Giuseppe Zappella

Giuseppe Zappella (born 4 May 1973) is an Italian football coach and former player who has been associated with Juventus FC for over a decade, working across youth development, international academy projects, and the women’s first team, which he coached in 2024.

Coaching career

2013–2014: Head coach of the under-16 team at Juventus FC 2014–2017: Assistant coach of the under-19 (Primavera) team at Juventus FC 2017–2018: Assistant coach of the first team at SSC Bari 2019: Coach at international camps organized by Juventus FC (China, Switzerland, Spain, France) 2019–2022: Technical Director of Juventus Academy Vietnam 2022–2023: Regional Curator for Juventus Academy (Turkey, Poland, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Morocco) 2023: Assistant coach of the women’s first team at Juventus FC Women 2024: First team coach of Juventus FC Women 2025: Regional Curator for Juventus Academy (Colombia, Washington, Houston) 2025–2026: First team coach of US Sassuolo Calcio Women