Donato Nardiello is a former Welsh

Wales

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 international footballer.

He began his career as a trainee with Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

, and signed a professional contract in 1977. The 1978-79 saw Donato playing in Coventry's most exciting top flight team. A side containing Tommy Hutchison

Tommy Hutchison

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, Mick Ferguson

Mick Ferguson

Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City...

, Ian Wallace

Ian Wallace

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, Terry Yorath

Terry Yorath

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, Graham Oakey

Graham Oakey

Graham Oakey is an English former football player. Oakey made 88 league appearances for Coventry City.Born in Droitwich, Worcestershire in 1954, Graham was a product of Coventry's youth development system. He made his league debut in a home 2-2 draw against Manchester City in September 1974...

, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth

Jim Blyth

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 played scintillating attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory. Nardiello later played in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

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 between 1980 and 1981 for the Detroit Express

Detroit Express

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 and the Washington Diplomats

Washington Diplomats

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He is the father of Daniel Nardiello

Daniel Nardiello

Daniel Antony Nardiello is an English-born Welsh footballer. A forward who currently plays for Exeter City, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello and cousin of Reis Ashraf and Michael Nardiello....

 who currently plays for Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

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, the uncle of Michael Nardiello, who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

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 and also an uncle of Reis Ashraf

Reis Ashraf

Reis Ashraf is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One....

, an English-born footballer representing the Pakistan national football team

Pakistan national football team

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External links

• NASL career stats