After the announcement at the press conference by the president Joe Tacopina SPAL’s statement on the new coach also arrives.
“SPAL announces that it has entrusted Andrea Dossena with the role of technical manager of the first team. The new Biancazzurri coach has signed a contract until 30 June 2026.
Born in 1981, Dossena has a long career as a footballer behind him which saw him as a protagonist both in Italy, where he reached 180 appearances in the top flight, also winning an Italian Cup with the Napoli shirt, and in England, where he made his debut in the Premier League League and Champions League among Liverpool’s ranks.
Having concluded his career as a footballer with more than 400 professional appearances, including ten with the senior Italian national team, Dossena began his career as a coach in 2019 on the bench of Crema in Serie D, while two seasons later he became technical manager of Ravenna , also in the fourth series.
In July 2023 he was appointed coach of Renate, achieving qualification for the playoffs in his first year in the third series. In the season just ended, however, he led Pro Vercelli with which he qualified again for the post-championship play-offs.
Welcome to Ferrara mister Dossena”.