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Davide Nicola (born 5 March 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.

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Davide Nicola

Nicola with Livorno in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Davide Nicola[1]
Date of birth	(1973-03-05) 5 March 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth	Luserna San Giovanni, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Salernitana (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–2001	Genoa	166	(4)
1993–1994	→ Fidelis Andria (loan)	26	(0)
1994–1995	→ Ancona (loan)	27	(0)
1998–1999	→ Pescara (loan)	7	(0)
2002–2005	Ternana	94	(5)
2004–2005	→ Siena (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	Livorno
2014–2015	Bari
2016–2017	Crotone
2018–2019	Udinese
2019–2020	Genoa
2021	Torino
2022–	Salernitana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is currently the head coach of Serie A club Salernitana.

Club career

Nicola was born in Luserna San Giovanni.

During his time in Genoa C.F.C. he was noted for kissing a policewoman on the sideline after a goal.[2] 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).

Managerial career

In July 2010 Nicola retired from playing for Lumezzane in order to replace the outgoing head coach Leonardo Menichini at the helm of the club.[3] On 28 June 2011, his contract was renewed.[4]

During the 2012–13 season, Nicola became 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.[5]

On 21 April 2014, Nicola was appointed manager of Livorno again.[6]

On 17 November 2014, Nicola became the new manager for F.C. Bari.[7]

On 23 June 2016, Nicola was appointed manager of Serie A newcomers Crotone.[8] Nicola promised to ride a bicycle from Crotone to his home in Turin if they avoided relegation. Crotone finished in 17th place, two points above the relegation zone, and ahead of Empoli on the final matchday of the season in what was hailed as a football miracle, as Crotone had collected only nine points in the whole first half of the season. Fulfilling the promise, Nicola rode 1300 km from Crotone to Turin on a bicycle.[9]

On 13 November 2018, Nicola was appointed manager of Udinese.[10]

On 28 December 2019, Nicola was appointed manager of Genoa.[11]

On 19 January 2021, following the sacking of Marco Giampaolo, Nicola was appointed manager of Torino.[12] In his first game in charge, Simone Zaza scored two second-half goals to help Torino draw 2–2 with Benevento, having been two goals down.[13] After guiding Torino to narrowly escape relegation, he was not confirmed for the new season.[14]

On 15 February 2022, Nicola was appointed new head coach of Serie A relegation-battling club Salernitana until the end of the season.[15] Under Nicola's tenure, Salernitana obtained 18 points in the remaining 15 matches and avoided relegation, another escape hailed as a miracle by the media. Nicola signed a new two-year contract with the club on 3 June 2022.[16]

Personal life

Nicola was the father of Alessandro, who died in a road accident in 2014, aged 14.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 13 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Lumezzane		13 July 2010	6 June 2012	77	28	20	29	78	80	−2	036.36
Livorno		6 June 2012	13 January 2014	69	29	18	22	103	87	+16	042.03
Livorno		19 April 2014	30 June 2014	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7	000.00
Bari		17 November 2014	31 December 2015	50	20	13	17	53	53	+0	040.00
Crotone		1 July 2016	6 December 2017	56	13	10	33	48	92	−44	023.21
Udinese		13 November 2018	20 March 2019	15	4	4	7	13	22	−9	026.67
Genoa		28 December 2019	26 August 2020	22	8	5	9	31	39	−8	036.36
Torino		19 January 2021	30 June 2021	20	5	9	6	24	34	−10	025.00
Salernitana		15 February 2022	present	31	8	11	12	35	51	−16	025.81
Career total				344	115	90	139	388	468	−80	033.43

References

External links

• Davide Nicola at TuttoCalciatori (in Italian)

На других языках

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[de] Davide Nicola

Davide Nicola (* 5. März 1973 in Luserna San Giovanni, Italien) ist ein ehemaliger italienischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer.

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- [en] Davide Nicola

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[es] Davide Nicola

Davide Nicola es un exfutbolista y entrenador de fútbol. Actualmente dirige a la US Salernitana 1919 de la Serie A.

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[it] Davide Nicola

Davide Nicola (Luserna San Giovanni, 5 marzo 1973) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore italiano, di ruolo difensore, tecnico della Salernitana.

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[ru] Никола, Давиде

Давиде Никола (итал. Davide Nicola; род. 5 марта 1973[1], Лузерна-Сан-Джованни, Пьемонт) — итальянский футболист и футбольный тренер.

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