14 December 2013 in the match against Crotone found his first goal of the season with a diagonal shot on the developments of a corner. He became captain of the team that finished third in the standings behind Empoli and Palermo. He participated in the playoffs to go to Serie A. He won the semi-final with in Bari losing only the final against Cesena not being able to crown the dream of double promotion. S.P.A.L. On 14 January 2015 he joined SPAL, a militant formation in Lega Pro[8]. On 23 April 2016, in the match that saw the Estensi play against Arezzo, finished 1 to 1 won the Lega Pro championship and in a press conference on 14 May 2016 announced his retirement from football played. Coach In 2016-2017 he coached the SPAL Under 17 in the year of promotion to Serie A. Promoted in Spring, on September 7, 2017 he successfully passed the second-category UEFA A coaching exam that allows him to train all the youth and to be deputy in A and B.[9] In the Spring 2 Championship 2017-2018 he placed fifth at a point from the playoffs The following year he finished second in Group A and finally lost the play-off final against Lazio. On July 1, 2019, he became coach of Sampdoria’s Primavera side, signing a contract until June 30, 2020. With the suspension of the championship due to the emergency COVID-19 the team stops at the 7th place in the standings in the play-off area. In the summer of 2020, Cottafava moved to coach Torino’s peers. References External links gazzetta.it Italian footballers Calcio Lecco 1912 players Treviso F.B.C. 1993 players Giulianova Calcio players U.S. Lecce players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players A.S. Gubbio 1910 players Latina Calcio 1932 players Serie A players Association football defenders Footballers from Genoa 1977 births Living people