Attilio Tesser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Montebelluna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montebelluna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Montebelluna | 43 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Treviso | 63 | (6) |
| 1978–1980 | Napoli | 37 | (2) |
| 1980–1985 | Udinese | 100 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Perugia | 34 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Catania | 85 | (4) |
| 1989–1991 | Trento | 34 | (2) |
| Total | 396 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Italy U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Sevegliano | ||
| 1994–1996 | Udinese (youth team) | ||
| 1996–2001 | Venezia (youth team) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Südtirol | ||
| 2003–2005 | Triestina | ||
| 2005 | Cagliari | ||
| 2006 | Ascoli | ||
| 2007–2008 | Mantova | ||
| 2009 | Padova | ||
| 2009–2012 | Novara | ||
| 2012 | Novara | ||
| 2013–2015 | Ternana | ||
| 2015–2016 | Avellino | ||
| 2016 | Avellino | ||
| 2016–2018 | Cremonese | ||
| 2018–2021 | Pordenone | ||
| 2021–2023 | Modena | ||
| 2023–2024 | Triestina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Attilio Tesser (born 10 June 1958) is an Italian association football manager and former defender.
Playing career
[edit]Tesser, a defender, started his playing career with Treviso. He moved to Napoli in 1978, where he played two seasons. He then played for Udinese from 1980 to 1985, and then for some lower league teams, including Perugia and Catania. He was also capped for the Italian U-21 side.
Managing career
[edit]After his retirement, Tesser began a coaching career in 1992 for Serie D side Sevegliano, and successively became a coach at the youth level for Udinese and Venezia. His first professional coaching job came in 2001, for Serie C2 side F.C. Südtirol. In 2003, he replaced Ezio Rossi at the helm of U.S. Triestina Calcio of Serie B.
After a very good season, followed by a poorer one, Tesser moved to Cagliari Calcio of Serie A in 2006, but was fired just after the first league match by team chairman Massimo Cellino. In July 2006 he was named coach of Ascoli, replacing Marco Giampaolo. However, after a serie of struggling results ended in a 1–0 home defeat to Empoli F.C. in the 11th matchday, Tesser was fired and replaced by Nedo Sonetti.
Tesser started the 2007–08 season at the helm of Serie B side Mantova, with the aim to fight for a promotion spot; however, results did not confirm the initial goals, and he was sacked on 24 February 2008, leaving Mantova in seventh place, seven points far from the fourth playoff spot.[1]
In January 2009 he accepted a coaching offer from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Padova;[2] however, his stint with the patavini lasted only one month, as he was sacked later on February.[3]
In June 2009 he was named Novara manager. His tenure proved to be highly successful, as he led his club to become Lega Pro Prima Divisione champions in his first season in charge.
In the 2010–11 season, Tesser repeated himself as he guided Novara to third place in the final table, then winning a second consecutive promotion to Serie A after defeating Reggina and Padova in the playoffs. The Serie A comeback however proved to be particularly difficult for Novara, who only won 12 points after the first 20 games: this cost Tesser the job, as he was removed from his managerial duties on 30 January 2012 following a 2–0 away loss against Palermo; he was replaced by veteran coach Emiliano Mondonico.[4]
On 6 March 2012 he was recalled by Novara as head coach,[5] but on 31 October 2012 he was again sacked.[6]
On 13 June 2015 Tesser was appointed as the head coach of Avellino, replacing Massimo Rastelli.[7]
In the summer of 2016 he was hired by the Cremonese. He was dismissed from Cremonese on 23 April 2018.[8]
On 4 July 2018 Tesser has been appointed as the new head coach of Pordenone Calcio.[9] On his first season as Pordenone boss, he guided the small Friuli club to direct promotion to Serie B (the first in club history) as Serie C/B champions.
