Davide Ugo Capello (born 27 September 1984) is a former Italian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Nuoro Nuoro ( or less correctly ; sc, Nùgoro ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), ...

, Sardinia, Capello started his career at Sardinian side

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

. During the 2002–03 season, due to the suspension of Armando Pantanelli, he played as

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's backup on 26 January 2003 against

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. He won promotion to Serie A as

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Runner-up in 2004. He was the third keeper behind

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and

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2004–05 Serie A The 2004–05 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd season of top-tier Italian football, the 73rd in a round-robin tournament. It was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, ra ...

season. In January 2005, he left for

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in exchange with

Luca Tomasig Luca Tomasig (originally Tomašić, born 11 March 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Tomasig started his senior career for Pozzuolo, then Belluno of Serie D. In summer 2003, he was signed by Belluno in co-ownership ...

. In August 2005, he left for

Olbia Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age, ...

in co-ownership deal. In January 2007, he left for Nuorese. In the 2008–09 season, he played for

Alghero Alghero (; ca, label= Alguerese, L'Alguer ; sc, S'Alighèra ; sdc, L'Aliera ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The city's name comes from ...

and in the 2009–10 season he played for

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side

Budoni Budoni (Gallurese: ''Budùni'', sc, Budùne) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southeast of Olbia. As of 31 December 2014, it had a population ...

. In July 2013 he joined

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chie ...

as goalkeeping coach, however he also played once for the first team. In December 2013 he returned to Sardinia.

International career

In 2004, Capello was called up to the Italy U20 team ( U21 feeder team) and played 3 times. In 2005, he was called to Italy U21 B team specially for

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

, for a preparation match against Serie D Best XI. He played his only match with the team against Morocco.

Personal life

After retirement in December 2013, Capello started work as a firefighter. Capello was one of the survivors of

Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge), officially (English: Polcevera Viaduct), was a road viaduct in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, constructed between 1963 and 1967 along the A10 motorway over the Polcevera River, from which it derived its official name. It c ...

bridge collapsing on 14 August 2018; his car fell , but he managed to walk away unscathed.

References

External links

Profile at AIC.Football.it
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Profile at FIGC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Capello, Davide Italian footballers Cagliari Calcio players A.C. Belluno 1905 players Olbia Calcio 1905 players Nuorese Calcio players Savona F.B.C. players Italy youth international footballers Serie B players Serie C players Association football goalkeepers People from Nuoro 1984 births Living people Footballers from Sardinia Fall survivors Pol. Alghero players Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy