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{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stefano Colantuono
| image = Stefano Colantuono.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1981–1983
| clubs1 = [[A.S.D. V.J.S. Velletri|Velletri]]
| caps1 = 46
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1983–1984
| clubs2 = [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1984–1985
| clubs3 = [[A.C. Arezzo|Arezzo]]
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1985–1986
| clubs4 = [[Pisa Calcio|Pisa]]
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1986–1988
| clubs5 = [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
| caps5 = 53
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1988–1989
| clubs6 = [[Como Calcio 1907|Como]]
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1989–1991
| clubs7 = [[Ascoli Calcio 1898|Ascoli]]
| caps7 = 38
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1991–1992
| clubs8 = [[A.S.D. Roma Calcio a 5|BNL Roma]] (''[[futsal]]'')
| caps8 = ?
| goals8 = ?
| years9 = 1992–1993
| clubs9 = [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]]
| caps9 = 27
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 1993–1994
| clubs10 = [[Fermana Calcio|Fermana]]
| caps10 = 28
| goals10 = 5
| years11 = 1994–1995
| clubs11 = [[A.S. Sambenedettese|Sambenedettese]]
| caps11 = 25
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 1995–1999
| clubs12 = [[A.C. Maceratese|Maceratese]]
| caps12 = 112
| goals12 = 6
| years13 = 1999–2000
| clubs13 = [[A.D. F.S. Sestrese Calcio 1919|Sestrese]]
| caps13 = 34
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2000–2002
| clubs14 = [[A.S. Sambenedettese|Sambenedettese]]
| caps14 = 31
| goals14 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs1 = [[A.S. Sambenedettese|Sambenedettese]]
| manageryears2 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs2 = [[Calcio Catania|Catania]]
| manageryears3 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs3 = [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
| manageryears4 = 2005–2007
| managerclubs4 = [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]
| manageryears5 = 2007
| managerclubs5 = [[Palermo FC|Palermo]]
| manageryears6 = 2008
| managerclubs6 = [[Palermo FC|Palermo]]
| manageryears7 = 2009
| managerclubs7 = [[Torino FC|Torino]]
| manageryears8 = 2010
| managerclubs8 = [[Torino FC|Torino]]
| manageryears9 = 2010–2015
| managerclubs9 = [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]
| manageryears10 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs10 = [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
| manageryears11 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs11 = [[SSC Bari|Bari]]
| manageryears12 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs12 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
| manageryears13 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs13 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
| manageryears14 = 2024
| managerclubs14 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
| manageryears15 = 2024
| managerclubs15 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
}}

'''Stefano Colantuono''' (born 23 October 1962) is an Italian [[association football|football]] professional football manager and former player, who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

==Playing career==
Colantuono, a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]], started his playing career for [[Serie D]] side [[A.S.D. V.J.S. Velletri|Velletri]] in 1981. In 1983, he moved to [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]] of [[Serie C]]1, then [[A.C. Arezzo|Arezzo]] of [[Serie B]], and finally made his [[Serie A]] debut for [[Pisa Calcio|Pisa]]. He played in Serie A until 1990 for several teams. In 1991, he accepted to play in the national [[futsal]] league for [[A.S.D. Roma Calcio a 5|BNL Roma]], winning a ''scudetto''. Following this experience, Colantuono played mostly at lower levels, especially Serie C2 and Serie D, and even [[Eccellenza]] for [[S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio|Sambenedettese]] in 1994–95. After many experiences in different Italian regions, Colantuono returned to play for Sambenedettese in November 2000, leading his team to an immediate promotion to Serie C2.

==Managerial career==
The 2001–02 Serie C2 season for Sambenedettese was going to be very hard, with two coaches fired. After the sack of the third coach [[Enrico Nicolini]], Colantuono, a player for the team, was appointed to manage Sambenedettese together with [[Gabriele Matricciani]] for the last nine matches. Surprisingly, Colantuono managed to win all these nine matches, leading his team to a fifth place, qualifying and successively even winning the promotion playoffs.

