Maurizio Trombetta
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| Position(s) | Manager (former right back) | ||
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Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
Maurizio Trombetta (born September 29, 1962 in Udine) is an Italian former football player turned manager, currently in charge as head coach of Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Career
Playing
A minor league player who played Serie A only in his first two professional seasons, respectively with Udinese and Catanzaro, he also played from 1989 to 1991 in the Serie B with the Triestina jersey.
Coaching
Following his retirement as a player, Trombetta became Udinese's allievi (under-16) youth coach in 1994, being soon later appointed as Giovanni Galeone's assistant coach with the zebrette. He then followed Galeone to Perugia and Napoli before to return at Udine, this time as Francesco Guidolin's assistant coach. From 1999 to 2004 he then moved together with Guidolin at Bologna, working alongside him with the rossoblu.
In 2004 he returned to work alongside Galeone at Ancona, and followed his mentor when at Udinese in 2006–2007.
During the 2007–2008 he chose to start a coaching career of his own, becoming head coach of amateur Eccellenza club Sevegliano after league Week 7, with the team being at the bottom of the league table, and led them to an impressive fourth place.
On September 1, 2008 he was announced as new head coach of Liga I club CFR Cluj, replacing Ioan Andone. His new club will also compete in the UEFA Champions League.