Luciano De Paola
Luciano De Paola (born 30 May 1961 in Italy) is an Italian football manager, coach of U.S. Pergolettese 1932.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Italy | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | U.S. Pergolettese 1932 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
-1983 | F.C. Crotone | ||
1983-1985 | Frosinone Calcio | 64 | (0) |
1985-1988 | A.S.D. Francavilla | 85 | (1) |
1988-1990/91 | Cagliari Calcio | 71 | (2) |
1990/91-1993 | Brescia Calcio | 85 | (2) |
1993/1994 | S.S. Lazio | 6 | (0) |
1993/1994 | Atalanta B.C. | 14 | (0) |
1994-1996 | Cosenza Calcio | 66 | (2) |
1996-1998 | Brescia Calcio | 66 | (0) |
1998/1999 | U.S. Pergolettese 1932 | 13 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
-1999 | U.S. Pergolettese 1932 | ||
2007 | S.S. Arezzo | ||
2009-2011 | U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D. | ||
2011-2012 | U.S.D. 1913 Seregno Calcio | ||
2012-2013 | A.C. Trento S.C.S.D. | ||
2013-2014/15 | Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909 | ||
2015 | Piacenza Calcio 1919 | ||
2015 | Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909 | ||
2015-2016 | Calcio Lecco 1912 | ||
2016-2017 | F.C. Lumezzane V.G.Z. A.S.D. | ||
2017-2018 | U.S. Pergolettese 1932 | ||
2018-2019 | A.C. Trento S.C.S.D. | ||
2019-2020 | Savona F.B.C. | ||
2020- | U.S. Pergolettese 1932 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
As a player, De Paola was compared to Italian international Gennaro Gattuso, who was also a defensive midfielder.[1]
Upon signing for Cagliari Calcio in 1988, De Paola was interviewed by Guerin Sportivo, where the author wrote that he voted for the Italian Communist Party in the early 1980s.[2] When he joined S.S. Lazio in 1993, a journalist re-published the interview and labelled him a communist. As a result, he was blamed for the team's problems and was eventually forced to leave due to pressure from the club's supporters.[3]
After retirement, De Paola claimed that he had never talked about politics in any interview[4] and was never interested in it.[5]
References
- De Paola: «Le braciole con Marulla e Negri. Io guerriero di un calcio che non c’è più» cosenzachannel.it
- Amarcord: Luciano De Paola, “il calciatore comunista” mediapolitika.com
- Lecco, De Paola: "Vi racconto De Zerbi, la vicenda Lazio, il Cosenza di Marulla e Zaccheroni. Crotone da Serie A" gianlucadimarzio.com
- Da Gascoigne a Lucescu, Luciano De Paola si racconta sportpiacenza.it
- ESCLUSIVA - De Paola: "Alla Lazio problemi per colpa di un giornalista, ma che risate in stanza con Gazza!" lalaziosiamonoi.it
External links
- Luciano De Paola at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)