Luca D'Angelo (born 26 July 1971) is an Italian

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and former professional footballer. He is currently in charge as head coach of club

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Club career

D'Angelo began his playing career at Chieti in the late 1980s; he collected 100 caps in

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with Castel di Sangro, Fermana, Alzano Virescit and Rimini.

Coaching career

Early years

Following his retirement, he began his coaching career on 2009 with

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youth team. Next season he has been named first-team manager of the

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. In November 2013, he replaced

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as manager of the

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. In July 2015, he signed a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season with

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. After finishing the season at 7th place, on 7 May he announced that he wouldn't renewed his contract with the club. For the 2016–17 season, he was appointed as the new coach of

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. After being dismissed in 2017, he was appointed as the manager of

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Pisa

On 24 June 2018, he became the new manager of

. He obtained promotion to Serie B with the team during the 2018–19 season. Successively, he guided Pisa for three Serie B campaign, the last of which saw the Tuscan side fighting for a Serie A spot, ending the regular season in third place, just one point out of direct promotion. They ultimately made it to the promotion playoffs, where they were defeated by

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in a two-legged final after extra time. A few days later, Pisa announced to have parted ways with D'Angelo after four seasons. On 19 September 2022, following the dismissal of his successor

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, he was re-hired as Pisa manager.

Managerial statistics

References

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