Mario Beretta

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Personal information
Mario Beretta
Full name	Mario Beretta
Date of birth	30 October 1959
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Playing position	Manager (former centre back)
Club information
Current club	Siena
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Pro Patria
Teams managed
1982-1984 1984-1989 1989-1991 1991-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	Abbiategrasso (youth team) Monza (youth team) Como (youth team) Monza (youth team) Corsico Pro Patria Saronno Como Lumezzane Varese Ternana Chievo Verona Parma Siena
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Mario Beretta (born October 30, 1959 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. He is currently head coach of Serie A club Siena.

[edit] Career

Beretta had a short career as footballer, playing only for Pro Patria of Serie D. In 1982, aged 23, he became a coach for amateur team Abbiategrasso's youth squad, and 1984 for Monza's. His first team role came in 1994 for amateur side Corsico, whereas his first professional appearance came the next year for Pro Patria. After three successful seasons with Varese of Serie C1, Beretta was signed by Ternana of Serie B. An exciting debut in 2002/2003 was followed by a sacking the next season. In 2004/2005, Serie A club Chievo Verona called him to replace Luigi Del Neri. Despite a strong starting, Beretta's Chievo slowly but continuously fell down the table, and he was fired three matchdays to the end of the season, with Chievo fully involved in a tough relegation battle, to be replaced by caretaker Maurizio D'Angelo.

In 2005/2006 he coached successfully Parma, ending in tenth place, then turned out to be seventh following the 2006 Serie A scandal which consequently led Parma to a UEFA Cup qualifying. Now he is coach of Siena for the current season.

A.C. Siena - Current Squad