Nicolò Napoli (born 7 February 1962) is an Italian professional

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and former player, who is currently in charge of

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club FC U Craiova.

Coaching career

Napoli was born in

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. A former professional player with several

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teams, including

Juventus F.C. )''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback) , founded = as Sport-Club Juventus , ground = Juventus Stadium , capacity = 41,507 , owner = Agnelli ...

, he moved to Romania in 2007 to work as a manager with

outfit Universitatea Craiova. On 5 July 2009, he then accepted an offer from another Liga I club, FC Brașov, only to leave it three weeks later due to family issues. On 20 August 2009, he signed a one-year contract (with an option for a further one-year extension) with Liga I team

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. He did not finish his contract, being sacked in April 2010. In 2011, he returned to Craiova for a third spell, but was sacked because of poor results. In September 2012, Napoli came back to Romania, accepting the offer to manage the newly promoted in

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. He signed a contract until the end of the year, and the agreement wasn't renewed. At the end of June 2013, he signed an agreement on three seasons with FC U Craiova club which he returns for the fourth time in his career. He was sacked in February 2014. On 13 October 2014, he reached an agreement with Politehnica Iași.

Honours

Player

Messina *

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: 1982–83 *

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: 1985–86 Juventus *

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: 1989–90 *

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: 1989–90

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Playing career profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Napoli, Nicolo 1967 births Living people Footballers from Palermo Association football fullbacks Italian footballers Benevento Calcio players Cavese 1919 players A.C.R. Messina players Juventus F.C. players Cagliari Calcio players Reggina 1914 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Italian football managers FC Brașov (1936) managers FC Astra Giurgiu managers FC Politehnica Iași (2010) managers FC U Craiova 1948 managers Liga I managers Liga II managers Expatriate football managers in Romania Italian expatriate sportspeople in Romania UEFA Cup winning players