Ciro Ginestra

Ciro Ginestra
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-08-03) 3 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Pozzuoli, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Virtus Francavilla (head coach)
Youth career
1995–1996 Puteolana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Venezia 7 (1)
1998–1999 SPAL 33 (10)
1999–2000 Ternana 15 (1)
2000 Venezia 6 (0)
2000–2001 Siena 7 (0)
2001 Modena 10 (2)
2001–2002 Pistoiese 14 (0)
2002–2003 Padova 45 (28)
2003–2005 Venezia 14 (0)
2005 Padova 16 (6)
2005–2006 Frosinone 34 (11)
2006–2007 Perugia 29 (5)
2007–2010 Gallipoli 50 (22)
2010–2011 Crotone 47 (13)
2011–2012 Sorrento 32 (21)
2012–2015 Salernitana 27 (17)
International career
1998–2000 Italy U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Salernitana U17
2016 Sangiovannese
2017–2018 Team Altamura
2018 Fidelis Andria
2018 Bisceglie
2018 Bisceglie
2019–2020 Casertana
2020–2021 Picerno
2021–2022 Fidelis Andria
2022–2023 Team Altamura
2023 Barletta
2024– Virtus Francavilla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ciro Ginestra (born 3 August 1978) is an Italian football manager and a former player, currently in charge of Serie D club Virtus Francavilla.

As a player, he was a journeyman striker whose career has included representing over 13 clubs, with much of his success in the third tier of Italian football. He is known for his prowess on the pitch and has regularly scored goals in the lower levels of Italian football. Earlier in his career, he represented the Italy national U21 team.