Colantuono's Serie C1 coaching debut, during the 2002–03 season, ended in another fifth place, securing a place in the promotion playoff, then lost to [[Pescara Calcio|Pescara]]. In the meanwhile, [[Luciano Gaucci]], owner of Sambenedettese, [[Serie B]] team [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] and [[Serie A]] team [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] at the time, appointed Colantuono at the helm of the Sicilian side. Again, supported by Matricciani because of his lack of a regular coaching license, Colantuono led Catania to a reasonably good season in ninth place. In 2004–05, after the Gaucci family sold Catania, Colantuono was finally authorized to act as the first team coach, signed for Perugia, and was just relegated to Serie B. He led the team to a spot in the promotion playoff, then lost to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]]. After the cancellation of Perugia, in 2005–06 Colantuono accepted the offer of [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], leading the ''nerazzurri'' to a clear [[Serie B]] win. In the 2006–07 season, he led Atalanta to an eighth-place finish in the [[2006–07 Serie A|Serie A table]].<ref name=filo>{{cite web |url=https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/il-filo-di/il-filo-di-atalanta-roma-stefano-colantuono-79447 |title=Il filo di Atalanta-Roma: Stefano Colantuono |website=vocegiallorossa.it |date=21 November 2014 |last=Mercanti |first=Marco |language=it |access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>

On 31 May 2007, he was announced as the new [[Palermo FC|Palermo]] head coach to replace [[Francesco Guidolin]].<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may31k.html Palermo confirm Colantuono deal (Football Italia)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050603022836/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may31k.html |date=3 June 2005 }}</ref> However, after a number of unimpressive performances ended by a crushing 5–0 loss to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] persuaded club chairman [[Maurizio Zamparini]] to sack him on 26 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Palermo/Primo_Piano/2007/11_Novembre/26/colantuono.shtml|publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]|title=Palermo, via Colantuono. Guidolin pronto al ritorno|language=it|access-date=26 November 2007|date=26 November 2007}}</ref> He was once again recalled on 24 March 2008 to replace Guidolin as head coach of Palermo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/25032008/45/serie-zamparini-spiega-l-ennesimo-esonero.html |publisher=[[Eurosport|Yahoo! Eurosport Italia]] |title=Zamparini spiega l'ennesimo esonero |language=it |access-date=25 March 2008 |date=25 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719223815/http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/25032008/45/serie-zamparini-spiega-l-ennesimo-esonero.html |archive-date=19 July 2008 }}</ref> However, Colantuono was sacked again after just one game of the 2008–09 season, and was replaced by Davide Ballardini on 4 September.

On 15 June 2009, he was appointed as the new head coach of [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], replacing [[Giancarlo Camolese]]. He guided the ''granata'' through their [[2009–10 Serie B]] campaign, with the aim to promptly lead the historical Turin club back into the top flight.<ref name="colantuono_torino">{{cite news|url=http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/4823/61/ |language=it |publisher=Torino FC |access-date=15 June 2009 |date=15 June 2009 |title=STEFANO COLANTUONO È IL NUOVO TECNICO DEL TORINO |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618151311/http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/4823/61 |archive-date=18 June 2009 }}</ref> He was however fired on 29 November due to poor results and replaced by [[Mario Beretta]].<ref name="beretta_torino">{{cite news|url=http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/5587/61/ |language=it |publisher=Torino FC |access-date=29 November 2009 |date=29 November 2009 |title=Beretta è il nuovo allenatore del Torino |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202070745/http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/5587/61 |archive-date=2 December 2009 }}</ref> On 10 January 2010 he was then reappointed as head coach to replace Beretta himself.<ref>[http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/5760/61/ Esonerato Mario Beretta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227031946/http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/5760/61/ |date=27 February 2012 }}</ref> He announced his resignation after losing the promotion playoff finals to [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]], contemporaneously confirming he was in talks for the vacant coaching post at his previous club Atalanta.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieB/13-06-2010/vado-via-avevo-gia-comunicato-7181344622.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |access-date=13 June 2010 |date=13 June 2010 |title=Vado via, l'avevo già comunicato}}</ref> Colantuono's comeback at Atalanta was officially announced the next day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1762 |publisher=Atalanta BC |language=it |access-date=14 June 2010 |date=14 June 2010 |title=COMUNICATO STAMPA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722024303/http://atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1762 |archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> Under his tenure, Atalanta promptly won the "Cadetti" and promotion back to Serie A in his first season in charge during the [[2010–11 Serie B]] season.

