Nedo Sonetti

Nedo Sonetti (born 25 February 1941) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.

Biography
Sonetti was born in Piombino, southern Tuscany and lives now in Gorle.

Playing career
As a defender, Sonetti played in Serie B and Serie C for Spezia Calcio 1906 and Reggina.

Managing career
As a manager, Sonetti has had a long career at the helm of several Serie A and Serie B teams in the whole country. Among the several teams he led, he had his major successes with Atalanta B.C., which he led from Serie B to a ninth place in Serie A, coaching the team for four seasons.

He is often considered a "replacement" coach, as he was often appointed in his career to replace fired managers from Serie A teams fighting to avoid relegation, or Serie B teams which managed to promote.

More recently, Sonetti joined Cagliari in November 2005, replacing Davide Ballardini, becoming the fourth coach appointed by the Sardinian team in a couple of months. He succeeded in maintaining his job until the end of the tournament, and in leading the rossoblù to maintain a place in the next Serie A; he left Cagliari at the end of the season. On 14 November 2006, Sonetti was appointed to replace Attilio Tesser at the helm of then last-placed relegation-battling Serie A Ascoli. He did not manage to save his side from falling to Serie B, and ended his experience in Ascoli at the end of the season with a second-last place. In November 2007 he returned at Cagliari for his third time, as he was appointed to replace Marco Giampaolo at the helm of the Sardinians. He resigned from his post on 19 December, but was confirmed by the club the next day after Marco Giampaolo rejected to return at the helm of the club. However, Sonetti was sacked only a few days later, after a 5–1 loss to Fiorentina, leaving the team last-placed in the league table, being replaced by Davide Ballardini. From 25 September 2008, he has been called back to Brescia replacing Serse Cosmi. On 19 May 2009 he was sacked himself, following a 2–1 loss to promotion rivals Grosseto that left Brescia in fourth placed, but with only a two-point lead to 7th-placed Triestina.

On 28 March 2010, 69-year-old Sonetti returned to management, replacing Rolando Maran as head coach of Serie B relegation battlers Vicenza. His stint as Vicenza head coach, as he was sacked on 15 April after only three games in charge, ended with respectively two draws and a loss.

References

1941 births
Living people
People from Piombino
Men's association football defenders
Italian men's footballers
Spezia Calcio players
LFA Reggio Calabria players
US Salernitana 1919 players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Italian football managers
Cosenza Calcio managers
US Sambenedettese managers
Atalanta BC managers
Udinese Calcio managers
US Avellino 1912 managers
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC managers
Bologna FC 1909 managers
US Lecce managers
AC Monza managers
Torino FC managers
US Cremonese managers
Brescia Calcio managers
US Salernitana 1919 managers
Cagliari Calcio managers
Palermo FC managers
US Ancona managers
Catania FC managers
LR Vicenza managers
Serie A managers
Sportspeople from the Province of Livorno
Footballers from Tuscany