Paolo Nicolato

Paolo Nicolato
Nicolato with Italy U18 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966
Place of birth Lonigo, Italy
Team information
Current team
Latvia (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
1999–2014 Chievo (youth)
2014 Lumezzane
2015 Lumezzane
2015–2016 Lumezzane
2016–2017 Italy U18
2017–2018 Italy U19
2018–2019 Italy U20
2019–2023 Italy U21
2024– Latvia

Paolo Nicolato (born 21 December 1966) is an Italian football manager, currently in charge of the Latvia national football team.

Managerial career

A long-time coach with the youth academy of Chievo, Nicolato was appointed the manager of Lumezzane in the Serie C from 2014 to 2016.[1] In 2016 he was appointed the manager of the Italy U18s, and he was subsequently promoted to the U19s, U20s, and then finally the Italy U21s on 3 July 2019.[2]

On 5 February 2024, Nicolato was named next head coach of Latvia national team .[3]

In May 2026, the LFF decided to extend the contract for another two years. [4]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 June 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Lumezzane Italy 10 July 2014 30 October 2014 132561217−5015.38
Lumezzane Italy 12 March 2015 30 June 2015 1134478−1027.27
Lumezzane Italy 9 December 2015 15 February 2016 8215610−4025.00
Italy U18 Italy 4 August 2016 4 August 2017 93421815+3033.33
Italy U19 Italy 4 August 2017 1 August 2018 1811343822+16061.11
Italy U20 Italy 1 August 2018 3 July 2019 156272219+3040.00
Italy U21 Italy 3 July 2019 4 August 2023 2014424814+34070.00
Latvia Latvia 5 February 2024 Present 2458111532−17020.83
Total 118463141166137+29038.98

References

  1. ↑ La redazione web (9 December 2015). "Lumezzane: torna in panchina Paolo Nicolato". Giornale di brescia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nicolato è il nuovo tecnico degli Azzurrini. Gravina: "Continuità nel lavoro svolto dalle Giovanili"". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/05022024-italis_nikolato_galvenais_kandidats_uz_tr
  4. ↑ "Paolo Nikolato turpinās vadīt Latvijas izlase". LFF.lv. Retrieved 25 May 2026.