Walter Novellino

Walter Alfredo Novellino ( born June 4, 1953 in Montemarano, Avellino, Italy ) is a retired Italian footballer and current coach.

Career

Player

As an attacking midfielder Novellino made ​​at FC Turin in the 1972/73 season his debut in Serie A. Later he was for Perugia, Ascoli and AC Milan active. In his time at AC 1978 was its only use in the national team. With Milan he was 1978/79 under Nils Liedholm Italian master.

Coach

His coaching career began in 1992 with a short Novellino commitment to AC Perugia in Serie C1. The following year he made with the AS Gualdo Calcio almost the ascent from the Serie C2, but the team lost the playoff game. He then coached in Serie B again Perugia, Ravenna Calcio and SSC Venice, with which he could ascend to Serie A in 1998. Thus began a series of ascents in the first League: 2000 with the SSC Napoli, Piacenza Calcio 2001 and 2003 with Sampdoria. In his first Serie A season, he led Genoa to fifth place in the UEFA Cup. By 2007, Novellino stayed with Sampdoria; for the 2007/08 season, he took over as coach at FC Turin. In April 2008, he was released after the weak results and the danger of relegation of FC Turin only five games left in the season.

On 11 June 2009 Novellino was hired at Reggina Calcio that is just relegated to the B series. Takes place on 24 October 2009, there the eviction, after a defeat against FC Turin, and only nine points from ten games.

He finally returned on February 12, 2011 in the coaching business is back and coach at AS Livorno as the successor of Giuseppe Pillon and worked there until 21 December 2011. After a series of negative results, five lost games in a row, Walter Novellino is removed from office by President Spinelli his coach post.

Interesting

Because of its resemblance to the Argentine boxer Carlos Monzón one has given him the nickname Monzon.