Place of birth Milan, Italy 1985–1986 Sambenedettese Position Midfielder 1984–1985 AC Milan Height 1.81 m | Years Team Role Football player Name Salvatore Giunta | |
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Date of birth (1967-04-13) 13 April 1967 (age 48) Similar People Alessandro Calori, Panagiotis Kone, Ruben Olivera | ||
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Salvatore Giunta (born 13 April 1967 in Milan) is a retired Italian football player turned coach, most recently in charge as manager of Serie B club Brescia.
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Playing career
Giunta is a former central midfielder who played for, among others, A.C. Milan and Albacete Balompié, as well as the Italian under-21 side.
Giunta also played for AS Cannes in French Ligue 2 during the 1998–99 season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Giunta started as coaching career working for the youth teams of Brescia, a former team of his as a player.
During the 2008–09 season, he then served as head coach of Serie D amateurs Suzzara. He successively started a collaboration with Eugenio Corini, working as his assistant at Portosummaga, Crotone and Frosinone.
In October 2013, Giunta took over from Alessio Tacchinardi as head coach of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Pergolettese, being successively sacked himself on February 2014.
On 21 January 2015 he was appointed new head coach of Serie B club Brescia, taking over from caretaker Ivan Javorčić. He was sacked less than a month later on 18 February 2015 and replaced by Alessandro Calori.