Nicolò Napoli

Nicolò Napoli

Personal information
Date of birth	7 February 1962
Place of birth	Palermo, Italy
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	CSMS Iași (Head coach)
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)
Teams managed
2004	Universitatea Craiova
2007–2009	Universitatea Craiova
2009	FC Brașov
2009–2010	Astra Ploiești
2011	Universitatea Craiova
2012–2013	CS Turnu Severin
2013–2014	Universitatea Craiova
2014–	CSMS Iași
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Nicolò Napoli (born February 7, 1962 in Palermo) is an Italian former football player turned manager.

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]

References

1. "Nicolo Napoli este noul antrenor al lui FC Brasov!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
2. "Viorel Moldovan to coach FC Brasov" (in Romanian). nineoclock.ro. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
3. "Napoli a semnat cu Astra Ploieşti" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
4. "Napoli demis de la Astra! Costel Lazăr interimar" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
5. "Napoli, inlocuitorul lui Chirila" (in Romanian). lpf.ro. 13 October 2014.

External links

• Playing career profile