Nicola Mora (born 31 July 1979) is an Italian

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who played as a defender.

Career

Mora started his career at hometown club

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

. After played 3 league matches, he joined

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

in temporary deal and was signed by another second division club

Torino Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...

in co-ownership deal for 2.3 billion lire (€1.188 million). In June 2001 Parma bought back Mora for undisclosed fee and re-sold him to newly promoted Serie A club

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

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in another co-ownership for 2 billion lire (€1.033 million). The club also acquired half of

Matuzalém Matuzalém Francelino da Silva (born 10 June 1980), commonly known as just Matuzalém, is a Brazilian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. Club career Early career Matuzalém began his career at Salvador-based Vi ...

for 6 billion lire from Napoli via Parma and half of

Matteo Guardalben Matteo Guardalben (born 5 June 1974) is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper. Club career Guardalben was born in Nogara, Province of Verona. After five seasons with Parma, Guardalben (along with Nicola Mora and Matuzalém) joined P ...

for 3 billion lire from Parma directly. Moreover, half of the registration rights of Giuseppe Cardone was signed from Parma in ''de facto'' and Vicenza retained another half. In June 2002, the transfer of Mora and Guardalben became permanent for undisclosed fee (with Matuzalém returned to Parma), but Mora joined

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

of Serie B in July. He was the regular but in 2004–05 season loaned to Napoli which newly relegated to

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. After he returned to Bari, he failed to become a regular starter, and joined

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

of Serie B in 6-month contract. After the relegation of Pescara, in August 2007, he joined

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

in 1-year deal. In June 2008, he returned to Serie B football after seasons, joined

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the m ...

. In November 2011 he was re-signed by Spezia.

Personal life

Mora is married to Flaminia and had a child; he is the

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of footballer

Emanuele Calaiò Emanuele Calaiò (born 8 January 1982) is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker. Club career Calaiò started his football career at Torino making his league debut against Reggina on 6 January 2000, he scored a goal for Torino thr ...

, married to Flaminia's sister Federica. Mora and Calaiò both played for Torino in 2000–01 season and Napoli in 2004–05 season.

References

External links

Profile at Football.it

Profile at FIGC
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