Nello Di Costanzo

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Nello Di Costanzo
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Personal information
Full name Cuono Di Costanzo
Date of birth (1961-07-26) 26 July 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1972–1977 Milan
1977–1982 Napoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1986 Gladiator
1986–1987 Afragolese 31 (1)
1987–1990 Turris Calcio 70 (0)
Managerial career
1995–1999 Viribus Unitis
1999–2000 Palmese
2000–2001 Viribus Unitis
2001–2002 Gladiator
2002–2004 Benevento
2004–2005 Juve Stabia
2005–2007 Venezia
2007–2008 Messina
2008 Ascoli
2010 Padova
2012 Barletta
2012–2013 Carrarese
2013–2014 Aversa Normanna
2015 Messina
2016 Ischia Isolaverde
2016–2017 Frattese
2018 Pomigliano
2018–2019 Casertana (technical director)
2019 Nocerina
2021 Afragolese
2021–2022 Brindisi
2022 Taranto
2023–2024 Angri
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cuono "Nello" Di Costanzo (born 26 July 1961) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward.

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Career

Playing

A striker, he played in the youth ranks of AC Milan and Napoli, also winning a Campionato Nazionale Primavera title;[ citation needed ] however, despite this, he spent his whole career in the Italian lower leagues. [1]

Coaching

In 1995, he started his coaching career with Prima Categoria team Viribus Unitis, which he led to three promotions in four years, leading them to Serie D. He then coached Palmese in 1999–2000 before returning at Viribus Unitis the following season, barely missing the Serie D league title. He was then called in 2001 to coach Gladiator, leading the Santa Maria Capua Vetere-based team to win their Serie D round, thus ensuring them promotion to Serie C2. In 2002, he accepted an offer from then-Serie C1 team Benevento, obtaining an eighth place in his first season but being ultimately sacked in the 2003–2004 mid-season due to poor results. He then led Juve Stabia to second place in the 2004–2005 Serie C2 before accepting an offer from Venezia. During his two-year spell with the arancioneroverdi, Di Costanzo immediately won the Serie C2 title and narrowly missed a second consecutive promotion the following season after losing to Pisa in the promotion playoffs.

In 2007–08, he served as head coach of Messina, guiding the giallorossi to a mid-table finish in the season. He will coach Ascoli in the upcoming 2008–09 season. He was sacked on 21 October 2008 following a string of poor results. [2]

On 9 February 2010, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie B relegation-battling side Padova. [3] His time at Padua lasted only a few weeks, as he failed to change the club's fortunes in the games he was in charge and was ultimately sacked on 10 April. [4]

From 7 February 2012 until the end of the season, he was the new coach of Barletta in place of the sacked Marco Carri.

On 2 October 2012, he was named new coach of Carrarese in place of the resigned Carlo Sabatini.

In March 2018, he was hired by Pomigliano. [5]

On 8 July 2019, he joined Serie D club Nocerina. [6] He was dismissed by Nocerina on 21 October 2019. [7]

He successively coached Serie D relegation-battling club Afragolese from March [8] to June 2021. [9] In October 2021, Di Costanzo signed for Brindisi, another Serie D club. [10]

On 6 June 2022, Di Costanzo was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Taranto on a one-year deal, thus marking his return to professional football after six years. [11] He was dismissed on 12 September 2022, after the second matchday of the season, together with club's sporting director Nicola Dionisio. [12]

On 21 November 2023, Di Costanzo was appointed new head coach of Angri in the Italian Serie D league. [13] He was sacked on 5 March 2024, with Angri deep in the relegation zone. [14]

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References

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  2. "Calcio: Ascoli, Esonerato Tecnico Di Costanzo" (in Italian). Yahoo! Eurosport Italia. 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  3. "Di Costanzo è il nuovo allenatore del Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. "Esonerato Di Costanzo, Sabatini torna alla guida del Padova" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  5. Pomigliano, ufficiale: esonerato Nappi, ecco Di Costanzo‚ zonacalcio.net, 27 March 2018
  6. "La Nocerina ha un nuovo allenatore" (Press release) (in Italian). Nocerina. 8 July 2019.
  7. "Esonerato Di Costanzo" (Press release) (in Italian). Nocerina. 21 October 2019.
  8. "Nello Di Costanzo è il nuovo allenatore dell'Afragolese" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. "Afragolese: Ufficiale l'addio a Di Costanzo, a breve il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Tutto Eccellenza. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. "Brindisi Fc: Nello Di Costanzo nuovo allenatore, torna Dionisio nel ruolo di Ds" (in Italian). Brindisi Report. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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  12. "Rivoluzione in casa Taranto. Esonerati il Ds Dionisio e mister Di Costanzo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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  14. "L'Angri esonera mister Di Costanzo. E richiama in panchina Liquidato" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.