Luciano De Paola

Luciano De Paola (born 30 May 1961 in Italy) is an Italian football manager, coach of U.S. Pergolettese 1932.

Luciano De Paola
Personal information
Date of birth 30 May 1961
Place of birth Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 U.S. Pergolettese 1932
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-1983 F.C. Crotone
1983-1985 Frosinone Calcio 64 (0)
1985-1988 A.S.D. Francavilla 85 (1)
1988-1990/91 Cagliari Calcio 71 (2)
1990/91-1993 Brescia Calcio 85 (2)
1993/1994 S.S. Lazio 6 (0)
1993/1994 Atalanta B.C. 14 (0)
1994-1996 Cosenza Calcio 66 (2)
1996-1998 Brescia Calcio 66 (0)
1998/1999 U.S. Pergolettese 1932 13 (0)
Teams managed
-1999 U.S. Pergolettese 1932
2007 S.S. Arezzo
2009-2011 U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D.
2011-2012 U.S.D. 1913 Seregno Calcio
2012-2013 A.C. Trento S.C.S.D.
2013-2014/15 Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909
2015 Piacenza Calcio 1919
2015 Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909
2015-2016 Calcio Lecco 1912
2016-2017 F.C. Lumezzane V.G.Z. A.S.D.
2017-2018 U.S. Pergolettese 1932
2018-2019 A.C. Trento S.C.S.D.
2019-2020 Savona F.B.C.
2020- U.S. Pergolettese 1932
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

As a player, De Paola was compared to Italian international Gennaro Gattuso, who was also a defensive midfielder.[1]

Upon signing for Cagliari Calcio in 1988, De Paola was interviewed by Guerin Sportivo, where the author wrote that he voted for the Italian Communist Party in the early 1980s.[2] When he joined S.S. Lazio in 1993, a journalist re-published the interview and labelled him a communist. As a result, he was blamed for the team's problems and was eventually forced to leave due to pressure from the club's supporters.[3]

After retirement, De Paola claimed that he had never talked about politics in any interview[4] and was never interested in it.[5]

References
  1. De Paola: «Le braciole con Marulla e Negri. Io guerriero di un calcio che non c’è più» cosenzachannel.it
  2. Amarcord: Luciano De Paola, “il calciatore comunista” mediapolitika.com
  3. Lecco, De Paola: "Vi racconto De Zerbi, la vicenda Lazio, il Cosenza di Marulla e Zaccheroni. Crotone da Serie A" gianlucadimarzio.com
  4. Da Gascoigne a Lucescu, Luciano De Paola si racconta sportpiacenza.it
  5. ESCLUSIVA - De Paola: "Alla Lazio problemi per colpa di un giornalista, ma che risate in stanza con Gazza!" lalaziosiamonoi.it
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