Carmine Coppola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarmine ˈkɔppola]; born 10 January 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-01-10) 10 January 1979 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Pollena Trocchia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Vicenza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Vicenza | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | → Cittadella (loan) | 42 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Triestina (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | AlbinoLeffe | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Triestina (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2001–2008 | Messina | 166 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Livorno (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Frosinone | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Salernitana | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | Arezzo | 15 | (1) |
| 2010 | Taranto | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | SPAL | 30 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Messina | 30 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Italy[1] | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 14 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
Coppola joined AlbinoLeffe in 2000 in co-ownership deal. In June 2001 AlbinoLeffe acquired the remain 50% registration rights from Vicenza. He then sold to Messina in 2001.
In January 2007, Coppola exchanged with Andrea Giallombardo on loan,[2] making his Serie A debut in Livorno on 14 January against Atalanta.[3] He then signed a new contract with the club.[4] He was released after the bankrupt of Messina.[5] He joined Serie B team Frosinone.[6] He moved again in December on free transfer.[7]
In August 2009 he terminated his contract with Salernitana,[8] and joined Arezzo.[9]
In January 2010 he left for Taranto.[10] In July, he joined SPAL.[11] In August 2011, he returned to Messina, a Serie D team.[12]
Coppola also appeared for the Italian national team in two friendly matches played in 2005 against Serbia and Montenegro and Ecuador.[1]