Arturo Di Napoli Explained

Arturo Di Napoli
Birth Date:1974 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Currentclub:Cologno (head coach)
Years1:1993–1994
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:1994–1995
Caps2:31
Goals2:28
Years3:1995–1997
Caps3:28
Goals3:5
Years4:1997
Caps4:6
Goals4:9
Years5:1997–1999
Caps5:25
Goals5:26
Years6:1998–1999
Clubs6:Empoli (loan)
Caps6:25
Goals6:11
Years7:1999–2000
Caps7:18
Goals7:4
Years8:2000–2002
Caps8:60
Goals8:50
Years9:2002–2003
Caps9:30
Goals9:8
Years10:2003–2007
Caps10:126
Goals10:43
Years11:2007–2008
Caps11:0
Goals11:2
Years12:2007–2008
Clubs12:Salernitana (loan)
Caps12:32
Goals12:21
Years13:2008–2009
Caps13:37
Goals13:13
Years14:2009–2010
Caps14:32
Goals14:30
Years15:2010
Caps15:11
Goals15:2[1]
Years16:2010–2012
Caps16:44
Goals16:27
Manageryears1:2012
Manageryears2:2013
Manageryears3:2014
Manageryears4:2015
Manageryears5:2015–2016
Manageryears6:2018–
Managerclubs6:Cologno

Arturo Di Napoli (born 18 April 1974) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a striker. He is currently head coach of Italian amateurs Cologno.

Playing career

From Empoli to Messina

Di Napoli started his career in minor Italian clubs, before being picked up by Napoli when Freddy Rincón's loan deal expired. Di Napoli scored five times for the Neapolitans, before being sold to Internazionale, where he was unable to make an impact.[2]

In 1998, he was signed by Empoli on loan.[3] In June 1999, he was signed by Piacenza for 7 billion Italian lire.[4]

In January 2005, his contract with Messina was extended to summer 2008.[5]

From Salernitana to Messina

After Messina went bankrupt, Siena signed him on free transfer and loaned him to Salernitana. He guided the Campanian side to promotion in the Italian Serie B, and was acquired half of the registration rights in July 2008. In his Serie B season with Salernitana, he provided 13 goals, being instrumental into guiding his side into their relegation escape.

In September 2009, he left Salernitana by mutual consent in order to return to Messina, joining the giallorossi, now in Serie D, on a free transfer with the aim to guide them back into professionalism.[6]

From Venezia to Caronnese

The forward joined in summer 2010 from Italian Serie D football team Messina to Venezia. He played in the first half of the season 11 games and scored two goals for Venezia before joined on 2 December 2010 to Caronnese.[7]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Di Napoli took his first full coaching role in July 2012 at amateurs Rieti of Eccellenza Lazio, then resigning later in November 2012 for personal reasons. In August 2013 he took the reins of Serie D club Riccione, resigning in December 2013 due to financial issues.

On 26 July 2014 he was named new head coach of Lega Pro club Savona.[8]

Di Napoli undertook his first move abroad in late 2014, when on 31 January 2014, he signed for Maltese club Vittoriosa Stars, in view of the 2015 remaining season.

He was successively named head coach of Serie D club Messina in August 2015, but was forced to quit in February 2016 after being disqualified for four years due to his involvement in the 2015 Italian football scandal.[9] His sentence was then reduced to 3 years and 6 months on appeal.[10] In December 2017, he was acquitted from all charges on the related criminal trial (unrelated to the sports trial).[11] His disqualification ended officially on 12 July 2019, on which day he announced he was in talks to become head coach of amateur club Cologno.[12] He was formally announced as new Cologno coach, in the Prima Categoria league, on 8 September 2018.[13]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Di_Napoli_Arturo Arturo Di Napoli – Carriera: Tuttocalciatori.net
  2. Gazzetta dello Sport player profile
  3. News: Maini dice si' al Bologna. 23 October 1998. 20 April 2010. Corriere della Sera. Italian.
  4. News: Ora l' Inter vuole Seedorf e Pancaro La Roma di Capello prende Oliseh. 12 June 1999. Corriere della Sera. 22 April 2010. Italian.
  5. Web site: Di Napoli agrees new Messina deal. 11 January 2005. 20 April 2008. UEFA.
  6. News: L'ACR annuncia gli acquisti degli attaccanti Di Napoli e Konte . Messina Sportiva . Italian . 7 September 2009 . 5 September 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090908003845/http://www.messinasportiva.it/news.php?id=10054&dove=a . 8 September 2009 .
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722064729/http://www.varesenotizie.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62811%3Aarturo-di-napoli-e-della-caronnese&catid=45%3Acalcio&Itemid=326 Arturo Di Napoli è della Caronnese
  8. News: UFFICIALE SAVONA: ARTURO DI NAPOLI NUOVO TECNICO . Liguria Notizie . 11 August 2014 . 26 July 2014 .
  9. News: Messina, stangata per Di Napoli Tecnico squalificato per 4 anni. LiveSicilia.it . Italian . 13 July 2019 . 1 February 2016 .
  10. News: Dirty soccer, ridotta di sei mesi la squalifica di Arturo Di Napoli. MessinaNelPallone.it . Italian . 13 July 2019 . 7 March 2016 .
  11. News: "Di Napoli, niente combine": ora vuole cancellare la squalifica. Mediaset Sport . Italian . 13 July 2019 . 13 December 2017 .
  12. News: Di Napoli: "L'Inter è il mio rimpianto, oggi nel calcio non c'è meritocrazia. Ho in mente un progetto folle…". Il Posticipo . Italian . 13 July 2019 . 12 July 2019 .
  13. News: Arturo Di Napoli nuovo allenatore dell'F.C Cologno. MondoCalcioNews . Italian . 14 January 2021 . 8 September 2018 .