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Giampaolo Mazza

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Giampaolo Mazza
Mazza in 2013
Personal information
Full name Giampaolo Mazza
Date of birth (1956-02-26) 26 February 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 San Marino Calcio
Managerial career
1998–2013 San Marino
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giampaolo Mazza (born 26 February 1956) is a former manager of the San Marino national football team. Mazza was in charge of the San Marino national team between 1998 and 2013. When not managing the team, Mazza works as a PE teacher at a school near San Marino. A former player who played as a midfielder, he was the longest serving national team manager in Europe, having spent 15 years managing San Marino. However, he retired in October, 2013 after only winning one game in his tenure.[1]

Mazza was born in Genoa, Italy. Before going into management at the age of 21, Mazza was a player for Italian Serie C club San Marino Calcio. He was capped five times by San Marino in 1991.[2]

Managerial statistics

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As of 15 October 2013.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
San Marino January 1998 October 2013 83 1 3 79 001.20

References

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  1. ^ "Italiano deixa o comando da pior seleção do mundo após 15 anos e 82 derrotas" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Mazza, Giampaolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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