Guido Carboni
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Guido Carboni is an Italian
football manager of Empoli
and a former player.
He is the brother of former Italian international footballer Amedeo Carboni
.
Serie C1
and Serie C2
teams throughout his career in the role of striker
, marking his professional footballing debut with hometown club Arezzo
in 1980. He then played also for Montevarchi
, Empoli
and Siena
, and retired in 1997 to pursue a coaching career.
club Aglianese
, leading his side to seventh place in the final standings. In 1999 he left Tuscany to coach Sardinia
n Serie D side Olbia
, ending the season in fourteenth place.
In October 2000 he was surprisingly appointed by Genoa
chairman Gianni Scerni to replace Bruno Bolchi
at the helm of the rossoblu in the Serie B
. Carboni, lacking a valid coaching license for heading a Serie B club, guided the club jointly with veteran manager Alfredo Magni, but was sacked on January 2001 following a poor 17 points in 15 matches.
In 2001-2002, Carboni was appointed at the helm of ambitious Serie C1
side Pisa
, but failed to lead the club to a promotion spot, ending the season in a poor tenth place. He returned to Olbia the next season, but obtained an unimpressive fifteenth place in the Serie C2
table and escaped relegation only after playoffs. In 2003 he moved back in Serie C1, at Viterbese
, obtaining a third place and allowing the gialloblu to gain a spot in the promotion playoff.
From 2004 to 2006, Carboni coached Bari
in the Serie B obtaining a twelfth and a thirteenth final place respectively. After Bari replaced him with Rolando Maran during the summer, he started the 2006-07 season without a job, being appointed on February 2007 as new Crotone
boss following the dismissal of Elio Gustinetti
in an attempt to avoid relegation which later proved to be unsuccessful. Following Crotone's relegation to Serie C1, Carboni left the Calabrian side, being later appointed at the helm of newly-promoted Serie B side Avellino
on August 23, 2007, being the third head coach signed by the biancoverdi in the 2007-08 season following resignations by Giovanni Vavassori
and successively Maurizio Sarri
, all apparingly caused by disputes with the club management. He was sacked on March 2008 due to poor results.
On April 2009 he was appointed to replace Elvio Selighini at the helm of relegation-battling Serie B side Rimini
, however failing to save his team from falling down to the lower tier after being defeated to Ancona
in the relegation playoffs.
On 25 April 2010, Frosinone
announced that Carboni would be the new manager after a poor string of results led to the sacking of Francesco Moriero
, leading the club to safety. A poor start in the 2010–11 campaign however led to Carboni's own dismissal later on January 2011.
On 20 November 2011 he becomes the new coach of Empoli
in place od the sacked Giuseppe Pillon
.
Italy
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football manager of Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
and a former player.
He is the brother of former Italian international footballer Amedeo Carboni
Amedeo Carboni
Amedeo Carboni is a retired Italian footballer who played as a left defender.In a professional career which spanned 22 years and saw him appear in nearly 700 official games, he played mainly for Roma and Valencia , winning eight major titles for the two clubs combined.Carboni was capped 18 times...
.
Playing career
Carboni played mostly with TuscanTuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
and Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
teams throughout his career in the role of striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
, marking his professional footballing debut with hometown club Arezzo
A.C. Arezzo
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Atletico Arezzo is an Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany...
in 1980. He then played also for Montevarchi
Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902
Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 is an Italian association football club, based in Montevarchi, Tuscany.- History :The club was founded in 1902 as Aquila Montevarchi....
, Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
and Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
, and retired in 1997 to pursue a coaching career.
Coaching career
Carboni started his coaching career in 1998 with Serie DSerie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
club Aglianese
Aglianese Calcio 1923
Aglianese Calcio 1923 is an Italian association football club located in Agliana, Tuscany. It currently plays in the Eccellenza after being relegated from Serie D following a playoff loss to Fortis Juventus. Its colors are green and black....
