Nello Di Costanzo

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

Nello Di Costanzo
Personal information
Full name Cuono Di Costanzo
Date of birth (1961-07-26) 26 July 1961
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Position(s) Manager (former Forward)
Teams managed
Years Team
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

Career

Playing

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

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 to return 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 a 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.[1]

On 9 February 2010, he was announced as new head coach of Serie B relegation-battling side Padova.[2] 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.[3]

Since 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.[4]

On 8 July 2019 he joined Serie D club Nocerina.[5] He was dismissed by Nocerina on 21 October 2019.[6]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. Pomigliano, ufficiale: esonerato Nappi, ecco Di Costanzo‚ zonacalcio.net, 27 March 2018
  5. "La Nocerina ha un nuovo allenatore" (Press release) (in Italian). Nocerina. 8 July 2019.
  6. "Esonerato Di Costanzo" (Press release) (in Italian). Nocerina. 21 October 2019.
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