Giovanni Solinas

Giovanni Solinas

Giovanni Solinas, Italian football manager
Personal information
Date of birth	11 April 1968
Place of birth	Sassari, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Manager
Teams managed
Years	Team
2010	ES Sétif
2011	CR Belouizdad
2013	JSM Béjaïa
2013	MC Oran
2013-2014	Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)
2015-2016	Free State Stars F.C.

Giovanni Solinas also known as Gianni Solinas (born 11 April 1968) is a Italian football manager

Managerial career

Giovanni Solinas obtained successfully his coaching license UEFA A and UEFA Pro Licence with the Italian Football Federation at the prestigious school of Italian coaches FIGC settore tecnico Coverciano.^[1][2] He Coached several clubs in Algeria including ES Sétif, CR Belouizdad, JSM Bejaia and MC Oran. He also managed Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) in Saudi Arabia.^[3]

ES Sétif

In 2010, Solinas moved to Africa where he was appointed as head coach of Algerian club ES Sétif when the president of the club Abdelhakim Serrar, offered him the managerial role.^[4] On 27 August 2010, he made his debut with a brilliant 3-0 in the return leg the group stage of 2010 CAF Champions League against Zimbabwe side Dynamos F.C..^[5][6][7] In December 2010, Solinas led ES Sétif to win the North African Cup Winners Cup, also known as the UNAF Nessma Cup, beating Libyan side Al-Nasr Benghazi in the final.^[8][9] After the success, on 22 December 2010, he resigned citing family reasons.^{[10][11][12][13]} Despite the team was at the top of the league table.^[14]

CR Belouizdad

In July 2011, he came back to North Africa where he reached an agreement with Algerian club CR Belouizdad to become the head coach of the club succeeding at the Argentine Miguel Angel Gamondi but in November 2011, he resigned.^{[15] [16]}

JSM Béjaïa

In January 2013, he was appointed as manager of the club JSM Béjaïa in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, to replace the Frenchman coach Alain Michel.^[17] During his time with the club, Solinas guided JSM Béjaïa to a historic qualification into the 1/8th final of the 2013 CAF Champions League beating Ghana champions, Asante Kotoko SC with a favorable aggregate score of 2-1, where JSM Béjaïa lost against Tunisia giants Espérance de Tunis relegating them to the Confederation Cup.^{[18][19] [20][21][22]} He finished the season by leading JSM Béjaïa against Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel in an CAF Confederation Cup play-off.^{[23] [24]}

MC Oran

In late June 2013, he reached an agreement with Algerian club MC Oran to become the head coach of the club, but In November 2013, he was sacked after his defeat 0-1 in the championship against USM Alger.^{[25] [26]}

Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)

In December 2013, Solinas moved to the Middle East where he was appointed as manager of Saudi club Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) replacing the Belgian manager Marc Brys.^[27][28] The club was involved in a relegation fight, he saved the club from relegation with a sixth-place finish in the league table.^{[29] [30][31]} Solinas led Al-Faisaly FC to qualify for the 2015 GCC Champions League formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs.

Free State Stars F.C.

In December 2015 the South African club Free State Stars F.C. announce Giovanni Solinas as new head coach, with former Bafana Bafana international Bradley Carnell as an assistant. He replaced German football manager Ernst Middendorp as head coach of the club.^[32]

