Roberto Rizzo


Roberto Rizzo is a former Italian football midfielder and current manager.

Career

Player

During his career, Rizzo represented U.S. Lecce and other teams. He made his Serie A debut on 8 December 1985 with Lecce against Como.

Coach

Having retired in 1994, Rizzo started as coach of Lecce youth team and won 2 Campionati Primavera, 2 Coppe Italia and 2 Supercoppe italiane.
In January 2006 he was appointed new manager of Lecce in Serie A together with Franco Paleari. He won a Coppa Italia Serie D with Matera in 2009–10.
He was named assistant coach of Lecce, Genoa and Catania in Serie A and Virtus Lanciano in Serie B.
On 24 April 2017 he was confirmed as the new manager of Lecce in Lega Pro. He led Lecce to the play-off quarter-finals and extended his deal for another season.
On 10 September 2017 he quit for personal reasons, after three Serie C matches.

Honors

Manager

;Lecce
;Matera