Colantuono led Atalanta's successful return to the top flight during the [[2011–12 Serie A]] season,<ref name=filo/> resulting in a comfortable 12th-place finish, despite the club beginning the season with a six-point deduction for its involvement in the [[2011–12 Italian football scandal]]. An additional deduction of 2 points followed before the [[2012–13 Serie A]] season; however, Colantuono still managed to guide Atalanta to safety with a 15th-place finish. Keeping with their manager for the [[2013–14 Serie A]] campaign, Coulantuono secured 11th place and some impressive performances, including victories of local rivals [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] and [[A.C. Milan]]. Before the start of the [[2014–15 Serie A]] season, Coulantuono committed his future to Atalanta; however, the season did not go well and after a poor run of form he was dismissed on 4 March 2015 and replaced by [[Edy Reja]],<ref name=colantuonosack>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/comunicati-dal-club/Stagione-2014-2015/2015-03/04-03-Comunicato-Atalanta-B.C..html |date=4 March 2015 |title=Comunicato Atalanta B.C. |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306164619/http://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/comunicati-dal-club/Stagione-2014-2015/2015-03/04-03-Comunicato-Atalanta-B.C..html |archive-date=6 March 2015}}</ref> leaving Atalanta only 3 points above the relegation zone. He took up the head coach position soon after at [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/udinese/story/2478814/stefano-colantuono-named-new-udinese-manager|title=Stefano Colantuono named new Udinese manager|publisher=ESPN FC|date=4 June 2015|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref>

He then guided [[S.S.C. Bari|Bari]] from November 2016 until June 2017, only achieving twelfth place with one of the clubs more widely expected to fight for a promotion spot. He was subsequently appointed head coach of [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] in December 2017, taking over from [[Alberto Bollini]], guiding the club to a mid-table finish.

After being confirmed in charge of Salernitana for the 2018–19 season, Colantuono resigned on 18 December 2018 after three consecutive defeats, leaving the promotion hopefuls in a mid-table position in the league table.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=US Salernitana 1919 |language=it |access-date=18 December 2018 |date=18 December 2018 |url=http://www.ussalernitana1919.it/comunicato-stampa-54/ |title=Comunicato Stampa}}</ref>

In September 2020 he accepted a non-coaching managerial role at his former club [[S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio|Sambenedettese]], being appointed as technical director.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.noisamb.it/2020/09/samb-conferenza-ritorno-colantuono/ |publisher=NoiSamb |language=it |access-date=11 January 2021 |date=21 September 2020 |title=Samb, il ritorno di Colantuono: "Vogliamo diventare un modello"}}</ref> He was removed from his role on 11 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rivieraoggi.it/2021/01/11/322616/stefano-colantuono-e-pietro-fusco-lasciano-la-samb-sollevati-dai-rispettivi-incarichi/ |publisher=Riviera Oggi |language=it| access-date=11 January 2021 |date=11 January 2021 |title=Stefano Colantuono e Pietro Fusco lasciano la Samb: "Sollevati dai rispettivi incarichi"}}</ref>

