Donato Nardiello

Donato Nardiello
Personal information
Date of birth	9 April 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Cardigan, Wales
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1981	Coventry City
1980	Detroit Express
1981	Washington Diplomats
1981–1982	Telford United
1982	Nuneaton Borough
International career
1977	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donato Nardiello (born 9 April 1957) is a Welsh former international footballer.

He began his career as an apprentice with Coventry City, and signed a professional contract in 1977.^[1] The 1978-79 saw Donato playing in a Coventry's side containing Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth. During his first season with the Sky Blues, he played twice for the Welsh international side.

Nardiello later played in the North American Soccer League between 1980 and 1981 for the Detroit Express and the Washington Diplomats.

Personal

He is the father of Daniel Nardiello who plays for Bangor City, the brother of Gerry Nardiello,^[2] and also an uncle of Reis Ashraf, an English-born footballer representing the Pakistan national football team.

^ "COVENTRY CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
^ Nakrani, Sachin (10 August 2009). "From top to bottom: one player's fight to keep his career alive". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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