Andrea Licciardi

Andrea Licciardi is an Italian performance practitioner and educator specialising in soccer-specific training and training load management in professional youth football, with a background that blends academy-first-team practice, applied monitoring, and university teaching.

He completed his Master’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Science (LM-68) at the University of Turin (2014–2017), graduating with 110/110 cum laude, and later expanded his applied coaching toolkit through a Master in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Coaching at Università Telematica Pegaso (2020–2021). He also holds the FIGC UEFA C Licence (issued June 2019).

Professionally, Licciardi has served as Head of Performance at NEST Football (October 2021–present), delivering strength and conditioning support for professional and non-professional players. His work spans both in-person coaching and the design of online training programmes aimed at improving football-specific physical qualities and overall performance.

Licciardi’s elite club experience includes four seasons at Torino Football Club (July 2017–July 2021) as a Fitness Coach, with a key responsibility as Fitness Coach and Training Load Analyst for the U19 Primavera squad, supporting training design and load monitoring to align physical development with the demands of competition.

In parallel with his applied work, he has built a strong academic teaching profile at the University of Turin, where he has been a Lecturer in Training Theory (September 2021–present). Previously, he worked as an Assistant Lecturer(October 2016–July 2021), contributing to teaching in physical activity methodology and the history of physical education, and he also held a Lecturer post (October 2018–September 2019).

Academic Institution: University of Turin. Practical Affiliation (current & previous): Torino Football Club (Primavera/U19), Italy. Languages Spoken: Italian, English. Content Feature: Soccer-specific training. Area: Training load management in professional youth soccer.