On 17 October 2021, he was appointed new head coach of his former team Salernitana, replacing [[Fabrizio Castori]] and taking over with the club being at the bottom of the [[2021–22 Serie A]] table.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/stefano-colantuono-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-della-salernitana/ |language=Italian|publisher=[[U.S. Salernitana 1919]] |accessdate=17 October 2021 |date=17 October 2021 |title=STEFANO COLANTUONO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA SALERNITANA}}</ref> He was removed from his managerial duties on 15 February 2022, a few weeks after a club takeover, after failing to improve the club's fortunes.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]|access-date=16 February 2022 |date=15 February 2022 |url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/comunicato-stampa-112/|language=Italian |title=COMUNICATO STAMPA}}</ref> On 8 August 2022, he was re-hired by Salernitana as the club's new youth system chief.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]|access-date=8 August 2022 |date=15 February 2022 |url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/stefano-colantuono-nuovo-responsabile-del-settore-giovanile-granata/|language=Italian |title=STEFANO COLANTUONO NUOVO RESPONSABILE DEL SETTORE GIOVANILE GRANATA}}</ref>

On 19 March 2024, Colantuono was appointed as head coach of Salernitana until the end of the season following the dismissal of [[Fabio Liverani]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]|access-date=19 March 2024 |date=19 March 2024 |url=https://salernitana.it/news/comunicato-stampa-130/ |language=Italian |title=COMUNICATO STAMPA}}</ref> He guided the club until the end of the season, which ended with relegation to Serie B, then returning to his previous role as youth system chief.

On 11 November 2024, he was appointed once again as head coach following the dismissal of [[Giovanni Martusciello]], as the club was deep in the relegation of zone in the [[2024–25 Serie B]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Stefano Colantuono la guida tecnica della Salernitana |url=https://salernitana.it/news/a-stefano-colantuono-la-guida-tecnica-della-salernitana/ |language=it |date=11 November 2024|accessdate=11 November 2024 |website=Salernitana Calcio 1919}}</ref> However, on 30 December 2024, after failing to turn the team's fortunes, Colantuono departed from Salernitana by mutual consent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Risoluzione contrattuale con Stefano Colantuono |url=https://salernitana.it/news/risoluzione-contrattuale-con-stefano-colantuono/ |language=it |date=30 December 2024 |accessdate=30 December 2024 |website=Salernitana Calcio 1919}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|25 May 2024}}{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"	
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure			
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="8" |Record				
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}			
|-
|align=left|[[S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio|Sambenedettese]]
|align=left|1 March 2002
|align=left|1 July 2003
{{WDL|57|30|18|9|for=85|against=47|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Calcio Catania|Catania]]
|align=left|1 July 2003
|align=left|1 July 2004
{{WDL|49|20|14|15|for=60|against=54|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
|align=left|1 July 2004
|align=left|30 June 2005
{{WDL|49|25|12|12|for=64|against=38|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
|align=left|30 June 2005
|align=left|7 June 2007
{{WDL|88|42|23|23|for=133|against=99|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
|align=left|7 June 2007
|align=left|26 November 2007
{{WDL|15|5|6|4|for=18|against=22|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
|align=left|25 March 2008
|align=left|4 September 2008
{{WDL|10|3|2|5|for=10|against=14|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Torino F.C.|Torino]]
|align=left|15 June 2009
|align=left|29 November 2009
{{WDL|18|7|5|6|for=23|against=17|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Torino F.C.|Torino]]
|align=left|10 January 2010
|align=left|13 June 2010
{{WDL|25|13|7|5|for=33|against=20|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
|align=left|14 June 2010
|align=left|4 March 2015
{{WDL|193|73|48|72|for=228|against=238|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
|align=left|4 June 2015
|align=left|14 March 2016
{{WDL|32|10|6|16|for=32|against=48|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Bari 1908|Bari]]
|align=left|7 November 2016
|align=left|13 June 2017
{{WDL|29|9|10|10|for=26|against=29|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
|align=left|12 December 2017
|align=left|18 December 2018
{{WDL|41|13|12|16|for=48|against=55|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
|align=left|17 October 2021
|align=left|15 February 2022
{{WDL|16|2|3|11|for=11|against=37|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
|align=left|19 March 2024
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|9|0|3|6|for=9|against=22|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|631|252|169|210|for=780|against=740|diff=yes}}	
|}

==Honours==
===Manager===
===Atalanta===
*[[Serie B]]: [[2005–06 Serie B|2005–06]], [[2010–11 Serie B|2010–11]]

==References==
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