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| full_name = Fabio Grosso<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Italy |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
dateofbirth = ] ] |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|28|df=y}}
cityofbirth = ] |
countryofbirth = ] |
| birth_place = ], Italy
| height = 1.90 m
currentclub = ] |
position = ], ] |
| position = ]
| currentclub = ] (head coach)
youthyears = |
| youthyears1 = 1994–1995
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| youthclubs1 = ]
years = 1994–1998<br />1998–2001<br />2001–2004<br />2004–2006<br />2006–present |
'''Fabio Grosso''' {{postnominals|post-noms=]}}<ref>{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928185818/http://www.ascotsportal.com/news/newsdtl.aspx?PID=89262e2c-3beb-4080-bd5e-949f498ecbcc&CID=4ca0fc99-f8bf-4260-b379-ee5bca3085eb&NID=e47baa4d-fe98-4feb-a0ff-a007b8e62e87 |date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> ({{IPA|it|ˈfaːbjo ˈɡrɔsso}}; born 28 November 1977) is an Italian professional ] manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of ] club ].
After playing for several smaller Italian clubs, such as ], ] and ], he made his breakthrough during his two seasons as a ] with ], which earned him a move to defending ] champions ] in 2006. During his only season with Inter, he helped the club defend the Serie A title and win the ]. He later also won titles with ] in France and with ]. Grosso retired in 2012 after winning the '']'' with Juventus.
'''Fabio Grosso''' (born ], ] in ]) is an ] ] who plays for ] team ] and the ], with whom he won the ].
At international level, Grosso made 48 appearances for ] and scored the decisive late first goal against ] in the ] semi-final. He also scored the winning penalty in the ] against ] in the final of the tournament which enabled the ''Azzurri'' to win the trophy for the fourth time in their history. He also represented Italy at ] and at the ].
==Career==
==Club career==
After a number of seasons with Renato Curi (]), an amateur team of the Abruzzo ] division, Grosso debuted at the professional level with ] of ]. He then joined ] of ] in ], and was first capped for Italy in 2003. Grosso signed for Palermo in January 2004, when the Sicilian team was still playing in ].
===Renato Curi===
Grosso is a left back, who can play also in the role of left wing. He is also a free kick specialist.
Grosso was born in ] but hails from ], ], where his family soon returned to. Grosso joined ] in 1994 and played in the club's youth system until 1995. He was promoted to the senior squad for the 1995–96 season and soon became a key part of the first team. Following the 1997–98 season, he left the ] club to join ] for an undisclosed transfer fee. Grosso made 108 official appearances for ], scoring 47 goals as an ] and ].
===Chieti===
Grosso joined ] for a fee reported of € 5.5 million on ] ].
In summer 1998, Grosso transferred to Chieti of ]. An ] at the time, he again impressed in his three-season spell with Chieti. He scored 17 goals in 68 league appearances. He was scouted by ] club ] in 2001, and in mid-summer, Grosso officially transferred to the club.
===Perugia===
In July 2001, Grosso officially joined Perugia. In his debut ] season, he made 24 appearances and scored one goal. By now, he had been converted into a left wing-back by head coach ] and in his second season in Perugia, he maintained a starting position and made 30 league appearances, scoring four goals. In his third season with Perugia, Grosso made just 12 appearances in the first six months of the 2003–04 season. Grosso transferred from Perugia in January 2004 to ], which at the time played in ].
===Palermo===
During the winter transfer window in January 2004, Grosso transferred to the ] side and they earned promotion at the conclusion to the season. Grosso made 21 appearances for his new club in the latter portion of the ], scoring one goal, as the club won the Serie B title.
Palermo's ] in Serie A was very successful as the club managed a very impressive sixth-place finish, losing just nine matches and also qualifying for the ]. Grosso contributed as a regular starter, making 36 league appearances, also scoring a single goal. During the ] season, Grosso made 33 appearances for his club as Palermo impressed, finishing eighth in Serie A. He was one of four Palermo players who made ]'s ]-winning squad, but at the conclusion of the tournament, Grosso was sold to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Inter/Primo_Piano/2006/08_Agosto/12/GROSSO.shtml|title=Grosso: "Ora vinco con l'Inter"|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=12 August 2006|access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref>
===Inter Milan===
In July 2006, Grosso joined Inter for a reported €5 million transfer fee (plus ]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11860_2379244,00.html|title=Inter agree Grosso deal|date=6 June 2006|access-date=4 June 2010|work=Sky Sports}}</ref> However, Grosso was in-and-out of the club's starting line-up and was mostly used as a substitute. He made just 23 appearances for Inter in the league, and scored two goals, as the team captured the ] and the ]. Following the disappointing season with Inter, Grosso opted to move abroad and was sold to ] in the summer of 2007, just one year after his move to Inter.
