Giuseppe Scurto

Giuseppe Scurto
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984
Place of birth Alcamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Palermo (youth coach)
Youth career
Sampdoria
2002–2004 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Roma 9 (0)
2005–2007 Chievo 24 (1)
2007–2009 Treviso 68 (1)
2009–2011 Triestina 41 (1)
2012–2013 Juve Stabia 0 (0)
National team‡
2000 Italy U-15 9 (0)
2002 Italy U-18 2 (0)
2002–2003 Italy U-19 4 (0)
2005–2006 Italy U-20 4 (0)
2006–2007 Italy U-21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2006

Giuseppe Scurto (born 5 January 1984) is an Italian former footballer and current coach who played as a defender. He is currently in charge of Palermo Primavera.

Club career

Scurto made his Serie A debut with A.S. Roma on 7 November 2004, in a 1–1 away draw against A.C. Milan. He joined Chievo in 2005 for €250,000[1] and Chievo bought the remain 50% rights for €100,000 on 20 June 2007.[2] However, in July Scurto was sold to Treviso for about €1.7 million.[3] In 2009, he moved to Triestina. In June 2011 he terminated his contract with Triestina, but under FIGC rule, he would effectively become a free agent in winter window.

He retired in 2012 after a short-lived stint at Juve Stabia due to persistent physical issues.[4]

International career

Scurto was capped for Italy at every youth level, and was called up to UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.

Coaching career

Following his early retirement, Scurto was offered a coaching role as head of the Berretti Under-19 team at Juve Stabia, which he accepted;[4] he then left Juve Stabia in July 2013 to accept an offer as head of the Allievi Nazionali Under-17 team at Palermo.[4]

On July 2017 he was promoted as head of the Primavera Under-19 team,[5] with whom he won the inaugural season of both the Campionato Primavera 2 and the Supercoppa Primavera 2.[6]

Honours

International

Italy U-19

Manager

Palermo
  • Supercoppa Primavera 2: 2018
  • Campionato Primavera 2: 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Chiusura della campagna trasferimenti: operazioni di mercato perfezionate in data odierna" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "OPERAZIONI RELATIVE AI DIRITTI PLURIENNALI ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEI CALCIATORI" (pdf) (in Italian). AS Roma. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Treviso FBC 1993 srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
  4. 1 2 3 "Palermo, gli Allievi Nazionali saranno guidati da Giuseppe Scurto" (in Italian). Tutto Juve Stabia. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ufficiale – Palermo: Scurto nuovo allenatore della Primavera" (in Italian). Stadionews.it. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Primavera, Scurto: "Stagione formidabile, straordinario aver vinto campionato e Supercoppa"" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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