Giuseppe Scienza

Giuseppe Scienza

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-10-14) 14 October 1966
Place of birth	Domodossola, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Omegna
1984–1985	Torino
1985–1987	Calcio Campania
1987–1988	Foggia
1988–1990	Catania
1990–1991	Reggina
1991–1994	Reggiana
1994–1995	Torino
1995–1996	Venezia
1996–1998	Piacenza
1998–1999	Torino
1999–2001	Cesena
2001	Castel di Sangro
2001–2002	Pro Patria
Managerial career
2002–2005	Pro Patria (youth)
2005–2007	Novara (youth)
2007–2009	Torino (juniors)
2009–2010	Legnano
2010–2011	Viareggio
2011	Brescia
2012–2013	Cremonese
2013–2015	FeralpiSalò
2015	Alessandria
2016–2017	FC Chiasso
2017–2019	Monopoli
2019–2021	Monopoli
2021	Pro Vercelli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Scienza (born 14 October 1966) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Scienza played Serie A level for Reggiana, Torino and Piacenza. He retired in 2002 to pursue a career as a coach.

Coaching career

In 2011, following two stints at minor clubs Legnano and Viareggio, Scienza was named new head coach of Serie B club Brescia, guiding them until December of that year. He successively worked regularly at Serie C clubs, being in charge of teams such as Cremonese, FeralpiSalò and Alessandria. He then moved to Switzerland to guide Challenge League club FC Chiasso during the 2016–17 season.

In 2017 he took over at Serie C club Monopoli, which he coached for four seasons, apart from a short break in 2019. During his tenure at Monopoli, he achieved a third place by the end of the 2019–20 Serie C season, and consistently guiding the small Apulian club to the promotion playoffs.

On 23 June 2021, he joined Serie C club Pro Vercelli on a two-year contract. He was dismissed on 5 December 2021 following a string of negative results.