Carmine Nunziata

Carmine Nunziata
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-22) 22 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth San Gennaro Vesuviano, Italy[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Italy U21 (manager)
Youth career
Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Inter Milan 0 (0)
1986–1987 Virescit Boccaleone [it] 18 (0)
1987–1989 Pavia 43 (0)
1989–1990 Foggia 36 (0)
1990–1996 Padova 197 (1)
1996–1998 Torino 64 (0)
1998–2000 Brescia 40 (0)
2000–2001 Montichiari 15 (0)
2001 Alzano Virescit 17 (0)
2001–2002 Seregno 21 (0)
2002–2003 Pievigina [it] 21 (0)
Total 472 (1)
Managerial career
2003–2006 Arzachena
2006–2007 Alghero
2007 Salò
2008–2009 Arzachena
2009 Seregno
2010–2011 AC Milan (youth)
2012–2017 Italy U21 (assistant)
2017–2020 Italy U17
2019 Italy U19 (interim)
2019 Italy U18 (interim)
2020–2022 Italy U19
2022–2023 Italy U20
2023– Italy U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carmine Nunziata (born 22 July 1967) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of the Italy national under-21 team.

Playing career

Born in San Gennaro Vesuviano, Nunziata played youth football for Inter Milan. He made his first team debut on 6 May 1986, coming on as a half-time substitute for Cristiano Pozzoni in a 2–0 Coppa Italia away loss against Roma.

After only one further cup match for Inter,[2] Nunziata left for Serie C1 side Virescit Boccaleone [it] in 1986. He moved to fellow league team Pavia in the following year, suffering relegation to Serie C2 in his first season.

In 1989, Nunziata signed for Foggia in the Serie B. He moved to Padova in the same division in the following year, achieving promotion to the Serie A in 1994.[3]

In 1996, Nunziata agreed to a contract with Torino in the second level, and featured regularly before moving to Brescia in 1998. In 2000, after losing his starting spot, he joined Montichiari in the fourth tier.

In 2001, after a short period at Alzano Virescit, Nunziata joined Seregno in the Serie D. He subsequently played for Pievigina [it] in the same division, and retired with the club in 2003 at the age of 36.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Nunziata started his managerial career with Arzachena in the Serie D.[4] He was subsequently in charge of Alghero[5][6] and Salò[7] before returning to Arzachena in 2008.

On 26 June 2009, Nunziata was appointed in charge of Seregno, with the club now in the Eccellenza Lombardy, but was sacked on 25 September.[8] He worked in the youth sides of AC Milan during the 2010–11 season,[9] before being named assistant of Devis Mangia in the Italy national under-21 team.

Nunziata continued to work as an assistant of the under-21 side in the following years, now behind Luigi Di Biagio. On 4 August 2017, he was appointed in charge of the under-17 team.[10]

In 2019, Nunziata was an interim manager of both the under-19[11] and under-18 sides,[12] being in charge of the former in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. After returning to the under-17s, he was appointed manager of the under-19 team in July 2020.[13]

On 22 July 2022, Nunziata took over the under-20 team, changing roles with Alberto Bollini.[14] In the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he led Italy to the final, as the team eventually lost to Uruguay.[15][16]

After the tournament, on 4 August 2023 he was appointed as the new under-21 team manager, replacing Paolo Nicolato.[17]

Honours

Manager

Italy U20

References

  1. ^ Carmine Nunziata at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Carmine Nunziata". Inter Milan. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "L'ex biancoscudato Nunziata porta l'Italia in finale dei mondiali U20" [Former biancoscudato Nunziata leads Italy to the final of the U20 World Cup] (in Italian). Padova Sport. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Arzachena: si decide la sorte di Perrotti, Nunziata in arrivo" [Arzachena: Perrotti's fate is decided, Nunziata is on the way] (in Italian). Diario Sportivo. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Il nuovo allenatore dell´Alghero è Carmine Nunziata" [The new manager of Alghero is Carmine Nunziata] (in Italian). alguer.it. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Alghero, esonerato Nunziata arriva Toma" [Alghero, Nunziata sacked Toma arrives] (in Italian). alguer.it. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Il Salò licenzia "Nino" Nunziata" [Salò fires "Nino" Nunziata] (in Italian). Il Mattino di Padova. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Salta la prima panchina in Eccellenza via Nunziata da Seregno" [First departure in the bench of Eccellenza via Nunziata at Seregno] (in Italian). Sport in Lombardia. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Carmine Nunziata: a tutta... Berretti" [Carmine Nunziata: to... Berretti] (in Italian). AC Milan. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Italia under 17, al via la gestione Nunziata-Corradi: i convocati" [Italy under 17, Nunziata-Corradi management kicks off: the call-ups] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Italia Under 19: Carmine Nunziata è il nuovo Ct" [Italy Under-19s: Carmine Nunziata is the new manager] (in Italian). Football Scouting. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Ufficializzati i nuovi tecnici: Franceschini guiderà l'Under 20, Bollini l'Under 19" [New manager officialized: Franceschini will guide the under-20s, Bollini the under-19s] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  13. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bollini nuovo commissario tecnico dell'Under 20, a Corradi l'Under 17" [OFFICIAL: Bollini new manager of the under-20s, Corradi to the under-17s] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Club Italia: confermati i tecnici delle Giovanili maschili. Nunziata passa all'Under 20 in vista del Mondiale" [Club Italy: confirmed the manager of the men's youth team. Nunziata goes to the under-20 ahead of the World Cup] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  16. ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  17. ^ FIGC (4 August 2023). "Definito il nuovo progetto tecnico del Club Italia: al Ct Mancini il coordinamento dalla Nazionale A all'Under 20". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 14 September 2023.