===Lyon===
In July 2007, Grosso moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Lyon of the French ], after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. The transfer fee was €7.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.actusnews.com/documents_communiques/ACTUS-0-11145-221-presse_comff_070710.pdf?|title=OL GROUPE FAIT LE POINT SUR LES TRANSFERTS |date=10 July 2007|access-date=27 December 2011|work=OL Group|language=fr}}</ref> He was issued the number 11 shirt.<ref></ref> In his first season, he was part of the club's starting line-up in both the ] and Ligue 1, and won the ], the ] and ]. In his second season with Lyon, Grosso was limited to just 22 league appearances, partially due to injury, but was heavily linked with a move back to Italy during the 2009 summer transfer window.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/12/sport/calcio/serie-a/juventus/grosso-juve-26-ago/grosso-juve-26-ago.html|title=Il Lione: ''La Juve non-vuole Grosso'' Pavlyuchenko chiama la Roma|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|date=26 August 2009|access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref> In August 2009, he officially returned to Italy, joining ].
===Juventus===
On 31 August 2009, it was confirmed Grosso had returned to Serie A to join Juventus, following his two-year spell in France. After chasing the defender all summer long, the parties struck a deal on the final day of the transfer market at a €2 million fee plus bonus up to €1 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/e14c2888-2598-4fb5-86be-29ae074316f4/comunicato_31082009_grosso_eng.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=e14c2888-2598-4fb5-86be-29ae074316f4 |title=Agreement with Olympique Lyonnais for the acquisition of the registration rights of the player Fabio Grosso |date=31 August 2009 |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=Juventus FC }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was instantly inserted into Juventus' starting XI, and began the season in good form. He scored his first goal in a league game against ] in November 2009. He made 28 appearances during ], and scored two goals.<ref name="tuttojuve"/>
In the ], Juventus released several elder players, but Grosso reportedly refused any transfer. Juve youth product ] took back the starting place and Grosso was frozen out from the start of season, as well as being excluded from 25-man squad for ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsuefaleagues_110A137620EF4653B2B02638BCCDC092.asp |title=La nuova Lista Uefa per la fase a gironi di Europa League |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=6 November 2010 |work=Juventus FC |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905042704/http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsuefaleagues_110A137620EF4653B2B02638BCCDC092.asp |archive-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> However, after Juventus lost numbers of players due to injury, Grosso and ] were recalled for the first time, on 6 November.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_46CA8E11444D4F1EBBCC2471C3D2C9EC.asp |title=21 convocati da Del Neri. Rientrano Melo, Iaquinta e Lanzafame |date=6 November 2010 |access-date=6 November 2010 |work=Juventus FC |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110061432/http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_46CA8E11444D4F1EBBCC2471C3D2C9EC.asp |archive-date=10 November 2010}}</ref> He made two appearances in his final season, the ], as new head coach ] either preferred De Ceglie or had a winger or wide midfielder deputize as a fullback or wingback in a 3–5–2 formation. Juventus won the title undefeated that season. Grosso's contract ended in the summer of 2012 and he opted to retire from professional football.<ref name="tuttojuve"/>
==International career==
==International career==
===Early career===
Grosso has 22 ] for ].
Grosso made his international debut with the ] on 30 April 2003 in a 2–1 friendly away win over ], under head coach ].<ref name=scheda>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/537148/euro-2008-italia-la-scheda-di-fabio-grosso|title=Euro 2008: Italia, la scheda di Fabio Grosso|publisher=ESPN FC|language=it|date=20 May 2008|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Italy in a 1–1 away draw against ], on 2 September 2005, in a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/Primo_Piano/2005/09_Settembre/03/ita-scozia.shtml|title=L'Italia evita la doccia scozzese|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|author1=Diego Antonelli|date=3 September 2005|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref>
===2006 World Cup===
Grosso is finally starting to establish himself in the Italy side having made his debut three years ago. The former Palermo defender has impressed at left-back and convinced coach Marcello Lippi to switch the experienced ] to the opposite side of the backline. The ] was the 28-year-old's first major tournament.
