Daniele Di Donato
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Giulianova, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arezzo (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Torino | 8 | (1) |
| 1997 | Castel di Sangro | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Siena | 20 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Lodigiani | 62 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Palermo | 133 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Siena | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Arezzo | 77 | (1) |
| 2007–2013 | Ascoli | 207 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Cittadella | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Modena (U17) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Modena (U19) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Jesina | ||
| 2018–2019 | ArzignanoChiampo | ||
| 2019– | Arezzo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniele Di Donato (born 21 February 1977) is an Italian football manager and a former midfielder, currently in charge of Arezzo.
Playing career
Di Donato, nicknamed Dido, started his professional career with Torino (then in Serie B). He is best known for having spent a total of four seasons with Palermo, being protagonist of two promotions that led the Sicilians from Serie C1 to Serie A, and being a fan favourite during his stay with the rosanero with a total of 133 appearances. He also played a Serie A season with Siena in 2005–2006. After two seasons with Arezzo of Serie B, in 2007 he signed a contract with Ascoli.
Coaching career
After retirement, Di Donato joined Modena as a youth coach. He successively accepted to become head coach of Serie D club Jesina for the 2017–18 season.[1]
He was then named new head coach of ArzignanoChiampo, which he guided to promotion to Serie C on his first season in charge. He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season to become manager of Arezzo.[2]
References
- ^ Jesina, per la panchina c'è l'ex Ascoli Di Donato‚ centropagina.it, 13 December 2017
- ^ Dal Canto rescinde, Di Donato in arrivo ad Arezzo, teletruria.it, 27 June 2019
External links
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Giulianova
- Association football midfielders
- Italian footballers
- Torino F.C. players
- S.S. Arezzo players
- Robur Siena players
- A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio players
- S.S.D. Palermo players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players
- A.S. Cittadella players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Sportspeople from Abruzzo
- Italian football managers
- S.S. Arezzo managers