Serse Cosmi was born on 5 May 1958 and is an Italian football coach, most recently in charge of Rijeka.
23 Facts About Serse Cosmi
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Serse Cosmi worked nine years as primary school teacher, and played amateur football during his freetime for local teams such as Deruta, Cannara, Spello and Pontevecchio, in the role of midfielder.
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Serse Cosmi started a coaching career in the late 1980s in Ellera, as under-18 youth team coach.
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Serse Cosmi brought it on from the Prima Categoria to Serie D in just five years.
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Serse Cosmi is an eccentric goblin of a man, but a wily coach who is greatly liked by fans.
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However, after a disappointing series of results, including elimination in Champions League and results in Serie A much below the expected results, Serse Cosmi was finally fired on 10 February 2006.
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Serse Cosmi was fired on September 2008 due to poor result to make room for new boss Nedo Sonetti.
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On 20 October 2009, Serse Cosmi made a Serie A comeback as new head coach of bottom-placed relegation battlers Livorno.
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At Palermo, Serse Cosmi reunited with former players Fabrizio Miccoli and Fabio Liverani, as well as ex-player and team staff member Giovanni Tedesco.
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On 4 December 2011, Serse Cosmi was unveiled as new head coach of bottom-placed Serie A side Lecce, replacing Eusebio Di Francesco.
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On 27 June 2012, Serse Cosmi was appointed the new coach of Siena in Serie A on a two-year contract, but on 17 December he was sacked.
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On 24 February 2014, Serse Cosmi returned into management as new head coach of Serie B club Pescara, replacing Pasquale Marino but failing to turn the team fortunes and missing out qualification for the promotion playoffs.
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Serse Cosmi left the club by the end of the season.
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Serse Cosmi led Trapani to the 2016 Serie B promotion playoffs, where they were defeated by Pescara in the final round.
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Serse Cosmi was sacked by Trapani on 28 November 2016, after obtaining only 11 points from the first 16 rounds of the season and having his car set on fire by the club's supporters.
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On 7 December 2017, Serse Cosmi was named as the replacement for Fulvio Fiorin at Serie B side, Ascoli.
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Serse Cosmi was replaced by Vincenzo Vivarini on 12 July 2018.
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On 6 March 2019, Serse Cosmi was appointed as manager of Venezia FC.
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On 4 January 2020, Serse Cosmi returned to Perugia after 16 years, substituting Massimo Oddo.
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Serse Cosmi was appointed as manager of Crotone on 1 March 2021, following the sacking of Giovanni Stroppa, signing a contract until the end of the season.
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On 4 September 2022, Serse Cosmi returned into management as the new head coach of Croatian club Rijeka.
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Serse Cosmi is widely popular in Italy for his excitable behaviour during matches.
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Serse Cosmi is famous for always wearing a baseball cap.