Pierluigi Frosio

Italian football player and manager (1948–2022)

Pierluigi Frosio

Frosio with Perugia in 1975

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1948-09-20)20 September 1948
Place of birth|  Monza, Italy
Date of death|  20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 73)
Place of death|  Monza, Italy
Height|  1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)|  Sweeper
Youth career
1960–1966|  Gerardiana
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1967–1969|  Pro Sesto|  47|  (3)
1969–1971|  Legnano|  63|  (1)
1971–1972|  Rovereto [it]|  36|  (0)
1972–1974|  Cesena|  22|  (0)
1974–1984|  Perugia|  323|  (8)
1984–1985|  Rimini|  27|  (0)
Total|  |  491|  (12)
Managerial career
1985–1987|  Perugia (youth)
1986|  Perugia
1987|  Perugia
1987–1990|  Monza
1990–1991|  Atalanta
1991–1992|  Como
1992–1993|  Modena
1993–1994|  Ravenna
1996|  Novara
1996–1997|  Modena
1998–2000|  Monza
2001–2003|  Padova
2004–2005|  Ancona
2006|  Lecco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierluigi Frosio (20 September 1948 – 20 February 2022) was an Italian professional football player and manager. He played as a sweeper as a player.[1]

## Playing career

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Born in the Casignolo district of Monza, Frosio began his youth career at local club Gerardiana.[2] He made his Serie B debut in 1972 for Cesena, helping them to their first promotion to the Serie A.[1] Between 1974 and 1984, Frosio played for Perugia; he helped them win the Serie B in 1974–75 as captain, and was close to winning the 1978–79 Serie A, finishing unbeaten in second place.[1]

Frosio finished his career with Rimini in the Serie C2 in 1985, under coach Arrigo Sacchi.[1] He played 175 Serie A games, and 143 Serie B games.[3]

## Managerial career

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After having retired as a player, Frosio took charge of Perugia's youth sector.[1] In 1987, he was appointed head coach of Monza, whom he helped gain promotion to the Serie B in his first season.[3] He was then head coach of Serie A side Atalanta in 1990;[3] Frosio coached other teams, namely Como, Modena, Ravenna, Novara, before returning to Monza between 1998 and 2000.[3]

He finished his managerial career between the Serie C1 and Serie C2 with Padova, Ancona and Lecco.[3]

## Personal life and death

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Frosio and his wife Laura have a son,[4] Alex, who worked as a journalist for La Gazzetta dello Sport.[1]

Frosio died in Monza on 20 February 2022, at the age of 73.[5]

## Honours

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### Player

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Perugia

* Serie B: 1974–75

### Manager

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Monza

* Serie C1: 1987–88
* Serie C2: 1995–96
* Coppa Italia Serie C: 1987–88

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Addio a Pierluigi Frosio, capitano del Perugia dei miracoli e poi tecnico rivoluzionario (in Italian)
2. ^ "Monza: addio a Pierluigi Frosio, il milord operaio del calcio". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e "Il Monza in lutto: è morto mister Frosio". MonzaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. ^ FALCO, LUICA DI (20 February 2022). "Addio a Pierluigi Frosio, una vita dedicata al calcio". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
5. ^ "Il cordoglio del Monza per Piero Frosio - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.

Managerial positions

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AC Monza – managers

* Lovati (1928–29)
* Reynaudi (1929–30)
* Conti (1935–36)
* Stritzel (1936–37)
* Albertoni (1937–38)
* Conti (1938–39)
* Scarioni (1939–40)
* Piffarerio (1940–42)
* Antonioli (1942–43)
* Piffarerio (1945–47)
* Bonizzoni (1947–48)
* Barale (1948–49)
* Frossi (1949–53)
* Baldi (1953–54)
* Quario (1954–55)
* Rava (1955–56)
* Monzeglio (1956–57)
* Arcari (1956–58)
* Rava (1958–59)
* Cipolla (1959)
* Kossovel (1959–60)
* Lamanna (1960–64)
* Malagoli (1964–65)
* Rigamonti (1965–66)
* Dazzi (1966)
* Radice (1966–68)
* Dazzi (1968)
* Liedholm (1968–69)
* Radice (1969–71)
* Viviani (1971–73)
* Pivatelli (1973)
* David (1973–75)
* Magni (1975–80)
* Carpanesi (1980)
* Giorgis (1980–81)
* Fontana (1981–82)
* Mazzetti (1982–83)
* Magni (1983–86)
* Carosi (1986)
* Pasinato (1986–87)
* Frosio (1987–90)
* Varrella (1990–91)
* Trainini (1991–93)
* Sonetti (1993–94)
* Boldini (1994–96)
* Rumignani (1996–97)
* Radice (1997)
* Bolchi (1997–98)
* Frosio (1998–00)
* Antonelli (2000–01)
* Salvemini (2001)
* Boldini (2001)
* Cazzaniga (2001)
* Antonelli (2001–02)
* Cazzaniga (2002)
* Boldini (2002)
* Piantoni (2002–03)
* Pedrazzini (2003–04)
* Trainini (2004–05)
* Sala (2005)
* Sonzogni (2005–07)
* Pagliari (2007–08)
* Marcolin (2008)
* Sonzogni (2008–09)
* Cevoli (2009–10)
* De Petrillo (2010)
* Verdelli (2010–11)
* Motta (2011–12)
* Asta (2012–14)
* Pea (2014–15)
* Delpiano (2015–16)
* Salvioni (2016)
* Delpiano (2016)
* Zaffaroni (2016–18)
* Brocchi (2018–21)
* Stroppa (2021–22)
* Palladino (2022–24)
* Nesta (2024–)

