Maurizio D'Angelo

Playing

A centre back, D'Angelo started his career playing for amateur team Trissino in 1986; he then joined Marzotto Valdagno, another amateur team, one year later, and finally signed for Chievo in 1988. During his first season with the gialloblù, D'Angelo made 17 appearances in the Serie C2 league. He then spent a couple of seasons on loan to Serie C2 teams Marzotto Valdagno and Derthona respectively. He returned to Chievo in 1991, finding his team in Serie C1 and quickly establishing himself as a mainstay for the Ceo, captaining his side to two promotions, and also in their subsequent Serie A campaigns. He made his Serie A debut, together with several of his fellow Chievo players, on 26 August 2001, in a surprise away victory against Fiorentina. In 2002, he became a back-up player and consequently chose to leave the captaincy to Lorenzo D'Anna, another long-time Chievo player. In January 2003, he decided to leave Chievo, after twelve consecutive seasons with them, to join his hometown club Napoli, who were playing Serie B football at the time. He returned to Chievo later on in the summer, mainly helping Luigi Delneri with his coaching duties. He made his lone and final appearance with Chievo on 16 May 2004, in a Serie A home match against Bologna.

Coaching

Following his retirement in 2004, D'Angelo stayed at Chievo, joining the non-playing staff as assistant to new head coach Mario Beretta. However, despite a good start, Chievo found themselves in…