Nicola Zanini (born 26 March 1974) is an Italian coach and former football player.

Playing career

A youth product of Juventus, Zanini played over 10 seasons as a midfielder in the Italian Serie B and 50 games in Serie A. He retired in 2010 after a short stint with Treviso.

Coaching career

Zanini moved into coaching in January 2010 after being promoted to head coach for his playing team Treviso. He then went on a career as a youth coach, first with Real Vicenza, and later with his former team Vicenza. He then served as head coach of Vicenza on two different stints during the 2017–18 Serie C campaign, guiding them to safety after winning a relegation playoff to Santarcangelo. On 2018, after his experience with Vicenza, he took over the reins of Serie D club Este. He left Este in 2020 for Luparense, another Serie D club from the region. He left Luparense in 2022 for fellow Serie D club Sona, but was sacked on 10 October 2022 due to negative results.