Vinicio Espinal
Personal information
Full name Vinicio Edwards Espinal Marte
Date of birth (1982-11-14) 14 November 1982
Place of birth Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Atalanta 14 (0)
2003 → Taranto (loan) 1 (0)
2003–2004 → Palazzolo (loan) 28 (3)
2004–2007 Monza 81 (13)
2007–2008 Crotone 59 (11)
2009–2011 Portosummaga 72 (3)
2011–2013 Pro Vercelli 46 (2)
2013–2014 Benevento 24 (0)
2014–2015 Unione Venezia 18 (0)
2015–2016 Lecco 6 (0)
2016–2017 Pontisola 48 (2)
2017–2020 Virtus Bergamo 82 (11)
2020–2021 Mapello
International career‡
2004–2019 Dominican Republic 5 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Mapello
2022–2023 Ospitaletto
2023 Folgore Caratese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019

Vinicio Edwards Espinal Marte (born 14 November 1982 in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican former football player and current coach. A former Serie A player, he is the twin brother of José Espinal and also holds Italian nationality.

Club career

Edwards emigrated to Italy in 1991, where he played with Serie A team Atalanta. He moved to Calcio Portogruaro Summaga in Serie C1 during January 2009.[1]

International career

Espinal is a holding midfielder and has several caps under his belt for the Dominican Republic.

He also holds an Italian passport.

Coaching career

In May 2021, Espinal, while still playing with them, was promoted new head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Mapello.[2]

On 15 July 2021, he left Mapello to accept an offer from Lazio to become a member of Maurizio Sarri's coaching staff.[3]

On 10 June 2022, after having spent a season as an assistant coach for the Lazio Under-19 team, Espinal was announced as the new head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Ospitaletto.[4][5]

On 31 May 2023, Serie D club Crema announced the hiring of Espinal as their new head coach for the 2023–24 season;[6] the appointment was however not formalized eventually, and Crema announced later in July to have parted ways with Espinal.[7] A few days later, he was unveiled as the new head coach of fellow Serie D club Folgore Caratese.[8] He was dismissed, together with his assistant and brother José Espinal, on 6 October 2023.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Espinal Marte Edwards Vinicio - Carriera - stagioni, presenze, goal". Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Eccellenza, esonerato Ceribelli a Mapello. Al suo posto Vinicio Espinal" (in Italian). Tuttocampo. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mapello, Espinal passa alla Lazio di Sarri. Joelson sarà il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Tuttocampo. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Il nuovo allenatore dell'Ospitaletto è Vinicio Espinal" (in Italian). A.C. Ospitaletto. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "L'ex Atalanta Vinicio Espinal è il nuovo allenatore dell'Ospitaletto" (in Italian). Bergamoesport.it. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Calcio. Vinicio Espinal è il nuovo allenatore del Crema 1908" (in Italian). La Provincia di Cremona. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Crema, con mister Espinal è divorzio" (in Italian). La Provincia di Cremona. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Vinicio Espinal nuovo allenatore della Folgore Caratese" (in Italian). Folgore Caratese. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Comunicato ufficiale U.S. Folgore Caratese" (in Italian). Folgore Caratese. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.


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