Nicola Zanini (born 26 March 1974) is an Italian coach and former

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Playing career

A youth product of

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, Zanini played over 10 seasons as a

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in the Italian

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and 50 games in

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. He retired in 2010 after a short stint with

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Coaching career

Zanini moved into coaching in January 2010 after being promoted to head coach for his playing team

. He then went on a career as a youth coach, first with Real Vicenza, and later with his former team

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. He then served as head coach of Vicenza on two different stints during the

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campaign, guiding them to safety after winning a relegation playoff to Santarcangelo. On 2018, after his experience with Vicenza, he took over the reins of

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club Este. He left Este in 2020 for Luparense, another Serie D club from the region. He left Luparense in 2022 for fellow Serie D club Sona, but was sacked on 10 October 2022 due to negative results.

References

External links

gazzetta.it

Nicola Zanini at calcio.com
1974 births Living people Italian men's footballers Atalanta BC players Genoa CFC players Juventus FC players SSC Napoli players UC Sampdoria players Hellas Verona FC players Delfino Pescara 1936 players AC Monza players Como 1907 players LR Vicenza players Treviso FBC 1993 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Mantova 1911 players US Pistoiese 1921 players Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Italian football managers LR Vicenza managers Footballers from Vicenza {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub