Nicola Zanini
{{short description|Italian coach and former football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2008}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicola Zanini
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|26}}
| birth_place = Vicenza, Italy
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Dolomiti Bellunesi (head coach)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Juventus
| years1 = 1990–92
| clubs1 = Juventus
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1992–93
| clubs2 = Sampdoria
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1993–94
| clubs3 = Mantova
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1994–95
| clubs4 = Pistoiese
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 1995–96
| clubs5 = Verona
| caps5 = 35
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 1996
| clubs6 = Sampdoria
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1996–97
| clubs7 = Verona (on loan)
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 1997
| clubs8 = Sampdoria
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1997–99
| clubs9 = Atalanta
| caps9 = 42
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 1999–01
| clubs10 = Pescara
| caps10 = 35
| goals10 = 8
| years11 = 2001
| clubs11 = Monza
| caps11 = 17
| goals11 = 4
| years12 = 2001–02
| clubs12 = Como
| caps12 = 19
| goals12 = 4
| years13 = 2002–03
| clubs13 = Triestina (on loan)
| caps13 = 32
| goals13 = 7
| years14 = 2003–04
| clubs14 = Napoli
| caps14 = 36
| goals14 = 5
| years15 = 2004–05
| clubs15 = Genoa
| caps15 = 34
| goals15 = 5
| years16 = 2006
| clubs16 = Ascoli
| caps16 = 7
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2006–2008
| clubs17 = Vicenza
| caps17 = 38
| goals17 = 0
| years18 = 2008–2009
| clubs18 = Albignasego
| caps18 = 28
| goals18 = 7
| years19 = 2009–2010
| clubs19 = Treviso
| caps19 =
| goals19 =
| manageryears1 = 2010
| managerclubs1 = Treviso
| manageryears2 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs2 = Real Vicenza (youth)
| manageryears3 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs3 = Vicenza (youth)
| manageryears4 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs4 = Vicenza
| manageryears5 = 2018
| managerclubs5 = Vicenza
| manageryears6 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs6 = Este
| manageryears7 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs7 = Luparense
| manageryears8 = 2022
| managerclubs8 = Sona
| manageryears9 = 2023
| managerclubs9 = Sona
| manageryears10 = 2023–
| managerclubs10 = Dolomiti Bellunesi
| ntupdate =
| pcupdate =
}}
Nicola Zanini (born 26 March 1974) is an Italian coach and former football player, currently in charge of Dolomiti Bellunesi.
Playing career
A youth product of Juventus, Zanini played over 10 seasons as a midfielder in the Italian Serie B and 50 games in Serie A. He retired in 2010 after a short stint with Treviso.
Coaching career
Zanini moved into coaching in January 2010 after being promoted to head coach for his playing team Treviso. He then went on a career as a youth coach, first with Real Vicenza, and later with his former team Vicenza. He then served as head coach of Vicenza on two different stints during the 2017–18 Serie C campaign, guiding them to safety after winning a relegation playoff to Santarcangelo.
On 2018, after his experience with Vicenza, he took over the reins of Serie D club Este.[http://www.padovasport.tv/calcio-triveneto/este-il-nuovo-allenatore-arriva-dal-vicenza-ecco-zanini/ Este, il nuovo allenatore arriva dal Vicenza: ecco Zanini]‚ padovasport.tv, 28 May 2018 He left Este in 2020 for Luparense, another Serie D club from the region.{{cite web |url=https://www.luparensefc.com/nicola-zanini-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-della-luparense/ |publisher=Luparense Calcio |accessdate=13 April 2021 |date=7 June 2020 |title=NICOLA ZANINI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA LUPARENSE }} He left Luparense in 2022 for fellow Serie D club Sona, but was sacked on 10 October 2022 due to negative results.{{cite web |url=https://www.veronasera.it/sport/calcio/ufficiale-chievo-sona-allenatore-zanini-22-luglio-2022.html |publisher=Verona Sera |accessdate=11 October 2022 |date=22 July 2022 |title=Ufficiale la nascita del Chievo-Sona: Zanini sarà l'allenatore}}{{cite web |url=https://www.seried24.com/news/c-sona-zanini-esonero-comunicato-10-ottobre-2022/ |publisher=SerieD24.it |accessdate=11 October 2022 |date=10 October 2022 |title=C.Sona, ufficiale l’esonero dell’allenatore Nicola Zanini}} He was successively briefly recalled, but failed to save the club from relegation.
On 28 May 2023, Zanini was unveiled as the new head coach of Dolomiti Bellunesi, another Serie D club.{{cite web |url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/sport/2023/e-nicola-zanini-il-nuovo-allenatore-della-ssd-dolomiti-bellunesi-per-la-prossima-stagione-di-serie-d |publisher=Il Dolomiti |accessdate=28 May 2023 |date=18 April 2024 |title=E' Nicola Zanini il nuovo allenatore della Ssd Dolomiti Bellunesi per la prossima stagione di serie D}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/1035.shtml gazzetta.it]
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.calcio.com/profilo_giocatori/nicola-zanini/ Nicola Zanini at calcio.com]
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Category:Treviso FBC 1993 players
Category:US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Category:FC Pistoiese SSD players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Italian football managers
Category:Footballers from Vicenza
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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