Marco Donadel

Marco Donadel

Donadel with Fiorentina in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Marco Donadel [1]
Date of birth	(1983-04-21) 21 April 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Conegliano, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Milan	1	(0)
2002–2003	→ Lecce (loan)	29	(0)
2003–2004	Parma	24	(0)
2004–2005	Milan	0	(0)
2004–2005	→ Sampdoria (loan)	8	(0)
2005–2011	Fiorentina	184	(4)
2011–2014	Napoli	4	(0)
2013–2014	→ Verona (loan)	23	(1)
2015–2018	Montreal Impact	67	(3)
International career
1999	Italy U-15	3	(1)
2000	Italy U-16	4	(0)
2000–2001	Italy U-17	9	(0)
2001	Italy U-19	6	(0)
2002–2003	Italy U-20	5	(1)
2004–2006	Italy U-21	31	(1)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Fiorentina Youth
2020	Fiorentina U17
2023	Ancona
Medal record Representing   Italy Men's Football 2004 Team Competition UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Donadel Cavaliere OMRI (born 21 April 1983) is an Italian football coach and a former midfielder.

Club career

Milan

Donadel is a youth product of Milan, playing for the youth side between 1998 and 2002, winning the Torneo di Viareggio in 1999 and 2001 before being promoted to the senior side. On 4 March 2001, he made his debut for Milan, coming on as a substitute for Andres Guglielminpietro in the 78th minute of a home Serie A game against Parma. ^[2] The following season, he made his debut appearances in the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia.

Having made just 4 appearances for the senior squad of Milan, Donadel was loaned out to Lecce in July 2002. ^[3]

In June 2003 Donadel was sold to Parma in a co-ownership deal for €2 million. ^[4] (with 50% rights of Roberto Massaro was purchased by Milan for €2 million ^[4] ) The deal made Milan making a profit of €3.897 million. ^[4] In June 2004 Milan bought back 50% rights of Donadel for €800,000 ^[5] in a four-year contract (Milan booked the contract value of Donadel was €4 million instead of €1.6 million, thus receiving €1.2 million financial income ^[6] instead of costing Milan to write down the value of retaining 50% registration rights for €1.2 million.) In 2004–05 season Donadel was loaned to Sampdoria ^[7] for free ^[6] and finally Fiorentina in January 2005, for €200,000. ^[8]

Fiorentina

After a successful half-season-long loan with Fiorentina, he was signed permanently for €1.2 million in a four-year contract. ^[8] The deal also made Milan book a €1.8 million loss. ^[9] as the residual value of Donadel's contract, after amortization, was €3 million. In 2005–06, he was a regular for coach Cesare Prandelli, who had already appreciated the skills of Donadel, as they were together at Parma. In June 2007, he was offered a new contract until June 2011. ^[10]

Napoli

On 24 June 2011, he signed a four-year contract with Napoli. During his stay with Napoli, he only appeared in four league matches and during the 2013–14 season, he was sent on loan to Verona, where he was a regular starter for the club.

Montreal Impact

Once his loan spell with Verona concluded, Donadel went on trial with Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact. Donadel officially signed with the Montreal Impact on 1 December 2014. ^[11] His 30-yard strike in a 3–0 home win against Columbus Crew, on 11 July 2015, ^[12] was voted MLS goal of the week for the 19th week of the 2015 MLS season. ^[13] On 25 October, he assisted one of Drogba's goals as the Montreal Impact came from behind to defeat domestic rivals Toronto FC 2–1 at home; the win gave Montreal the home advantage for their knock-out fixture against Toronto in the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. ^[14]

Donadel was waived by Montreal on 22 June 2018. ^[15]

International career

Donadel was the captain of Italy under-21 team between 2004 and 2006 and won the 2004 European Under-21 Football Championship, totalling 31 appearances and 1 goal. Donadel also won a bronze medal with Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament. ^[16]

Coaching career

On 17 December 2021, Donadel was announced as the new assistant coach of Spartak Moscow, following the appointment of Paolo Vanoli as the club's new head coach. ^[17]

On 11 April 2023, Donadel took on his first head coaching job in charge of Serie C club Ancona. ^[18] He was dismissed on 23 October 2023 due to negative results. ^[19]

Honours

Club

Napoli

• Coppa Italia: 2011–12

Montreal Impact

• CONCACAF Champions League: 2014–15 (Runner-up)

International

Italy U21

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2004
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2004

Orders

• 

  5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana : 2004 ^[20]

References

1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 64" [Official Press Release No. 64](PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 27 October 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
2. "Match Report | 2000-01 | 21ª Giornata | Lega Serie A".
3. "Donadel set for Lecce". Sky Sports. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
4. A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2003 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
5. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°105/CDN (2008–09)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
6. A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2004 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
7. "Samp sign duo". Sky Sports. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
8. ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2005 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
9. A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2005 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
10. "Donadel delight at Fiorentina faith". UEFA.com. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
11. "Italian midfielder Marco Donadel joins the Impact". impactmontreal.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
12. "Match report: IMFC shuts out Columbus Crew SC 3-0 on Saturday night". Montreal Impact. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
13. "Montreal Impact midfielder Marco Donadel's laser runs away with AT&T Goal of the Week honors". MLS. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
14. "Match Report: Impact beats Toronto FC and finishes third in the East". Impact Montreal. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
15. "Montreal Impact waive midfielder Marco Donadel | MLSSoccer.com".
16. "Donadel, Marco" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
17. "Benvenuto, Paolo Vanoli!". FC Spartak Moscow. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
18. "Ancona, Donadel è il nuovo allenatore: il comunicato ufficiale del club" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
19. "Ancona, Marco Donadel esonerato dalla guida della prima squadra" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
20. "Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Marco Donadel" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2015.

External links

• "Profile at ACF Fiorentina official site". Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
• stats. at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
• National Team stats. at FIGC official site (in Italian)^{[ dead link ]}
• Marco Donadel at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Marco Donadel at Major League Soccer