Alfonso De Lucia (born 12 November 1983) is an Italian

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coach and a former player who played as a

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Career

Parma

De Lucia was signed by Parma A.C. from

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, as part of the deal of

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. De Lucia made his professional debut as a replacement for injured

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during a

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league game versus

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on 30 March 2002, at the age of 18. The following season De Lucia did not make any appearance, being later loaned out to

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side

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for the 2003–04 season. After his return to Parma in July 2004, he served as a reserve for veteran keeper

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, also managing to play 17 more games in three seasons.

Livorno

On 13 July 2007 De Lucia moved to

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. He played the 2007–08 season again as a reserve, this time behind Italian international

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. 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

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and Rubinho as a backups for De Lucia. They played 16 games in Serie A. De Lucia became the backup of Francesco Bardi in

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. He was banned for 5 months in 2012 due to involvement in match-fixing scandal. 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. In 2014 his contract with the club was terminated.

Monza

In January 2015 De Lucia was signed by Lega Pro struggler

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Coaching career

Upon his retirement, in 2017 he was chosen as president of his hometown club

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, which was promoted into

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at the end of his first season in charge. On 20 August 2021, he was hired by the club as its head coach. He resigned on 17 November 2021 after a series of poor results.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:De Lucia, Alfonso 1983 births Living people People from Nola Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Parma Calcio 1913 players US Salernitana 1919 players US Livorno 1915 players ASG Nocerina players AC Monza players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Italian football managers Serie D managers Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples 21st-century Italian sportsmen