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From 2005 onwards, Grosso became a regular member of the starting line-up at left-back under ], and was called up to represent Italy at the ] by Lippi, playing a key role throughout the tournament as the Italians went on to win the title.
In injury time of the round of 16 fixture against ], with the score tied at 0–0, Grosso advanced with the ball into the box from the left flank and was fouled in the penalty area by ], who went to ground, causing Grosso to stumble. ] subsequently converted the decisive penalty issued by referee ], as a ten-man Italy won the match 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals.<ref name="Italy-Australia">{{cite web|title=Golden goal: Fabio Grosso for Italy v Germany (2006)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/05/sp-golden-goal-fabio-grosso-italy-germany-2006|work=The Guardian|author=Nick Miller|date=5 December 2014}}</ref> However, Grosso was accused of ] by many media outlets.<ref name="Italy-Australia"/><ref></ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/sports/soccer/27italy.html?_r=0|title=A Tumble, a Whistle and a Controversial Victory for Italy|work=The New York Times|author1=Mark Landler|date=27 June 2006|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/19/football.goals.injustices/|title=Football's worst injustices|publisher=CNN|author1=Thomas Cooper|date=19 November 2009|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> In 2010, Grosso sat down with an Australian media outlet where he said he did not stay on his feet because he was exhausted and "didn't have the strength to go forward", he said he "felt contact, so I went down" and "maybe I accentuated it a little bit".<ref></ref>
Grosso's had two international goals - one came in a qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup, an equalizer in a 1-1 draw with ] at ] in ], and another one in the 2006 FIFA World Cup semifinal against ]. However, he also scored the penalty kick that clinched Italy's fourth World Cup triumph, in the Final against ].
On 4 July 2006, Grosso scored the first goal against hosts ] in the 119th minute of the World Cup semi-finals, with a curling left-footed strike beyond the reach of ] into the Germans' net from the edge of the box, which commentator ] would describe as "magnificent", while Grosso ran about screaming "''Non ci credo!''" ("I don't believe it!") as his teammates celebrated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=191978&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718015617/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=191978&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|title=Germany 0–2 Italy: Azzurri's late, late show|date=4 July 2006|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=29 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/05/sp-golden-goal-fabio-grosso-italy-germany-2006 |title=Golden goal: Fabio Grosso for Italy v Germany (2006) |date=3 April 2015|work=Guardian |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref> In the ], five days later, he scored the winning penalty against ] in a 5–3 victory in the resulting shoot-out after a 1–1 draw following extra-time, which allowed the Italy national team to win their fourth ] title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=191983&cc=5739&league=FIFA.WORLD&ver=global|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713205803/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=191983&cc=5739&league=FIFA.WORLD&ver=global|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2012|title=Italy 1–1 France: Italy triumph as Zizou explodes|date=9 July 2006|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=29 May 2010}}</ref>
Grosso courted controversy in a match against ] in the Round of 16 of the ] in ], when he was fouled<!-- Anybody who changes that to a POV statement like dived can and will be blocked for vandalism --> inside the penalty area, winning a penalty in the final seconds of the match which was converted by ], giving Italy a 1-0 win. Australian coach ] said of the foul, "I don't think it was any doubt that it was not a penalty," but Italian coach ] said Grosso had been fouled, while Grosso said, "I tried to avoid contact, I got past one defender but then my leg got stuck in between the other defender's legs and I had no option but to go down. My aim was to go all the way". .
===Later career===
Grosso scored a goal in the 119th minute to put ] through to the final over hosts ] in the ]. This was the record breaking latest winning goal in the ] finals history. He has also become an Italian national sporting hero after scoring the fifth and final penalty shot against ] in the shoot-out to win the final which gave the Italians their fourth World Cup title, making them the most successful European nation in ] history.
