Matteo Abbate

Matteo Abbate is an Italian football coach and former defender.

Playing career

Abbate started his career at Piacenza.
In 2010, Abbate joined Hellas Verona F.C. in 2-year contract. The contract later extended.
In January 2013 he was signed by Pro Vercelli. On 13 August 2013 Abbate joined Cremonese.
On 11 August 2016 Abbate re-joined Piacenza.

Coaching career

In 2018, Abbate was appointed assistant coach of Stefano Rossini at Serie D club Vigor Carpaneto. He successively joined Monza as a youth coach in 2019.
In 2021, Alessandria appointed him their under-19 youth coach. In 2022, Abbate signed for Piacenza as a youth coach and was successively promoted to head coach in February 2023, failing to save the club from relegation.
On 6 June 2023, Abbate signed for Serie C club Pergolettese. He was sacked on 15 February 2024 following a negative string of results.