Emanuele Terranova (born 14 April 1987) is an Italian football coach and retired defender, currently working with Sassuolo as a youth coach.
Playing career Terranova started his career playing with several local amateur teams, including Eccellenza side Campobello, then joined the Palermo youth system in 2005 and played with the Primavera under-20 squad with the rosanero.
He successively spent the entire 2007–08 season on loan to Vicenza of Serie B, being also often featured as a regular. He played the 2008–09 season again out on loan, this time to Livorno, being part of the Tuscans' successful campaign that led them back to Serie A after only one season. Livorno decided not to make an offer for a permanent deal, so Terranova returned to Palermo, and joined Walter Zenga's first team squad.
On 19 August 2009, Terranova was loaned out to Serie B outfit Lecce, with an option for the giallorossi from Apulia to buy half of the player's transfer rights at the end of the season, which the club did not use. In July 2010, Terranova went out on loan again, this time to Frosinone.
On 1 July 2011, Serie B club Sassuolo announced that they had completed the permanent signing of Terranova from Palermo.
On 17 August 2018, Terranova signed with Cremonese. On 30 August 2021, he was loaned to Bari, with an obligation to buy in case of Bari's promotion to Serie B.
On 31 January 2023, Terranova moved to Reggina on a year-and-a-half-long contract.
On 8 September 2023, Terranova signed a one-season contract with Benevento.
On 30 July 2024, Terranova joined Lumezzane for one season.
Coaching career On 15 December 2025, Terranova agreed to return to Sassuolo as a technical collaborator for the club's youth system.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPalermo2006–07Serie A0000—00Vicenza (loan)2007–08Serie B20200—202Livorno (loan)2008–09Serie B1901020220Lecce (loan)2009–10Serie B27000—270Frosinone (loan)2010–11Serie B35310—363Sassuolo2011–12Serie B32320203632012–13Serie B371120—39112013–14Serie A4010—502014–15Serie A9010—1002015–16Serie A6000—602016–17Serie A3000—30Total911460209914Frosinone2016–17Serie B16100201812017–18Serie B36310404132018–19Serie B0010—10Total5242060604Cremonese2018–19Serie B31200—3122019–20Serie B19010—2002020–21Serie B23110—241Total7332000753Bari (loan)2021–22Serie C334——334Career total3503012010037230
Honours Lecce Serie B: 2009–10
Sassuolo Serie B: 2012–13
Bari Serie C: 2021–22 (Group C)
References
External links Gazzetta dello Sport profile AIC.Football.it profile