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Gianni Vio

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Gianni Vio
Personal information
Full name Gianni Vio
Date of birth (1953-04-06) 6 April 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Venice, Italy

Gianni Vio (born 6 April 1953) is an Italian football coach who is currently a set piece coach at Championship club Watford.[1] He was previously employed as the set piece coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, leaving in the summer of 2023.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Previously, Vio often worked with former Italy and Inter Milan player Walter Zenga, when he was in charge at clubs such as Catania, Palermo and Cagliari.[1]

During his time at Catania, Vio earned the nickname 'the little wizard' as 17 of the team's 44 goals that season came from set pieces.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Italian set-piece specialist working with Ismael and his staff". Watford Observer. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ^ "Tottenham set pieces in line for a facelift – thanks to ex-banker with 4,000 routines". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Gianni Vio has made Tottenham deadly from set-pieces with help from Ivan Perisic and Harry Kane". skysports.com.
  4. ^ "Who is Gianni Vio? Antonio Conte to appoint Italy hero as Tottenham's new set-piece specialist". Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Dejan Kulusevski hails impact of Tottenham's new set-piece coach Gianni Vio: 'Give him more money!'". standard.co.uk. 22 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Italy's secret weapon: Gianni Vio, the banker turned set-piece specialist with 4,830 routines". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Foster, Richard (16 September 2021). "The rise of set piece coaches in football". The Guardian. theguardian.com.
  8. ^ "Gianni Vio on the art of set pieces: 'They are a game within the game'". The Athletic. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.