Guillermo Giacomazzi

Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez (born 21 November 1977) is a Uruguayan football coach and former player.^[1]

Guillermo Giacomazzi

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez
Date of birth	(1977-11-21) November 21, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998	Bella Vista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Bella Vista	53	(10)
2000–2001	Peñarol	34	(0)
2001–2013	Lecce	273	(37)
2007	→ Palermo (loan)	7	(0)
2007–2008	→ Empoli (loan)	20	(0)
2013–2014	Siena	38	(4)
2014–2015	Perugia	26	(1)
International career
1998–2007	Uruguay	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2015

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giacomazzi and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

He holds the Serie A appearances record for Lecce with 178 matches played.^[2] He also played for the Uruguay national team.

Playing career

He started in Uruguay, playing for Bella Vista before moving to Peñarol. In 2001, he was signed by U.S. Lecce and made his debut match in Italian Serie A on August 27, 2001, against Parma, a game which Lecce drew 1–1. He played for the team for the following 6 years, becoming its captain.

On January 31, 2007, he was signed by U.S. Città di Palermo. On February 11, 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Palermo, against Empoli F.C.^[3] In the following season he was loaned to Empoli, and in 2008 he returned to the Lecce squad. On 6 July 2010, he signed a new 4-year contract with Lecce.^[4]

Giacomazzi stayed with Lecce in 2012 despite their relegation from Serie A in 2011–12 and subsequent expulsion from the Serie B for their part in the Calcio Scommesse scandal. Giacomazzi, the club's captain, rejected offers from Serie A sides Parma and Torino and Serie B team Cesena to remain at the club.^[5]

In 2013, he joined Siena, a team that at the end of the season was excluded from the Serie B due to financial problems. Thus he became a free agent and joined A.C. Perugia for the 2014–15 Serie B season.^[6]

Coaching career

On 15 February 2020, Giacomazzi was announced as one of the two assistants to head coach Devis Mangia in charge of the Malta national football team.^[7] On 11 October 2022, he rescinded his contract with the Malta Football Federation,^[8] and subsequently joined Serie B club SPAL as Daniele De Rossi's technical collaborator.^[9] He was relieved from his post, together with De Rossi and his entire staff, on 14 February 2023.^[10]

Personal life

In addition to his native Uruguayan citizenship, Giacomazzi is also an Italian citizen since 2004.^[11] He is married to an Italian woman from Lecce, with whom he had two children.^[12]

His son Sebastián (born 2006) is a youth footballer for Lecce, and has been called up to join the Uruguay national under-20 football team in 2022.^[13][14]

In August 2022, Giacomazzi became a grandfather after his daughter Stephanie, partner of Lecce player Antonino Gallo, gave birth to a child.^[15]

References

1. . Tenfield. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
2. (in Italian). Soccerpuglia.it. 2009-05-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
3. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
4. . US Lecce (in Italian). 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
5. "Lecce, Giacomazzi: "Ho respinto le offerte di Parma, Torino e Cesena"". TuttoMercatoWeb.
6. "Giacomazzi è un giocatore del Perugia". ACPerugiaCalcio.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14.
7. "Mangia names Mazzotta, Giacomazzi as Malta assistant coaches". Times of Malta. 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
8. "MFA parts ways with national team assistant coach Guillermo Giacomazzi". Malta Today. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
9. "Da Giacomazzi a Chimenti: ecco lo staff di De Rossi alla Spal" (in Italian). SiamoLaRoma.it. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
10. "Daniele De Rossi sollevato dall'incarico di allenatore della SPAL" (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
11. "Cittadinanza italiana a Giacomazzi del Lecce" (in Italian). La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 21 October 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
12. "Giacomazzi: "Lecce mi ha dato tutto, ora in Serie A per restarci. Olivera? Con Spalletti farà bene"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
13. ""SEBA", CHE GIOIA IMMENSA! Giacomazzi Junior convocato dall'URUGUAY UNDER 20, sarà il più giovane in uno stage di allenamento" (in Italian). SoloLecce.it. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
14. "El hijo de un ex Peñarol que la rompe en Italia y es capitán en la sub 16 del Lecce" (in Spanish). El Observador. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
15. "Fiocco azzurro in casa Lecce, gli ex rosa Gallo e Giacomazzi diventano papà e nonno" (in Italian). PalermoToday. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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