genoa | ||
| 1997 | Lucchese | ||
| 1997 | Genoa | ||
| 1999 | Cremonese | ||
| 2001 | Monza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Molfetta, the son of a sailor,[1] Salvemini began playing football in his hometown's team, before transferring to AC Milan's youth team.[2] A left winger,[3] he was among the protagonists of the Venezia FC promotion to the top division in the 1965–66 season.[2]
As a football manager, Salvemini started his career as Empoli youth team manager.[4] With Empoli main team, he got a promotion to Serie A in 1986, the first of the club, and was its manager for two seasons in the top division. Because of the unexpected salvation of Empoli in its first season in the top league, he got the nickname "SalvEmpoli".[4][5]
Moved to Bari, in his first season he brought the team to Serie A, then he secured two salvations in the top division and won a Mitropa Cup.[1] In the following years he coached numerous teams, including Genoa, with which he won an Anglo-Italian Cup, Palermo, Cremonese, and Monza.[1]
Death
editSalvemini died at his house in Reggio Emilia, on 6 September 2024, at the age of 82.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bisconti, Alessandro (6 September 2024). "E' morto Salvemini, l'uomo dei sogni: quando il piccolo Palermo vinse a San Siro col Milan degli invincibili". PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Lutto nel calcio: è morto l'ex allenatore Gaetano Salvemini". Goal.com (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Gaetano Salvemini at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Piccolo, Fabrizio (6 September 2024). "Addio Salvemini, allenatore galantuomo che al debutto in A con l'Empoli fece piangere l'Inter del Trap". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Calcio in lutto, è morto Gaetano Salvemini. Allenò l'Empoli nella prima Serie A". La Nazione (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Gaetano Salvemini, è morto il tecnico che portò l'Empoli in A per la prima volta. Vinse in Europa con il Bari". La Repubblica (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
edit- Gaetano Salvemini at WorldFootball.net