Jean-François Losciuto

Jean-François Losciuto is a Belgian football coach who presently manages Richards Bay of the South African National First Division as of 2017.

Jean-François Losciuto
Personal information
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Defender[1]
Youth career
– La Prévale[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fexhe-Slins[1]
Teams managed
RFC Liège (youth)
20xx–2008[2] RRC Hamoir (U19)
2008–2010[3] RCS Verviérs
2010–2011[4] Royal Etoile FC Wegnez[1]
2011–20xx US Halthier[5][6]
2014 Anges FC
2014 Rayon Sports F.C.
2014–2015 ASFA Yennenga
2015–2016 Nigeria (assistant)
2016–2017 Black Leopards F.C.
2017–2018 Richards Bay F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Togo

Becoming manager of 2013 Togolese champions Anges in early 2014,[7] Losciuto targeted a second league title[8] but missed out on the 2014 CAF Champions League, getting knocked out by Nigeria's Enyimba in the second leg despite being them 3-1 in the first leg[9] before being replaced by a Ghanaian that March and becoming their technical director.[10]

Comparing African football to the sport in Europe, the former footballer states that it is much less organized but they have youth training institutes which Europe does not have[9] and has said that the league level in Togo is between the Belgian second and third divisions.[8]

Rwanda

Picked to lead Rayon Sports of the Rwanda National Football League owing to his experience in 2014,[11] the Belgian took Gikundiro to a quarter-final exit to APR at the 2014 Kagame Interclub Cup,[12] going on to say that his squad lacked the potential to contend for silverware ahead of the season.[13] Later, in September, he left the club and claimed it was to resolve family matters in Belgium, when he was actually installed as head coach of ASFA Yennega in Burkina Faso[14] with Rayon Sports on the verge of reporting the incident to FIFA.[15] Despite originally dismissing it as a rumor,[16] he eventually ended up at ASFA.

Burkina Faso

Concluding a four-year deal with ASFA Yennenga of the Burkinabé Premier League in September 2014,[17] the football director was discharged from his duties in 2015 but claimed that they still owed him money and had to take the case to court.[18]

Nigeria

Assisting Sunday Oliseh at the Nigeria national team in 2015, Losciuto was compared to French tactician Claude Le Roy for his exploits in Africa.[19] However, he had to undergo surgery to remove a small piece of metal from his stomach[20] but became ill shortly after and went to Belgium to get help.[21] Purportedly, the Nigeria Football Federation owed him five months' worth of salaries in 2016[22] but it is unknown whether it was actually paid or not.

South Africa

Taking over Black Leopards of the South African National First Division in 2016[23] and arriving on November 11,[24] Losciuto directed Lidoda Duvha from 13th place to the promotion playoffs but was not ostentatious about his achievements.[25] In the end, they did not achieve promotion and he resigned in winter 2017, giving "unbearable working conditions" as his reason coupled with a poor start to the 2017-18 National First Division.[26] Immediately, he was handed the coaching job for Richards Bay of the National First Division[27] but was shown the door by April 2018 with three rounds left of the season.[28]

References
  1. « Sauver la première et... les juniors de Wegnez » L'avenir.net
  2. Étonnants jeunes La DH
  3. Verviers étonné du départ soudain de Losciuto Waltfoot.be
  4. [Lie] Changement de cap à Wegnez Waltfoot.be
  5. Hathier (2C) : Jean-François Losciuto poursuivra en 2012-2013 Footlux.be
  6. [Lux] Losciuto devrait poursuivre à Halthier Sportsactu.be
  7. Togo, Football : Anges de Notsè engage Jean François Losciuto, un selectionneur belge 27avril.com
  8. Losciuto : « Au Togo pour y réussir » L'avenir.net
  9. Togo/football : Le Belge Losciuto décide de "continuer avec les Anges" aLome.com
  10. L’incompréhension de Jean-François Losciuto République Togolaise
  11. Belgian Losciuto appointed as new Rayon head coach The New Times Rwanda
  12. Rayon’s Losciuto calls for patience after Cecafa exit The New Times Rwanda
  13. I have a weak squad-Losciuto The New Times Rwanda
  14. Rayon Sports should consider suing Losciuto The New Times Rwanda
  15. Rayon threatens to haul Losciuto to Zurich The East African
  16. Coach Losciuto denies quitting Rayon Sports The New Times Rwanda
  17. Le nouvel entraîneur de l’ASFA Yennenga Jean François Losciuto est à Ouaga Burkina24
  18. ASFA-Y/Jean François Losciuto : L’histoire d’amour finira au Tribunal aOuaga.com
  19. In Losciuto Oliseh has his own 'witch doctor' SuperSport
  20. Super Eagles assistant coach resumes training after surgery Pulse.ng
  21. Super Eagles assistant coach ill from stomach pain Pulse.ng
  22. NFF in trouble over unpaid salaries of former Super Eagles assistant coach Pulse.ng
  23. Leopards hoping for better results under new coach The Citizen
  24. Ex-Nigeria assistant coach Jean Francois Luscuito arriving to take charge of Black Leopards Kick Off
  25. Leopards coach Losciuto: 'No‚ I am not God. You have big coaches in South Africa – very good coaches' Sowetanliveco.za
  26. Why Losciuto Left Leopards! Daily Sun
  27. Richards Bay appoint former Black Leopards coach Jean Losciuto Kick Off
  28. Richards Bay United part ways with head coach Jean Louis Losciuto with three games left in the NFD season Kick Off
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