Breaking news, football mourns: Giovanni Galeone has passed away | OneFootball

Sad news arrives this afternoon. Giovanni Galeone has passed away at the age of 84 after a long battle with illness.

Mourning for football fans, Galeone has passed away at the age of 84

Giovanni Galeone died today, November 2, 2025, at the hospital in Udine, after fighting for a long time against an illness. Giovanni was a great coach, who inspired many of the managers we have today. As a coach, he achieved 4 promotions to Serie A: two with Pescara, one with Udinese, and one with Perugia. He also coached Napoli in the 97-98 season, developing players such as Giuseppe Taglialatela, Raffaele Longo, and Igor Protti. The former coach was also a source of inspiration for Max Allegri, who called him his mentor, as well as for Gian Piero Gasperini, who was coached by him at Pescara between 1985 and 1990. Thus, we say goodbye to a great master of football, who dedicated his life to this magnificent sport.

Here is the message of condolence from SSC Napoli on their X profile:

“President Aurelio De Laurentiis and all of SSC Napoli join in mourning the passing of Giovanni Galeone, a symbol of Italian football and coach of the Azzurri from 1997 to 1998.”

Raffaele Morra

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