Massimo Oddo facts for kids
Oddo playing for AC Milan in 2007
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| Date of birth | 14 June 1976 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Città Sant'Angelo, Italy | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Renato Curi Angolana | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | AC Milan | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Renato Curi Angolana | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | → Fiorenzuola (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | → Monza (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | → Prato (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | → Lecco (loan) | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | → Monza (loan) | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Napoli | 36 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Verona | 64 | (10) | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Lazio | 135 | (17) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | AC Milan | 56 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Bayern Munich (loan) | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 428 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Italy | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Pescara | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Udinese | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Crotone | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Perugia | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Perugia | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Pescara | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Padova | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | SPAL | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Padova | |||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Massimo Oddo (born 14 June 1976) is a famous Italian football manager and a former player. He played as a right-back, which is a defensive position on the right side of the field.
Oddo played for many Italian football clubs during his career. He is best known for his time with Lazio and especially AC Milan. With AC Milan, he won important titles like the UEFA Champions League and the Scudetto, which is the Italian league championship. He also played for the German club Bayern Munich for a short time. Oddo was also part of the Italian national team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Playing Career: Clubs and Teams
Massimo Oddo began his football journey at Renato Curi Angolana in 1992. He then joined the youth team of AC Milan in 1993. To get more playing time, he was loaned to several smaller clubs. These included Fiorenzuola, Monza, Prato, and Lecco.
Rising Through the Ranks
In 1998, Oddo returned to Monza, which had been promoted to Serie B. A year later, he moved to Napoli. He helped Napoli get promoted to Serie A, Italy's top league, after a great season in 1999–2000. After that, he joined Hellas Verona. During his time at Verona, Oddo also completed his military service. He would train with his team on Fridays after spending Monday to Thursday at the military barracks.
Success with Lazio
After two good seasons with Verona, Oddo was bought by the big Italian club SS Lazio. At Lazio, he got to play in major European competitions. These included the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. His team reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2003. In his third season with Lazio, he helped the team win the Coppa Italia, a national cup competition. He even became the captain of Lazio for part of the 2006–07 season.
Joining AC Milan and European Glory
On 23 January 2007, Oddo moved to AC Milan after long talks between the clubs. Just a few months later, Oddo was the starting right-back in the 2007 UEFA Champions League final. He helped Milan win their seventh European Cup by beating Liverpool 2–1. Milan also won the UEFA Super Cup in August of that year.
Later, Oddo faced competition for his position when Gianluca Zambrotta joined Milan. In August 2008, Oddo went on a one-year loan to Bayern Munich in Germany. However, Bayern Munich decided not to keep him permanently, so he returned to Milan. He signed a new contract with Milan until 2012.
In the 2010–11 season, Oddo didn't play much at first. But in one game against his former club Napoli, he came on early due to an injury. He then provided two assists, helping Milan score goals. In August 2011, Oddo joined Lecce on a loan for the season. After the 2011–12 season, Massimo Oddo decided to end his playing career. He said that when you reach a certain age, you have to make a choice about your future.
International Career: Playing for Italy
Massimo Oddo made his first appearance for the Italian national team on 21 August 2002. This was in a game against Slovenia. He played in seven qualifying matches for UEFA Euro 2004. In the main tournament in Portugal, he played as a substitute in Italy's final group game against Bulgaria. He helped Italy win that match 2–1 by assisting a goal.
World Cup Champion
Oddo was also a member of Italy's team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He was a backup player to Gianluca Zambrotta. He played once in the tournament, coming on as a substitute in Italy's 3–0 win over Ukraine in the quarter-finals. After Italy won the World Cup final against France in a penalty shootout, Oddo famously cut a large piece of his teammate Mauro Camoranesi's long hair. The rest of the team danced around them in celebration.
Oddo scored his first and only goal for Italy from a penalty kick. This happened in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Ukraine on 7 October 2006. Italy won the game 2–0. Oddo played his 34th and final game for Italy in a 3–1 win over Portugal on 6 February 2008.
Playing Style
Massimo Oddo usually played as an attacking full-back or wing-back on the right side of the field. This means he was good at both defending and helping the team attack. He was known for his energy, hard work, and ability to cross the ball into the penalty area. Sometimes, he even played as a wide-midfielder. Later in his career, he also played in a more central defensive role. Even though he was a defender, Oddo was very good at taking free kicks and penalties.