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Grosso was also included in ]'s 23-man Italy squad for ].<ref name=scheda/> He made a substitute appearance in Italy's opening match of the tournament, a 3–0 defeat to the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/09/euro2008.euro2008groupc2|title=Euro 2008: Holland v Italy - as it happened|work=The Guardian|first=Nicky|last=Bandini|date=10 June 2008|access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref> but was subsequently started in the remaining two group matches, a 1–1 draw against ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/matches/round=15093/match=300695/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Buffon tiene in vita l'Italia|trans-title=Buffon keeps Italy alive|website=uefa.com|language=it|author=Michael Harrold|date=14 June 2008|access-date=11 February 2015}}</ref> and a 2–0 win over ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.uefa.com/news/newsid=720760.html|title=L'Italia si sveglia e vola ai quarti|trans-title=Italy wake up and fly on to the quarter-finals|publisher=UEFA|language=it|author1=Paolo Menicucci|date=17 June 2008|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> and was praised in the Italian media for his performances along the left flank as Italy advanced from the group in second place.<ref name=Pagelle>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Europei/2008/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/24/pagelle.shtml|title=Pagelle post-eliminazione Male le punte, ok Buffon|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|author1=Gaetano De Stefano|date=24 June 2008|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> In the quarter-final match against eventual champions ], he helped the team keep a clean sheet and converted Italy's first penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which Spain won 4–2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=232283&cc=5739&league=UEFA.EURO|title=Spain 0 – 0 Italy|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 June 2008|access-date=15 June 2010|archive-date=28 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628205252/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=232283&cc=5739&league=UEFA.EURO|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Following the tournament, Grosso was also first choice left-back in returning Italy manager Marcello Lippi's ''Azzurri'' squad for the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/04-06-2009/santon-sud-africa-50488544529.shtml|title=Santon in Sud Africa Pazzini resta fuori|trans-title=Santon in South Africa Pazzini remains excluded|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=4 June 2009|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> and the ] campaign. For the 2010 World Cup, he was called up to the ] training camp alongside Juventus teammates ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] on 4–5 May,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/24432/2010/05/News.shtml|title=VERSO IL MONDIALE. VENTINOVE AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LO STAGE DI ROMA|work=FIGC.it|publisher=]|language=it|date=2 May 2010|access-date=11 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505035854/http://www.figc.it/it/204/24432/2010/05/News.shtml|archive-date=5 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was included in the 30-man preliminary squad announced on 11 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/20/86/87/provisional1305.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601094155/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/20/86/87/Provisional1305.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 June 2010|work=fifa.com|publisher=]|page=17|date=13 May 2010|access-date=5 January 2011|title=Release list of up to 30 players}}</ref> However, in the second training camp, he was dropped, alongside Candreva.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/24607/2010/05/News.shtml|title=Ecco i 28 Azzurri che Lippi porterà in ritiro a Sestriere da domenica|date=18 May 2010|access-date=18 May 2010|work=FIGC.it|publisher=]|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521052104/http://www.figc.it/it/204/24607/2010/05/News.shtml|archive-date=21 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/788430/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global |title=Grosso left at home by Lippi |date=18 May 2010 |work=] |publisher=] |access-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522053319/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/788430/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global |archive-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>
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==Managerial career==
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===Early years===
At the start of the 2013–14 season, it was announced Grosso would take up a coaching position in the ]. On 11 March 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of the Juventus Primavera (U-19) youth team, following a string of poor performances under manager Andrea Zanchetta, who was transferred to another position within the youth system.<ref name="tuttojuve" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/juve/2014/03/11-353630/Fabio+Grosso+allenatore+della+Juve+Primavera|title=Fabio Grosso allenatore della Juve Primavera|publisher=]|language=it|date=11 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013043107/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/juve/2014/03/11-353630/Fabio+Grosso+allenatore+della+Juve+Primavera|archive-date=13 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/news/grosso_primavera_announcement|title=Grosso takes charge of Juventus Primavera|publisher=]|date=11 March 2014}}</ref>
