.jpg) Donadel withCF Montréal in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marco Donadel[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (age 42) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Conegliano, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Milan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Milan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | →Lecce (loan) | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Parma | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Milan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | →Sampdoria (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Fiorentina | 184 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Napoli | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | →Verona (loan) | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Montreal Impact | 67 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Italy U15 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Italy U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Italy U20 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Italy U21 | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Fiorentina (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spartak Moscow (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Ancona | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | CF Montréal (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | CF Montréal (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marco DonadelCavaliere OMRI (born 21 April 1983) is an Italianfootball coach and a formermidfielder. He is currently the head coach ofMajor League Soccer clubCF Montréal.
Donadel is a youth product ofMilan, playing for theyouth side between 1998 and 2002, winning theTorneo di Viareggio in 1999 and 2001 before being promoted to the senior side. On 4 March 2001, he made his debut for Milan, coming on as a substitute forAndres Guglielminpietro in the 78th minute of a home Serie A game againstParma.[2] The following season, he made his debut appearances in theUEFA Cup andCoppa Italia.
Having made just 4 appearances for the senior squad of Milan, Donadel was loaned out toLecce in July 2002.[3]
In June 2003 Donadel was sold toParma in aco-ownership deal for €2 million.[4] (with 50% rights ofRoberto Massaro was purchased by Milan for €2 million[4]) The deal made Milan making a profit of €3.897 million.[4] In June 2004 Milan bought back 50% rights of Donadel for €800,000[5] in a four-year contract (Milan booked the contract value of Donadel was €4 million instead of €1.6 million, thus receiving €1.2 million financial income[6] instead of costing Milan to write down the value of retaining 50% registration rights for €1.2 million.) In 2004–05 season Donadel was loaned toSampdoria[7] for free[6] and finallyFiorentina in January 2005, for €200,000.[8]
After a successful half-season-long loan with Fiorentina, he was signed permanently for €1.2 million in a four-year contract.[8] The deal also made Milan book a €1.8 million loss.[9] as the residual value of Donadel's contract, after amortization, was €3 million. In 2005–06, he was a regular for coachCesare Prandelli, who had already appreciated the skills of Donadel, as they were together at Parma. In June 2007, he was offered a new contract until June 2011.[10]
On 24 June 2011, he signed a four-year contract withNapoli. During his stay with Napoli, he only appeared in four league matches and during the 2013–14 season, he was sent on loan toVerona, where he was a regular starter for the club.
Once his loan spell with Verona concluded, Donadel went on trial withMajor League Soccer sideMontreal Impact. Donadel officially signed with theMontreal Impact on 1 December 2014.[11] His 30-yard strike in a 3–0 home win againstColumbus Crew, on 11 July 2015,[12] was votedMLS goal of the week for the 19th week of the2015 MLS season.[13] On 25 October, he assisted one ofDrogba's goals as the Montreal Impact came from behind to defeat domestic rivalsToronto FC 2–1 at home; the win gave Montreal the home advantage for their knock-out fixture against Toronto in the2015 MLS Cup Playoffs.[14]
Donadel was waived by Montreal on 22 June 2018.[15]
Donadel was the captain ofItaly under-21 team between 2004 and 2006 and won the 2004European Under-21 Football Championship, totalling 31 appearances and 1 goal. Donadel also won a bronze medal with Italy at the2004 Summer Olympicsfootball tournament.[16]
On 17 December 2021, Donadel was announced as the new assistant coach ofSpartak Moscow, following the appointment ofPaolo Vanoli as the club's new head coach.[17]
On 11 April 2023, Donadel took on his first head coaching job in charge ofSerie C clubAncona.[18] He was dismissed on 23 October 2023 due to negative results.[19]
Donadel returned to Montreal in December 2024, joiningLaurent Courtois's staff atCF Montréal as an assistant coach.[20] On March 24, 2025, Donadel was named interim head coach after Courtois was fired after Courtois led the team to its worst start (1 point over 5 matches) since its inauguralMLS season in 2012. On October 21, 2025, he was named as head coach on a permanent basis for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.[21]
Napoli
Montreal Impact
Italy U21
