10 Facts About Giuseppe Materazzi

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Giuseppe Materazzi was born on 5 January 1946 in Arborea, Province of Oristano and is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.

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Sardinian-born Materazzi is best remember as one of the most representative players for US Lecce, where he spent seven years and played 228 Serie C matches.

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Giuseppe Materazzi started his coaching career in 1979, for Tuscan Serie C2 team Cerretese.

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Giuseppe Materazzi then coached Lazio for two seasons, before to move to Serie B side Messina in 1990.

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Giuseppe Materazzi stayed four years in Bari, two of them in Serie A Giuseppe Materazzi then coached a number of minor Serie A and Serie B teams, such as Padova, Brescia, Piacenza, before being signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal in July 1999.

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In 2003, Giuseppe Materazzi signed a three-year deal with Chinese club Tianjin Teda, but left after just one year.

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7.

Giuseppe Materazzi's name was recently mentioned regarding the head coaching position for the Costa Rica national team.

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On 26 February 2007 Giuseppe Materazzi was appointed head coach of Serie B club Bari, replacing Rolando Maran.

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On 30 December 2008 Giuseppe Materazzi signed a contract to become the head coach of Olympiakos Volos, after just two months, Giuseppe Materazzi has decided to quit Volos on 6 March 2009.

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Giuseppe Materazzi returned into football in 2018 with Serie C club Bisceglie, accepting an offer as the club's new technical area director, a role he left only a few days later due to economical disagreements with the board.

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