Giovanni Cusatis

Giovanni Cusatis (born 1 February 1967) is a retired Italian football player, now a coach, currently in charge of Serie C Group A club Alcione.

Playing career

Cusatis began playing football in Pro Lissone, in Lombardia regional leagues; he spent almost all of his career in Serie C1 and C2.

He played both as a center midfielder and winger.

Coaching career

In 2005, he entered Giacomo Gattuso's staff; then he trained Caronnese and later joined Attilio Lombardo at Legnano.

In 2011–12 he had been hired by Pro Patria as head coach: the team, which had to recuperate an 11 points-deduction due to financial irregularities, ended the tournament at a remarkable 7th place (could have been the winner if it wasn't for the amends).^[4]

In 2012–13 season he signed for Alessandria, in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.^[5]

On 18 December 2013, Cusatis was confirmed as one of Giuseppe Sannino's new assistant coaches at Watford.^[6]

In 2021, Cusatis took over at Alcione in the Serie D league. With them, he ended the club's 2022–23 Serie D campaign in second place and then won the resulting playoff tournament; however, the club was not admitted to Serie C in the end due to stadium regulations. He then won promotion to Serie C in 2024, being successively confirmed for Alcione's debut season in professionalism.

References

^ Watford name Giuseppe Sannino as new manager‚ telegraph.co.uk, 18 December 2013
^ CUSATIS E TROISE contenti dell’esperienza catanese nonostante l’epilogo‚ tuttocalciocatania.com, 30 December 2014
^ Carpi, Sannino porta l'ex Alessandria Cusatis‚ tuttosport.com, 1 October 2015
^ "Giovanni Cusatis lascia la Pro Patria". 28 May 2012.
^ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, Cusatis allenatore e Menegatti diesse - Tutto Lega Pro". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ Smith, Frank (18 December 2013). "Watford confirm the appointment of Giuseppe Sannino as head coach". Watford Observer. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

Bibliography

Almanacco illustrato del Calcio, editions 1990-1999, Modena, Panini.

External links

Giovanni Cusatis coach profile at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
Giovanni Cusatis coach profile at Soccerway

[1] Watford name Giuseppe Sannino as new manager‚ telegraph.co.uk, 18 December 2013

[2] CUSATIS E TROISE contenti dell’esperienza catanese nonostante l’epilogo‚ tuttocalciocatania.com, 30 December 2014

[3] Carpi, Sannino porta l'ex Alessandria Cusatis‚ tuttosport.com, 1 October 2015

[4] "Giovanni Cusatis lascia la Pro Patria". 28 May 2012.

[5] "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, Cusatis allenatore e Menegatti diesse - Tutto Lega Pro". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[6] Smith, Frank (18 December 2013). "Watford confirm the appointment of Giuseppe Sannino as head coach". Watford Observer. Retrieved 18 December 2013.