{{short description|Italian football coach|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Fabrizio Castori | image = Castori 2016.jpg | caption = Castori in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|7|11|df=y}} | birth_place = San Severino Marche, Italy | height = 1.65 m | position = | currentclub = Südtirol (head coach) | manageryears1 = 1980–1981 | managerclubs1 = Belfortese | manageryears2 = 1981–1982 | managerclubs2 = San Vicino | manageryears3 = 1982–1983 | managerclubs3 = Urbisaglia | manageryears4 = 1983–1984 | managerclubs4 = Belfortese | manageryears5 = 1985–1987 | managerclubs5 = Camerino | manageryears6 = 1987–1988 | managerclubs6 = Grottese | manageryears7 = 1988–1991 | managerclubs7 = Cerreto | manageryears8 = 1991–1992 | managerclubs8 = Monturanese | manageryears9 = 1992–1998 | managerclubs9 = Tolentino | manageryears10 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs10 = Lanciano | manageryears11 = 1999 | managerclubs11 = Castel di Sangro | manageryears12 = 2000–2003 | managerclubs12 = Lanciano | manageryears13 = 2003–2007 | managerclubs13 = Cesena | manageryears14 = 2008 | managerclubs14 = Cesena | manageryears15 = 2008 | managerclubs15 = Salernitana | manageryears16 = 2009 | managerclubs16 = Salernitana | manageryears17 = 2009 | managerclubs17 = Piacenza | manageryears18 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs18 = Ascoli | manageryears19 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs19 = Varese | manageryears20 = 2013 | managerclubs20 = Reggina | manageryears21 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs21 = Carpi | manageryears22 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs22 = Carpi | manageryears23 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs23 = Cesena | manageryears24 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs24 = Carpi | manageryears25 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs25 = Trapani | manageryears26 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs26 = Salernitana | manageryears27 = 2022 | managerclubs27 = Perugia | manageryears28 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs28 = Perugia | manageryears29 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs29 = Ascoli | manageryears30 = 2024– | managerclubs30 = Südtirol }}
'''Fabrizio Castori''' (born 11 July 1954) is an Italian professional football manager who is currently manager of {{Italian football updater|Sudtirol}} club Südtirol.
== Career == Castori was born in San Severino Marche but grew up in Tolentino. He started his coaching career in 1980 at the age of 26 as head coach of the ''Seconda Categoria'' team Belfortese from Belforte del Chienti. Initially a boss for amateur teams, having spent three seasons in ''Seconda Categoria'' (second-lowest division in Italian football) and three others in Prima Categoria, he led a ''Promozione'' team, Cerreto, to reach Serie D in 1990 (there was no ''Eccellenza'' division at that time). From 1992 to 1998 Castori coached ''Eccellenza'' team Tolentino leading them to Serie C2. In 1998-1999, he won a Serie D league and a ''Scudetto Dilettanti'' with Lanciano. After a poor Serie C1 season with Castel di Sangro, he returned to Lanciano in 2000 and immediately won the Serie C2 league. He stayed at Lanciano until 2003.
=== Cesena === In the summer of 2003, he was appointed head coach of Serie C1 team Cesena. In his first season, he led Cesena to win the promotion playoffs and the Coppa Italia Serie C; this however was obscured by a 3-year ban on him after having been the protagonist of a riot during the return leg of the promotion playoff finals against Lumezzane. The ban was successively reduced to 2 years following a pardon request by Castori himself;<ref>{{cite news|language=it |url=http://www.quelliche.net/pagine/rubrica_continua.cfm?rbcodice=13&numero=12776 |title=Bentornato: Fabrizio Castori, nel posticipo di stasera, torna sulla panchina del suo Cesena |publisher=Quelliche.net |access-date=12 November 2007 |date=23 January 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003416/http://www.quelliche.net/pagine/rubrica_continua.cfm?rbcodice=13&numero=12776 |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> during this time, Castori was unable to serve as head coach but, despite this, he was confirmed as Cesena's boss, with assistant manager Massimo Gadda serving at his place on the dugout until 23 January 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.db.avvenire.it/avvenire/edizione_2005_10_15/sport.html |title=Per Juve e Cesena l'impresa è seriale |language=it |access-date=12 November 2007 |date=15 October 2005 |publisher=Avvenire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015329/http://www.db.avvenire.it/avvenire/edizione_2005_10_15/sport.html |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 11 November 2007, following a 1–4 loss to Rimini in a regional derby and only seven points gained in the first fourteen matches, Castori was dismissed by Cesena, after four seasons at the helm of the ''bianconeri'',<ref name="castori_sacked">{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/nov11h.html |publisher=Football Italia |date=11 November 2007 |access-date=11 November 2007 |title=Serie B: Cesena sack Castori |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113010044/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/nov11h.html |archive-date=13 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was reinstated at his managing role only three months later following Giovanni Vavassori's dismissal on 25 February 2008;<ref name="vavassori_sacked">{{cite news|url=http://www.cesenacalcio.it/notizie/news/esonerato-vavassori-al-suo-posto-torna-fabrizio-castori.html |publisher=AC Cesena |language=it |title=Esonerato Vavassori, al suo posto torna Fabrizio Castori |access-date=25 February 2008 |date=25 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228142355/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/notizie/news/esonerato-vavassori-al-suo-posto-torna-fabrizio-castori.html |archive-date=28 February 2008 }}</ref> his comeback at Cesena proved however to be unsuccessful, as the ''bianconeri'' were relegated to Serie C1 at the end of the season.
