Luca D'Angelo

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.

Luca D'Angelo
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 52)
Place of birthPescara, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)Defender
Team information
Current team
Spezia (head coach)
Youth career
1988–1989Chieti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1995Chieti103(2)
1995–1996Sora28(2)
1996–1998Castel di Sangro62(4)
1998–2000Fermana40(0)
2000Alzano Virescit4(0)
2000Fermana2(0)
2000–2001Giulianova21(4)
2001–2006Rimini130(7)
2006–2007San Marino26(2)
Total416(21)
Managerial career
2009–2010Rimini (youth)
2010–2013Rimini
2013–2015Alessandria
2015–2016Fidelis Andria
2016–2017Bassano Virtus
2017–2018Casertana
2018–2022Pisa
2022–2023Pisa
2023–Spezia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 May 2024[11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Rimini 19 July 201030 June 2013129544035178136+42041.86
Alessandria 5 November 201310 June 20156733181610565+40049.25
Fidelis Andria 4 July 201515 June 2016361212123626+10033.33
Bassano Virtus 15 June 201628 February 201731111194246−4035.48
Casertana 1 October 201718 June 2018351411103930+9040.00
Pisa 24 June 201814 June 2022173725645239202+37041.62
Pisa 19 September 20222 June 202332111294131+10034.38
Spezia 15 November 2023Present2581072631−5032.00
Total528215170143706567+139040.72

References

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