Maurizio Trombetta (born 29 September 1962) is an Italian football manager and former player.
He then followed Galeone to Perugia and Napoli before returning to Udine, this time as Francesco Guidolin's assistant coach.
The team was at the bottom of the league table and led them to an impressive fourth place finish.
[1] Under his tenure as CFR Cluj coach, the club is also competing for their first time ever in the UEFA Champions League as Romanian champions; in his first game in the top European competition, which came only fifteen days after his appointment as head coach, Trombetta's team won 2–1 at Stadio Olimpico to Roma thanks to two goals by Emmanuel Culio in a historical victory against the renowned giallorossi team, who were taking part to the UEFA Champions League as Serie A runners-up.
[2] He was dismissed in January 2009, after only four months in charge, leaving CFR Cluj in fourth place in the Liga I and only weeks after having been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.