===Bari===
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On 13 June 2017, Grosso was named as head coach of ] in Serie B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/104081/bari-appoint-juve-coach-grosso|title=Bari appoint Juve Coach Grosso|publisher=Football Italia|date=13 June 2017|access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref> The following April, his home was vandalised by fans of local rivals ], who hanged a rooster, the mascot of his club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dead rooster warning for Bari coach Grosso |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20180415-dead-rooster-warning-bari-coach-grosso |access-date=20 February 2020 |publisher=France 24 |date=15 April 2018}}</ref> The team finished seventh and were eliminated from the playoffs by ].<ref name="verona" />
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===Hellas Verona===
Grosso was appointed manager of ] on 21 June 2018, signing a two-year deal at the newly relegated Serie B club.<ref name="verona">{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/123332/official-grosso-new-verona-coach|title=Official: Grosso new Verona Coach|publisher=Football Italia|date=21 June 2018}}</ref> He was sacked the following May, after a shock 3–2 home loss to relegation-threatened ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Serie B: Verona sack Grosso |url=https://www.football-italia.net/137556/serie-b-verona-sack-grosso |access-date=21 February 2020 |publisher=Football Italia |date=1 May 2019}}</ref>
===Brescia===
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On 5 November 2019, Grosso was appointed as the manager of Serie A club ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/146072/official-grosso-new-brescia-coach|title=Official: Grosso new Brescia coach|publisher=Football Italia|date=5 November 2019}}</ref> He was sacked on 2 December after three straight defeats without a single goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/147132/official-brescia-recall-corini|title=Official: Brescia recall Corini|publisher=Football Italia|date=2 December 2019}}</ref>
===Sion===
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Grosso was appointed the manager of ] side ] on 25 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/157636/official-grosso-new-sion-coach|title=Official: Grosso new Sion coach|publisher=Football Italia|date=25 August 2020}}</ref> He was sacked on 5 March 2021, after a 3–0 home loss to ] as Sion sat in last place in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sion, ufficiale l'esonero di Fabio Grosso|url=https://www.itasportpress.it/calcio-estero/sion-ufficiale-lesonero-di-fabio-grosso/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=ITA Sport Press|language=it-IT}}</ref>]
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===Frosinone===
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On 23 March 2021, Grosso was appointed as the manager of ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 February 2021|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE|url=https://www.frosinonecalcio.com/it/comunicato-ufficiale-36/ |access-date=23 March 2021|publisher=Frosinone Calcio|language=it}}</ref> He won the ], after which his contract expired; he eventually chose to depart from Frosinone, who instead appointed ] in charge for the following Serie A campaign for the club.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heyes |first1=Apollo |title=Di Francesco agrees to take over at Frosinone |url=https://football-italia.net/di-francesco-agrees-to-take-over-at-frosinone/ |access-date=6 August 2023 |date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
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===Lyon===
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On 16 September 2023, Grosso was unveiled as the new manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon, a club at which he formerly played, replacing ], who was fired 8 days prior.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |date=16 September 2023 |accessdate=16 September 2023 |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/fabio-grosso-nouvel-entraineur-de-l-olympique-lyonnais |title=FABIO GROSSO, NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DE L'OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais}}</ref> On 29 October 2023, prior to an away match against ] ] at the ], Grosso suffered a facial injury due to shards of broken glass hitting his face after the Lyon bus was ] on its way to the stadium. He received medical treatment due to heavy bleeding.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-29 |title=Fabio Grosso suffers facial injury after Marseille supporters attack Lyon team bus - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/lyons-bus-stoned-before-marseille-match-leaving-fabio-grosso-bleeding/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> The match was subsequently postponed by the officials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-29 |title=Lyon game postponed after team bus hit by rocks |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38773338/lyon-coach-fabio-grosso-hurt-team-bus-hit-rocks |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
Following a short tenure that saw Lyon failing to improve in its results and lying at the bottom of the league table, Grosso was ultimately dismissed from his coaching position on 30 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/pierre-sage-nomme-provisoirement-a-la-tete-du-groupe-professionnel |language=fr |date=30 November 2023|access-date=30 November 2023 |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |title=PIERRE SAGE NOMMÉ PROVISOIREMENT À LA TÊTE DU GROUPE PROFESSIONNEL}}</ref>
=== Sassuolo ===
