Marco Pezzaiuoli


Marco Pezzaiuoli is a German football manager.

Coaching career

Karlsruher SC

Pezzaiuoli had two stints as interim head coach of Karlsruher SC. The first stint happened after Joachim Löw resigned on 20 April 2000. Stefan Kuntz eventually took over the next season. Pezzaiuoli's second stint as interim head coach happened after Kunz was sacked on 25 September 2002. Lorenz-Günther Köstner was hired on 1 October 2002. He went to coach different teams with in the German Football Association and was an assistant coach for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea after leaving Karlsruhe.

Eintracht Trier

Pezzaiuoli was hired by Oberliga outfit Eintracht Trier on 20 September 2006 and given a contract to the end of the season. Pezzaiuoli lost his first match in charge 6–5 to EGC Wirges. Pezzaiuoli was sacked after five matches on 30 October 2006; losing three matches. His final match was a 2–1 loss to Eintracht Bad Kreuznach.

1899 Hoffenheim

On 2 January 2011 Pezzaiuoli became new head coach of 1899 Hoffenheim. The club announced on 12 April 2011 that he will leave at the end of the season, recently having won only one out of eight games. Holger Stanislawski replaced Pezzaiuoli on 17 May 2011; three days after his final match.

Cerezo Osaka

On 16 June 2014, Cerezo Osaka named Pezzaiuoli as their head coach replacing Ranko Popović, but he was relieved of his duties on 8 September after failing to register a single win in the J. League. His team did manage a Japanese Emperor's Cup win against Kataller Toyama by 1–0 and a second leg quarter-final win away at Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League Cup. Unfortunately his team lost that tie on aggregate and, as had been rumoured for more than a week Pezzaiuoli was on his way home.

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