Leonardo Colucci

Leonardo Colucci (born 29 December 1972) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder.

Playing career Early career Colucci started his career at his hometown club Cerignola, where he played in the regional Italian league divisions (Serie D and Interregionale). In the 1993–94 season, he signed for Siracusa of Serie C1. His performances for the club led to him being signed by Serie A side Lazio halfway through the 1994–95 season; he scored the winning and only goal in the last match of the season, against Brescia.

In the 1995–96 season, he left for Reggiana of Serie B. He played 35 league matches out of a possible 38.

Verona In the next season, he played for Verona of Serie A. After the club was relegated in 1997, he won the Serie B Champion in 1999, helping the team return to Serie A.

He spent another three seasons in Serie A with Verona until they were relegated again in 2002.

Bologna In July 2002, he left for Bologna. He played 85 league matches over three Serie A seasons and followed the team as they were relegated to Serie B in 2005.

Late career In August 2006, he joined Cagliari of Serie A. He made 23 starts for the club and 26 league appearances overall. In the summer of 2007, he left for Cremonese of Serie C1.

In September 2009, he joined Modena of Serie B on a free transfer. He remained with the club until 2011, when he retired from professional football to pursue a coaching career.

Coaching career On 14 February 2018, he was fired as the coach of Serie C club Pordenone.

On 17 November 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Ravenna.

On 15 November 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Picerno. After guiding them to a spot in the promotion playoff, where they were eliminated in the first round, on 14 May 2022 Picerno announced they would not extend Colucci's contract with the club.

In June 2022, Colucci agreed a deal with Serie C club Juve Stabia as their new head coach. He resigned on 27 January 2023 for personal reasons. On 3 October 2023, Colucci was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club SPAL, signing a contract until the end of the season. He was dismissed on 4 February 2024, leaving SPAL deep in the relegation zone.

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Honours Player Verona Serie B: 1998–99