Carlo Napolitano is an Italian
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
coach and former player. He is the former head coach of
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, having taken charge of the national side in 2004, and being succeeded by
Trent Barrett
Trent Barrett (born 18 November 1977) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is currently the assistant coach of the Brisbane Broncos and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2 ...
in 2014.
Career
He coached Italy during the
2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
Of the fourteen teams that would participate in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, only two were not automatic inclusions, so must win qualifying matches to enter the tournament, which was held in Wales and England. Originally around twenty teams w ...
tournament, and reprised his role at the
2013 Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams. It took place between the 26 October and 30 November and was hosted by England and Wales (although some games were played in France and Ire ...
Following this Carlo moved to Australia where he made his debut for the Port Kembla Pumas where he quickly became a club legend by being the first player to take the field in all 4 divisions within a single season.
Other ventures
Carlo Napolitano is now the chief executive officer of Armada Advisory and Castle Compensation Partners.
He is also committee member of Australian Alopecia Areata Foundation (AAAF), an Australian national body dedicated to improving lives of people living with Alopecia Areata and their families.
References
External links
Carlo Napolitano– Rugby League Project
Carlo Napolitano - CEO– Armada Advisory
Carlo Napolitano - CEO– Castle Compensation Partners
Living people
Italian sports coaches
Italy national rugby league team coaches
Italy national rugby league team players
Rugby league players from Salford
Rugby league props
Salford Red Devils players
Swinton Lions players
Year of birth missing (living people)
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