Flavio Destro

Flavio Destro (Italian pronunciation: ['flaːvjoˈdɛstro]; born 28 August 1962) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.

Flavio Destro
Personal information
Full name Flavio Destro
Date of birth (1962-08-28) 28 August 1962
Place of birth Rivoli, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1976–1981 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Reggina 19 (1)
1982–1983 Rondinella 30 (1)
1983–1985 Catanzaro 60 (1)
1985–1990 Ascoli 142 (2)
1990–1991 Pescara 31 (1)
1991–1993 Cesena 55 (3)
1993–1994 Empoli 18 (0)
Total 355 (9)
Managerial career
2008 Montichiari
2009–2010 Crotone (assistant manager)
2010–2011 Torino (assistant manager)
2014 Ascoli
2016–2019 Fermana
2020–2021 Fano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

1976–1981: Youth career

Destro began his youth career at local club Torino, where he played for their Allievi and Primavera side.

1981–1982: Reggina

After spending five years with the Granata, Destro signed his first professional contract with Serie C1 club Reggina. In his only season with the Amaranto, he made 19 appearances and scored 1 goal.

1982–1983: Rondinella

At the end of the 1981–82 season, he moved to Rondinella and managed 30 appearances and would again score one goal.

1983–1985: Catanzaro

Destro then spent two seasons at Catanzaro, where he managed 60 appearances and a single goal.

1985–1990: Ascoli

He signed for Ascoli in 1985 and departed the club in 1990. In five seasons at Ascoli, Destro managed 142 appearances and scored 2 goals. His first goal for Ascoli came on 14 February 1988 at home against Milan in Serie A.[2] The Rossoneri then equalised threw Daniele Massaro to make it honours even.

1990–1994: Pescara, Cesena and Empoli

A single season at Pescara was followed by a two-year spell with Cesena. Before hanging up the boots forever, the veteran defender spent one last season at Empoli, where he played 18 times without registering a goal.

Post-retirement

Following his retirement from football, Destro then pursued a career in coaching football. He currently lives in Ascoli Piceno, the birthplace of his son.

Managerial career

Destro managed Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Montichiari in 2008. He was then made assistant manager at both Crotone in (2009–10), and Torino in (2010–11). Destro returned to former club Ascoli, where he was appointed manager in 2014.[3] Serie D side Fermana announced Destro as their new manager in March 2016.[4] He guided Fermana to promotion to Serie C in 2017, and a place in the Serie C promotion playoffs in 2019. On 14 October 2019, he was fired by Fermana with squad in 16th place and no victories in 5 games.[5]

On 2 November 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Fano.[6] He resigned on 22 March 2021 after a league defeat to Virtus Verona.[7]

Personal life

Destro is the father of Bologna and Italy forward Mattia Destro.[8][9] His daughter-in-law is the Italian showgirl Ludovica Caramis.[10]

Honours

Club
Ascoli

References
  1. Calciatori ‒ La raccolta completa Panini 1961-2012. Vol. 5 (1988-1989). Panini. 4 June 2012. p. 29.
  2. "Serie A 1987-1988". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. "Ascoli, esonerato Giordano. Al suo posto Flavio Destro, papà di Mattia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "FLAVIO DESTRO NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA FERMANA". www.fermanafc.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "Flavio Destro sollevato dall'incarico di allenatore della Fermana" (Press release) (in Italian). Fermana. 14 October 2019.
  6. "Sollevato dall'incarico Marco Alessandrini, arriva Flavio Destro" [Marco Alessandrini dismissed, Flavio Destro arrives] (in Italian). Fano. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "SFano: Flavio Destro si dimette. Tacchinardi in pole per sostituirlo" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. "Sky Sports Scout - Mattia Destro". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. Della Valle, Fabiana (25 January 2009). "Primavera, l'Inter c'è Destro, magie "alla Ibra"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  10. "Mattia Destro sposa Ludovica Caramis: matrimonio da favola. E lei è super sexy" (in Italian). Oggi. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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