=== Salernitana === Castori served the 2008–09 season as head coach of the newly promoted Serie B team Salernitana.<ref name="castori_salernitana">{{cite news|url=http://www.salernitana1919.it/Articles.aspx?id=2193 |language=it |publisher=Salernitana Calcio 1919 |access-date=15 June 2008 |date=12 June 2008 |title=Mister Castori abbraccia Salerno |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614224711/http://www.salernitana1919.it/Articles.aspx?id=2193 |archive-date=14 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was successively sacked later in December, to be replaced by Bortolo Mutti, and then re-called on February, only to be dismissed again on April and replaced by Fabio Brini, who guided the club to safety.
=== Piacenza === He was then appointed in June 2009 as the new head coach of Piacenza for the upcoming 2009–10 Serie B season, but was dismissed in November due to poor results.<ref name="castori_sacked2">{{cite news |url=http://piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3020&Itemid=39|language=it |publisher=Piacenza Calcio |access-date=10 November 2009 |date=10 November 2009|title=Comunicato Stampa }}</ref>
=== Ascoli === On 3 November 2010 he returned into management as head coach of Serie B relegation-threatened club Ascoli.<ref name="ascoli_castori">{{cite news |url=http://www.ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=6083 |publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898 |access-date=27 November 2010 |date=3 November 2010 |language=it |title=Fabrizio Castori nuovo allenatore dell'Ascoli |archive-date=19 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119205034/http://ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=6083 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 2 November 2011 he was sacked because of bad results. Ascoli is currently last in Serie B.<ref name="ascoli_castori-silva">{{cite news |url=http://www.campionatoseriea.net/ascoli-via-castori-silva-nuovo-tecnico.html |publisher=Campionato Serie A |access-date=5 November 2011 |date=2 November 2011 |language=it |title=ASCOLI: VIA CASTORI, SILVA NUOVO TECNICO}}</ref>
=== Varese === Since 12 June 2012, he has been the new head coach of Varese in Serie B.
=== Reggina === From October 2013 until December 2013, he had a brief stint as manager of Reggina in Serie B.
=== Carpi === On 30 June 2014, Castori was announced as the new manager of Serie B team Carpi, on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=35046 |publisher=Carpi FC 1909 |access-date=30 June 2014 |date=19 November 2014 |language=it |title=PANCHINA A CASTORI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716161958/http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=35046 |archive-date=16 July 2014 }}</ref> He started his Carpi experience in a hugely successful way, leading the small outsider club top of the league table by the end of the first season half and turning them into strong contenders to a historical first Serie A promotion. He was relieved of his duties on 28 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.carpifc1909.it/news-prima-squadra/comunicato-carpi-f-c-1909/ |title=Carpi FC 1909 » Comunicato – Carpi F.C. 1909 |access-date=4 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004025946/http://www.carpifc1909.it/news-prima-squadra/comunicato-carpi-f-c-1909/ |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was reinstated as manager a month later on 3 November 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34710192 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 November 2015|date=3 November 2015 |language=en |title=Carpi fire Giuseppe Sannino to reinstate Fabrizio Castori}}</ref> He was successively recalled to attempt to escape the club from relegation, which he failed on the final weekday of the season.
