Nicola Campedelli (born 7 February 1979) is an Italian

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and former player who is a youth coach at

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

Playing career

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, Campedelli played with

from 1997 to 2000. In 2007, when at Cesena, he suffered a

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which he never fully recovered from, making only a handful in the 2007–08 Serie B season, forcing him to announce his retirement from football in June 2009. Nicola is a brother of Cesena president Igor, which Cesena bought Nicola from Modena for €650,000 in co-ownership deal in 5-year contract. In June 2009 Modena gave up the remain 50% registration rights, as Nicola retired at the end of season.

Coaching career

For the 2009–10 season, Campedelli was coach of

Cesenatico Cesenatico ( rgn, Ziznàtic) is a port town with about 26,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is located in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the region of Emilia-Romagna, about south of Ravenna. Cesenatico's port canal was surveyed ...

promoted to

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. He took the UEFA B License course from 20 July to 6 August 2009. In the two next seasons he has been the coach of Bellaria in

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saved for all two seasons. He obtained the necessary coaching license for that level ( UEFA A License) in June 2011. Campedelli was hired by

on 25 May 2012, just weeks after the club relegated to Serie B as caretaker. FIGC gave special permission to him despite not a holder of

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. He was sacked on 10 September after three Serie B matches, from his brother Igor, the president of club and replaced by

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. Campedelli obtained the Pro License in July 2013.

References

External links

Profile at Football.itFIGC
* 1979 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers AC Cesena players US Salernitana 1919 players Modena FC 2018 players Serie A players Men's association football midfielders AC Cesena managers Footballers from Cesena Italian football managers {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub