Domenico Di Cecco (born 20 May 1983) is an

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He is an assistant coach with

Fidelis Andria Fidelis Andria 2018 or simply Fidelis Andria is an Italian football club based in Andria, Apulia. The club was founded in 1971 and re-founded in 2005, 2013 and 2018. The team competes in . Fidelis Andria play their home matches at Stadio Degl ...

Biography

Chieti

Born in Lanciano, the

Province of Chieti The province of Chieti (; Neapolitan language, Abruzzese: ') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Chieti, which has a population of 50,770 inhabitants. The province has a total popul ...

, Di Cecco started his career in the provincial capital.

Chievo & Avellino

After the club bankrupted in 2006, Italian Serie A team

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona. History The name came from t ...

signed Di Cecco on free transfer but immediately returned to Italian Serie C1 for

Avellino Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

with option to purchase for €500. In August 2007 Chievo excised the bought-back option for €20,000 (by selling Carbone and Mengoni) but renewed the temporary deal. Avellino relegated but re-admitted back to

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in the summer 2008, and renewed Di Cecco's loan.

Lanciano

In July 2009 Di Cecco was sold back to hometown club

Lanciano Lanciano (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Church, Catholic Miracle of Lanciano, Eucharis ...

in co-ownership deal as the contract was running out. On 25 June 2010 Chievo sold the remains 50% registration rights to Lanciano. On 30 August 2011 Di Cecco was loaned to

Barletta Barletta (; Salentino: ''Varrétte'' or ''Barlétte'') is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. Barletta is the '' capoluogo'', together with Andria and Trani, of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It has a population of a ...

Catania

Catania signed Di Secco on 5 January 2016.

References

External links

Football.it Profile

Barletta Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Cecco, Domenico Italian men's footballers Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players SSD Chieti FC 1922 players US Avellino 1912 players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players ASD Barletta 1922 players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Lanciano 1983 births Living people Italian football managers Footballers from the Province of Chieti 21st-century Italian sportsmen