Venezia Football Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 51 people on Venezia Football Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Giovanni Stroppa manages the first team, with Andrea Guerra as assistant manager. Venezia Football Club's is the 19th longest staff list of the 20 Serie A clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Stroppa | Manager | First team | 57 | Italy |  |
| Alessandro Lupi | Manager | Under-20s | 54 | Italy |  |
| Marco Modolo | Manager | Under-18s | 36 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Guerra | Assistant manager | First team | 52 | Italy | |
| Vito Lasalandra | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 50 | Italy | |
| Jerry Basso | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Bordin | Coach | First team | 39 | Italy | - |
| Giuseppe Brescia | Coach | First team | 58 | Italy | |
| Andrea Canato | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Italy | - |
| Daniele Ficagna | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | Carrarese Calcio 1908 |
| Joseph Ntumba | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Italy | - |
| Nicola Dibitonto | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 59 | Italy | |
| Giuseppe Aprea | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 48 | Italy | - |
| Alex Dall'Amico | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 30 | Italy |  |
| Andrea Brunello | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 42 | Italy | |
| Daniele Modonese | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 36 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Primitivi | Fitness coach | First team | 49 | Italy | |
| Fabio Allevi | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Italy | |
| Sandro Bedin | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 45 | Italy |  |
| Edoardo Renosto | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 52 | Italy | - |
| Pierluca Camozzato | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea D'Alessandro | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 76 | Italy | - |
| Mattia Grassi | Club doctor | First team | 32 | Italy | Calcio Padova |
| Vincenzo Schirripa | Club doctor | Under-20s | 31 | Italy | - |
| Mattia Bragato | Head physio | Club-wide | 39 | Italy | - |
| Gabriele Chinello | Physio | First team | 33 | Italy | - |
| Leonardo De Grandis | Physio | First team | 24 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Fogliani | Physio | First team | 29 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Furnari | Physio | Under-20s | 27 | Italy | - |
| Giacomo Parancola | Physio | Under-18s | 35 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Cavedon | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 43 | Italy | - |
| Marco Porta | Sports scientist | First team | 47 | Italy | - |
| Federico Lazzarini | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 37 | Italy | Calcio Padova |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Cavallo | Chief scout | Club-wide | 60 | Italy |  |
| Andrea Ervigi | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Italy | Calcio Padova |
| Marco Fossali | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Italy | - |
| Riccardo Marulli | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 29 | Italy | - |
| Simone Di Battista | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 44 | Italy | |
| Davide Lamberti | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 37 | Italy |  |
| Alessio Chiarin | Performance analyst | First team | 57 | Italy | - |
| Gianluca Polistina | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 55 | Italy | |
| Mattia Rampazzo | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 33 | Italy | |
| Simon Barjie | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 46 | The Gambia | |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Molinaro | Technical director | 41 | Italy | - |
| Roberto Colacone | Head of youth development | 51 | Italy | Cesena F.C. before that Associazione Calcio Monza |
Owners and directors
Who owns Venezia Football Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Niederauer | Chair | 65 | United States | - |
| Tancredi Vitale | Managing director | 49 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Rogg | Director | 55 | Italy |  |
| Davide Brendolin | Director | 37 | Italy | - |
| Filippo Antonelli Agomeri | Director | 47 | Italy | |
| Robert Hamwee | Director | 45 | United States | - |
Backroom staff at every Serie A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Venezia Football Club's list is the 19th longest of the 20, against a median of 63 across the division. AC Milan names the most, 86. Frosinone Calcio names the fewest, 42.
Venezia Football Club against the Serie A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | VENEZIA FOOTBALL CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 25 | 34 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 16 | 23 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Venezia Football Club's, in every league
Venezia Football Club's 51 names make the joint 79th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 | | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Russian Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 92 |  | Ekstraklasa | 49 |
| 92 |  | Primeira Liga | 49 |
| 92 |  | Serie B | 49 |
| 92 |  | Russian Premier League | 49 |
Where Venezia Football Club's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 51 staff whose nationality we hold
Italy supplies 48 of the 51, 94%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Andrea D'Alessandro, chief doctor, at 76, and the youngest Leonardo De Grandis, physio, at 24. 24 members of staff came from another club, most often U.S. Cremonese (7).
Where Venezia Football Club's former staff work now
On Venezia Football Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 34 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Venezia Football Club's manager?
Giovanni Stroppa is the Venezia Football Club first-team manager, aged 57. Andrea Guerra is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Venezia Football Club?
Nicola Dibitonto coaches the Venezia Football Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Venezia Football Club's head physio?
Mattia Bragato is head physio at Venezia Football Club.
Who is Venezia Football Club's chief scout?
Antonio Cavallo is chief scout at Venezia Football Club.
Who is Venezia Football Club's technical director?
Cristian Molinaro is technical director at Venezia Football Club.
How many backroom staff do Venezia Football Club have?
We hold the names of 51 people on Venezia Football Club's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 19th longest list of the 20 Serie A clubs we hold, against a median of 63. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 79th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Venezia Football Club pays its squad, see Venezia Football Club player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Giovanni Stroppa. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie A wages.