Italian footballer

Raffaele Longo (born 6 September 1977 in Naples) is a retired Italian footballer turned coach, currently in charge as caretaker of Padova.

Contents

• 1 Playing career
• 2 Coaching career
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Playing career

A midfielder, Longo started his career with hometown club Napoli, making his debut in the 1994–95 Serie A season under head coach Vujadin Boškov. He left Napoli for Parma in 1998 and then Vicenza in 2000, and later went on to a career in the minor leagues of professional football.

With the Italy Olympic team, he won the 1997 Mediterranean Games on home soil.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Longo took on a coaching career, first as a technical collaborator to Cristiano Bergodi at Modena and Brescia and then as a youth coach at Bari.

In 2019, Longo joined Padova's coaching staff. On 21 February 2022, following the dismissal of head coach M*imo Pavanel, he was appointed caretaker in charge of the first team. After having been in charge for a 1–1 home draw against Legnago, he left his caretaker role on 24 February following the announcement of M*imo Oddo as the new manager.

References

External links

• genoacfc.it (in Italian)
• FIGC (in Italian)