Gino Lettieri (born 23 December 1966) is a professional football manager who is in charge of Chinese club Meizhou Hakka. Born in Switzerland, he is an Italian national.
Lettieri was the assistant coach of 1860 Munich from July 1994 to April 1997. He then became manager of Bayern Hof from 23 April 1997 to 30 June 2000. In the 1996âÂÂ97 season, under Lettieri, Bayern Hof got two wins, one draw, and three losses to finish 15th in the Bayernliga. They finished in 10th place in the 1997âÂÂ98 season, 14th in the 1998âÂÂ99 season, and in fourth place in the 1999âÂÂ2000 season. Then on 1 July 2000, Lettieri became manager of FC Augsburg In the Bayernliga, Augsburg finished fourth in the 2000âÂÂ01 season and first in the 2001âÂÂ02 season. On 20 June 2002, Bonner SC announced Lettieri as their new manager. He started on 1 July 2002. He finished the 2002âÂÂ03 season in 12th season. He was in Bonn until 11 September 2003 when he joined then Bayernliga side SpVgg Bayreuth. His last match as Bonn's manager was a 2âÂÂ0 loss to GFC Düren on 7 September 2003. He was in sixth place when he left Bonn. While at Bayreuth, during the 2003âÂÂ04 season, he finished with a record of 11 wins, eight draws, and six losses to finish seventh in the Oberliga Bayern table. Bayreuth won promotion to the Regionalliga Süd during the 2004âÂÂ05 season. They finished 10th in the 2005âÂÂ06 season.
On 10 June 2006, Lettieri signed a twoâÂÂyear contract with Darmstadt 98. During his time at Darmstadt, he lost 1âÂÂ0 in extra time in the German Cup. He was sacked on 6 October 2006. His final match was a 4âÂÂ2 win against 1899 Hoffenheim on 29 September 2006. He finished with a record of three wins, no draws, and seven losses. On 2 January 2007, Wacker Burghausen appointed him as their manager. His first match was a 2âÂÂ1 loss to Karlsruher SC on 21 January 2007. He left the club on 30 June 2007 when his contract expired. Wacker Burghausen finished in 17th place and were relegated. Six months later, on 11 December 2007, he was appointed manager of SpVgg Weiden. He finished the 2007âÂÂ08 season with a record of six wins, four draws, and four losses. Weiden won promotion during the 2008âÂÂ09 season, finishing in first place, finishing nine points ahead of TSV Aindling. He was with Weiden until 9 February 2010. His final match was a 1âÂÂ0 win against 1. FC Nürnberg II on 13 December 2009.
On 9 February 2010, Gino Lettieri joined Wehen Wiesbaden of the 3. Liga. His first 3 matches in charge were all losses, but they managed to avoid relegation by eight points. On 21 October 2010, Lettieri signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 30 June 2013. During the 2010âÂÂ11 season, Wehen Wiesbaden narrowly missed out on the promotion playoff by a single point. Wehen Wiesbaden started the 2011âÂÂ12 season with a 2âÂÂ1 win against Werder Bremen II on 23 July 2011. On 15 February 2012 with the club dangerously hanging round the relegation zone, SV Wehen sacked him, and replaced him with Peter Vollmann the next day. Lattieri finished with a record of 31 wins, 21 draws, and 26 losses. He then became assistant coach of Arminia Bielefeld from 2012 to 2014.
He joined MSV Duisburg as their manager on 21 May 2014. He made his debut in a 3âÂÂ1 loss to Jahn Regensburg on 26 July 2016. During the 2014âÂÂ15 season, Duisburg defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 1âÂÂ0 in the first round of the German Cup. However, they lost to 1. FC Köln in the second round of the German Cup on penalties after the match had finished in a 0âÂÂ0 draw. Other results during the season include a 4âÂÂ3 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05 II on 6 August 2014, a 3âÂÂ1 win against his former club Wehen Wiesbaden on 29 November 2014, a 4âÂÂ2 loss to Arminia Bielefeld on 15 February 2015, and a 4âÂÂ1 win against Borussia Dortmund II on 21 March 2015. On 16 May 2015, Duisburg secured promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with a game to spare, after defeating Holstein Kiel 3âÂÂ1. They finished the season in second place. Duisburg started the 2015âÂÂ16 league season with two draws and seven losses. They were also knocked out of the German Cup by FC Schalke 04 who had defeated Duisburg 5âÂÂ0. Lettieri was relieved of his duties on 2 November 2015, his final match was a 1âÂÂ0 loss to 1860 Munich. Duisburg were in 18th and last place at the time of the sacking. He finished with a record of 22 wins, 15 draws, and 17 losses.
On 7 March 2017, he was appointed as the new manager of FSV Frankfurt als a successor to Roland Vrabec. He received a contract until the end of the 2016âÂÂ17 season and was tasked with preventing the club's relegation from the 3. Liga. Since this goal was not achieved and FSV Frankfurt got relegated, he left the club the end of the season. In May 2017, he signed a contract with Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce. In September 2019, Lettieri was sacked by Kielce after the team lost four games in a row.
Lettieri returned to MSV Duisburg on 11 November 2020 as the successor of Torsten Lieberknecht. He was sacked on 27 January 2021, after the team only won two out of twelve games under his lead. In October 2021, he joined Greek club AEK as an assistant under head coach Argiris Giannikis. In March 2022, both coaches left their positions at the club by mutual agreement.
In September 2022, Lettieri was appointed as the new coach of Lithuanian club FK PanevÃÂà ¾ys, replacing Valdas Urbonas. At the end of the 2023 season, PanevÃÂà ¾ys secured the first place in the A Lyga, twelve points ahead of second place team FK à ½algiris, becoming Lithuanian champions for the first time in history.
On 26 January 2026, Lettieri was appointed as the head coach of China League One club Meizhou Hakka.
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