Alfonso De Lucia

Alfonso De Lucia
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-12) 12 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Nola, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1999 Napoli
1999–2002 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Parma 18 (0)
2003–2004 → Salernitana (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2014 Livorno 109 (0)
2013 → Nocerina (loan) 11 (0)
2015 Monza 10 (0)
International career
2003 Italy U-20 1[2] (0)
Managerial career
2017–2021 Nola (president)
2021 Nola
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfonso De Lucia (born 12 November 1983) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Parma

De Lucia was signed by Parma A.C. from S.S.C. Napoli, as part of the deal of Paolo Cannavaro.

De Lucia made his professional debut as a replacement for injured Cláudio Taffarel during a Serie A league game versus AC Milan on 30 March 2002, at the age of 18. The following season De Lucia did not make any appearance, being later loaned out to Serie B side Salernitana for the 2003–04 season. After his return to Parma in July 2004, he served as a reserve for veteran keeper Luca Bucci, also managing to play 17 more games in three seasons.

Livorno

On 13 July 2007 De Lucia moved to Livorno.[3] He played the 2007–08 season again as a reserve, this time behind Italian international Marco Amelia. After Livorno's relegation to Serie B which persuaded Amelia to leave the club, De Lucia was promoted as first-choice goalkeeper, and served as a regular in the 2008–09 campaign that ended in a prompt return to the top flight as playoff winners. In 2009–10 Livorno signed Francesco Benussi and Rubinho as a backups for De Lucia. They played 16 games in Serie A.

De Lucia became the backup of Francesco Bardi in 2011–12 Serie B.

He was banned for 5 months in 2012 due to involvement in match-fixing scandal.[4]

In January 2013 he was loaned to Nocerina.

In June 2013 he was banned 6 months due to suing the chairman of Livorno without authorization.[5][6][7] In 2014 his contract with the club was terminated.

Monza

In January 2015 De Lucia was signed by Lega Pro struggler Monza.

Coaching career

Upon his retirement, in 2017 he was chosen as president of his hometown club Nola, which was promoted into Serie D at the end of his first season in charge. On 20 August 2021, he was hired by the club as its head coach.[8] He resigned on 17 November 2021 after a series of poor results.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Alfonso De Lucia – Livorno – Campionato di Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  2. ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  3. ^ "Oggi presentazione di Volpe e De Lucia" (in Italian). AS Livorno Calcio. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (CDN) (in Italian). FIGC. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°82/CDN (2012–13)" (PDF). CDN (in Italian). FIGC. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°41/CGF (2013–14)" (PDF). Corte di Giustizia Federale (in Italian). FIGC. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. ^ "CGF: squalifica di 6 mesi per De Lucia" (in Italian). FIGC. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Afonso De Lucia, il nuovo allenatore della S.S. Nola Calcio 1925!" (in Italian). Nola. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Mister Alfonso De Lucia non è più l'allenatore del Nola 1925" (in Italian). Nola. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.