He was confirmed as Carpi boss for the 2016–17 Serie B season, which ended with the club narrowly missing a top-flight return, being defeated by Benevento in the promotion playoff finals; he left Carpi by mutual consent successively.<ref>[http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/calciomercato/2017/06/12-27056107/calciomercato_carpi_e_ufficiale_castori_se_ne_va/ Calciomercato Carpi, è ufficiale: Castori se ne va] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618193934/http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/calciomercato/2017/06/12-27056107/calciomercato_carpi_e_ufficiale_castori_se_ne_va/ |date=18 June 2017 }}' tuttosport.com, 12 June 2017</ref>
=== Back to Cesena === On 1 October 2017, Castori agreed to move back to Cesena, taking over at the bottom of the Serie B league with the goal of saving the club from relegation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ansa.it/emiliaromagna/notizie/2017/10/01/cesena-castori-e-il-nuovo-allenatore_8c5e388e-1871-4b75-bd37-620fb7778339.html | publisher=ANSA.it |language=it |access-date=15 October 2017 |date=1 October 2017 |title=Cesena: Castori è il nuovo allenatore}}</ref> In July 2018 the club was declared bankrupt and banned from participating in the Serie B.
=== Third stint at Carpi === On 18 September 2018, Castori was signed by Carpi, making his second return to the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/carpi-ufficiale-il-ritorno-di-castori-in-panchina|title=Carpi, ufficiale il ritorno di Castori in panchina}}</ref> The team was relegated to Serie C at the end of the 2018–19 season, and he departed from the club.
=== Trapani === On 19 December 2019 he signed with Serie B club Trapani.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Trapani|url=https://www.facebook.com/TrapaniCalcioOfficial/posts/2597305643682919|title=Mister Fabrizio Castori firma il contratto con il #TrapaniCalcio|date=19 December 2019|language=it}}</ref>
=== Second stint at Salernitana === After one season at Trapani, he left for fellow Serie B club Salernitana. Under his tenure, the Campanians completed the season in second place, winning direct promotion to Serie A.
Castori guided Salernitana for the first eight games of the 2021–22 Serie A season, being relieved from his duties on 17 October following a 1–2 loss to Spezia which left the ''Granata'' at the bottom of the league table.<ref>{{Cite web|title=COMUNICATO STAMPA|url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/comunicato-stampa-100/|access-date=17 October 2021 |date=17 October 2021|language=Italian|website=U.S. Salernitana 1919}}</ref>
=== Perugia === On 8 June 2022, Castori returned to management as the new head coach of Serie B club Perugia, replacing Massimiliano Alvini.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/ufficiale-castori-allenatore-del-perugia/ |publisher=A.C. Perugia Calcio |language=it-IT |date=8 June 2022 |accessdate=8 June 2022 |title=UFFICIALE: FABRIZIO CASTORI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PERUGIA!}}</ref> He was dismissed on 19 September 2022 following a dismal start in the 2022–23 Serie B campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/castori-sollevato-dallincarico-responsabile-tecnico-squadra/ |publisher=A.C. Perugia Calcio |language=Italian |accessdate=19 September 2022 |date=19 September 2022 |title=CASTORI SOLLEVATO DALL'INCARICO DI RESPONSABILE TECNICO PRIMA SQUADRA}}</ref>
On 19 October 2022, following the resignation of his replacement Silvio Baldini, Castori was called back in charge of Perugia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/comunicato-ufficiale-30/ |publisher=A.C. Perugia Calcio |language=Italian |accessdate=19 October 2022 |date=19 October 2022 |title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE}}</ref> He left Perugia at the end of the 2022–23 season as they were relegated to Serie C.
