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

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and former player.

Coaching career

Napoli was born in

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. A former professional player with several

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teams, including

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

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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

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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 where he stayed until 2016. In 2018 he signed a contract with

, for his sixth stint with the club. He was fired in 2019, but was then rehired 2020. On 12 March 2021 he once again joined ACSM Politehnica Iasi, a job he held for just over three months before being fired on the 20th of June the same year. After being without a job for 6 months, he joined FC U Craiova in January 2022. Six months later, in June, he was once again fired, marking the end of his eight spell with the club. He was not away for long however, and just 4 and a half months later, in November, he once again took charge of the club. This time he lasted for just over six months until once again being fired in June 2023. Nine months later, in March 2024, he joined the club for a 10th time, and is currently still employed as the manager of the club.

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

Manager

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'' Romania Coach of the Month: February 2022

References

External links

Playing career profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Napoli, Nicolo 1962 births Living people Footballers from Palermo Men's association football fullbacks Italian men's footballers Benevento Calcio players Cavese 1919 players ACR Messina players Juventus FC players Cagliari Calcio players AS 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 Europa League–winning players 20th-century Italian sportsmen