On 3 June 2024, Grosso was appointed as the manager of ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redazione |date=2024-06-03 |title=Fabio Grosso è il nuovo allenatore del Sassuolo |url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/fabio-grosso-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-sassuolo/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio |language=it-IT}}</ref>
==Style of play==
A former ], Grosso was a physical, quick, and energetic player, who was sound both defensively and offensively, due to his work-rate, attacking prowess, technique, and stamina, which enabled him to excel as an offensive–minded left-back. A versatile footballer, regarded as one of the top Italian full-backs of his generation, he was also adept with accurate ] ability, which even allowed him to be deployed as a ] or as an attacking ] on either flank throughout his career, despite being naturally left-footed.<ref name="tuttojuve">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-fabio-grosso-262245|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Fabio GROSSO|publisher=TuttoJuve.com|language=it|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|date=28 November 2015|access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/246267-fabio-grosso-signs-for-juventus-a-good-signing-that-improves-a-weakness|title=Juventus' Fabio Grosso Signing Is a Strong Move for Team Weak on Defense|publisher=bleacherreport.com|last=Penza|first=Danny|access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2009/06/18/1332199/calcio-debate-which-left-back-should-juventus-buy|title=Calcio Debate: Which Left-back Should Juventus Buy?|publisher=Goal.com|date=18 June 2009|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/mar/25/the-question-full-backs-football|title=The Question: why is full-back the most important position on the pitch?|work=The Guardian|author1=Jonathan Wilson|date=25 March 2009|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Euro2008">{{cite news |url=http://temi.repubblica.it/gazzettadimodena-europei2008/2008/05/23/fabio-grosso/ |title=Europei 2008: Fabio Grosso |language=Italian |work=La Repubblica |access-date=8 August 2021 }}</ref> Unusually for a defender, he was also a ], ] and corner kick specialist, responsibilities usually held by a striker or midfielder.<ref name="Euro2008"/><ref name="tuttoCalciatori">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/index.php?mod=cc1&par=316|title=Grosso, Fabio|publisher=Tutto Calciatori|language=Italian|accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2006/07/14/grosso-incredibile-felicita.html |title=GROSSO: "INCREDIBILE FELICITÀ" |publisher=Inter Official Site |language=Italian |date=14 July 2006 |access-date=8 August 2021 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Grosso is married to Jessica Repetto.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ho scelto l' uomo, non-il calciatore|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2006/luglio/11/scelto_uomo_non_calciatore__ga_3_060711012.shtml|publisher=]|date=11 July 2006|language=it}}</ref>
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:* ] ]: ''Golden Collar of Sports Merit'': 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coni.it/it/news/primo-piano/49-primo-piano-2006/2935-coni-_consegna_dei_collari_d&rsquo%3Boro_e_dei_diplomi_d&rsquo%3Bonore-_premia_il_presidente_del_consiglio_romano_prodi-_diretta_tv_su_rai_2.html |title=Coni: Consegna dei Collari d'Oro e dei Diplomi d'Onore. Premia il Presidente del Consiglio Romano Prodi. Diretta Tv su Rai 2 |publisher=Coni.it |language=it |date=16 October 2006 |access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
:* ] 4th Class / Officer: '']'': 2006<ref name="4th class">{{cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=810&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |title=ONORIFICENZE - 2006 |website=quirinale.it |language=it |date=12 December 2006 |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110195241/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=810&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=&nome=&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2014&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2 |archive-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>
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After playing for several smaller Italian clubs, such as Renato Curi, Chieti and Perugia, he made his breakthrough during his two seasons as a left-back with Palermo, which earned him a move to defending Serie A champions Inter Milan in 2006. During his only season with Inter, he helped the club defend the Serie A title and win the Supercoppa Italiana. He later also won titles with Lyon in France and with Juventus. Grosso retired in 2012 after winning the Scudetto with Juventus.
At international level, Grosso made 48 appearances for Italy and scored the decisive late first goal against Germany in the 2006 World Cup semi-final. He also scored the winning penalty in the penalty shootout against France in the final of the tournament which enabled the Azzurri to win the trophy for the fourth time in their history. He also represented Italy at UEFA Euro 2008 and at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Club career
Renato Curi
Grosso was born in Rome but hails from Chieti, Abruzzo, where his family soon returned to. Grosso joined Renato Curi Angolana in 1994 and played in the club's youth system until 1995. He was promoted to the senior squad for the 1995–96 season and soon became a key part of the first team. Following the 1997–98 season, he left the Eccellenza club to join Chieti for an undisclosed transfer fee. Grosso made 108 official appearances for Renato Curi, scoring 47 goals as an attacking midfielder and left winger.
