Draft:Dominic Di Paola

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{{Short description|English/Italian football manager (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dominic Di Paola

| image =

| fullname = Dominic Di Paola

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brighton, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| currentclub = Horsham (manager)

| manageryears1 = 2007–2010

| managerclubs1 = Clymping

| manageryears2 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs2 = Worthing United{{cite web | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/8192378.non-league-di-paola-is-united-boss/ | title=Di Paola is United Boss| date=29 May 2010 }}

| manageryears3 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs3 = East Preston{{cite web | url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/di-paola-is-new-east-preston-boss-2801122?amp/ | title=Di Paola new manager at East Preston | date=2 May 2011 }}

| manageryears4 = 2014

| managerclubs4 = Hastings United{{cite web | url= https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/di-paola-leaves-ep-to-take-over-at-hastings-1283160/ | title= Di Paola leaves EP to take over at Hastings

| date=5 October 2014 }}

| manageryears5 = 2015-

| managerclubs5 = Horsham{{cite web | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/football/nonleague/12875922.di-paola-named-as-the-new-manager-of-horsham/ | title=Di Paola named as new manager at Horsham | date=7 April 2015 }}

}}

Dominic Di Paola (born 11 January 1982) is an English football manager who manages National League South club Horsham.

Managerial career

Di Paola began his managerial career with Clymping which saw him guide them from the West Sussex League to County League Division Two in two seasons. He moved to Worthing United in 2010 and led them to promotion to Division One of the Sussex County League. In East Preston gained two County League titles, reaching the final of five Sussex cup competitions as well as reaching the last sixteen of the FA Vase.

After two Covid hit seasons, in 2023-24 Di Paola qualified for the Isthmian Premier Division Play-Offs where Horsham lost out to Chatham Town on penalties. Di Paola then led them to the Isthmian Premier Division title{{cite web | url=https://www.isthmian.co.uk/articles/horsham-take-the-title-by-one-goal-on-a-dramatic-final-day/ | title=Horsham take the title – by one goal| date=26 April 2025 }} in the 2024–25 season.

Personal life

Di Paola is married with two children.

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2" \|Team ! rowspan="2" \|From ! rowspan="2"\|To ! colspan="8" \|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Clymping \|align=left\|24 June 2007 \|align=left\|25 May 2010 {{WDL\|112\|70\|12\|30\|decimals=0}}
align=left\|Worthing United \|align=left\|25 May 2010 \|align=left\|28 May 2011 {{WDL\|42\|24\|7\|11\|decimals=0}}
align=left\|East Preston \|align=left\|1 June 2011 \|align=left\|4 October 2014 {{WDL\|179\|130\|24\|25\|decimals=0}}
align=left\|Hastings United \|align=left\|4 October 2014 \|align=left\|1 January 2015 {{WDL\|16\|5\|4\|7\|decimals=0}}
align=left\|Horsham \|align=left\|7 April 215 \|align=left\|Present {{WDL\|445\|230\|74\|141\|decimals=0}}
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|794\|459\|121\|214\|decimals=0}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2" |Team

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2"|To

! colspan="8" |Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Clymping

|align=left|24 June 2007

|align=left|25 May 2010

align=left|Worthing United

|align=left|25 May 2010

|align=left|28 May 2011

align=left|East Preston

|align=left|1 June 2011

|align=left|4 October 2014

align=left|Hastings United

|align=left|4 October 2014

|align=left|1 January 2015

align=left|Horsham

|align=left|7 April 215

|align=left|Present

colspan=3|Total

Honours

Clymping

West Sussex Football League Premier Division Runners Up: 2007-08'''{{fchd|name=CLYMPING|id=CLYMPING}}
West Sussex Football League Malcolm Simmonds Cup: 2007-08'''
Sussex County Football League Division Three: 2008-09'''{{fchd|name=CLYMPING|id=CLYMPING}}
Vernon Wentworth Cup: 2008-09''':{{cite web|url=http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/sport/football-clymping-lift-vernon-wentworth-cup-1-1132023 |title=FOOTBALL: Clymping lift Vernon-Wentworth Cup – Sport |work=Littlehampton Gazette |date=7 May 2009 |accessdate=6 April 2013}}

East Preston

Sussex County Football League Division Two: 2011-12
Sussex County Football League Division Two Cup: 2011-12
The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup: 2012-13'''{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_RUR_Cup{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}}
John O'Hara Cup: 2013-14'''{{cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/11192209.east-preston-complete-a-double/
Sussex County Football League Division One: 2013-14

Horsham

Southern Combination Football League Premier Division: 2015-16
Isthmian League Division One South East Play-Off Final Winners: 2018-19
Isthmian League Cup: 2021-22
Isthmian League Premier Division: 2024–25 {{cite web|url=https://www.isthmian.co.uk/articles/horsham-take-the-title-by-one-goal-on-a-dramatic-final-day|title=Horsham take the title- by one goal- on a dramatic final day!|website=www.isthmian.co.uk|date=26 April 2025|accessdate=26 April 2025}}
Sussex Senior Challenge Cup: 2023–24{{cite web | url=https://www.horshamfc.co.uk/matches/2023-24/44413/hastings-united/ | title=Hastings United (N) - SSCF | date=9 May 2024 }}

Individual

Sussex County Football League Division Three - Manager Of The Year: 2008-09
Sussex County Football League Division Two - Manager Of The Year: 2011-12
Sussex County Football League Division One - Manager Of The Year: 2013-14
Isthmian League Division One South East - Manager of the Month: October 2018, November 2018, April 2019
Isthmian League Premier Division - Manager of the Month: September 2019, November 2021, April 2022

References

External links

:Category:1982 births

:Category:Living people

:Category:English football managers

:Category:Hastings United F.C. managers

:Category:East Preston F.C. managers

:Category:Horsham F.C. managers

:Category:Worthing United F.C. managers

:Category:Isthmian League managers