He was fired on 3 April 2021 after a 1–4 loss to Brescia that left Pordenone two points shy of relegation.[10]
Tesser was subsequently named new head coach of ambitious Serie C club Modena for the 2021–22 season; under his guidance, the Canarini won the Group B title by the end of the campaign, thus ensuring themselves promotion to Serie B for the following season.[11] After a mid-table finish in the 2022–23 Serie B campaign, Tesser was dismissed by the end of the season as Modena appointed Paolo Bianco at his replacement;[12] successively, Tesser was appointed in charge of Serie C club Triestina.[13]
On 4 February 2024, following a home loss against Pro Patria, Tesser was dismissed from his coaching post with immediate effect.[14]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 4 February 2024[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Südtirol | 
|
1 July 2001 | 30 June 2003 | 86 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 125 | 85 | +40 | 43.02 |
| Triestina |
|
1 July 2003 | 30 June 2005 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 106 | 113 | −7 | 33.33 |
| Cagliari |
|
1 July 2005 | 29 August 2005 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Ascoli |
|
20 May 2006 | 13 November 2006 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7.69 |
| Mantova |
|
11 June 2007 | 24 February 2008 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 42.86 |
| Padova |
|
13 January 2009 | 22 February 2009 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 20.00 |
| Novara |
|
11 June 2009 | 30 January 2012 | 114 | 47 | 40 | 27 | 165 | 123 | +42 | 41.23 |
| Novara |
|
6 March 2012 | 31 October 2012 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 30.77 |
| Ternana |
|
31 December 2013 | 13 June 2015 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 68 | 83 | −15 | 32.31 |
| Avellino |
|
13 June 2015 | 22 March 2016 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 38.24 |
| Avellino |
|
20 April 2016 | 31 May 2016 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 20.00 |
| Cremonese |
|
31 May 2016 | 23 April 2018 | 83 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 119 | 97 | +22 | 42.17 |
| Pordenone |
|
4 July 2018 | 3 April 2021 | 116 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 144 | 117 | +27 | 39.66 |
| Modena |
|
22 June 2021 | 23 May 2023 | 84 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 136 | 90 | +46 | 53.57 |
| Triestina |
|
11 July 2023 | 4 February 2024 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 59.26 |
| Total | 786 | 317 | 241 | 228 | 1,059 | 891 | +168 | 40.33 | |||
Honours
[edit]Managerial
[edit]- Novara
- Cremonese
- Pordenone
- Serie C: 2018–19
- Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019
- Modena
- Serie C: 2021–22
Individual
[edit]- Panchina d'Argento: 2010–11
References
[edit]- ^ "ESONERATO ATTILIO TESSER" (in Italian). AC Mantova. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ "ATTILIO TESSER NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PADOVA" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "CARLO SABATINI TORNA A SEDERE SULLA PANCHINA DEL PADOVA" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "TESSER LASCIA IL NOVARA, IN ARRIVO MONDONICO". Novara Calcio (in Italian). 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Caos Novara, Tesser torna in panchina Mondonico esonerato dopo 6 partite". Novara Calcio (in Italian). 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Tesser esonerato dal Novara Promosso Gattuso dalla Primavera" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Attilio Tesser è il nuovo allenatore dell'Avellino" (in Italian). A.S. Avellino 1912. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "COMUNICATO – TESSER SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO, IL CDA SI RISERVA OGNI DECISIONE SULLE DIMISSIONI DI GIAMMARIOLI" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 23 April 2018.
- ^ "ATTILIO TESSER È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PORDENONE CALCIO | Pordenone Calcio". www.pordenonecalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "COMUNICAZIONE CONDUZIONE TECNICA" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Il Modena travolge il Pontedera: il ritorno in Serie B adesso è realtà" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "INCONTRO CON TESSER: COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Modena F.C. 2018. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "ATTILIO TESSER NOMINATO ALLENATORE DELLA TRIESTINA" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Attilio Tesser sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). US Triestina Calcio. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Attilio Tesser career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montebelluna
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Treviso FBC 1993 players
- SSC Napoli players
- Udinese Calcio players
- AC Perugia Calcio players
- Catania FC players
- Serie A managers
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC managers
- Cagliari Calcio managers
- Mantova 1911 managers
- US Triestina Calcio 1918 managers
- Calcio Padova managers
- Men's association football defenders
- Italian football managers
- Calcio Montebelluna players
- FC Südtirol managers
- US Avellino 1912 managers
- US Cremonese managers
- ASD Sevegliano managers
- Footballers from the Province of Treviso