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Atalanta BC – managers

* Lovati (1925–27)
* Payer (1927–29)
* Cevenini (1929–30)
* Viola (1930–33)
* Payer (1933)
* Mattea (1933–35)
* Payer (1935–36)
* Barbieri (1936–38)
* Kertész (1938–39)
* Fiorentini (1939–41)
* Nehadoma (1941–45)
* Meazza (1945–46)
* Monti (1946)
* Fiorentini (1946–49)
* Citterio (1949)
* Carcano (1949)
* Varglien (1949–50)
* Neville (1951)
* Ceresoli (1951–52)
* Ferrero (1952–54)
* Simonetti, Tentorio (1954)
* Bonizzoni (1954–57)
* Rigotti (1957)
* Bonomi (1957)
* Adamek (1957–59)
* Valcareggi (1959–62)
* Tabanelli (1962–63)
* Quario (1963–64)
* Ceresoli (1964)
* Valcareggi (1964–65)
* Puricelli (1965–66)
* Angeleri (1966–67)
* Tabanelli (1967–68)
* Angeleri (1968–69)
* Moro (1969)
* Ceresoli (1969)
* Viciani (1969)
* Gei (1969–70)
* Rota (1970)
* Corsini (1970–73)
* Herrera (1973–74)
* Piccioli (1974–75)
* Cadè (1975–76)
* Leoncini (1976)
* Rota (1976–80)
* Bolchi (1980–81)
* Corsini (1981)
* Bianchi (1981–83)
* Sonetti (1983–87)
* Mondonico (1987–90)
* Frosio (1990–91)
* Giorgi (1991–92)
* Lippi (1992–93)
* Guidolin (1993)
* Valdinoci, Prandellic (1993–94)
* Mondonico (1994–98)
* Mutti (1998–99)
* Vavassori (1999–2003)
* Finardi (2003)
* Mandorlini (2003–04)
* Rossi (2004–05)
* Colantuono (2005–07)
* Delneri (2007–09)
* Gregucci (2009)
* Conte (2009–10)
* Bonacinac (2010)
* Mutti (2010)
* Colantuono (2010–15)
* Reja (2015–16)
* Gasperini (2016–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Como 1907 – managers

* Bazzi (1913–14)
* Carrer (1914–20)
* Airoldi (1922–23)
* Barini (1923–24)
* Furth (1924–26)
* Carrer (1926–27)
* Ara (1927–29)
* Airoldi (1929–30)
* Lukács (1930–32)
* Baloncieri (1932–34)
* Cevenini (1934–35)
* Butti (1935–38)
* Cetti (1938–44)
* Benincasa (1944–45)
* Battista (1945–46)
* Monzeglio (1946–47)
* Viola (1947)
* Winkler (1947–48)
* Varglien (1948–51)
* Mazzoni (1951)
* Winkler (1951–52)
* Mazzoni (1952)
* Winkler (1952–53)
* Bonizzoni (1953)
* Lamanna (1953–60)
* Baldini (1960–62)
* Tortatolo (1962)
* Cappelli (1962–63)
* Pedersen (1963)
* Zanollo (1963)
* Augustine (1963)
* V. Viani (1963–65)
* Trezzi (1965–67)
* F. Viviani (1967–69)
* Lerici (1969)
* Neri (1969–70)
* Giaroli (1970–71)
* Bersellini (1971–73)
* Marchioro (1973–75)
* Cancian (1975–76)
* Bagnoli (1976–77)
* Rambone (1977–78)
* Suárez (1978)
* Pezzotti (1978)
* Marchioro (1978–82)
* Seghedoni (1982)
* Burgnich (1982–84)
* Bianchi (1984–85)
* Clagluna (1985)
* Marchesi (1985–86)
* Mondonico (1986–87)
* Agroppi (1987–88)
* Burgnich (1988)
* Marchesi (1988–89)
* Pereni (1989)
* Vitali (1989)
* Galeone (1989–90)
* Massola (1990)
* Bersellini (1990–91)
* Frosio (1991–92)
* Valdinoci (1992–93)
* Burgnich (1993)
* Tardelli (1993–95)
* Scanziani (1995–97)
* Marini (1997)
* Beretta (1997)
* Catuzzi (1997)
* Beretta (1997)
* Centi (1997–98)
* Trainini (1998–99)
* De Vecchi (1999–2000)
* Marini (2000)
* Dominissini (2000–02)
* Fascetti (2002–03)
* Galia (2003–04)
* Fontolan (2004)
* Boldini (2004–05)
* Gattuso (2005–06)
* Falsettini (2006)
* Parolini (2006)
* Ramella (2006–07)
* Corda (2007–08)
* Cotta (2008–09)
* Di Chiara (2009)
* Strano (2009)
* Brevi (2009–10)
* Garavaglia (2010–11)
* Ramella (2011–12)
* Paolucci (2012–13)
* Colella (2013–14)
* Sabatini (2014–15)
* Festa (2015–16)
* Coughi (2016)
* Gallo (2016–17)
* Iulianoc (2017)
* Andreuccic (2017–18)
* Banchini (2018–20)
* Gattuso (2020–22)
* Guidettic (2022)
* Longo (2022–23)
* Fàbregasc (2023)
* Cassettic (2023)
* Robertsc (2023–24)
* Fàbregas (2024–)

