Nicola Caricola

{{short description|Italian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicola Caricola

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|2|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bari, Italy

| height =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Bari

| years1 = 1981–1983

| clubs1 = Bari

| caps1 = 70

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1983–1987

| clubs2 = Juventus

| caps2 = 59

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1987–1994

| clubs3 = Genoa

| caps3 = 201

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1994

| clubs4 = Torino

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1994–1995

| clubs5 = Genoa

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1996

| clubs6 = MetroStars

| caps6 = 26

| goals6 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 1982–1984

| nationalteam1 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Nicola Caricola (born 13 February 1963) is an Italian former footballer who played as a sweeper.