List of Atalanta BC managers
complete list of Atalanta B.C. managers
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio is an Italian professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club was founded in 1907 and it currently competes in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Since the establishment of a unified league structure in 1929, Atalanta has spent a total of 65 seasons in Serie A, 28 seasons in Serie B, and one season in Serie C.
Throughout its history, Atalanta has had a total of 61 managers, including player-managers, assistant managers acting as head coach, and caretaker managers. Thirteen managers were in charge on multiple occasions. The club hired its first professional coach, Cesare Lovati, in 1925. Atalanta's only managers to win a major trophy were Paolo Tabanelli, under whom the club won the Coppa Italia in 1963, and Gian Piero Gasperini, under whom the club won the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.
Managerial history
Longest-serving managers
Gian Piero Gasperini, who led the club to its highest league finishes and five qualifications for the UEFA Champions League – as well as a Europa League title in 2024 – oversaw 439 competitive matches for Atalanta in his nine-year spell with the club (2016 to 2025). He became the club's longest-serving manager on 9 October 2022, when he oversaw his 300th game with Atalanta, and also had the longest uninterrupted tenure as Atalanta manager (nine consecutive seasons).
The club's second longest-serving manager was Emiliano Mondonico, who oversaw 299 matches in all competitions in two spells (1987–90 and 1994–98), including some of the club's matches in the European Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup. Stefano Colantuono, who also was manager on two different occasions (2005–07 and 2010–15), was the club's third-longest serving manager, with 281 appearances in total.
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