Marco Pezzaiuoli
Marco Pezzaiuoli ( born November 16, 1968 in Mannheim ) is a German football coach. In early 2011 he was briefly head coach at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Career
Pezzaiuoli played itself among other things for the SV 98 Schwetzingen and Mannheim VfR soccer before he decided to convert because of an injury, to get into the coach business. So it was that he had already in 1991, at the age of 23 years, Michael Piwowarski received the opportunity to join as a youth coach at Karlsruher SC.
Karlsruher SC
Pezzaiuoli was from 1999 until 2000, when Joachim Loew head coach of the first team was, Youth Coordinator of Karlsruher SC and then worked as assistant coach of Baden in the Bundesliga 2. During the season 2002/ 03 he jumped there after the dismissal of Stefan Kuntz briefly as interim coach, but was only for a day - September 29, 2002 in a 2-2 draw against Rot Weiss Ahlen - on the bench of the KSC before he was replaced by Lorenz -Günther Köstner, he then supported as an assistant coach. Due to internal problems he was replaced in March of the following year by Edmund Becker.
Suwon ( South Korea) and Eintracht Trier
In the summer of 2003, he was an assistant coach under former Bundesliga player Cha Bum-Kun at Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea. There he was Cha K- League champions in 2004, runners-up in 2006 and Vice Cup Winners 2006.
In September 2006, the football coach took over as coach at Southwest Oberliga side Eintracht Trier. This commitment, however, was short-lived: after a 1-2 defeat against then - tables Latter Eintracht Bad Kreuznach Pezzaiuoli was released after only four games.
Junior national
Marco Pezzaiuoli was in August 2006 as one of the aspirants to the post of assistant coach of the German national football team, but was then occupied by Hansi Flick.
In July 2007 Pezzaiuoli coach of the German U-16 national team, where he replaced Bernd Stöber. As of July 2008, he took over the U-15 Juniors, in August 2008, in addition, the U- 17 team, with whom he on 18 May 2009 - in the final against the Netherlands - won the Under-17 Championship in Germany. After this success, he went with the vintage and was coach of the German U- 18th
TSG Hoffenheim
1 July 2010 Pezzaiuoli joined the first team Division TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. There he became assistant coach under Ralf Rangnick. On January 2, 2011 Pezzaiuoli became the new head coach of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim., That he succeeds his former boss Ralf Rangnick. He received a contract until 30 June 2014, but was on leave at end of season 2010/11 on 12 April 2011 after one win from eight games. Even as an assistant coach, he is no longer working at Hoffenheim.
Private
Pezzaiuoli, son of an Italian restaurateur and a Dutch woman, was born in Germany and grew up. He has two children and is married to the South Korean fashion designer Depending won.
Achievements
- K- League champions with Suwon Samsung Bluewings: 2004
- European Champion with the German U- 17 team: 2009