Vito Di Bari

Vito Di Bari
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983
Place of birth Trani, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Casarano (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Bitonto 15 (1)
2001–2003 Melfi 57 (0)
2003–2004 Sambenedettese 2 (0)
2004–2005 Fermana 44 (1)
2005–2007 Frosinone 7 (0)
2006 → Cremonese (loan) 12 (0)
2006–2007 → San Marino (loan) 14 (1)
2007 → Martina (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2009 Taranto 31 (2)
2008 → Verona (loan) 7 (2)
2009–2011 Cosenza 37 (1)
2011 Andria 14 (0)
2011–2012 Taranto 25 (3)
2012–2013 Reggina 26 (0)
2013–2014 Venezia 23 (2)
2014–2016 Pistoiese 47 (4)
2016 Catanzaro 14 (2)
2016–2017 Rieti 17 (1)
2017–2018 Audace Cerignola 24 (2)
2018 Bitonto 11 (0)
2018–2019 Taranto 21 (0)
2019–2020 Calcio Corato 17 (1)
2020–2021 Molfetta 30 (2)
Managerial career
2022 Fidelis Andria
2024– Casarano
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vito Di Bari (born 7 April 1983) is an Italian association football coach and former player, currently in charge of Serie C Group C club Casarano.

Playing career

Born in Trani, Di Bari started his career at Promozione club Bitonto. He then left for Serie D team Melfi (fifth division until 2014). In 2003, he left for Sambenedettese and in January 2004 left for Fermana.

In July 2005 he was signed by Frosinone.[1] In January 2006 he was signed by Serie B club Cremonese.[2] At the end of season Cremonese relegated and Frosinone promoted to Serie B as playoffs winner. Neither club wanted Di Bari and he left for San Marino.[3] In the next season he left for Apulia team Taranto.[4] However he left for Verona in January 2008.[5]

Di Bari joined another southern Italy side Cosenza in July 2009 (of Calabria region)[6] In January 2011 he left for hometown club Andria BAT along with Tommaso Coletti. Cosenza also signed Kris Thackray as part of the deal.[7][8] Despite made 11 starts for the team, he was sold to Taranto as part of the deal to sign Matteo Berretti definitely (who already on loan at Andria since August 2010).[9][10]

In 2012, he joined Serie B club Reggina. He wore a No. 21 shirt.[11]

On 27 August 2013 Di Bari and Francesco Cernuto were signed by the third division club F.B.C. Unione Venezia. Di Bari signed a 2-year contract.[12]

On 15 July 2014 he was signed by Pistoiese.[13]

On 12 July 2019, it was confirmed that Di Bari had joined USD Corato Calcio.[14]

Coaching career

In July 2021, Di Bari signed for Fidelis Andria as a youth coach, being promoted in charge of the first team, in the Serie C league, later in January 2022 following the dismissal of head coach Ciro Ginestra.[15] He departed by the end of the season.[16] He successively signed for Bari, joining the youth coaching staff of the Biancorossi and, successively, working alongside Federico Giampaolo in charge of the first team by the end of the 2023–24 Serie B season.[15]

On 12 December 2024, Di Bari was appointed new head coach of Serie D club Casarano.[17] Under his tenure, Di Bari guided Casarano to win promotion to Serie C, and was successively confirmed in charge of the team.[18]

References

  1. ^ "COLPO DEL FROSINONE: PRESO VITO DI BARI". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 6 July 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "DI BARI IN COMPROPRIETÀ ALLA CREMONESE". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 3 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ^ "DI BARI AL SAN MARINO". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE, DI BARI PASSA AL TARANTO". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Calciomercato, dal Taranto arriva Vito Di Bari". Hellas Verona FC (in Italian). 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Di Bari e Maggiolini al Cosenza". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 13 July 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Fatta per l'andriese V. Di Bari. Thackray al Cosenza". AS Andria BAT (in Italian). 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Le prime operazioni di mercato del Cosenza Calcio 1914". Cosenza Calcio 1914 (in Italian). 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Mercato: partono Branzani, Berretti e Murano. In arrivo Di Bari" (in Italian). AS Taranto Calcio. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Scambio Di Bari – Berretti con il Taranto". AS Andria BAT (in Italian). 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Comunicati Stampa N°17 (2012–13)" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Doppio rinforzo in difesa: arrivano Cernuto e Di Bari" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Si ricompone la coppia di centrali targata Venezia. Ecco Vito Di Bari" (in Italian). U.S. Pistoiese 1921. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  14. ^ UFFCIALE – Colpaccio del Corato: firma Vito Di Bari, tuttosporttaranto.com, 12 July 2019
  15. ^ a b "Vito Di Bari, più di un collaboratore per Giampaolo. Tutto sul (ex) tecnico dell'Under 17 scelto direttamente da Polito" (in Italian). PianetaBari.com. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Fidelis Andria, l'addio di Vito Di Bari: "Non ho mai fatto il mio dovere per gratitudine"" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Vito Di bari è il nuovo allenatore del Casarano: il presidente Filograna fa il punto della situazione" (in Italian). Casarano Calcio. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Serie C: Casarano, Di Bari resta alla guida: annunciato anche lo staff tecnico" (in Italian). Tutto Calcio Dilettanti. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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