Domenico Botticella
FullnameDomenico Botticella
Birth date2 March 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeSan Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
PositionGoalkeeper
CurrentclubCasertana (goalkeeping coach)
Youthyears 11995–1997
Youthclubs 1Foggia
Years 11997–2000
Clubs 1Foggia
Caps 134
Goals 10
Years 21997–1998
Clubs 2→ Chieti (loan)
Caps 211
Goals 20
Years 32000–2005
Clubs 3Salernitana
Caps 373
Goals 30
Years 42005–2006
Clubs 4Manfredonia
Caps 41
Goals 40
Years 52006–2007
Clubs 5Catanzaro
Caps 533
Goals 50
Years 62007–2008
Clubs 6Paganese
Caps 634
Goals 60
Years 72008–2009
Clubs 7Sorrento
Caps 715
Goals 70
Years 82009
Clubs 8Arezzo
Caps 87
Goals 80
Years 92010–2011
Clubs 9Cavese
Caps 92
Goals 90
Years 102011–2013
Clubs 10Foggia
Caps 1010
Goals 100
Years 112013
Clubs 11Canosa
PcupdateJuly 2005

Domenico Botticella (born 2 March 1976) is an Italian football coach and former player, who used to play as a goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeping coach of Casertana.

Playing career

Botticella played in Serie B with Salernitana between 2000 and 2005. In his last season, he competed for a starting spot with Marco Ambrosio and Alex Brunner.

He also played for Foggia in Serie C1 and Serie C2.

Before joining Paganese, he played for Manfredonia of Serie C1 and Catanzaro of Serie C2.

On 28 July 2011, he joined Foggia on a free transfer after being released by Cavese.[1]

In 2013 Botticella joined Apulian Prima Categoria amateur club Canosa.[2]

Coaching career

After retirement, Botticella embarked on a career as a goalkeeping coach, working alongside his former boss Delio Rossi in a number of clubs such as Levski Sofia, Palermo and Ascoli.

On 29 December 2022, he was hired as the new goalkeeping coach of Serie D club Casertana following the appointment of Vincenzo Cangelosi, former Zdeněk Zeman right-hand man, as new head coach.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "UFFICIALE: AGODIRIN, BOTTICELLA E CRUZ SONO ROSSONERI" [Agodirin, Botticella, and Cruz join red-and-blacks] (in Italian). CalcioFoggia. 28 July 2011. Archived 10 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Domenico Botticella ricomincia dalla Prima Categoria pugliese" [Domenico Botticella has a fresh start in the Puglia Prima Categoria] (in Italian). Calcio Foggia. 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ "VINCENZO CANGELOSI NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA CASERTANA" (in Italian). Casertana F.C.. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Babù e Botticella, lo staff dello zemaniano Cangelosi si arricchisce con due fedelissimi per rilanciare la Casertana" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.