About Riccardo Scimeca
Riccardo Scimeca (born 13 June 1975) is an English football coach and former professional player. He played as a defender notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion. He also played in the Football League for both Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City in a career spanning 16 years, making over 400 appearances. A product of the Aston Villa Academy, he captained the England U21s and made a single appearance for the England B side. Although working away from football since his retirement, he returned to the sport in 2015 as a youth team coach for Solihull Moors. Scimeca spent four seasons at the City Ground, and took over as captain when Steve Chettle left in his first season. In his first year at Ninian Park, Scimeca became an important part of the Cardiff side under manager Dave Jones and also developed something of a goal scoring touch which he admitted surprised him.
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