Luca_D'Angelo
Luca D'Angelo
Italian footballer and manager
Luca D'Angelo (born 26 July 1971) is an Italian football manager and former professional footballer. He is the current head coach of Serie B club Spezia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Pescara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Chieti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Chieti | 103 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Sora | 28 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Castel di Sangro | 62 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Fermana | 40 | (0) |
| 2000 | Alzano Virescit | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | Fermana | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Giulianova | 21 | (4) |
| 2001–2006 | Rimini | 130 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | San Marino | 26 | (2) |
| Total | 416 | (21) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Rimini (youth) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Rimini | ||
| 2013–2015 | Alessandria | ||
| 2015–2016 | Fidelis Andria | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bassano Virtus | ||
| 2017–2018 | Casertana | ||
| 2018–2022 | Pisa | ||
| 2022–2023 | Pisa | ||
| 2023– | Spezia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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D'Angelo began his playing career at Chieti in the late 1980s; he collected 100 caps in Serie B with Castel di Sangro, Fermana, Alzano Virescit and Rimini.[citation needed]
Early years
Following his retirement, he began his coaching career on 2009 with Rimini youth team. Next season he has been named first-team manager of the Serie D side Rimini.[citation needed]
In November 2013, he replaced Egidio Notaristefano as manager of the Lega Pro side Alessandria.[citation needed]
In July 2015, he signed a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season with Lega Pro side Fidelis Andria.[1] After finishing the season at 7th place, on 7 May he announced that he wouldn't renewed his contract with the club.
For the 2016–17 season, he was appointed as the new coach of Bassano Virtus.[2]
After being dismissed in 2017,[3] he was appointed as the manager of Casertana.[4]
Pisa
On 24 June 2018, he became the new manager of Pisa.[5] He obtained promotion to Serie B with the team during the 2018–19 season.[6]
Successively, he guided Pisa for three Serie B campaign, the last of which saw the Tuscan side fighting for a Serie A spot, ending the regular season in third place, just one point out of direct promotion. They ultimately made it to the promotion playoffs, where they were defeated by Monza in a two-legged final after extra time. A few days later, Pisa announced to have parted ways with D'Angelo after four seasons.[7]
On 19 September 2022, following the dismissal of his successor Rolando Maran, he was re-hired as Pisa manager.[8] On 2 June 2023, after completing the 2022–23 Serie B season in a mid-table placement and failing to qualify for the promotion playoffs, Pisa announced the dismissal of D'Angelo for a second time.[9]
On 15 November 2023, Serie B club Spezia announced to have appointed D'Angelo as their new head coach in place of Massimiliano Alvini.[10]
- As of match played 13 April 2024[11]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Rimini |  |
19 July 2010 | 30 June 2013 | 129 | 54 | 40 | 35 | 178 | 136 | +42 | 041.86 |
| Alessandria | |
5 November 2013 | 10 June 2015 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 105 | 65 | +40 | 049.25 |
| Fidelis Andria | |
4 July 2015 | 15 June 2016 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 033.33 |
| Bassano Virtus | |
15 June 2016 | 28 February 2017 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 035.48 |
| Casertana | |
1 October 2017 | 18 June 2018 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 040.00 |
| Pisa | |
24 June 2018 | 14 June 2022 | 173 | 72 | 56 | 45 | 239 | 202 | +37 | 041.62 |
| Pisa | |
19 September 2022 | 2 June 2023 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 034.38 |
| Spezia | |
15 November 2023 | Present | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 030.00 |
| Total | 523 | 213 | 167 | 143 | 701 | 564 | +137 | 040.73 | |||
- "Luca D'Angelo allenatore della Fidelis" (in Italian). Fidelis Andria. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Ufficiale: D'Angelo nuovo Responsabile Tecnico della Prima Squadra" (in Italian). Bassano Virtus 55 S.T. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "UFFICIALE: Bassano, esonerato D'Angelo" (in Italian). tuttolegapro.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
- "UFFICIALE: Casertana, ecco mister D'Angelo" (in Italian). tuttolegapro.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017.
- "LUCA D'ANGELO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PISA" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- Chiavacci, Andrea (19 September 2019). "Il Pisa festeggia la serie B a Vecchiano, mister Riccardo Taddei è il beniamino del paese". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "COMUNICATO SOCIETARIO (14 GIUGNO 2022)" (in Italian). Pisa S.C. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- "Luca D'Angelo nuovo tecnico del Pisa!" (in Italian). Pisa S.C. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- "Comunicato Societario (venerdì 2 giugno 2023)" (in Italian). Pisa S.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- "UFFICIALE | LUCA D'ANGELO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLO SPEZIA CALCIO" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Luca D'Angelo coach profile at Soccerway
- Career on Legaserieb.it
- Luca D'Angelo at Soccerway
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