=== Second stint at Ascoli === On 13 November 2023, Castori returned to management as the new head coach of Ascoli, a former club of his, replacing outgoing manager William Viali.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |date=13 November 2023 |accessdate=13 November 2023 |publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898 |url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/e-fabrizio-castori-il-nuovo-allenatore-dellascoli-calcio/ |title=E' FABRIZIO CASTORI IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELL'ASCOLI CALCIO.}}</ref> He was dismissed on 12 March 2024, leaving Ascoli involved in the battle to escape relegation.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |date=12 March 2024 |accessdate=12 March 2024 |publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898 |url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/esonerati-mister-castori-e-il-suo-staff/ |title=ESONERATI MISTER CASTORI E IL SUO STAFF.}}</ref>
=== Südtirol === On 8 December 2024, Castori was appointed in charge of struggling Serie B side Südtirol, becoming the third coach of the season for the club.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |date=8 December 2024 |accessdate=9 December 2024 |url=https://www.fc-suedtirol.com/it/news/e-fabrizio-castori-il-nuovo-allenatore-biancorosso/24-6948.html |publisher=FC Südtirol|title=E' Fabrizio Castori il nuovo allenatore biancorosso}}</ref>
== Managerial statistics == {{updated|match played 11 March 2024}}{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !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}} |- |Monturanese | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1 July 1991 |align=left|20 June 1992 {{WDL|34|18|11|5|for=46|against=24|diff=yes}} |- |Tolentino | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|20 June 1992 |align=left|19 May 1998 {{WDL|220|71|94|55|for=220|against=196|diff=yes}} |- |Lanciano | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|19 May 1998 |align=left|30 June 1999 {{WDL|40|28|11|1|for=78|against=17|diff=yes}} |- |Castel di Sangro | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|30 June 1999 |align=left|24 December 1999 {{WDL|20|4|8|8|for=18|against=25|diff=yes}} |- |Lanciano | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|16 May 2000 |align=left|3 June 2003 {{WDL|123|52|41|30|for=149|against=122|diff=yes}} |- |Cesena | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|3 June 2003 |align=left|11 November 2007 {{WDL|198|70|67|61|for=253|against=257|diff=yes}} |- |Cesena | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|25 February 2008 |align=left|6 June 2008 {{WDL|15|2|6|7|for=13|against=24|diff=yes}} |- |Salernitana | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|7 June 2008 |align=left|6 December 2008 {{WDL|21|7|5|9|for=23|against=30|diff=yes}} |- |Salernitana | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|24 January 2009 |align=left|4 April 2009 {{WDL|12|4|2|6|for=15|against=17|diff=yes}} |- | Piacenza | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|3 July 2009 |align=left|10 November 2009 {{WDL|14|2|3|9|for=11|against=23|diff=yes}} |- | Ascoli | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|4 November 2010 |align=left|2 November 2011 {{WDL|45|15|13|17|for=48|against=54|diff=yes}} |- |Varese | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|13 June 2012 |align=left|17 April 2013 {{WDL|39|15|11|13|for=52|against=51|diff=yes}} |- |Reggina | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|21 October 2013 |align=left|3 December 2013 {{WDL|6|1|1|4|for=5|against=9|diff=yes}} |- |Carpi | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|30 June 2014 |align=left|28 September 2015 {{WDL|50|23|16|11|for=68|against=45|diff=yes}} |- |Carpi | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|3 November 2015 |align=left|12 June 2017 {{WDL|79|29|24|26|for=79|against=83|diff=yes}} |- |Cesena | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1 October 2017 |align=left|24 July 2018 {{WDL|35|10|16|9|for=50|against=45|diff=yes}} |- |Carpi | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|18 September 2018 |align=left|30 June 2019 {{WDL|33|7|8|18|for=36|against=58|diff=yes}} |- |Trapani | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|19 December 2019 |align=left|10 August 2020 {{WDL|22|8|9|5|for=32|against=30|diff=yes}} |- |Salernitana | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|10 August 2020 |align=left|17 October 2021 {{WDL|49|22|13|14|for=57|against=52|diff=yes}} |- |Perugia | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|8 June 2022 |align=left|19 September 2022 {{WDL|7|1|1|5|for=5|against=11|diff=yes}} |- |Perugia | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|19 October 2022 |align=left|30 June 2023 {{WDL|29|9|8|12|for=35|against=38|diff=yes}} |- | Ascoli | {{Flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|13 November 2023 |align=left|12 March 2024 {{WDL|16|3|7|6|for=15|against=18|diff=yes}} |- !colspan="4"|Total {{WDLtot|1107|401|375|331|for=1308|against=1229|diff=yes}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Serie B managers}} {{FC Südtirol squad}} {{Navboxes | title = Managerial positions | list1 = {{Cesena FC managers}} }}
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