References

1. "Graduates Course Professional Coaches UEFA A" (12 July 2008) http://www.settoretecnico.figc.it/downloadfile.aspx?f=Allegati/1672008112230.pdf figc.it Retrieved 20 march 2015
2. "Monday, 29 September 2014 starts the course UEFA Pro 2014-2015" http://www.settoretecnico.figc.it/news.aspx?c=3&sc=15&ssc=36&n=53280 figc.it Retrieved 20 March 2015
3. "Giovanni Solinas, soccerway coaches" http://uk.soccerway.com/coaches/giovanni-solinas/151904/ soccerway.com Retrieved 5 April 2015
4. "Gianni Solinas new coach of ES Sétif" (21 August 2010) http://www.setif-dz.org/t8673-gianni-solinas-nouvel-entraineur-de-less setif-dz.org Retrieved 5 April 2015
5. "ES Sétif Last chance to stay in the champions league" (27 August 2010) http://www.footafrica365.fr/infos-pays/algerie/article_447396_ES-Setif-Derniere-chance-en-LDC.shtml footafrica365.fr Retrieved 6 April 2015
6. "ES-Setif-Dynamos today at 22h" (27 August 2010) http://www.entente-setif.com/ES-Setif-Dynamos-aujourd-hui-a-22h.html entente-setif.com official website Retrieved 6 April 2015
7. "ESS 3 - Dynamos FC 0" (28 August 2010) http://www.entente-setif.com/ESS-3-FC-Dynamos-0-les-Setifiens.html entente-setif.com official website Retrieved 6 April 2015
8. "UNAF Nessma Cup the North African Cup Winners Cup (final return) L'ES Sétif wins the trophy" (23 December 2010) http://www.lemidi-dz.com/index.php?operation=voir_article&id_article=sup_sport%40art2%402010-12-23 lemidi-dz.com Retrieved 6 April 2015
9. "L'ES-Setif wins the trophy" (23 December 2010) http://www.depechedekabylie.com/sport/90167-les-setif-remporte-le-trophee.html depechedekaylie.com Retrieved March 20, 2015
10. "ES Sétif: The trophy and the resignation" (22 December 2010) http://www.footafrica365.fr/infos-pays/algerie/article_480441_ES-Setif-Le-sacre-et-la-demission.shtml footafrica365.fr Retrieved 20 March 2015
11. "ES-Sétif Solinas resigned, Herve Renard approached" (22 December 2010) http://www.algeronline.com/sports/ess-solinas-demissionne-herve-renard-pressenti.html algeronline.com Retrieved 20 March 2015
12. "Gianni Solinas resigns, Hervé Renard arrives" (23 December 2010) http://www.setif.info/article5007.html (in French) setif.info Retrieved 20 March 2015
13. "The coach of ES Sétif, Gianni Solinas, deposited his resignation" (22 December 2010) http://www.djazairess.com/fr/apsfr/99078 djazairess.com Retrieved 20 March 2015
14. "Algerian Football Championship 2010-2011" fr:Championnat d'Algérie de football 2010-2011 Retrieved 20 March 2015
15. "Solinas succeeds Angel Miguel Gamondi in CR Belouizdad" (31 July 2011) http://www.djazairess.com/fr/horizons/24739 djazairess.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
16. "CR Belouizdad last game for coach Solinas" (21 November 2011) http://www.lexpressiondz.com/linformation_en_continue/143135-cr-belouizdad-dernier-match-pour-l-entraineur-solinas-menad-pour-le-remplacer.html lexpressiondz.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
17. "Gianni Solinas new coach of JSM Bejaia" (24 January 2013) http://www.dzfoot.com/2013/01/24/l1-gianni-solinas-nouvel-etraineur-de-la-jsm-bejaia-7649.php dzfoot.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
18. "They had promised, they made" (8 April 2013) http://www.algerie360.com/sport/division-1-division-2/asante-kotoko-1-%E2%80%93-jsmb-1-ils-l%E2%80%99avaient-promis-ils-l%E2%80%99ont-fait/algerie360.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
19. "Bejaia coach Solinas elated to oust Kotoko" 7 April 2013 http://www.ghananewsagency.org/sports/bejaia-coach-solinas-elated-to-oust-kotoko--58570 ghananewsagency.org Retrieved 25 March 2015
20. "Solinas the next stage is more difficult" (8 April 2013) http://allafrica.com/stories/201304081094.html allafrica.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
21. "JSM Bejaia: Solinas attempts a feat " (10 April 2013) http://www.footafrica365.fr/infos-pays/tunisie/article_629521_JSM-Bejaia-Solinas-vise-l-exploit.shtml footafrica365.fr Retrieved 25 March 2015
22. "CAF-Champions League: The Algerians of JSM Bejaia on intership" (2 May 2013) http://www.modernghana.com/sports/461672/2/caf-champions-league-the-algerians-of-jsm-bejaia-o.html modernghana.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
23. "JSM Bejaia: CAF CUP coach Solinas interested in but not the board of the club" (12 May 2013) http://www.algerie1.com/stades/jsm-bejaia-la-coupe-de-la-caf-interesse-lentraineur-solinas-mais-pas-algerie1.com Retrieved 25 March 2015
24. "Etoile Sahel the target of JSM Bejaia" (16 May 2013) http://www.vitaminedz.com/l-etoile-du-sahel-en-ligne-de-mire-jsm-bejaia/Articles_18300_1638622_31_1.html Retrieved 25 March 2015
25. "MC Oran Solinas to commands" (29 June 2013) http://www.footafrica365.fr/article_639562_MC-Oran-Solinas-aux-commandes.shtml footafrica365.fr Retrieved 1 April 2015
26. "MCO: Solinas sacked" (11 November 2013) http://www.dzfoot.com/2013/11/11/ligue-1-mco-solinas-limoge-remplace-par-djamel-benchadi-8309.php dzfoot.com Retrieved 1 April 2015
27. "Giovanni Solinas Saudi League Statistics 2013-2014" http://www.slstat.com/spl2013-2014en/player.php?id=1166 Retrieved 1 April 2015
28. "Gianni Solinas Football Database" http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.gianni.solinas.115842.en.html footballdatabase.eu Retrieved 1 April 2015
29. "Al Faisaly(Harmah) 2013-2014 Football Database" http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.club.al-faisaly-harmah.2013-2014.5401..en.html footballdatabase.eu Retrieved 1 April 2015
30. "Graphic module Al Faisaly FC(Harmah) 2013-2014 Football Database" http://www.footballdatabase.eu/cache/en/module_clgraphique/a_5/t_1/club5401_div_3437.gif footballdatabase.eu Retrieved 1 April 2015
31. "Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah) Saudin League Statistics 2013-2014" http://www.slstat.com/spl2013-2014en/team.php?id=13 Retrieved 1 April 2015
32. "Free State Stars announce Giovanni Solinas as new head coach". http://www.kickoff.com/news/61589/-free-state-stars-announce-giovanni-solinas-as-new-head-coach. KickOff. Retrieved 25 March 2016