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 53)
Place of birth Pescara, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Spezia (head coach)
Youth career
1988–1989 Chieti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Chieti 103 (2)
1995–1996 Sora 28 (2)
1996–1998 Castel di Sangro 62 (4)
1998–2000 Fermana 40 (0)
2000 Alzano Virescit 4 (0)
2000 Fermana 2 (0)
2000–2001 Giulianova 21 (4)
2001–2006 Rimini 130 (7)
2006–2007 San Marino 26 (2)
Total 416 (21)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Rimini (youth)
2010–2013 Rimini
2013–2015 Alessandria
2015–2016 Fidelis Andria
2016–2017 Bassano Virtus
2017–2018 Casertana
2018–2022 Pisa
2022–2023 Pisa
2023– Spezia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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Early years

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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

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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

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As of match played 2 November 2024[11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rimini   19 July 2010 30 June 2013 129 54 40 35 178 136 +42 041.86
Alessandria   5 November 2013 10 June 2015 67 33 18 16 105 65 +40 049.25
Fidelis Andria   4 July 2015 15 June 2016 36 12 12 12 36 26 +10 033.33
Bassano Virtus   15 June 2016 28 February 2017 31 11 11 9 42 46 −4 035.48
Casertana   1 October 2017 18 June 2018 35 14 11 10 39 30 +9 040.00
Pisa   24 June 2018 14 June 2022 173 72 56 45 239 202 +37 041.62
Pisa   19 September 2022 2 June 2023 32 11 12 9 41 31 +10 034.38
Spezia   15 November 2023 Present 38 14 17 7 45 42 +3 036.84
Total 541 221 177 143 725 578 +147 040.85

References

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  1. ^ "Luca D'Angelo allenatore della Fidelis" (in Italian). Fidelis Andria. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Ufficiale: D'Angelo nuovo Responsabile Tecnico della Prima Squadra" (in Italian). Bassano Virtus 55 S.T. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bassano, esonerato D'Angelo" (in Italian). tuttolegapro.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Casertana, ecco mister D'Angelo" (in Italian). tuttolegapro.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ "LUCA D'ANGELO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL PISA" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. ^ Chiavacci, Andrea (19 September 2019). "Il Pisa festeggia la serie B a Vecchiano, mister Riccardo Taddei è il beniamino del paese". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. ^ "COMUNICATO SOCIETARIO (14 GIUGNO 2022)" (in Italian). Pisa S.C. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Luca D'Angelo nuovo tecnico del Pisa!" (in Italian). Pisa S.C. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Comunicato Societario (venerdì 2 giugno 2023)" (in Italian). Pisa S.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE | LUCA D'ANGELO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLO SPEZIA CALCIO" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  11. ^ Luca D'Angelo coach profile at Soccerway
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