Daniele Di Donato (born 21 February 1977) is an Italian football manager and a former midfielder, currently in charge of club Team Altamura.

Playing career

Di Donato, nicknamed Dido, started his professional career with Torino (then in Serie B). He is best known for having spent a total of four seasons with Palermo, being the protagonist of two promotions that led the Sicilians from Serie C1 to Serie A, and being a fan favourite during his stay with the rosanero with a total of 133 appearances. He also played a Serie A season with Siena in 2005–2006. After two seasons with Arezzo of Serie B, in 2007 he signed a contract with Ascoli.

Coaching career

After retirement, Di Donato joined Modena as a youth coach. He successively accepted to become head coach of Serie D club Jesina for the 2017–18 season. He was then named new head coach of ArzignanoChiampo, which he guided to promotion to Serie C on his first season in charge. He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season to become manager of Arezzo. He left Arezzo at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 30 August 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Trapani. Trapani never took the field in their scheduled games and was officially excluded from Serie C on 5 October 2020. On 3 November 2020, he signed with Serie C club Vis Pesaro. On 11 August 2021, he was presented as the new manager of the newly promoted Serie C club Latina. After two and a half years in charge of the first team, he was dismissed from his role on 14 January 2024. In July 2024, Di Donato was hired by newly promoted Serie C club Team Altamura.