Aldo Firicano
Aldo Firicano is a former Italian football manager, currently working for Tuttocuoio, and former footballer, who played as a defender.
Playing career
After early years in the minor leagues, Firicano joined Cagliari in 1989, with whom he won promotion to Serie A under Claudio Ranieri and made his top-flight debut in 1990. In 1993, he also played in the UEFA Cup with them.In 1996 he re-joined Ranieri at Fiorentina. He retired from professional football in 2004.
Coaching career
In 2004, Firicano took over his first coaching role as head coach of Sestese. He successively had a long career in Italy's minor professional and amateur leagues with different teams.In 2017 he served as head coach of Carrarese. After four years of inactivity, he was named new head coach of Serie D club Prato in February 2021. He left the club by the end of the 2020–21 season, and was successively appointed in charge of [A.S.D. A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927|Sangiovannese 1927|Sangiovannese], another Tuscan Serie D club, on 8 March 2022. He departed from Sangiovannese by the end of the 2022–23 season.
In March 2024, Firicano was signed by Tuttocuoio, and successfully guided the Tuscan club to win promotion to Serie D from Eccellenza, being subsequently confirmed in charge of the club.