Vinicio Edwards Espinal Marte (born 14 November 1982 in
Santo Domingo
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) is a
Dominican former
football
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player who currently works as the head coach of
Eccellenza
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amateurs Ospitaletto. A former
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
player, he is the twin brother of
José Espinal and also holds
Italian nationality
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.
Club career
Edwards emigrated to
Italy
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in 1991, where he played with
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
team
Atalanta
Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology.
There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...
. He moved to
Calcio Portogruaro Summaga
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Portogruaro Calcio (usually referred to as Portogruaro) is an Italian association football club, based in Portogruaro, Veneto. Currently it plays in Serie D.
History
Calcio Portogruaro-Summaga
Foundat ...
in
Serie C1
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during January 2009.
International career
Espinal is a holding
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and has several caps under his belt for the
Dominican Republic
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.
He also holds an Italian passport.
Coaching career
In May 2021, Espinal, while still playing with them, was promoted new head coach of
Eccellenza
The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Ao ...
amateurs Mapello.
On 15 July 2021, he left Mapello to accept an offer from
Lazio
it, Laziale
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to become a member of
Maurizio Sarri
Maurizio Sarri (; born 10 January 1959) is an Italian professional football manager who is the current manager of club Lazio.
Sarri did not play football professionally, taking part as an amateur centre back and coach while working as a banker. ...
's coaching staff.
On 10 June 2022, after having spent a season as an assistant coach for the Lazio Under-19 team, Espinal was announced as the new head coach of
Eccellenza
The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Ao ...
amateurs Ospitaletto.
Honours
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Serie C1
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:2009-2010
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Dominican Republic men's footballers
Dominican Republic men's international footballers
Dominican Republic expatriate men's footballers
Atalanta BC players
Taranto FC 1927 players
AC Monza players
FC Crotone players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Benevento Calcio players
Venezia FC players
Calcio Lecco 1912 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
Twin sportspeople
Dominican Republic twins
Men's association football midfielders
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