Marco Donadel (born 21 April 1983) is an Italian

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coach and a former

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Club career

Milan

Donadel is a youth product of

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, playing for the youth side between 1998 and 2002, winning the

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in 1999 and 2001 before being promoted to the senior side. On 4 March 2001, he made his debut for Milan, coming on as a substitute for Andres Guglielminpietro in the 78th minute of a home Serie A game against

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. The following season, he made his debut appearances in the

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and

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. Having made just 4 appearances for the senior squad of Milan, Donadel was loaned out to

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in July 2002. In June 2003 Donadel was sold to

in a co-ownership deal for €2 million. (with 50% rights of Roberto Massaro was purchased by Milan for €2 million) The deal made Milan making a profit of €3.897 million.A.C. Milan S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2003 (in Italian)
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/ref> In June 2004 Milan bought back 50% rights of Donadel for €800,000 in a four-year contract (Milan booked the contract value of Donadel was €4 million instead of €1.6 million, thus receiving €1.2 million financial incomeA.C. Milan S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2004 (in Italian)
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/ref> instead of costing Milan to write down the value of retaining 50% registration rights for €1.2 million.) In 2004–05 season Donadel was loaned to

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for free and finally

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in January 2005, for €200,000.ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2005 (in Italian)
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Fiorentina

After a successful half-season-long loan with Fiorentina, he was signed permanently for €1.2 million in a four-year contract. The deal also made Milan book a €1.8 million loss. as the residual value of Donadel's contract, after amortization, was €3 million. In 2005–06, he was a regular for coach Cesare Prandelli, who had already appreciated the skills of Donadel, as they were together at Parma. In June 2007, he was offered a new contract until June 2011.

Napoli

On 24 June 2011, he signed a four-year contract with

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. During his stay with Napoli, he only appeared in four league matches and during the 2013–14 season, he was sent on loan to

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, where he was a regular starter for the club.

Montreal Impact

Once his loan spell with Verona concluded, Donadel went on trial with

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side Montreal Impact. Donadel officially signed with the Montreal Impact on 1 December 2014. His 30-yard strike in a 3–0 home win against

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, on 11 July 2015, was voted MLS goal of the week for the 19th week of the 2015 MLS season. On 25 October, he assisted one of Drogba's goals as the Montreal Impact came from behind to defeat domestic rivals

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2–1 at home; the win gave Montreal the home advantage for their knock-out fixture against Toronto in the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. Donadel was waived by Montreal on 22 June 2018.

International career

Donadel was the captain of Italy under-21 team between 2004 and 2006 and won the 2004

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, totalling 31 appearances and 1 goal. Donadel also won a bronze medal with Italy at the

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football tournament.

Coaching career

On 17 December 2021, Donadel was announced as the new assistant coach of

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, following the appointment of Paolo Vanoli as the club's new head coach. On 11 April 2023, Donadel took on his first head coaching job in charge of

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club

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. He was dismissed on 23 October 2023 due to negative results.

Honours

Club

Napoli *

: 2011–12 Montreal Impact *

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: 2014–15 (Runner-up)

International

Italy U21 * Olympic Bronze Medal:

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Orders

5th Class / Knight: '' Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 2004

References

External links

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stats. at Voetbal International

National Team stats. at FIGC official site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donadel, Marco 1983 births Living people People from Conegliano Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Italy AC Milan players US Lecce players Parma Calcio 1913 players UC Sampdoria players ACF Fiorentina players SSC Napoli players Hellas Verona FC players CF Montréal players Serie A players Serie B players Major League Soccer players Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in football Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Italian football managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Russia Italian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Italian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Footballers from the Province of Treviso US Ancona managers Serie C managers