Carlo Napolitano

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Carlo Napolitano
Personal information
Born Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000 Salford City Reds 31004
2001 Swinton Lions 10000
Total41004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999 Italy 10000
Coaching information
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
201113 Italy 860275
Source: [1]

Carlo Napolitano is an Italian rugby league coach and former player. He is the former head coach of Italy, having taken charge of the national side in 2004, and being succeeded by Trent Barrett in 2014. [2] [3]

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Career

He coached Italy during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying tournament, and reprised his role at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup [4] [5]

Following this Carlo moved to Australia where he made his debut for the Port Kembla Pumas where he quickly became a club legend by being the first player to take the field in all 4 divisions within a single season. [6]

Other ventures

Carlo Napolitano is now the chief executive officer of Armada Advisory and Castle Compensation Partners. [7] He is also committee member of Australian Alopecia Areata Foundation (AAAF), an Australian national body dedicated to improving lives of people living with Alopecia Areata and their families.

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References

  1. "Carlo Napolitano - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. "England to play Italy in historic first international". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  3. "Rugby League: Trent Barrett named Italy's new head coach | Rugby League News". Sky Sports. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. "'Una famiglia': the diverse roots of Italy's Rugby League World Cup squad". the Guardian. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. "Departing Napolitano earns praise". www.eurosport.com. 2014-02-19. Archived from the original on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  6. "Carlo Napolitano Announces The Italian Squad For The World Cup Qualification". Rugby League International Scores. 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  7. "Castle Compensation Partners".