Raffaele Longo

Raffaele Longo is an Italian football coach and former player who is assistant manager at Lyon.

Playing career

Longo was born in Naples. A midfielder, he started his career with hometown club Napoli, making his debut in the 1994–95 Serie A season under head coach Vujadin Boškov. He left Napoli for Parma in 1998 and then Vicenza in 2000, and later went on to a career in the minor leagues of professional football.
With the [Italy national under-21 association football|football team|Italy Olympic team], he won the 1997 Mediterranean Games on home soil.

After retiring as a player, Longo took on a coaching career, first as a technical collaborator to Cristiano Bergodi at Modena and Brescia and then as a youth coach at Bari.
In 2019, Longo joined Padova's coaching staff. On 21 February 2022, following the dismissal of head coach Massimo Pavanel, he was appointed caretaker in charge of the first team. After having been in charge for a 1–1 home draw against Legnago, he left his caretaker role on 24 February following the announcement of Massimo Oddo as the new manager.
In October 2023, he sustained injuries from projectiles thrown at the team bus by opposing fans while serving as assistant to Lyon manager Fabio Grosso.