Daniele_Di_Donato
Daniele Di Donato
Italian footballer and manager
Daniele Di Donato (born 21 February 1977) is an Italian football manager and a former midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-02-21) 21 February 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Giulianova, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Torino | 8 | (1) |
| 1997 | Castel di Sangro | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Siena | 20 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Lodigiani | 62 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Palermo | 133 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Siena | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Arezzo | 77 | (1) |
| 2007–2013 | Ascoli | 207 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Cittadella | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Modena (U17) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Modena (U19) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Jesina | ||
| 2018–2019 | ArzignanoChiampo | ||
| 2019–2020 | Arezzo | ||
| 2020 | Trapani | ||
| 2020–2021 | Vis Pesaro | ||
| 2021–2024 | Latina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Di Donato, nicknamed Dido, started his professional career with Torino (then in Serie B). He is best known for having spent a total of four seasons with Palermo, being the protagonist of two promotions that led the Sicilians from Serie C1 to Serie A, and being a fan favourite during his stay with the rosanero with a total of 133 appearances. He also played a Serie A season with Siena in 2005–2006. After two seasons with Arezzo of Serie B, in 2007 he signed a contract with Ascoli.
After retirement, Di Donato joined Modena as a youth coach. He successively accepted to become head coach of Serie D club Jesina for the 2017–18 season.[1]
He was then named new head coach of ArzignanoChiampo, which he guided to promotion to Serie C on his first season in charge. He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season to become manager of Arezzo.[2] He left Arezzo at the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 30 August 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Trapani.[3] Trapani never took the field in their scheduled games and was officially excluded from Serie C on 5 October 2020.[4]
On 3 November 2020, he signed with Serie C club Vis Pesaro.[5]
On 11 August 2021, he was presented as the new manager of the newly promoted Serie C club Latina.[6] After two and a half years in charge of the first team, he was dismissed from his role on 14 January 2024.[7]
- Jesina, per la panchina c'è l'ex Ascoli Di Donato‚ centropagina.it, 13 December 2017
- Dal Canto rescinde, Di Donato in arrivo ad Arezzo, teletruria.it, 27 June 2019
- "IL TRAPANI 2020/2021. SANDRO PORCHIA DIRETTORE SPORTIVO, DANIELE DI DONATO ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA" (in Italian). Trapani. 30 August 2020.
- "UFFICIALE - Trapani escluso dal campionato di Serie C" (in Italian). Tutto C. 5 October 2020.
- "DANIELE DI DONATO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA VIS PESARO 1898" [Daniele Di Donato is the new coach of Vis Pesaro] (in Italian). Vis Pesaro. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Di Donato, ufficiale è il nuovo allenatore del Latina Calcio 1932". Latina Calcio 1932. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Latina, esonerato il tecnico Di Donato. La panchina ad interim al vice Esposito". TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.