Massimiliano Nardecchia was born in Turin on August 29, 1965.
He was formed in the Torino academy and in 1984-85 won the Primavera (U19's) league title (beating Lazio in final).
In 1985 he was sold to Piacenza in C1 where he stayed three years. The Papaveri (Poppies) finished 3rd, 1st (promoted to B) and 14th. In 1986 Piacenza also won the Anglo-Italian Cup. His manager was Battista Rota and he played 78 league games with 1 goal.
In 1988-89 he spent a season with Monza in Serie B. The Brianzoli finished 15th under Pierluigi Frosio and he played 14 league games.
In 1989-90 he played for Lazio in Serie A. He arrived in the deal that took Gigi Di Biagio to Monza. The manager was Giuseppe Materazzi and the Biancocelesti finished 9th. It was a year of draws, 15 and the highlight was defeating future champions Napoli 3-0. Nardecchia played 6 league games. The regular choices in defence were Cristiano Bergodi, Roberto Soldà, Raffaele Sergio and Angelo Gregucci.
In 1990 after a few summer friendlies with Lazio he joined Mantova in C1. The Virgiliani got through three managers and ended up relegated. Nardecchia played 14 league games and alongside his former Lazio teammate Paolo Beruatto (1987-90).
In 1991-92 Nardecchia moved to Chieti in C1. The Neroverdi finished 12th and he played 12 league games under manager Ezio Volpi.
In 1992 he joined Spezia in Serie C1 and stayed two years. The Bianconeri finished 15th and 17th (relegated after playout but then brought back up so survived). He played 41 league games for the Aquilotti.
In 1994 he joined Viterbese in the 5th tier and stayed five seasons. The Tusci finished 1st (promoted to C2), 4th, 6th, 6th and 1st (promoted to C1). He played 138 league games with 4 goals.
He then retired and became an athletic trainer for Viterbese, Sora and Sanremese. While training the Sanremese players he also played 20 league games with 1 goal in 2002-03. He then returned to his fitness job with Spezia for three years.
He was then assistant manager at Viterbese (2008-09) and Cassino (2009-10). He then returned to be athletic trainer at Portogruaro and Gorica.
In 2015-16 he was manager of Orvietana at amateur regional level and then the Viterbese youth sector followed by assistant manager.
In 2018-19 he was assistant manager to Luigi Appolloni at Modena in Serie D until January when they were sacked.
In 2022-23 he was assistant manager to Franco Lerda at Crotone in Serie C but they were sacked in February.
In 2023-24 he was manager of Favl Cimini Viterbo in the 5th tier.
Nardecchia was a defender. He usually played as a centre-back. After a promising start his career never really took off. However, he won 3 leagues (C1 Piacenza 1987, C2 Viterbese 1999 and Serie D Viterbese 1995) plus an Anglo-Italian Cup (Piacenza 1986). He played 221 professional league games with 6 goals.
He was at Lazio only one season and did not leave much trace. He played 6 league games plus a few summer friendlies.
Lazio Career
Season | Total Serie A Appearances |
1989-90 | 6 |
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