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1.90 points per match across 62 games with AS Roma: the highest PPG of his coaching career
Since taking charge of AS Roma on 6 June 2025 (under contract until 30 June 2028), Gian Piero Gasperini has recorded an average of 1.90 points per match across his first 62 official games with the Giallorossi. It marks the highest points-per-game average of his entire senior managerial career, surpassing the 1.79 PPG achieved over 439 games at Atalanta and guiding Roma back into the UEFA Champions League in his debut season.
2023/24 UEFA Europa League triumph in Dublin: 3-0 over Bayer Leverkusen to end a 51-match unbeaten run
On 22 May 2024 at Dublin's Aviva Stadium, Gian Piero Gasperini led Atalanta to the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League title with an emphatic 3-0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen courtesy of an Ademola Lookman hat-trick. The triumph secured the first European trophy in Atalanta's 117-year history, snapped Xabi Alonso's record 51-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, and made Gasperini (aged 66 years and 117 days) the oldest coach to win a debut European final.
UEFA Historical Archive · 22 May 2024Nine historic years at Atalanta (2016–2025): 439 matches, 5 Champions League berths and 98 Serie A goals
Across nine consecutive seasons in charge of Atalanta (14 June 2016 to 1 June 2025), Gian Piero Gasperini managed 439 official matches (1.79 PPG), transforming the Bergamo side into a European powerhouse with 5 UEFA Champions League qualifications, four Serie A third-place finishes (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2024/25) and three Coppa Italia finals. In the 2019/20 Serie A campaign, his Atalanta scored a club-record 98 league goals, finishing as Italy's top-scoring attack for three straight seasons.
Over 600 Serie A matches and wins leader in the 3-points era, with 3 Panchina d'Oro awards
With over 600 Serie A appearances across Genoa, Palermo, Inter, Atalanta and AS Roma, Gian Piero Gasperini belongs to the exclusive group of managers in Italian top-flight history to surpass the 600-match milestone and holds the record for most wins and points collected in Serie A since the introduction of three points for a win (1994/95). His individual honours include two consecutive Panchina d'Oro awards (2018/19, 2019/20), the 2025 Special Panchina d'Oro for his Europa League triumph, two AIC Coach of the Year awards and the 2006/07 Panchina d'Argento.
FIGC Technical Sector & AIC Honours ListThe 3-4-2-1 tactical blueprint: full-pitch press, attacking centre-backs and scoring wing-backs
Regarded as one of the most influential tacticians in modern European football, Gian Piero Gasperini pioneered a distinctive 3-4-3 and 3-4-2-1 system built on aggressive high pressing, full-pitch man-to-man duels, a high defensive line and marauding wide centre-backs ('braccetti') joining the attack. His positional rotations systematically turn wing-backs into prolific back-post goalscorers and elite chance creators.
From the Juventus Academy (2003 Viareggio Cup) to promotions with Crotone and 297 matches at Genoa
Born in Grugliasco on 26 January 1958 and raised in the Juventus youth academy as a midfielder before captaining Giovanni Galeone's Pescara to their historic 1986/87 Serie A promotion, Gasperini began his coaching career in the Juventus youth setup (1994–2003), winning the 2003 Viareggio Tournament with the Primavera side. He then led Crotone to Serie B (110 games) and oversaw two landmark spells at Genoa (297 matches overall, winning promotion to Serie A in 2006/07 and finishing 5th in 2008/09 with Diego Milito and Thiago Motta).
Gian Piero Gasperini career and stats
US Città di Palermo
US Città di Palermo
FC Crotone
FC Crotone
Career
Vis Pesaro dal 1898
U.S. Salernitana 1919
Delfino Pescara 1936
Pistoiese FC
Cavese 1919
Palermo F.C.
A.C. Reggiana 1919
Frequently asked questions about Gian Piero Gasperini
Which teams has Gian Piero Gasperini managed in his career?
Gian Piero Gasperini is currently the head coach of Roma and has managed 6 teams during his career (AS Roma, Atalanta, Genoa CFC, US Città di Palermo, Inter, FC Crotone), totaling 937 official matches in charge.
How tall is Gian Piero Gasperini, what is his preferred foot and shirt number?
Gian Piero Gasperini is 177 cm tall. He plays as a Allenatore.
How old is Gian Piero Gasperini, when was he born and where is he from?
Gian Piero Gasperini is 68 years old (born on January 26, 1958 in Grugliasco). He represents Italia.
How much does Gian Piero Gasperini earn? Net salary, gross wage and contract expiry
In the 2026/27 season with Roma, Gian Piero Gasperini earns an estimated annual net salary of €5 million (€9.3 million gross per year), based on the consensus of 3 specialist sources. His current contract runs until June 30, 2028.
The story of Gian Piero Gasperini
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. Gasperini was then manager of Atalanta for nine years, in which he led the club to five Champions League qualifications and won the Europa League in 2024. He left Atalanta in June 2025 and was appointed as manager of Roma.
Playing career
Gasperini entered the Juventus youth system at the age of 9; during his stay at the youth system, he won an Allievi Nazionali championship and was in the Primavera squad, which included Paolo Rossi and Sergio Brio, that placed runner-up in 1976 behind Lazio. After having played a handful of Coppa Italia matches with the first team, he was loaned to Reggiana and then sold to Serie B club Palermo in 1978. He stayed five seasons at Palermo, all in Serie B, but reached a Coppa Italia final in 1979, then lost to Juventus.
After two seasons with Cavese (Serie B) and Pistoiese (Serie C1), Gasperini moved to Pescara, where he finally gained his first opportunity to play in Serie A after the promotion in 1987. He made his Serie A debut in a home match against Pisa, ended in a 2–1 victory which featured a goal of his. In 1990, he left Pescara to join Salernitana, and retired in 1993 at the age of 35 after two seasons with Vis Pesaro.
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