Gennaro Ivan Gattuso is an Italian professional football coach and former player, who last served as manager of La Liga club Valencia.
33 Facts About Gennaro Gattuso
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Gennaro Gattuso's coaching career began as player-coach of his final club, Sion of the Swiss Super League, and he had short spells in charge of Palermo and OFI Crete.
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Gennaro Gattuso started his career with Umbrian side Perugia, but transferred in July 1997, at the age of 19, to the Scottish team Rangers.
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Gennaro Gattuso signed a contract extension with Milan in June 2003 and in October 2004.
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Gennaro Gattuso played his 300th game for the club in a goalless Champions League draw against Lille on 26 September 2006, and he extended his current deal with Milan until 2011 on 1 February 2007.
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Gennaro Gattuso underwent surgery to repair the damage on 19 December 2008 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Gennaro Gattuso had been experiencing vision problems in early September 2011, a few days before the season kicked off.
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Gennaro Gattuso was substituted off directly afterward in the 20th minute and diagnosed with a left sixth cranial nerve palsy, resulting in double vision, an injury that could have ended his football career.
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Gennaro Gattuso later revealed that he had seen teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic in four different positions during the opening stages of the match, and was unable to see Nesta, resulting in the pair's clash.
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On 11 May 2012, Gennaro Gattuso confirmed that he would not renew his contract with the club which was due to expire on 30 June and that he would be leaving Milan at the end of the season.
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On 15 June 2012, after being released by Milan, Gennaro Gattuso joined Swiss club Sion.
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Gennaro Gattuso had been linked with a deal to join former club Rangers in Scotland, but the deal fell through because of the club's financial difficulties.
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Gennaro Gattuso insisted that the press exaggerated the significance of the incident.
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On 15 February 2011, during Milan's Champions League game against Tottenham Hotspur, Gennaro Gattuso pushed Tottenham coach Joe Jordan away by the throat during an incident on the sideline.
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Gennaro Gattuso was capped 73 times for his country at senior level, and played in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, the 2006 World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2009 Confederations Cup, and the 2010 World Cup.
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Gennaro Gattuso was named to the tournament's All Star Team for his performances.
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At the tournament, Gennaro Gattuso gained notoriety against Egypt when he got tripped up by Mohamed Aboutrika, and his shorts fell down, revealing his underpants.
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Gennaro Gattuso started his coaching career in 2011 by attending a course for UEFA A Licence, when he still played for AC Milan.
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Gennaro Gattuso named Luigi Riccio as his assistant, with whom he worked at Sion.
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On 5 June 2014, Gennaro Gattuso was appointed manager of Superleague Greece team OFI Crete.
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Gennaro Gattuso lashed out at media saying that it wasn't true that he wanted to leave.
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On 30 December 2014, Gennaro Gattuso officially resigned as OFI Crete manager, due to the club's financial problems.
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Gennaro Gattuso was appointed as the manager of the then Lega Pro side Pisa on 20 August 2015.
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In May 2017 Gennaro Gattuso was appointed as the coach of AC Milan Primavera, the under-19 team of the club.
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Gennaro Gattuso was the third former player who won 2007 UEFA Champions League, to coach the Primavera team, after Filippo Inzaghi and Cristian Brocchi.
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On 11 December 2019, Gennaro Gattuso was appointed head coach of Napoli following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti the previous day.
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On 9 June 2022, Gennaro Gattuso was unveiled as the new manager of Valencia, competing in the Spanish La Liga, on a two-season deal.
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Gennaro Gattuso is married to Monica Romano, a Scottish woman of Italian descent.
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Gennaro Gattuso's father, Mario, was a millionaire restaurateur who died in 2011, and her sister is television presenter Carla Romano.
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In January 2010, Gennaro Gattuso opened a fish shop in his home town of Corigliano Calabro.
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Gennaro Gattuso suffers from an auto-immune disease named ocular myasthenia since his days as a footballer.
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Gennaro Gattuso opened up about his illness in late 2020 after he appeared on the pitch wearing an eyepatch during several games.
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Vieri playfully suggested selling the player, while Gennaro Gattuso jokingly asked for Montella to be sent out of the studio as he was behaving like a jinx.