| Intro | Italian footballer | ||||||||||
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| From | Italy | ||||||||||
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| Gender | male | ||||||||||
| Birth | 21 February 1977, Giulianova, Italy | ||||||||||
| Age: | 43 years | ||||||||||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||||||||||
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Daniele Di Donato (born 21 February 1977) is an Italian football manager and a former midfielder, currently in charge of Arezzo.
Playing career
Di Donato, nicknamed Dido, started his professional career with Torino (then in Serie B). He is best known for having spent a total of four seasons with Palermo, being protagonist of two promotions that led the Sicilians from Serie C1 to Serie A, and being a fan favourite during his stay with the rosanero with a total of 133 appearances. He also played a Serie A season with Siena in 2005–2006. After two seasons with Arezzo of Serie B, in 2007 he signed a contract with Ascoli.
Coaching career
After retirement, Di Donato joined Modena as a youth coach. He successively accepted to become head coach of Serie D club Jesina for the 2017–18 season.
He was then named new head coach of ArzignanoChiampo, which he guided to promotion to Serie C on his first season in charge. He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season to become manager of Arezzo.