French footballer (born 1950)
Diego Garzitto (born 19 January 1950) is a French football coach and former professional player.
Playing career
Born in Italy, Garzitto was raised in France, and spent his entire professional career in his adopted nation, playing as a defender for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and AC Ajaccio.[1]
Coaching career
After coaching in the lower-leagues of France,[2] Garzitto took charge of the under-20 national team of Ethiopia, leaving that position in August 2001.[3] He then took charge of the national team of Togo in July 2002, leaving two months later.[4] After returning to French club football for a period, Garzitto took charge of Ethiopia in December 2006, resigning two months later.[5] Garzitto later led the Congolese side TP Mazembe to the 2009 CAF Champions League title,[6] before later coaching Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca.[7]
He became manager of Sudanese club Al-Merrikh in December 2014.[8] He won the 2015 Sudan Premier League and 2015 Sudan Cup, and reached the semi-finals of 2015 CAF Champions League for the first time in the club's history, only losing to the eventual champions TP Mazembe.[9] He left the club in November 2015 due to late salary payments.[9]
In January 2017, he came back to manage Al-Merrikh in a hope to retrieve money allegedly owed to him.[10] In August, he became manager of Libyan club Al-Ittihad.[11]
He became the manager of Libyan club Al-Ittihad in August 2017. He became the manager of Saint-Eloi Lupopo in April 2020.[12]
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