Rocco "Roberto" Boscaglia (born 24 May 1968 in Gela[3]) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder. He is the head coach of Serie C Group B club Ancona.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rocco Boscaglia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1968[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gela, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ancona (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2006 | Akragas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alcamo | ||
| 2007–2009 | Nissa | ||
| 2009–2015 | Trapani | ||
| 2015–2016 | Brescia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Novara | ||
| 2017 | Brescia | ||
| 2018 | Brescia | ||
| 2018–2020 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2020–2021 | Palermo | ||
| 2022 | Foggia | ||
| 2024– | Ancona | ||
Career edit
A former amateur midfielder,[4] Boscaglia took his first head coaching role in 2004 at the helm of Eccellenza club Akragas, obtaining a seventh and a second place in two seasons in charge. In 2006, Boscaglia took over from another Sicilian Eccellenza club, Alcamo, leading them to promotion to Serie D. This was then followed by two seasons at Nissa, which he led to Serie D promotion as well (in a personal second consecutive Eccellenza title), followed by a surprising third place in the top amateur flight.
Boscaglia's impressive results at Nissa led to interest from ambitious Serie D club Trapani, owned by navigation entrepreneur Vittorio Morace, who offered him the vacant coaching role at his club to bring the Granata back into professionalism. In his first season in charge, Boscaglia guided Trapani into second place behind Milazzo; however, the club was successively admitted into Lega Pro Seconda Divisione later that season to fill a vacancy in the league.
In his first taste of professional football, Boscaglia led Trapani to another second place, defeating Avellino in the promotion play-off final to ensure his club a second consecutive promotion.
In the 2011–12 season, Trapani - now in the Italian third tier, Lega Pro Prima Divisione - surprisingly emerged as contenders for a third consecutive promotion, missing out on the last weekday to Spezia Calcio and then losing to Virtus Lanciano in the playoff finals. However, promotion was only delayed by one season as Boscaglia surprisingly led Trapani to a championship title the following year against the likes of Lecce, who were unanimously tipped as title favourites and ensured a historical first Serie B campaign ever to the Sicilian minnows. As head coach of a newly promoted Serie B club, he was therefore successfully admitted to the yearly UEFA Pro Licence course to be held in Coverciano.[1]
Boscaglia was dismissed as head coach of Trapani on 10 March 2015, after six years in charge, due to poor results; his role was taken over by Serse Cosmi.
For the 2015–16 season, Boscaglia was named head coach of Brescia. He left Brescia in June 2016 to accept an offer from Novara, another Serie B club.
On 3 June 2017, after completing an entire season in charge of Novara, he agreed to return to Brescia as their head coach for the 2017–18 Serie B season.[5] He was replaced by Pasquale Marino on 12 October 2017, only a few weeks after the club's takeover by Massimo Cellino.[6] On 16 January 2018, he returned to Brescia following Marino's firing.[7] He was however sacked once again on 29 April, leaving Brescia in thirteenth place in the Serie B table.[8]
On 10 July 2018, he was appointed manager of Virtus Entella.[9] On his first season in charge, he guided Virtus Entella to immediate promotion to Serie B as Serie C/A champions.
On 18 August 2020, Boscaglia was appointed manager of Palermo.[10] He was sacked on 27 February 2021 following a 0–1 loss to Viterbese that left the Rosanero in mid-table zone, well below the top league spots.[11]
In June 2022, after almost a year and a half of inactivity, Boscaglia was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie C club Foggia.[12] On 27 September 2022, he left Foggia by mutual consent following a dismal start of the season, with only four points gained in the first five league games.[13]
On 25 March 2024, Boscaglia returned to management as the new head coach of Serie C club Ancona until the end of the season, with an automatic contract extension in case of no relegation.[14]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 27 February 2021[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Akragas |  | 12 June 2004 | 16 May 2006 | 77 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 55.84 |
| Alcamo | | 16 May 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 61.54 |
| Nissa | | 30 June 2007 | 13 July 2009 | 81 | 47 | 16 | 18 | 58.02 |
| Trapani | | 13 July 2009 | 10 March 2015 | 235 | 108 | 63 | 64 | 45.96 |
| Brescia | | 24 June 2015 | 18 June 2016 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 31.82 |
| Novara | | 18 June 2016 | 3 June 2017 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 37.78 |
| Brescia | | 3 June 2017 | 11 October 2017 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30.00 |
| Brescia | | 16 January 2018 | 29 April 2018 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 35.29 |
| Virtus Entella | | 10 July 2018 | 14 August 2020 | 83 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 43.37 |
| Palermo | | 18 August 2020 | 27 February 2021 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30.77 |
| Total | 657 | 306 | 169 | 182 | 46.58 | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "Ammessi Corso Prima Categoria - Uefa Pro (2013/2014)" [Admitted to First Grade Course - UEFA Pro (2013/2014)] (PDF). Settore Tecnico FIGC. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Boscaglia Roberto" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Roberto Boscaglia nuovo allenatore del Brescia Calcio".
- ^ "Roberto Boscaglia, il mister dei miracoli" [Roberto Boscaglia, coach of miracles] (in Italian). LiveSicilia. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Bentornato Mister!" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Pasquale Marino è il nuovo allenatore delle rondinelle" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Roberto Boscaglia nuovo allenatore del Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Brescia, esonerato Boscaglia: Pulga nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). SKY Sport Italia. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Calciomercato Entella, ufficiale: Boscaglia è il nuovo allenatore".
- ^ "DOMANI LA PRESENTAZIONE DI ROBERTO BOSCAGLIA" (in Italian). Palermo. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "ROBERTO BOSCAGLIA SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO" (in Italian). Palermo. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "BELVISO, BOSCAGLIA E I SATANELLI: PARTE LA NUOVA STAGIONE ROSSONERA" (in Italian). Calcio Foggia 1920. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "BOSCAGLIA SALUTA IL FOGGIA" (in Italian). Calcio Foggia 1920. 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Ancona, ecco il dopo Colavitto: Boscaglia firma fino a fine stagione con opzione" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Roberto Boscaglia coach profile at Soccerway