{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1973)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gennaro Iezzo | image = Gennaro Iezzo - SSC Neapel (1).jpg | upright = 0.9 | caption = Iezzo with [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Castellammare di Stabia]], Italy | height = 1.85 m | currentclub = [[SS Chieti Calcio|Chieti]] (head coach) | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = 1989–1990 | youthclubs1 = [[S.S. Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]] | years1 = 1990–1991 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [[A.S.D. Scafatese Calcio|Scafatese]] | years2 = 1991–1992 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]] | years3 = 1992–1994 | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = [[A.S.D. Scafatese Calcio|Scafatese]] | years4 = 1994–1997 | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = [[A.G. Nocerina 1910|Nocerina]] | years5 = 1997–1999 | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[Hellas Verona|Verona]] | years6 = 1999–2003 | caps6 = 95 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] | years7 = 2003–2005 | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] | years8 = 2005–2011 | caps8 = 105 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] | years9 = 2011–2012 | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = [[A.S.D. Real S.M. Hyria Nola 2012|Nuvla San Felice]] | totalcaps = 277 | totalgoals = 0 | manageryears1 = 2012 | managerclubs1 = [[F.C. Sant'Antonio Abate|Sant'Antonio Abate]] | manageryears2 = 2022 | managerclubs2 = [[POFC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]] | manageryears3 = 2023– | managerclubs3 = [[SS Chieti Calcio|Chieti]] }} '''Gennaro Iezzo''' (born 8 June 1973) is an Italian [[association football|football]] manager and former player who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He is the head coach of [[Serie D]] club [[SS Chieti Calcio|Chieti]].
==Playing career== Iezzo began his career at hometown club [[S.S. Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]] before moving on to play for [[A.S.D. Scafatese Calcio|Scafatese]], [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]], [[A.G. Nocerina 1910|Nocerina]], [[Hellas Verona|Verona]], [[Calcio Catania]] and [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]. He spent two seasons as the partenopei's number one in [[Serie C1]] and [[Serie B]], helping [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] earn promotion back into Serie A, also briefly serving as the club's [[Captain (association football)|captain]].
==Managerial career== In 2012, Iezzo resigned as coach of [[Serie D]] club [[F.C. Sant'Antonio Abate|Sant'Antonio Abate]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.resport.it/serie_d/sant_antonio_iezzo_sara_tecnico_capasso_ds.aspx |title=Sant'Antonio: Iezzo sarà il tecnico, Capasso il ds - Serie D - Resport |accessdate=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130218232102/http://www.resport.it/serie_d/sant_antonio_iezzo_sara_tecnico_capasso_ds.aspx |archivedate=18 February 2013 }}</ref> after getting three consecutive defeats in first three games.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportcasertano.it/16-09-2012/calcio/d/47044/dopo-la-sconfitta-col-gladiator-si-dimette-anche-giugliano-presidente-del-santantonio-abate/ | title=Dopo la sconfitta col Gladiator si dimette anche Giugliano, presidente del Sant'Antonio Abate | date=16 September 2012 }}</ref>
In April 2022, Iezzo returned into management as the new head coach of [[POFC Botev Vratsa]] in the [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian First League]].<ref>{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 May 2022 |date=27 April 2022 |url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/gennaro-iezzo-allenatore-botev-vratsa/blte6c2a93957965d5a|title=Avventura bulgara per Gennaro Iezzo: allenerà il Botev Vratsa |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> In his five games in charge of the club, he achieved two wins, two draws and a defeat, and saved the team from relegation after leading them to defeat [[SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo|Etar Veliko Tarnovo]] 3–2 in a promotion/relegation playoff.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022 |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/altre-notizie/missione-compiuta-gennaro-iezzo-salva-il-botev-vratsa-1688235|title=Missione compiuta: Gennaro Iezzo salva il Botev Vratsa |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb}}</ref>
On 27 December 2023, Iezzo was unveiled as the new head coach of [[Serie D]] promotion hopefuls [[SS Chieti Calcio|Chieti]].<ref>{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 December 2023 |date=27 December 2023 |url=https://www.seried24.com/news/iezzo-chieti-allenatore-ufficialita-serie-d-27-dicembre-2023/ |title=Chieti, adesso è ufficiale: la panchina a Iezzo |publisher=SerieD24.com}}</ref>
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