Gabriele Cioffi’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Gabriele Cioffi (born 7 September 1975) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was the head coach of League Two club Crawley Town.

Playing career

As a player, Cioffi was a defender. He started his career with Tuscan amateurs Sestese, which was followed by several other experience in the minor Italian leagues of Serie C1 and Serie C2. In January 2005 he joined Mantova, with whom he became a fan favourite, won a Serie C1 title and made his Serie B debut during the 2005–06 season. After an impressive Serie B campaign with Mantova, he was subsequently signed by Torino, with whom he made his Serie A debut during the 2006–07 season.

He left Torino after one season to join Ascoli, which he left in 2010 for AlbinoLeffe as a free agent. He retired in 2012 after two seasons with Carpi.

Managerial career

After his retirement, he stayed in Carpi as an assistant coach for the 2012–13 season. In July 2013 he was announced as new head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Gavorrano; he was fired later in November due to poor results.

He subsequently relocated to Australia and worked for two years as youth coach for Eastern United FC, before moving back to Italy in November 2015 to accept an offer as youth coach for the Berretti team of third division club Südtirol. He left the club in February 2016 to accept an offer as Henk Ten Cate’s assistant coach at Al Jazira Club.

In December 2016 he joined the coaching staff of Gianfranco Zola at English Championship club Birmingham City. Following Zola’s resignations on 17 April 2017, his entire backroom staff, including Cioffi, left Birmingham too.

In September 2018 he was named as new head coach of EFL League Two club Crawley Town, succeeding Harry Kewell.

On 2 December 2019, Cioffi left Crawley by mutual consent following a poor run of form. He was succeeded by John Yems.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 December 2019