Luca D'Angelo

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 52)
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

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

Early years

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

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

As of match played 19 May 2023^[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	Current	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				503	207	160	136	680	535	+145	041.15

References

1. (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. (in Italian). tuttolegapro.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
4. (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. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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

External links

• Career on Legaserieb.it
• Luca D'Angelo at Soccerway