Davide Mandorlini (born 30 December 1983) is an Italian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender. He is the son of football coach and former player

Andrea Mandorlini Andrea Mandorlini (born 17 July 1960) is an Italian association football, football manager and former Defender (association football), defender, currently in charge of club Mantova 1911, Mantova. Playing career Mandorlini made his playing debu ...

, who played awith Inter in the 1980s. His brother 7atteo is also a footballer.

Career

Early career

Davide Mandorlini was born in

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000. Geo ...

when his father was playing for

Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C., commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie B. The team traditionally play in vertical black and white stripes. H ...

. He followed his father's footsteps by starting his football career at his hometown club

Ravenna Calcio Ravenna Football Club is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie C after achieving promotion as Group D champions in the 2016–17 Serie D, 2016-17 Serie D season. ...

. He made his debut on 27 May 2001, in the round 36 of

2000–01 Serie B The Serie B 2000–01 was the sixty-ninth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Siena, Crotone, Cittadella and Ancona had been promoted from Serie C, while Torino, Venezia FC, Cagliari and Piacenza had been ...

. He replaced

Alex Nodari Alex Nodari (born 15 February 1982) is an Italian people, Italian association football, footballer who plays for A.C. Virtus, Virtus in San Marino. Biography Born in Ravenna, Nodari played 5 matches for Ravenna Calcio in 2000–01 Serie B. Nodari ...

in the 79th minute and winning

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

5–2. He left the relegated club and signed by Serie B club

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the ...

in summer 2001. In the next season he was awarded no. 28 shirt of the first team and received several call-ups, but never made his debut.

Lega Pro clubs

At the start of

2003–04 Serie B The 2003–04 Serie B is the 72nd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. This 46 matchdays championship was the longest tournament in all the history of the Italian football. Teams Treviso, ...

season, he was awarded no.25 shirt but few week later transferred to

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

club

Carrarese Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. It currently plays in Serie C, having last been in Serie B in 1948. History The club was founded in 1908. In the season 2010–1 ...

along with Simon Laner and Marco Turati, which Mandorlini joined his new club in co-ownership deal. Despite Verona announced the co-ownership deal was renewed in June 2004 but

Lega Calcio The Lega Nazionale Professionisti (Italian for National Professionals League), commonly known as Lega Calcio (Football League), was the governing body that ran the two highest football divisions in Italy, namely Serie A and Serie B, from 1946 to ...

did not receive any resolution from the clubs, made Carrarese automatically won the remains half for free. In August 2005 he joined newly found Perugia Calcio which replaced the bankrupted

A.C. Perugia Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio, or simply Perugia, is a professional football club based in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, that competes in the . Founded in 1905 as Associazione Calcistica Perugia, the club folded in 2005 and were re-founded t ...

to compete in

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

. In July 2007 he was signed by fellow Serie C1 side Venezia, but from different group (Venezia was in Serie C1/B). in January 2008 he was loaned to Serie C/A side

Manfredonia Manfredonia is a town and commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail. Manfredonia is situated on the coast, facing east, to the south of Monte Gargano, and gives its name to the gulf to the east of i ...

along with

Alberto Filippini Alberto Filippini (born 10 April 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Eccellenza club PortoMansuè. Biography Atalanta Born in Brescia, Lombardy, Filippini started his career at another Lombard club Atalanta, which based in Bergamo. Fi ...

, which he played 4 times for the relegation threatening team. On 1 July 2008 Mandorlini returned to

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

and played 15 league matches for the

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978� ...

(ex-Serie C1) struggler. He also played both legs of the relegation play-out, one as starter. In although Venezia secured a place in

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ph ...

, the club was expelled from the professional league due to its financial results.

Gallipoli & Lecco

In August 2009, he was signed by newly promoted Serie B team

Gallipoli The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ...

, which the club previously lack of investment and fielded their youth team for

2009–10 Coppa Italia The 2009–10 Coppa Italia was the 63rd season of the tournament. The competition started on 2 August 2009 and ended on 5 May 2010. As in the previous year, 78 clubs took part in the tournament. Internazionale were the cup holders. Participating ...

match, until the arrival of investor from Udine. He took no.23 shirt but only played once, on 21 August 2009 (round 1), he substituted

Piergiuseppe Maritato Piergiuseppe Maritato (born 19 March 1989) is an Italian footballer. He represented Italy at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Biography Born in Cetraro, Calabria, Maritato was a player of Juventus F.C. Youth Sector, in Turin, Piedmont. Fiorentina ...

in 55th minute. The opponent later scored the equalizing goal and ended in a 1–1 draw with

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. In January 2010, he left the Serie B struggler and was signed by Prima Divisione club Lecco.

Serie D

In 2010–11 season, he left for

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

(non-professional) side Real Rimini, returning to

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after 9 seasons.

References

External links

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La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile

LaSerieD.com Profile
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