Eugenio Sena
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (February 2024) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eugenio Sena | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ragusa, Italy | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014-2015 | Debreceni VSC (Youth team coach) | ||
| 2015-2016 | Fraser Park FC (Youth team coach) | ||
| 2016-2017 | Juventus FC International (Academy Manager) | ||
| 2017-2018 | AC ChievoVerona (Youth team coach) | ||
| 2018-2019 | Yeovil (Youth team coach & Head of Analysis) | ||
| 2019-2021 | FK Obilić Herceg Novi (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2021-22 | Al Faisaly (Assistant manager & Caretaker Manager) | ||
| 2022-23 | AEP Kozani (Manager) | ||
| 2023-24 | Livingston (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2024 | Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 (Manager) | ||
Eugenio Sena (born 19 December 1991) is an Italian professional football manager.
Early life
[edit]Sena was born in 1991 in Ragusa, a city of Sicily Island in south of Italy.
After graduating from high school he moved in Pavia (north Italy , near to Milan) to study Sport Science and Exercise; later he will obtain a Master in Football Performance as well.
Sena has held various coaching positions with clubs in several countries including Italy, Hungary, Australia, China, Russia, England, Montenegro, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Cyprus and Scotland.
Academy Career
[edit]During graduating in Sport Science and Exercise, he was an intern for a Football Club Internazionale Milano center.
His first time abroad was in Hungary in 2014 at the Nemzeti Bajnokság I side club Debreceni VSC. Sena for the premier league club has coached youth teams and supporting the scouting department.[2]
In 2015, Sena moved to Australia to coach for several clubs in first teams and academies. He has worked for the NPL teams Fraser Park FC and Dunbar Rovers FC (as academy manager) in Sydney.
After that he started to work Juventus Football Club academy international for multiple times, holding positions as technical coordinator, chief scout, head of football, lead coach in: China, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland and Georgia.
Sena in 2017 comes back to Italy at the Serie A side AC ChievoVerona to be committed in youth teams.[3]
Sena arrived in England in 2018 to work at Yeovil as academy coach and Head of Analysis. Due to the first team's relegation from League 2 to National League, the Somerset club had to close the academy.[4]
First Team Career
[edit]Montenegro was the next destination for Sena, working at FK Obilić to be appointed as first team assistant manager.[5] He remained at the club for two season, implementing the analysis and recruitment department and the academy syllabus as well.
In 2021, Sena was appointed as assistant manager of Saudi First Division League side Al Faisaly, working under Paolo Tramezzani.The club was committed in the Super Cup final and AFC Champions League and Sena has been caretaker manager for a short spell.[6]
Sena moved in the mediterranean area and he was appointed as first team Manager of Greek side AEP Kozani in 2022 (third league).[7][8]
Sena comes back in the UK in June 2023, this time in Scotland. He was appointed as first team assistant coach and head of analysis at Scottish Premiership side Livingston.[9]
After a season working under David Martindale, Sena left the Scottish club - in according with first team manager - for accepting an offer to become first team manager of Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 in Second League in Cyprus.[10][11]
Other work
[edit]He often has been interviewed and author for online magazines, websites, TV and national newspaper like La Gazzetta dello Sport[12] [13],Tuttosport [14] [15] etc
References
[edit]- ^ Eugenio Sena at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Global football: from Ispica to Debrecen, overlooking Barcelona. The tale of Mister Sena". ragusah24.it. 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Sena's story: "My dream as a coach traveling around the world"". gianlucadimarzio.com. 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Eugenio Sena". allenaremania.com.
- ^ "Eugenio Sena". esgoal.net.
- ^ "Sena will be Tramezzani's assistant coach at Al-Faisaly". gianlucadimarzio.com. 2 July 2021.
- ^ "The Italian EUGENIO SENA coach at AEP Kozani". metrosport.gr.
- ^ "The Italian coach of AEP Kozani, Eugenio Sena, speaks to top-sport.gr: What he said about the team's goals, the new project and... Cristiano Ronaldo!". kozani.tv.
- ^ "Livi bolster backroom staff with two new appointments". bbc.co.uk. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE YES Eugenio Sena leaves Livingston to go to Po Xylotymbou". sportitalia.com. 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Sena leaves Livingston". bbc.com. 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Pressing e dominio sulle fasce. Atalanta, ecco come fermare il Celtic".
- ^ ""Pressing alto e gioco aereo, così la Lazio può battere il Celtic"". 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Instagram".
External links
[edit]- Eugenio Sena at WorldFootball.net