Enrico Valentini

Enrico Valentini (born 20 February 1989) is a German professional football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of the Under-14 team of 1. FC Nürnberg.

Enrico Valentini

Valentini with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nuremberg, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	1. FC Nürnberg (U14 coach)
Youth career
1994–2008	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	1. FC Nürnberg II	57	(8)
2010–2014	VfR Aalen	97	(9)
2014–2017	Karlsruher SC	80	(2)
2017–2025	1. FC Nürnberg	167	(5)
Managerial career
2025–	1. FC Nürnberg (U-14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Valentini was released by 1. FC Nürnberg II on 29 May 2010 and signed for VfR Aalen.

On 9 February 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Karlsruher SC to join them in July.^[1]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Valentini is of Italian descent.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 January 2021.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II	2008–09	Regionalliga Süd	26	1	—		—		26	1	[3]
	2009–10	Regionalliga Süd	31	7	—		—		31	7	[4]
	Total		57	8	—		—		57	8	—
VfR Aalen	2010–11	3. Liga	19	0	—		—		19	0	[5]
	2011–12	3. Liga	27	0	—		—		27	0	[6]
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	28	4	2	1	—		30	5
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	23	5	1	0	—		24	5	[7]
	Total		97	9	3	1	—		100	10	—
Karlsruher SC	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	31	0	2	0	2[a]	0	35	0	[8]
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	26	2	0	0	—		26	2	[9]
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	23	0	1	0	—		24	0	[10]
	Total		80	2	3	0	2	0	85	2	—
1. FC Nürnberg	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	33	0	3	1	—		36	1	[11]
	2018–19	Bundesliga	15	0	2	0	—		17	0	[12]
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	19	0	2	0	—		21	0	[13]
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
	Total		82	0	8	1	—		91	1	—
Career total			316	19	14	2	2	0	332	21	—

1. Appearances in the Bundesliga promotion playoff.