Davide Mandorlini (born 30 December 1983) is an Italian former

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who played as a defender. He is the son of football coach and former player

Andrea Mandorlini Andrea Mandorlini (born 17 July 1960) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. Playing career Mandorlini made his playing debut on 4 February 1979 with Torino. He left Torino in 1980 to join then-Serie B team Atalanta. Aft ...

, who played awith

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in the 1980s. His brother 7atteo is also a footballer.

Career

Early career

Davide Mandorlini was born in

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche. Geography The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...

when his father was playing for

Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC, commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie C. The team traditionally play in vertical black and white stripes. H ...

. He followed his father's footsteps by starting his football career at his hometown club

Ravenna Calcio Ravenna Football Club is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie D after relegation from Serie C in the 2020–21 season. The club was founded in 1913. History Foundation The club ...

. He made his debut on 27 May 2001, in the round 36 of

2000–01 Serie B The Serie B 2000–01 was the sixty-ninth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Siena, Crotone, Cittadella and Ancona had been promoted from Serie C, while Torino, Venezia FC, Cagliari and Piacenza had been r ...

. He replaced

Alex Nodari Alex Nodari (born 15 February 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays for Virtus in San Marino. Biography Born in Ravenna, Nodari played 5 matches for Ravenna Calcio in 2000–01 Serie B. Nodari played the first match of that season on 23 Dece ...

in the 79th minute and winning

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

5–2. He left the relegated club and signed by Serie B club

Verona Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...

in summer 2001. In the next season he was awarded no. 28 shirt of the first team and received several call-ups, but never made his debut.

Lega Pro clubs

At the start of

2003–04 Serie B The 2003–04 Serie B is the 72nd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. This 46 matchdays championship was the longest tournament in all the history of the Italian football. Teams Treviso, A ...

season, he was awarded no.25 shirt but few week later transferred to

Serie C2 Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging t ...

club

Carrarese Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. The team plays in Serie B, second tier of Italian football, after promotion from Serie C in 2023–24. History The club was foun ...

along with Simon Laner and Marco Turati, which Mandorlini joined his new club in co-ownership deal. Despite Verona announced the co-ownership deal was renewed in June 2004 but

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did not receive any resolution from the clubs, made Carrarese automatically won the remains half for free. In August 2005 he joined newly found Perugia Calcio which replaced the bankrupted A.C. Perugia to compete in

Serie C1 Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...

. In July 2007 he was signed by fellow Serie C1 side

Venezia Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

, but from different group (Venezia was in Serie C1/B). in January 2008 he was loaned to Serie C/A side

Manfredonia Manfredonia () is a town and Comune, commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail. Manfredonia is situated on the coast, facing east, to the south of Monte Gargano, and gives its name to the Gulf of Manf ...

along with Alberto Filippini, which he played 4 times for the relegation threatening team. On 1 July 2008 Mandorlini returned to

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and played 15 league matches for the

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(ex-Serie C1) struggler. He also played both legs of the relegation play-out, one as starter. In although Venezia secured a place in

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ph ...

, the club was expelled from the professional league due to its financial results.

Gallipoli & Lecco

In August 2009, he was signed by newly promoted Serie B team

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, which the club previously lack of investment and fielded their youth team for

2009–10 Coppa Italia The 2009–10 Coppa Italia was the 63rd edition of the domestic tournament. The competition started on 2 August 2009 and ended on 5 May 2010. As in the previous year, 78 clubs took part in the tournament. Inter Milan, Internazionale were the cup h ...

match, until the arrival of investor from Udine. He took no.23 shirt but only played once, on 21 August 2009 (round 1), he substituted

Piergiuseppe Maritato Piergiuseppe Maritato (born 19 March 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie D club USD Breno. He represented Italy at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Biography Born in Cetraro, Calabria, Maritato was a player of Juventus F.C. Youth ...

in 55th minute. The opponent later scored the equalizing goal and ended in a 1–1 draw with Ascoli. In January 2010, he left the Serie B struggler and was signed by Prima Divisione club

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Serie D

In 2010–11 season, he left for

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(non-professional) side Real Rimini, returning to

Emilia–Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 million. Emilia-Romagna is one of ...

after 9 seasons.

References

External links

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La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile

LaSerieD.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandorlini, Davide 1983 births Living people Footballers from Ascoli Piceno Italian men's footballers Serie B players Ravenna FC players Hellas Verona FC players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players AC Perugia Calcio players Venezia FC players Manfredonia Calcio players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Men's association football central defenders 21st-century Italian sportsmen