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Calcio Padova – managers

* Treves de'Bonfili (1910–11)
* Festa, Pedrina, Appiani (1913–14)
* Pedrina (1914–15)
* Peyer (1919–22)
* Burgess (1922–26)
* Peyer (1926)
* Fagiuoli (1926–27)
* Bell (1927–28)
* Burgess (1928–30)
* L. Kovács (1930–32)
* Vanicsek (1932–35)
* Colombati (1932)
* E. Kovács (1935–36)
* Wilheim (1936–38)
* Vereb (1938–39)
* Tansini (1939)
* Kőszegi (1939–40)
* Klein (1940–41)
* Bánás (1941–42)
* Zamberletti (1942–43)
* Tansini (1943–44)
* Dentelli (1945–46)
* Tansini (1946)
* Varglien (1946)
* Monti (1946)
* Serantoni (1946–47)
* Wilheim (1947–48)
* Serantoni (1948–49)
* Guttmann (1949–50)
* Serantoni (1950)
* Blasevich (1950–51)
* G. Ferrari (1951)
* Soo (1951–52)
* Prendato (1952)
* Pasinati (1952)
* Rava (1952–53)
* Czeizler (1953)
* Tansini (1953)
* Rava (1953–54)
* Rocco (1954–61)
* Mari (1961–62)
* Serantoni (1962)
* Del Grosso (1962–63)
* Maté (1963)
* Montez (1963–64)
* Maté (1964)
* Montarini (1964–66)
* Rosa (1966–69)
* Maté (1969–72)
* Bolognesi (1972)
* Perazzolo (1972)
* Bolognesi (1972)
* Gatti (1972–73)
* Bolognesi (1973–74)
* Trapanelli (1974–75)
* Cappello (1975)
* Beraldo (1975–76)
* Bergamasco (1976)
* Pin (1976–77)
* R. Mattè (1977)
* Foscarini & Longhin (1977)
* Pivatelli (1977–79)
* E. Mattè (1979)
* Mammi (1979–80)
* Caciagli (1980–82)
* Giorgi (1982–83)
* Sereni (1983)
* Agroppi (1983–84)
* Rambone (1984)
* Di Marzio (1984–85)
* Perani (1985–86)
* Mammi (1986)
* Buffoni (1986–89)
* E. Ferrari (1989)
* Colautti (1989–91)
* Mazzia (1991–92)
* Sandreani (1992–96)
* Materazzi (1996–97)
* Fedele (1997)
* Pillon (1997–98)
* Fedele (1998–99)
* Ottoni (1999)
* Beruatto (1999–00)
* Varrella (2000–01)
* Frosio (2001–03)
* Glerean (2003–04)
* Ulivieri (2004–05)
* Pellegrino (2005–06)
* Mandorlini (2006–07)
* Rossi (2007–08)
* Sabatini (2008–09)
* Tesser (2009)
* Sabatini (2009–10)
* Di Costanzo (2010)
* Sabatini (2010)
* Calori (2010–11)
* Dal Canto (2011–12)
* Pea (2012)
* Colomba (2012–13)
* Pea (2013)
* Marcolin (2013)
* Mutti (2013–14)
* Serena (2014)
* Parlato (2014–2015)
* Pillon (2015–2016)
* Brevi (2016–17)
* Bisoli (2017–18)
* Foscarini (2018)
* Bisoli (2018–19)
* Centurioni (2019)
* Sullo (2019–20)
* Mandorlini (2020–21)
* Pavanel (2021–22)
* Oddo (2022)
* Caneo (2022)
* Torrente (2022–24)
* Oddo (2024–)

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