Marcello Cottafava

Italian footballer

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Marcello CottafavaPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1977-09-08) 8 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth|  Genoa, Italy
Height|  1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Defender
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997–1998|  FBC Saronno|  29|  (0)
1998–2001|  Carrarese|  77|  (3)
2001–2002|  Lecco|  25|  (1)
2002–2007|  Treviso|  99|  (4)
2003–2004|  → Giulianova (loan)|  14|  (0)
2007–2008|  Lecce|  48|  (1)
2008–2011|  Triestina|  97|  (3)
2011–2012|  Gubbio|  34|  (2)
2012–2015|  Latina|  79|  (5)
2015–2016|  SPAL|  40|  (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcello Cottafava (born 8 September 1977) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender.

## Career

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He started his career at Sampdoria and promoted to the first team in 1996, but failed to make his appearances in Serie A. From 1997 to 2004 he played in Serie C1 with Saronno, Carrarese, Lecco, Treviso and Giulianova.

### Treviso

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After loaned to Giulianova, Cottafava returned to Treviso in 2004. He also made his first debut for Serie A in 11 September 2005, after the club get promote to first division.

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### Lecce

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The 2006–07 season began with Treviso, in the cadet series, and he moved to Lecce, a Serie B club, in January.[citation needed] He started for the rest of the league, until he was cautioned for an alleged doping case.[citation needed] On 21 June he was acquitted for not committing the crime: he had used a nasal spray, which had caused an alleged doping effect. In the 2007–2008 season he scored a valuable mark by pulling from about thirty meters against Pisa, for the momentary 1–0. The game then ends with a 1–1 result.

### Triestina

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On 1 September 2008 he moved to Triestina, where he scored 3 goals in 77 appearances in two seasons.[citation needed] In the pre-season of the 2010–11 season he was put out of the squad by Triestina and then reinstated in January.[citation needed] In July, he rescinded his contract with the halberd company.

### Gubbio

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On 22 September 2011, he joined Gubbio.[citation needed] On 5 October 2011, he scored his first goal for Eugubini in a 2–2 match against Brescia. On 5 November, he recovered his first expulsion in a 3–1 defeat against L.R. Vicenza at 58 minutes, with the result still 1–1. He finished the season relegating with 34 appearances and 2 goals.

### Latina

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On 29 August 2012, he signed an annual contract with Latina.[2] On 30 September 2012 in Viareggio-Latina scored a valuable mark by kicking a penalty of about 40 meters that surprises the goalkeeper opponent signing the temporary advantage of the team Pontine.[citation needed] The game will then end with a 1–1 result. He is among the protagonists of the Pontine team that on 16 June 2013, beating Pisa 3–1 in the Playoff final of the League First Division, conquers the first historic promotion in Serie B. On 10 July 2013 he renewed for a year participating in the first B series championship in the history of Latina. On 14 December 2013 in the match against Crotone found his first goal of the season with a diagonal shot on the developments of a corner.[citation needed] He became captain of the team that finished third in the standings behind Empoli and Palermo. He participated in the playoffs to go to Serie A. He won the semi-final with in Bari losing only the final against Cesena not being able to crown the dream of double promotion.[citation needed]

### S.P.A.L.

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On 14 January 2015, Cottafava joined SPAL, a club in Serie C.[3][4] On 14 May 2016, he announced his retirement from football.

## Managerial career

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In 2016, he coached the SPAL Under-17, where he helped his club to promote to first division in 2017.[5] On 7 September 2017, he successfully passed UEFA coaching exam that allows him to train all the youth and to be assistant coach in Serie A and Serie B.[6] In the Spring 2 Championship 2017–2018 he placed fifth at a point from the playoffs. In the following year, he finished second in Group A and lost the play-off final against Lazio.

On 1 July 2019, he became coach of Sampdoria's Primavera side, signing a contract until 30 June 2020. With the suspension of the championship due to the emergency COVID-19 the team stops at the 7th place in the standings in the play-off area.

In the summer of 2020, Cottafava moved to coach Torino's peers.[7][8][9]

In October 2022, he obtained the UEFA Pro license, the highest training level for a coach.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Scheda del giocatore Marcello Cottafava – US Latina Calcio – Sito ufficiale". Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Latina, preso Cottafava - TUTTO mercato WEB". archivio.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
3. ^ "Spal, dalla B ecco Cottafava | estense.com Ferrara" (in Italian). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
4. ^ "Calciomercato Latina: Cottafava lascia i colori nerazzurri e passa alla Spal". LatinaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
5. ^ Bianchi, Luca (16 August 2023). "Ex Spal, Cottafava nuovo mister del Pordenone". Calcio Spal (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
6. ^ "Coverciano, ufficializzati i nuovi allenatori professionisti Uefa A. Da Cambiasso a Zampagna tanti i nomi noti". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
7. ^ "Il Latina ingaggia Cottafava" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
8. ^ "Preso Ristovski, prolunga Cottafava" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio S.r.l. official site. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
9. ^ "Cottafava new head coach of the Primavera | Torino FC". Cottafava new head coach of the Primavera | Torino FC. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
10. ^ FIGC (6 October 2022). "UEFA Pro, ecco i nomi di tutti i neoallenatori abilitati: tra di loro anche Gilardino e Demichelis". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

## External links

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* Marcello Cottafava at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
* gazzetta.it

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals