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My Take
Marco Giampaolo is a coach I associate with ideas rather than trophies, and I mean that as a compliment. Born in Bellinzona, Switzerland in 1967 but Italian through and through, he built a midfielder's career before turning to management, where his tactically detailed, possession-minded approach earned him a reputation as a thinker. His Serie A journeys, including the Cremonese post, show a man who keeps getting trusted to build sides from the ground up. I find his career honest: not every stint succeeds, but clubs return to coaches who actually have a footballing philosophy. That conviction is what makes him worth following.
Overview
Marco Giampaolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko dʒamˈpaːolo]; born 2 August 1967) is an Italian football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Serie A club Cremonese.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marco Giampaolo
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコ・ジャンパオロ
- Reading
- まるこ・じゃんぱおろ
- Born
- August 2, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Bellinzona, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 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
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Switzerland →
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.