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Nicola Caricola
Personal information
Date of birth	February 13, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Bari, Italy
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1981	Bari
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1983	Bari
1983–1987	Juventus
1987–1994	Genoa
1994	Torino
1994–1995	Genoa
1996	MetroStars
International career
1982–1984	Italy U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Nicola Caricola (born 13 February 1963 in Bari, Italy) is a former Italian footballer who played as a sweeper.

On the club level, Caricola played for Bari (1981–83), Juventus (1983–87), Genoa (1987–94, 1994–95), and Torino (1994). In 1995 he had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He finished out his career with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer, playing with them during the league's inaugural season in 1996. Although Caricola played well for the team, he is most remembered for the own goal he scored in the dying seconds of the club's first home game, a 1–0 loss to New England Revolution.^[1] He retired in February 1997.^[2]

In 2005 Nicola Caricola moved to Cape Town, South Africa and established Nicaf Espresso Systems, official distributor of Lavazza Espresso Coffee in southern Africa. The name "Nicaf" stands for "NI-cola" and "CAF-fe'".

References

External links

[1] The Curse of Caricola

[2] MetroStars' Caricola Retires

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 '''Nicola Caricola''' (born 13 February 1963 in [[Bari]], [[Italy]]) is a former Italian [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|sweeper]].
-On the club level, Caricola played for [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] (1981–83), [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (1983–87), [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] (1987–94, 1994–95), and [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] (1994). In 1995 he had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He finished out his career with the [[MetroStars]] of [[Major League Soccer]], playing with them during the league's inaugural season in 1996. Although Caricola played well for the team, he is most remembered for the [[own goal]] he scored in the dying seconds of the club's first home game, a 1–0 loss to [[New England Revolution]].<ref>[http://metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=3276 The Curse of Caricola]</ref> He retired in February 1997.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/12/sports/metrostars-caricola-retires.html?src=pm MetroStars' Caricola Retires]</ref>
+On the club level, Caricola played for [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] (1981–83), [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] (1983–87), [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] (1987–94, 1994–95), and [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] (1994). In 1995 he had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He finished out his career with the [[MetroStars]] of [[Major League Soccer]], playing with them during the league's inaugural season in 1996. Although Caricola played well for the team, he is most remembered for the [[own goal]] he scored in the dying seconds of the club's first home game, a 1–0 loss to [[New England Revolution]].<ref>[http://metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=3276 The Curse of Caricola]</ref> He retired in February 1997.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/12/sports/metrostars-caricola-retires.html?src=pm MetroStars' Caricola Retires]</ref>
 In 2005 Nicola Caricola moved to Cape Town, South Africa and established Nicaf Espresso Systems, official distributor of Lavazza Espresso Coffee in southern Africa. The name "Nicaf" stands for "NI-cola" and "CAF-fe'".