Giovanni Ignoffo
Giovanni Battista Ignoffo is an Italian professional football manager and a former player.
Playing career
A defender, Ignoffo started his career in his native Sicily, making his professional debut with Palermo.He played 14 games and scored 1 goal in the Serie A in the 2003–04 season for Perugia Calcio.
Coaching career
After retirement, he joined Benevento as a youth coach in 2014. He left Benevento in 2017 to become the Under-17 coach of Palermo.On 1 August 2019 he was named new head coach of Serie C club [U.S. U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino 1912|Avellino], a former club of his as a player. The season started well, with 3 victories in first 4 games and 5th spot in the standings. However, on 16 October 2019, Avellino dismissed him, with the club gaining 1 point in 5 latest games and dropping to 14th position in the table.
On 18 August 2021, he was hired as a head coach by Serie D club San Luca. After starting the season with three victories, the club then gained four ties and three losses in the following seven games, and Ignoffo was fired on 9 November 2021.
On 27 December 2022, Ignoffo was confirmed as the new head coach of Serie D club [ASD Città di ASD Città di Acireale 1946|Acireale 1946|Acireale].
After completing the season with Acireale, on 25 June 2023 Ignoffo signed for fellow Serie D club Ragusa.