Attilio Tesser

A full-back, Tesser started his playing career with Treviso. He moved to Napoli in 1978, where he played two seasons. He then played for Udinese from 1980 to 1985, and later for lower-league teams, including Perugia and Catania. He was also capped for the Italian U-21 side.

After his retirement, Tesser began a coaching career in 1992 for Serie D side Sevegliano, and successively became a coach at the youth level for Udinese and Venezia. His first professional coaching job came in 2001, for Serie C2 side F.C. Südtirol. In 2003, he replaced Ezio Rossi at the helm of U.S. Triestina Calcio of Serie B. After an excellent season, followed by a poorer one, Tesser moved to Cagliari Calcio of Serie A in 2006, but was fired just after the first league match by team chairman Massimo Cellino. In July 2006, he was named coach of Ascoli, replacing Marco Giampaolo. However, after a series of struggling results ended in a 1–0 home defeat to Empoli F.C. in the 11th matchday, Tesser was fired and replaced by Nedo Sonetti. Tesser started the 2007–08 season at the helm of Serie B side Mantova, with the aim to fight for a promotion spot; however, results did not confirm the initial goals, and he was sacked on 24 February 2008, leaving Mantova in seventh place, seven points far from the fourth playoff spot. In January 2009 he accepted a coaching offer from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Padova; however, his stint with the patavini lasted only one month, as he was sacked later on February. In June 2009, he was named manager of Novara. His tenure proved highly successful, as he led his club to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione title in his first season in charge. In the 2010–11 season, Tesser repeated himself as he guided Novara to third place in the final table, then won a…

Managerial

Novara Lega Pro Prima Divisione: 2009–10 Supercoppa Lega Pro: 2010 Cremonese Lega Pro: 2016–17 Pordenone Serie C: 2018–19 Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019 Modena Serie C: 2021–22

Individual

Panchina d'Argento: 2010–11