Salvatore Sullo

Salvatore "Sasà" Sullo (born 23 October 1971) is an Italian football coach and a former midfielder.

Salvatore Sullo
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-23) 23 October 1971
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Puteolana 21 (1)
1991–1992 Avellino 0 (0)
1992 → Turris (loan) 19 (0)
1992–1993 Avellino 0 (0)
1993–1995 Turris 54 (7)
1995–1997 Pescara 64 (7)
1997–1999 Reggiana 50 (7)
1999–2001 Pescara 66 (8)
2001–2007 Messina 138 (26)
2007 Avellino 7 (0)
2007–2008 Martina 17 (0)
2008–2009 Turris 23 (2)
Teams managed
2019–2020 Padova
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was mainly known for having been the captain of Messina from 2001 to 2007 as part of the squad that gained two promotions, which led the team from Serie C1 to Serie A.

Playing career

In 2005, Sullo was forced to temporarily quit football because of a B-cell lymphoma, but fully recovered and returned playing within eight months' time.[1]

Sullo left Messina in January 2007 to join Avellino of Serie C1, with his number 41 shirt being retired in commemoration of his services for the club. He was also awarded an honorary Messina citizenship by the local government.[1] After having won promotion playoffs with Avellino in 2007, he joined Martina, another Serie C1 team, during the summer market.[2]

Coaching career

After retirement, he joined Gian Piero Ventura's staff as his assistant at Bari in 2009. He then followed Ventura as his assistant also at Torino from 2011 to 2016, the Italian national team from 2016 to 2017, and also on his short stint at Chievo in 2018.

On 19 June 2019 he took on his first head coaching role, being appointed at the helm of Padova for the club's 2019–20 Serie C campaign.[3] On 20 January 2020 he was dismissed by the club following 3 consecutive losses.[4]

See also
  • Retired numbers in association football

References
  1. "Salvatore Sullo: "Così ho battuto il cancro"" (in Italian). Tiscali Sport. 2005-12-01. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  2. "UFFICIALE: colpo del Martina, preso Sullo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  3. "Padova, Salvatore Sullo è il nuovo allenatore biancoscudato" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. "Sollevato dall'incarico mister Salvatore Sullo" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 20 January 2020.
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