{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Davide Capello | fullname = Davide Ugo Capello | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|9|27}} | birth_place = Nuoro, Italy | height = 1.87 m | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cagliari | years1 = 2003–2005 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Cagliari | years2 = 2005 | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Belluno (loan) | years3 = 2005–2007 | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Olbia | years4 = 2007–2008 | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Nuorese | years5 = 2008–2009 | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Alghero | years6 = 2009–2013 | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Budoni<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=CAPELLO%20Davide |title=CAPELLO Davide - 1984 - SAVONA - Scheda Tecnica Giocatore (Portiere) - Full Soccer |access-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215185755/http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=CAPELLO%20Davide |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | years7 = 2013 | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Savona | totalcaps = 82 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = Italy U20 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalteam2 = Italy Mediterranean | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Davide Ugo Capello''' (born 27 September 1984) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
==Club career== Born in Nuoro, Sardinia, Capello started his career at Sardinian side Cagliari. During the 2002–03 season, due to the suspension of Armando Pantanelli, he played as Paolo Mancini's backup on 26 January 2003 against Venezia. He won promotion to Serie A as Serie B Runner-up in 2004. He was the third keeper behind Gennaro Iezzo and Fanis Katergiannakis in 2004–05 Serie A season. In January 2005, he left for Belluno in exchange with Luca Tomasig. In August 2005, he left for Olbia in co-ownership deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?idNotizia=1428&type=0&id_menu=2 |title=NUOVI TRASFERIMENTI |date=6 August 2005 |accessdate=30 March 2010 |work=Cagliari Calcio |language=Italian }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In January 2007, he left for Nuorese.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=49319|title=UFFICIALE: Nuorese, presi Chigou e Capello|date=23 January 2007|accessdate=30 March 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|author=Christian Seu|language=Italian}}</ref> In the 2008–09 season, he played for Alghero and in the 2009–10 season he played for Serie D side Budoni.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.budonicalcio.com/it/news.php?c=2&s=4&a=285|title=Campionato, Boville – Budoni 1–0|date=25 October 2009|accessdate=30 March 2010|work=budonicalcio.com|language=Italian}}</ref>
In July 2013 he joined Savona as goalkeeping coach,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=678:la-conferenza-stampa-ecco-tutte-le-novita&catid=11&Itemid=234|title=La prima conferenza stampa: tutte le novità|date=24 July 2013|accessdate=29 January 2014|publisher=Savona FBC|language=Italian|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202224252/http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=678:la-conferenza-stampa-ecco-tutte-le-novita&catid=11&Itemid=234|url-status=dead}}</ref> however he also played once for the first team. In December 2013 he returned to Sardinia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1024:il-savona-fbc-saluta-davide-capello&catid=9:news&Itemid=192|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101803/http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1024:il-savona-fbc-saluta-davide-capello&catid=9:news&Itemid=192|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Il Savona Fbc saluta Davide Capello|date=28 December 2013|accessdate=29 January 2014|publisher=Savona FBC|language=Italian}}</ref>
==International career== In 2004, Capello was called up to the Italy U20 team (U21 feeder team) and played 3 times. In 2005, he was called to Italy U21 B team specially for 2005 Mediterranean Games, for a preparation match against Serie D Best XI.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seriednews.com/news_page.asp?id_news=65|title=TOP 11 SERIE D: i convocati delle squadre partecipanti all'evento di Macerata|date=27 May 2005|accessdate=22 August 2010|work=Serie D News|language=Italian|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716042319/http://www.seriednews.com/news_page.asp?id_news=65|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref> He played his only match with the team against Morocco.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2005/giugno/28/Azzurri_pari_vale_qualificazione_ga_10_0506286295.shtml|title=Azzurri, un pari vale la qualificazione|date=28 June 2005|accessdate=22 August 2010|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian}}</ref>
==Personal life== After retirement in December 2013, Capello started work as a firefighter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1041:ha-firmato-stefano-ancona&catid=9&Itemid=192|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122527/http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1041:ha-firmato-stefano-ancona&catid=9&Itemid=192|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Ha firmato Stefano Ancona|date=8 January 2014|accessdate=29 January 2014|publisher=Savona FBC|language=Italian}}</ref>
Capello was one of the survivors of Ponte Morandi bridge collapsing on 14 August 2018; his car fell {{convert|30|m|ft|-1}}, but he managed to walk away unscathed.<ref> https://web.archive.org/web/20180814233011/https://www.afp.com/en/news/207/former-cagliari-keeper-survives-apocalyse-genoa-bridge-collapse-doc-18d4ap3 </ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://aic.football.it/scheda/8000/capello-davide.htm Profile at AIC.Football.it] {{in lang|it}} * {{TuttoCalciatori|Capello_Davide}} * [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2788&squadra=11 Profile at FIGC] {{in lang|it}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Capello, Davide}} Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Cagliari Calcio players Category:AC Belluno 1905 players Category:Olbia Calcio 1905 players Category:USD Nuorese Calcio 1930 players Category:Savona FBC players Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:People from Nuoro Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Sardinia Category:Fall survivors Category:Polisportiva Alghero players Category:Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen