Giuseppe Papadopulo

Infobox Football biography
playername = Giuseppe Papadopulo


fullname = Giuseppe Papadopulo
nickname = "Il Papa"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|2|2
cityofbirth = Casale Marittimo
countryofbirth = Italy
position = Manager (former defender)
currentclub =
years = 1966–1969
1969–1972
1972–1974
1974–1976
1976–1977
1977–1979
clubs = Livorno
Lazio
Brindisi
Arezzo
Salernitana
Bari
caps(goals) = 27 (0)
69 (0)
71 (1)
57 (0)
34 (1)
54 (0)
manageryears = 1987–1988
1988–1989
1989–1991
1991–1992
1992–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2004
2004–2005
Jan–Jun 2006
Dec 2006–2008
managerclubs = Sorrento
Licata
Monopoli
Perugia
Acireale
Avellino
Livorno
Fidelis Andria
Lucchese
Cremonese
Crotone
Siena
Lazio
Palermo
Lecce

Giuseppe Papadopulo (born February 2, 1948 in Casale Marittimo, Pisa) is an Italian football manager and former player.

Career

A former footballer who played for Livorno, Lazio, Brindisi, Arezzo, Salernitana and Bari, he started his coaching career in 1984 at Cecina, a minor amateur team of Tuscany. Then, after two years as assistant coach for Casertana, he debuted at the professional level in 1987 for Sorrento. In 1989, he coached of Licata, a small Sicilian Serie B team at the time.

After two other coaching experiences for Monopoli and Perugia, Papadopulo in 1993 drove Acireale to a surprising promotion to Serie B. He then coached Avellino, Livorno, and led Fidelis Andria to another Serie B promotion.

But, after two other short times with Lucchese and Crotone, Papadopulo finally had his luckiest success for A.C. Siena (2001–2004), leading the team from Serie C1 to its first Series A ever, and even maintaining the top division the next year.

During the 2004–2005 season, Papadopulo was appointed as new coach of Lazio, replacing Domenico Caso; however, he left his managing position at the end of the season. On January 29, 2006, Papadopulo has been called back to Sicily in order to replace Luigi Del Neri at the helm of U.S. Città di Palermo, and debuted with a surprising 3–0 win against AC Milan for a match of Italian Cup. After a series of impressive results which led Palermo off the lower places in the standings, and despite a one-year renewal signed before the end of the season, Papadopulo was dismissed from the "rosanero", in order to be replaced by Francesco Guidolin.

On December 28, 2006 he became the new manager of Serie B club Lecce. In his second season with the "giallorossi", Papadopulo obtained a third place in the Serie B final table, and then managed to defeat Pisa and AlbinoLeffe in the promotion playoffs, thus securing promotion to the top flight. Despite this, he left the club weeks later, after failing to reach an agreement with the club, who ultimately decide to appoint Mario Beretta at his place.cite news |url=http://www.uslecce.it/pageview2.php?i=2512&sl=1 |language=Italian |publisher=US Lecce |accessdate=2008-06-23 |date=2008-06-23 |title=Beretta nuovo allenatore del Lecce]

Papadopulo was nicknamed "il Papa" (The Pope) by Siena fans during his period in the team, that he led from Series C to the Italian top division.

References

Persondata
NAME= Papadopulo, Giuseppe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Papadopulo, Giuseppe
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1948-2-2
PLACE OF BIRTH= Casale Marittimo , Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=