, leading his side to seventh place in the final standings. In 1999 he left Tuscany to coach Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
n Serie D side Olbia
Olbia Calcio
U.S. Olbia 1905 is an Italian association football club, based in Olbia, Sardinia. The club was founded in 1905. Olbia currently plays in Eccellenza...
, ending the season in fourteenth place.
In October 2000 he was surprisingly appointed by Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
chairman Gianni Scerni to replace Bruno Bolchi
Bruno Bolchi
Bruno Bolchi is an Italian retired football manager and former player.-Playing:Bolchi, a midfielder, made his debut at the age of 18 with F.C. Internazionale Milano in a Serie A away match lost 1-0 to S.S.C. Napoli on May 18, 1958...
at the helm of the rossoblu in the Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
. Carboni, lacking a valid coaching license for heading a Serie B club, guided the club jointly with veteran manager Alfredo Magni, but was sacked on January 2001 following a poor 17 points in 15 matches.
In 2001-2002, Carboni was appointed at the helm of ambitious Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
side Pisa
Pisa Calcio
Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...
, but failed to lead the club to a promotion spot, ending the season in a poor tenth place. He returned to Olbia the next season, but obtained an unimpressive fifteenth place in the Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
table and escaped relegation only after playoffs. In 2003 he moved back in Serie C1, at Viterbese
A.S. Viterbese Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Viterbese Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Viterbo, Lazio. The club was founded in 1908 and refounded in 2004 as A.S. Viterbo Calcio, but changed its name back during the 2005–06 season. Viterbese currently plays in Serie D. The team's colors are yellow...
, obtaining a third place and allowing the gialloblu to gain a spot in the promotion playoff.
From 2004 to 2006, Carboni coached Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
in the Serie B obtaining a twelfth and a thirteenth final place respectively. After Bari replaced him with Rolando Maran during the summer, he started the 2006-07 season without a job, being appointed on February 2007 as new Crotone
F.C. Crotone
Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Serie B, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 9,631-seat capacity.-History:...
boss following the dismissal of Elio Gustinetti
Elio Gustinetti
Elio Gustinetti is an Italian football manager.- Leffe and Albinese :Gustinetti started his coaching career in 1988 with Serie D club Leffe, ending the season in third place. He then moved at Promozione club Albinese, leading them to win the league and gaining promotion to Serie D...
in an attempt to avoid relegation which later proved to be unsuccessful. Following Crotone's relegation to Serie C1, Carboni left the Calabrian side, being later appointed at the helm of newly-promoted Serie B side Avellino
U.S. Avellino
Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 , since summer 2010, is the new name of the Italian football club, based in Avellino, Campania. The club was founded in 1912 and its traditional colours are green and white...
on August 23, 2007, being the third head coach signed by the biancoverdi in the 2007-08 season following resignations by Giovanni Vavassori
Giovanni Vavassori
Giovanni Vavassori is an Italian football manager and former centre back, last in charge of Verona.-Playing:...
and successively Maurizio Sarri
Maurizio Sarri
Maurizio Sarri is an Italian professional football manager.-Career:Grown up in Arezzo, for a decade he trained a number of fringe Tuscany teams, obtaining several successes...
, all apparingly caused by disputes with the club management. He was sacked on March 2008 due to poor results.
On April 2009 he was appointed to replace Elvio Selighini at the helm of relegation-battling Serie B side Rimini
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....
, however failing to save his team from falling down to the lower tier after being defeated to Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
in the relegation playoffs.
On 25 April 2010, Frosinone
Frosinone Calcio
Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B....
announced that Carboni would be the new manager after a poor string of results led to the sacking of Francesco Moriero
Francesco Moriero
Francesco "Checco" Moriero is a retired Italian association football player turned manager.-Playing career:A right winger, Moriero played for several clubs, including US Lecce, Cagliari, AS Roma, Inter Milan and SSC Napoli....
, leading the club to safety. A poor start in the 2010–11 campaign however led to Carboni's own dismissal later on January 2011.
On 20 November 2011 he becomes the new coach of Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
in place od the sacked Giuseppe Pillon
Giuseppe Pillon
Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon is an Italian association football and former manager of Empoli in Serie B.-Player:...
.