Aldo Nardin was born on November 17, 1947 in Gorizia.
He started his professional career in 1967 playing for Arezzo in Serie C. In his first season he made 11 appearances but then only 3 in 1968-69. However, that year the team got promoted to Serie B and in 1969 he made his debut, on September 14, in the goalless game at home against Catania.
In 1971 he signed for Varese in Serie A and made his debut in the top tier on October 3 in the match lost against Milan. Varese were relegated but Nardin stayed in Serie A and signed for Napoli as backup goalkeeper. He made just one appearance in Campania, against Ternana but he must have made a good impression since he signed for the Umbrians the following year in Serie B. In his three years with Ternana he won a promotion to Serie A but also an immediate relegation. In 1976 he moved to Lecce and stayed for four seasons, all in Serie B.
In 1980 Lazio had signed a promising goalkeeper from Pistoiese, Maurizio Moscatelli and needed an experienced number 12 so Nardin was chosen. Unfortunately, Moscatelli broke his Achilles’ Tendon on December 7 at Monza so Nardin was promoted to the first eleven. But his reign lasted just 12 games. He alternated good games with very poor ones and was substituted by Dario Marigo for the remaining matches.
At the end of the season he was sold to Foggia where he stayed a year before playing his last professional season for Civitavecchia in 1982-83.
He played two friendlies for the Italy Under 21s and one for the Under 23s.
Once he stopped his active football career he became a manager for a couple of seasons in minor teams before specialising as goalkeeper coach. Eleven years at Ternana, with a two-year interval at Pistoiese, then from 2005 to 2017 at Arezzo.
He died on May 27, 2020, in Arezzo.
Lazio fans do not have fond memories of Nardin, often indicating him as one of the reasons for the missed promotion of 1980-81. But if Stefano Chiodi had scored that penalty against Vicenza we might have had more positive memories of him.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances (goals) | Serie B | Coppa Italia |
1980-81 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
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