Chieti
In summer 1998, Grosso transferred to Chieti of Serie C2. An attacking midfielder at the time, he again impressed in his three-season spell with Chieti. He scored 17 goals in 68 league appearances. He was scouted by Serie A club Perugia in 2001, and in mid-summer, Grosso officially transferred to the club.
Perugia
In July 2001, Grosso officially joined Perugia. In his debut Serie A season, he made 24 appearances and scored one goal. By now, he had been converted into a left wing-back by head coach Serse Cosmi and in his second season in Perugia, he maintained a starting position and made 30 league appearances, scoring four goals. In his third season with Perugia, Grosso made just 12 appearances in the first six months of the 2003–04 season. Grosso transferred from Perugia in January 2004 to Palermo, which at the time played in Serie B.
Palermo
During the winter transfer window in January 2004, Grosso transferred to the Sicilian side and they earned promotion at the conclusion to the season. Grosso made 21 appearances for his new club in the latter portion of the 2003–04 season, scoring one goal, as the club won the Serie B title.
Palermo's first season in Serie A was very successful as the club managed a very impressive sixth-place finish, losing just nine matches and also qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Grosso contributed as a regular starter, making 36 league appearances, also scoring a single goal. During the 2005–06 Serie A season, Grosso made 33 appearances for his club as Palermo impressed, finishing eighth in Serie A. He was one of four Palermo players who made Marcello Lippi's 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, but at the conclusion of the tournament, Grosso was sold to Inter Milan.
Inter Milan
In July 2006, Grosso joined Inter for a reported €5 million transfer fee (plus Paolo Dellafiore). However, Grosso was in-and-out of the club's starting line-up and was mostly used as a substitute. He made just 23 appearances for Inter in the league, and scored two goals, as the team captured the 2006 Supercoppa Italiana and the Serie A title. Following the disappointing season with Inter, Grosso opted to move abroad and was sold to Lyon in the summer of 2007, just one year after his move to Inter.
Lyon
In July 2007, Grosso moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Lyon of the French Ligue 1, after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. The transfer fee was €7.5 million. He was issued the number 11 shirt. In his first season, he was part of the club's starting line-up in both the UEFA Champions League and Ligue 1, and won the league title, the Coupe de France and the Trophée des Champions. In his second season with Lyon, Grosso was limited to just 22 league appearances, partially due to injury, but was heavily linked with a move back to Italy during the 2009 summer transfer window. In August 2009, he officially returned to Italy, joining Juventus.
Juventus
On 31 August 2009, it was confirmed Grosso had returned to Serie A to join Juventus, following his two-year spell in France. After chasing the defender all summer long, the parties struck a deal on the final day of the transfer market at a €2 million fee plus bonus up to €1 million. He was instantly inserted into Juventus' starting XI, and began the season in good form. He scored his first goal in a league game against Udinese in November 2009. He made 28 appearances during the season, and scored two goals.
In the 2010–11 season, Juventus released several elder players, but Grosso reportedly refused any transfer. Juve youth product Paolo De Ceglie took back the starting place and Grosso was frozen out from the start of season, as well as being excluded from 25-man squad for 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. However, after Juventus lost numbers of players due to injury, Grosso and Hasan Salihamidžić were recalled for the first time, on 6 November. He made two appearances in his final season, the 2011–12 season, as new head coach Antonio Conte either preferred De Ceglie or had a winger or wide midfielder deputize as a fullback or wingback in a 3–5–2 formation. Juventus won the title undefeated that season. Grosso's contract ended in the summer of 2012 and he opted to retire from professional football.
From 2005 onwards, Grosso became a regular member of the starting line-up at left-back under Marcello Lippi, and was called up to represent Italy at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by Lippi, playing a key role throughout the tournament as the Italians went on to win the title.
