Nicola Donazzan

Nicola Donazzan (born 8 January 1985) is an Italian former player who played as a defender.

Nicola Donazzan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-01-08) 8 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cittadella (assistant)
Youth career
0000–2004	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Mantova	17	(0)
2007–2012	Sassuolo	88	(1)
2012–2013	Eurocalcio
2013	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	0	(0)
2013–2014	Mantova	16	(0)
2014–2016	Cittadella	13	(0)
2016–2017	Eurocalcio
Total		134	(0)
Managerial career
2019–2021	Cittadella U17
2021–	Cittadella (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Donazzan started his career with Internazionale, being later sold to Mantova in a co-ownership bid for a peppercorn fee of €500. He made a total 17 appearances during his three-year-long stay with the virgiliani.^[1] In July 2007, after Mantova made his transfer permanent for free, he was loaned out to Sassuolo, where he was protagonist^{[according to whom?]} of the neroverdi's successful Serie C1/A campaign.^[2] That season Donazzan was a utility player, who played in centre-back and left-back positions. However, he did not play in Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione. Later in June 2008 Sassuolo decided to make his move became a co-ownership deal.^[3]

Donazzan signed a new 1-year deal on 22 June 2011.

Honours

Sassuolo

• Serie C1: 2007–08
• Supercoppa di Serie C: 2008

Cittadella

• Lega Pro: 2015–16

References

1. "Nicola DONAZZAN" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
2. "Mantova: Donazzan in prestito al Sassuolo" (in Italian). Yahoo! Sports. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
3. "Sassuolo, riscattato Donazzan" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.