Davide Nicola

Davide Nicola
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-03-05) March 5, 1973
Place of birth Luserna San Giovanni, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2001 Genoa 166 (4)
1993–1994Fidelis Andria (loan) 26 (0)
1994–1995Ancona (loan) 27 (0)
1998–1999Pescara (loan) 7 (0)
2002–2005 Ternana 94 (5)
2004–2005Siena (loan) 15 (0)
2005–2006 Torino 35 (1)
2006–2007 Spezia 28 (0)
2007–2008 Ravenna 14 (0)
2008–2011 Lumezzane 49 (1)
Total 461 (11)
Teams managed
2010–2012 Lumezzane
2012–2014 Livorno
2014–2015 Bari

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Davide Nicola (born March 5, 1973 in Luserna San Giovanni) is an Italian football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Serie B team Bari, he was previously the head coach of Livorno.

Career

Player

During his time in Genoa C.F.C. he was noted for kissing a policewoman on the sideline after a goal.[1] He also helped the club to lift the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup.

In the Serie B 2005–06 playoffs he scored a goal that gave his Torino F.C. a promotion to Serie A. In the 2006/07 season of Serie B his good play for Spezia Calcio in the last few games contributed to Spezia avoiding relegation.

He only played in the Serie A for one season in the 2004/05 season (15 games for A.C. Siena).

Coach

On July 2010 he retired from player at Lumezzane in order to replace outgoing head coach Leonardo Menichini at the helm of the club.[2] On 28 June 2011 his contract was renewed.[3]

In the season 2012-13 he is the head coach of Livorno in Serie B. In January 2014, Livorno sacked Nicola with the club second-from-bottom in the Serie A table.[4]

On 21 April 2014, Nicola was appointed manager of Livorno again. [5]

On 17 November 2014 he became F.C. Bari new manager. [6]

Managerial statistics

All competitive league games (league and domestic cup) and international matches (including friendlies) are included.

As of 27 December 2015
Team Nat Year Record
GWDLWin %
Lumezzane Italy 2010–2012 72 26 18 28 36.11
Livorno Italy 2012–2014 73 29 18 26 39.73
Bari Italy 2014–2015 50 20 13 17 40.00
Career Total 195 75 49 71 38.46

Personal life

Nicola was the father of Alessandro, who died in a road accident in 2014, aged only 14.[7]

References

External links

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