Federico Valente
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Federico Valente | ||
Date of birth | (1975-07-20) 20 July 1975 (age 49)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Solothurn, Switzerland[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Südtirol (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Utzenstorf | ||
1995–1997 | Burgdorf | ||
1997–1998 | Olten | ||
1998–2001 | FC Thun | ||
2001–2002 | FC Aarau | ||
2002–2003 | FC Wohlen | ||
2003–2004 | FC Grenchen | ||
2004–2005 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | ||
2005–2006 | Wolfwil | ||
2006–2011 | Würenlos | ||
Managerial career | |||
2010–2011 | Würenlos | ||
2023– | Südtirol | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Federico Valente (born 20 July 1975) is a Swiss-Italian professional football coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Serie B club Südtirol.
Playing career
Born in Solothurn to Italian parents from Sibari,[1] he played his entire career in Switzerland as a goalkeeper for a number of minor league teams, among which FC Thun and FC Aarau.[2]
Coaching career
After a brief stint as player-coach for Würenlos, Valente took on a coaching career in the youth tiers of Swiss football. In 2012, he took on a UEFA A licence.[2]
From 2013 to 2017, he worked as a youth coach and match analyst for FC Zürich.[2] He then left to join SC Freiburg as a youth coach, being promoted in charge of the Under-19s in 2021, having the chance to work alongside first team head coach Christian Streich during this period.[2][3]
In June 2023, Valente left Switzerland to join FC Südtirol as their Under-19 coach.[2] Later in December, he was promoted to head coach in charge of the Serie B first team following the dismissal of Pierpaolo Bisoli.[4] Under his guidance, Südtirol ended the season in a comfortable mid-table placement.
On 14 June 2024, one day after being awarded a UEFA Pro licence by the Swiss football federation,[5] Valente was formally confirmed in charge of the FC Südtirol first team for one more season.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Federico Valente, un allenatore i cui genitori sono nati a Sibari" (in Italian). Il Pendolo. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b c d e "Federico Valente è il nuovo allenatore della Primavera" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "FREIBURGS U 19-TRAINER VALENTE: "STREICH IST EIN VORBILD FÜR MICH"" (in German). DFB.de. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Federico Valente nuovo allenatore dell'FC Südtirol" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Federico Valente consegue la Licenza UEFA Pro" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Federico Valente resta alla guida dell'FC Südtirol" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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