In injury time of the round of 16 fixture against Australia, with the score tied at 0–0, Grosso advanced with the ball into the box from the left flank and was fouled in the penalty area by Lucas Neill, who went to ground, causing Grosso to stumble. Francesco Totti subsequently converted the decisive penalty issued by referee Luis Medina Cantalejo, as a ten-man Italy won the match 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals. However, Grosso was accused of diving by many media outlets. In 2010, Grosso sat down with an Australian media outlet where he said he did not stay on his feet because he was exhausted and "didn't have the strength to go forward", he said he "felt contact, so I went down" and "maybe I accentuated it a little bit".
On 4 July 2006, Grosso scored the first goal against hosts Germany in the 119th minute of the World Cup semi-finals, with a curling left-footed strike beyond the reach of Jens Lehmann into the Germans' net from the edge of the box, which commentator John Motson would describe as "magnificent", while Grosso ran about screaming "Non ci credo!" ("I don't believe it!") as his teammates celebrated. In the World Cup final, five days later, he scored the winning penalty against France in a 5–3 victory in the resulting shoot-out after a 1–1 draw following extra-time, which allowed the Italy national team to win their fourth World Cup title.
Later career
Grosso in 2008
Grosso was also included in Roberto Donadoni's 23-man Italy squad for UEFA Euro 2008. He made a substitute appearance in Italy's opening match of the tournament, a 3–0 defeat to the Netherlands, but was subsequently started in the remaining two group matches, a 1–1 draw against Romania, and a 2–0 win over France, and was praised in the Italian media for his performances along the left flank as Italy advanced from the group in second place. In the quarter-final match against eventual champions Spain, he helped the team keep a clean sheet and converted Italy's first penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which Spain won 4–2.
At the start of the 2013–14 season, it was announced Grosso would take up a coaching position in the Juventus youth system. On 11 March 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of the Juventus Primavera (U-19) youth team, following a string of poor performances under manager Andrea Zanchetta, who was transferred to another position within the youth system.
Bari
On 13 June 2017, Grosso was named as head coach of Bari in Serie B. The following April, his home was vandalised by fans of local rivals Pescara, who hanged a rooster, the mascot of his club. The team finished seventh and were eliminated from the playoffs by Cittadella.
Hellas Verona
Grosso was appointed manager of Hellas Verona on 21 June 2018, signing a two-year deal at the newly relegated Serie B club. He was sacked the following May, after a shock 3–2 home loss to relegation-threatened Livorno.
Brescia
On 5 November 2019, Grosso was appointed as the manager of Serie A club Brescia. He was sacked on 2 December after three straight defeats without a single goal.
Sion
Grosso was appointed the manager of Swiss Super League side Sion on 25 August 2020. He was sacked on 5 March 2021, after a 3–0 home loss to Lugano as Sion sat in last place in the league.
Grosso managing Frosinone in 2023
Frosinone
On 23 March 2021, Grosso was appointed as the manager of Frosinone. He won the 2022–23 Serie B, after which his contract expired; he eventually chose to depart from Frosinone, who instead appointed Eusebio Di Francesco in charge for the following Serie A campaign for the club.
Lyon
On 16 September 2023, Grosso was unveiled as the new manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon, a club at which he formerly played, replacing Laurent Blanc, who was fired 8 days prior. On 29 October 2023, prior to an away match against rivalsMarseille at the Stade Vélodrome, Grosso suffered a facial injury due to shards of broken glass hitting his face after the Lyon bus was pelted with stones on its way to the stadium. He received medical treatment due to heavy bleeding. The match was subsequently postponed by the officials.
Following a short tenure that saw Lyon failing to improve in its results and lying at the bottom of the league table, Grosso was ultimately dismissed from his coaching position on 30 November 2023.
Sassuolo
On 3 June 2024, Grosso was appointed as the manager of Sassuolo.
Style of play
A former attacking left back, Grosso was a physical, quick, and energetic player, who was sound both defensively and offensively, due to his work-rate, attacking prowess, technique, and stamina, which enabled him to excel as an offensive–minded left-back. A versatile footballer, regarded as one of the top Italian full-backs of his generation, he was also adept with accurate crossing ability, which even allowed him to be deployed as a winger or as an attacking wing-back on either flank throughout his career, despite being naturally left-footed. Unusually for a defender, he was also a free kick, penalty and corner kick specialist, responsibilities usually held by a striker or midfielder.
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Grosso with Frosinone in 2023
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