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing football, Massimo Oddo decided to become a coach. In August 2013, he started coaching the youth team for Genoa. In July 2014, he became the coach of the under-19 team for his hometown club, Pescara.
Leading Pescara to Serie A
On 23 May 2015, Oddo was promoted to head coach of Pescara. He led Pescara to win their last game of the season, which helped them qualify for the Serie A promotion playoffs. On 9 June 2016, Oddo guided Pescara to promotion to Serie A. They won the Serie B promotion play-off final against Trapani. Pescara extended Oddo's contract for three more years. However, he was later let go on 14 February 2017.
Other Coaching Roles
On 21 November 2017, Oddo became the head coach of Udinese. He was released from this role in April 2018. On 29 October 2018, he was hired by Serie B club Crotone. But he didn't win any games and resigned in December.
Oddo was appointed head coach of Perugia on 7 June 2019. He was dismissed in January 2020 but was rehired in July, only to be let go again in August 2020. He returned to manage Pescara on 29 August 2020, but was fired in November after a difficult start to the season.
Recent Coaching Positions
On 24 February 2022, Oddo became the new head coach of Padova in Serie C. He led Padova to win the 2021–22 Coppa Italia Serie C title. They also reached the promotion playoff final but lost, so they didn't get promoted to Serie B. Oddo and Padova then decided to part ways.
On 14 February 2023, Oddo was named head coach of Serie B club SPAL. He left the club at the end of the season when SPAL was relegated to Serie C. On 8 April 2024, Oddo returned to Padova for a short period to help them in the promotion playoffs, but they were eliminated.
Personal Life
Massimo Oddo is from the town of Pescara in Italy, but his family originally comes from Sicily. His father, Francesco, was also a football manager and former player.
After finishing school, Oddo started studying law at university. However, he left without getting a degree. In 2007, he went back to university to study sports management.
Massimo Oddo has two sons, Davide (born in 2003) and Francesco (born in 2008). He is also a trained barber! He even cut the hair of many of his Italy teammates at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This earned him the fun nickname the Barber of Berlin.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Renato Curi | 1992–93 | Eccellenza | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| AC Milan | 1993–94 | Serie A | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1994–95 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fiorenzuola (loan) | 1995–96 | Serie C1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 1996–97 | Serie C1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Prato (loan) | 1996–97 | Serie C1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Lecco (loan) | 1997–98 | Serie C1 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Monza (loan) | 1998–99 | Serie B | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Napoli | 1999–2000 | Serie B | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 1 | ||
| Verona | 2000–01 | Serie A | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12 | ||
| Lazio | 2002–03 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2" | 135 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 17 | ||
| AC Milan | 2006–07 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Bayern Munich (loan) | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Lecce (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 428 | 36 | 42 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 515 | 38 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Italy | 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Pescara | 16 May 2015 | 14 February 2017 | 80 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 114 | 121 | −7 | 37.50 |
| Udinese | 21 November 2017 | 24 April 2018 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 29.17 |
| Crotone | 1 November 2018 | 28 December 2018 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0.00 |
| Perugia | 7 June 2019 | 4 January 2020 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 45.45 |
| Perugia | 19 July 2020 | 19 August 2020 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 40.00 |
| Pescara | 29 August 2020 | 29 November 2020 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 9.09 |
| Padova | 24 February 2022 | 23 June 2022 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 61.11 |
| SPAL | 14 February 2023 | Present | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 21.43 |
| Total | 182 | 64 | 40 | 78 | 225 | 260 | −35 | 35.16 | ||
Honours
As a player
Lazio
- Coppa Italia: 2003–04
Milan
- Serie A: 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2011
- UEFA Champions League 2006–07
- UEFA Super Cup: 2007
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
Italy
As a manager
Padova
- Coppa Italia Serie C: 2021–22
Orders
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CONI: Golden Collar of Sports Merit: Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo: 2006
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4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2006
Images for kids
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Oddo playing for U.S. Lecce in April 2012
See also
In Spanish: Massimo Oddo para niños
