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}}

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