Vinicio Edwards Espinal Marte (born 14 November 1982 in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican former football player and current coach in charge of Serie D Group A club Gozzano. A former Serie A player, he is the twin brother of José Espinal and also holds Italian nationality.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinicio Edwards Espinal Marte | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gozzano (head coach) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2024– | Gozzano | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019 | |||
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.[citation needed]
He also holds an Italian passport.[citation needed]
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] however, the appointment was 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]
On 1 March 2024, Espinal was hired by Serie D club Gozzano as their new head coach.[10]
Honours
Player
- Portogruaro
- Serie C1: 2009–10 (Group A)
References
External links
- Vinicio Espinal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Vinicio Espinal at National-Football-Teams.com
- ricerca.gazzetta.it
- Vinicio Espinal at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)