Giovanni Ignoffo
Italian footballer and manager
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Giovanni Battista Ignoffo (born 3 April 1977) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Giovanni Battista Ignoffo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Monreale, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Monreale | ||
| 1988–1995 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Palermo | 38 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Leffe (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2000 | Marsala | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Avellino | 93 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Perugia | 14 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Napoli | 32 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Salernitana | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Foggia | 60 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Benevento | 43 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Siracusa | 50 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Messina | 50 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Benevento U19 | ||
| 2017–2019 | Palermo U17 | ||
| 2019 | Avellino | ||
| 2020–2021 | Siracusa | ||
| 2021 | San Luca | ||
| 2022–2023 | Acireale | ||
| 2023–2024 | Ragusa | ||
| 2024 | Chieti | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
A defender, Ignoffo started his career in his native Sicily, making his professional debut with Palermo.
He played 14 games and scored 1 goal in the Serie A in the 2003–04 season for Perugia Calcio.
Coaching career
After retirement, he joined Benevento as a youth coach in 2014. He left Benevento in 2017 to become the Under-17 coach of Palermo.
On 1 August 2019 he was named new head coach of Serie C club Avellino, a former club of his as a player.[1] The season started well, with 3 victories in first 4 games and 5th spot in the standings. However, on 16 October 2019, Avellino dismissed him, with the club gaining 1 point in 5 latest games and dropping to 14th position in the table.[2]
On 18 August 2021, he was hired as a head coach by Serie D club San Luca.[3] After starting the season with three victories, the club then gained four ties and three losses in the following seven games, and Ignoffo was fired on 9 November 2021.[4]
On 27 December 2022, Ignoffo was confirmed as the new head coach of Serie D club Acireale.[5]
After completing the season with Acireale, on 25 June 2023 Ignoffo signed for fellow Serie D club Ragusa.[6]
Honours
Perugia
