1. Nicola Legrottaglie won the 2011 national championship with the fifth club.
15 Facts About Nicola Legrottaglie
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Back at Juve, and as an experienced player, Nicola Legrottaglie was expected to play a role in the club's attempt to return to the top level following the 2006 Calciopoli scandal.
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Nicola Legrottaglie was injured during training in late May 2010, and thus missed out on the United States tour.
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On 24 August 2011, Nicola Legrottaglie joined Calcio Catania on a two-year contract.
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Nicola Legrottaglie made his debut for Italy on 20 November 2002, in a friendly match with Turkey in Pescara, and went on to appear in a further six matches in a one-year span, mostly friendlies.
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On 2 May 2010,33-year-old Nicola Legrottaglie was included in a 29-man provisional list for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, attending the training camp in Rome, but was dropped from the 30-player list submitted to FIFA on the 11th, with Villarreal CF's Giuseppe Rossi and AS Roma's Daniele De Rossi taking his place.
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Nicola Legrottaglie then returned to Bari after 18 years, being appointed under-17 team manager.
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Nicola Legrottaglie took his first role as a head coach in July 2015, accepting an offer from Sicilian Lega Pro club Akragas.
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Nicola Legrottaglie resigned the following January due to poor results and, on 9 January 2017, was named new assistant to Massimo Rastelli at Cagliari Calcio in the Italian top division; in October, as the latter was dismissed, he too left.
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On 24 June 2019, Nicola Legrottaglie was announced as the new under-19 manager of Delfino Pescara 1936, replacing Luciano Zauri after the latter's promotion as first-team manager.
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On 28 June 2023, Nicola Legrottaglie was officially unveiled as the new "head of performance" of Sampdoria after the club's takeover by a consortium led by Andrea Radrizzani, working alongside first team head coach and former Juventus teammate Andrea Pirlo.
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Nicola Legrottaglie was praised by pundits for his physical attributes and his ability in the air, making him a goal threat from set pieces.
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Nicola Legrottaglie was tactically versatile, excelling at reading the game and possessing a powerful shot from distance.
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Nicola Legrottaglie attracted controversy when he condemned homosexuality in his 2009 autobiography, calling it a "sin" according to his Christian beliefs.
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Nicola Legrottaglie is a member of the Italian Evangelical Alliance, a Protestant charismatic denomination, and of the Athletes of Christ.