Nicolò Napoli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolò Napoli | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Messina | 71 | (4) |
| 1983 | Cavese | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Benevento | 27 | (3) |
| 1984–1987 | Messina | 104 | (16) |
| 1987–1991 | Juventus | 62 | (6) |
| 1991–1996 | Cagliari | 148 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Reggina | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (38) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | FC U Craiova | ||
| 2007–2009 | FC U Craiova | ||
| 2009 | FC Brașov | ||
| 2009–2010 | Astra Ploiești | ||
| 2011 | FC U Craiova | ||
| 2012–2013 | Turnu Severin | ||
| 2013–2014 | FC U Craiova | ||
| 2014–2016 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC U Craiova (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicolò Napoli (born 7 February 1962 in Palermo) is an Italian professional football manager and former football player.
Coaching career
A former professional player with several Serie A teams, including Juventus F.C., he moved to Romania in 2007 to work as a manager with Liga I outfit Universitatea Craiova. On July 5, 2009 he then accepted an offer from another Liga I club, FC Brașov,[1] only to leave it three weeks later due to family issues.[2]
On August 20, 2009 he signed a one-year contract (with an option for a further one-year extension) with Liga I team Astra Ploiești.[3] He did not finished his contract, being sacked in April 2010.[4] In 2011, he returned to Craiova for a third spell, but was sacked because of poor results.
In September 2012, Napoli came back to Romania, accepting the offer to manage the newly promoted in Liga I, CS Turnu Severin. He signed a contract until the end of the year, and the agreement wasn't renewed.
At the end of June 2013, he signed an agreement on three seasons with Universitatea Craiova club which he returns for the fourth time in his career. He was sacked in February 2014.
On 13 October 2014, he reached an agreement with CSMS Iași.[5]
Honours
Player
- Messina
- Juventus
References
- ^ "Nicolo Napoli este noul antrenor al lui FC Brasov!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Viorel Moldovan to coach FC Brasov" (in Romanian). nineoclock.ro. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Napoli a semnat cu Astra Ploieşti" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "Napoli demis de la Astra! Costel Lazăr interimar" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Napoli, inlocuitorul lui Chirila" (in Romanian). lpf.ro. 13 October 2014.
External links
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Palermo
- Italian footballers
- Benevento Calcio players
- A.C.R. Messina players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Urbs Reggina 1914 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Italian football managers
- SR Brașov managers
- FC Astra Giurgiu managers
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) managers
- Expatriate football managers in Romania
- UEFA Cup winning players
- Association footballers not categorized by position