{{Short description|Football manager}} {{Infobox football biography |name= Diego Longo |fullname= | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|01|29}} |birth_place= Genoa, Italy | currentclub = | image = DIego Longo.jpg |manageryears1= 2005–2007 |managerclubs1= Rapid București (fitness coach) |manageryears2= 2007–2009 |managerclubs2= FC Brașov (fitness coach) |manageryears3= 2009–2011 |managerclubs3= Romania (fitness coach) |manageryears4= 2011–2012 |managerclubs4= Rapid București (fitness coach) |manageryears5= 2012–2014 |managerclubs5= El Jaish (fitness coach) |manageryears6= 2014 |managerclubs6= Petrolul Ploiești (fitness coach) |manageryears7= 2014–2017 |managerclubs7= Xanthi (assistant) |manageryears8= 2017–2019 |managerclubs8= PAOK (assistant) |manageryears9= 2019–2020 |managerclubs9= Al Hilal (assistant) |manageryears10= 2020–2021 |managerclubs10= Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) |manageryears11= 2021–2022 |managerclubs11= Kukësi |manageryears12= 2023 |managerclubs12=Flamurtari |manageryears13= 2023 |managerclubs13=Teuta |manageryears14=2023–2024 |managerclubs14=Chindia Târgoviște |manageryears15=2024–2025 |managerclubs15=Sestri Levante |manageryears16= 2025– |managerclubs16= Dila }}
'''Diego Longo''' (born 25 January 1976) is an Italian professional football manager, currently in charge of Erovnuli Liga club Dila.
==Career== In 2005, Longo was appointed assistant manager of Romanian side Rapid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitorulexpres.ro/2021/01/08/special-diego-longo-italianul-lucestilor/|title=Diego Longo, italianul Luceștilor|publisher=monitorulexpres.ro}}</ref> In 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/diego-longo-vice-allenatore-chi-e-storia-al-hilal-grecia-paok-lucescu|title= "Io, la Romania e l’Al-Hilal". Longo: "Quando il presidente del Paok entrò con la pistola in campo…"|publisher=gianlucadimarzio.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2019/08/12/longo-dal-grondona-alla-champions-in-asiaGenova11.html|title=Longo, dal "Grondona" alla Champions in Asia|publisher=ricerca.repubblica.it}}</ref>
On 17 December 2024, Longo returned to Italy, being appointed in charge of Serie C club Sestri Levante.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/sestri-levante-diego-longo-e-il-nuovo-tecnico-dei-corsari-la-nota-del-club-2047320 |publisher=Tuttomercatoweb |language=it |date=17 December 2024 |accessdate=19 December 2024 |title=Sestri Levante, Diego Longo è il nuovo tecnico dei corsari: la nota del club}}</ref> He was sacked on 2 March 2025, leaving the club dead last in the league table.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genova.repubblica.it/sport/2025/03/02/news/sestri_levante_esonerato_longo-424038382/ |publisher=La Repubblica - Genova |language=it |date=2 March 2025 |accessdate=3 March 2025 |title=Sestri Levante, esonerato Longo}}</ref>
On 13 June 2025, Erovnuli Liga club Dila announced the appointment of Longo as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=გორის "დილა" იტალიელმა მწვრთნელმა ჩაიბარა |url=https://www.worldsport.ge/ge/page/248428_goris-dila-italielma-mwvrtnelma-chaibara |access-date=13 June 2025 |agency=worldsport.ge |trans-title=Italian coach takes over at Dila Gori|date=13 June 2025 |language=ka}}</ref>
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|1 March 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD!!W% |- |align=left|Kukësi ||{{flagicon|Albania}} |align=left|15 July 2021 |align=left|28 May 2022 {{WDL|40|17|11|12|for=56|against=47|diff=yes|decimals=1}} |- |align=left|Flamurtari ||{{flagicon|Albania}} |align=left|24 March 2023 |align=left|30 June 2023 {{WDL|8|3|3|2|for=9|against=5|diff=yes|decimals=1}} |- |align=left|Teuta ||{{flagicon|Albania}} |align=left|1 July 2023 |align=left|24 September 2023 {{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=4|against=10|diff=yes|decimals=1}} |- |align=left|Chindia Târgoviște ||{{flagicon|Romania}} |align=left|20 November 2023 |align=left|30 May 2024 {{WDL|12|6|2|4|for=18|against=9|diff=yes|decimals=1}} |- |align=left|Sestri Levante ||{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|17 December 2024 |align=left|2 March 2025 {{WDL|10|1|4|5|for=8|against=12|diff=yes|decimals=1}} |- !colspan="4"|Total {{WDLtot|74|28|21|25|for=95|against=83|diff=yes|decimals=1}} |}
==Honours== '''Dila''' *Georgian Cup: 2025 *Georgian Super Cup: 2025 *Erovnuli Ligaː Runners-up 2025 ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Worldfootball.net|diego-longo|new_id=pe551557}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Longo, Diego}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Genoa Category:Italian football managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Ukraine Category:Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Category:Expatriate football managers in Romania Category:Expatriate football managers in Greece Category:Expatriate football managers in Albania Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Category:FC Rapid București non-playing staff Category:PAOK FC non-playing staff Category:FC Dynamo Kyiv non-playing staff Category:Kategoria Superiore managers Category:Liga II managers Category:Serie C managers Category:FK Kukësi managers Category:Flamurtari FC managers Category:KF Teuta managers Category:AFC Chindia Târgoviște managers {{Italy-footy-bio-stub}}