My Take
Gasperini is honestly one of the most fascinating coaching stories in modern football — this guy spent years being dismissed as an interesting-but-not-quite-elite manager after a rough stint at Inter Milan, and then quietly went to Atalanta and built something that shouldn't exist: a mid-sized Bergamo club competing in the Champions League and playing some of the most thrilling, relentless attacking football in Europe. His 3-4-3 variations and obsessive pressing turned journeymen into stars and made Atalanta must-watch TV every week. He's stubborn, he's a tactician's tactician, and he's proof that the right coach in the right environment can genuinely punch way above their weight. Still going strong at Roma — the man just refuses to coast.
Overview
Gian Piero Gasperini (born 26 January 1958) is an Italian professional football manager and former professional footballer who is currently the head coach of Serie A club Roma. After starting his managerial career at Crotone, he had spells in charge of Genoa and Inter Milan where he was sacked after just three months. He subsequently managed Palermo and had a second spell at Genoa.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gian Piero Gasperini
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャン・ピエロ・ガスペリーニ
- Reading
- じゃん・ぴえろ・がすぺりーに
- Born
- January 26, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Grugliasco, Province of Turin, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.