Football to porn to comedy acting isn't exactly a well-established career path, but Davide Iovinella wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
A former lower-league defender in the Italian football system, he has gone on to gain more notoriety for his post-football career than anything he achieved in the game.
Iovinella first courted headlines back in 2018, when the voyeuristic player decided it was high time to hang up his boots, and instead enter the world of porn.
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Beginning his career at local club Mugano in the South of Italy, the defender would eventually join Serie D side ASD Calcio Pomigliano in 2016.
However, after two more years of struggling to find game time in the lower reaches of the Italian footballing pyramid, he decided it was time for a fresh challenge. But what is a player to do after they retire early from the game?
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Some take their coaching badges, some going into business. But if your name is Davide Iolvinella, you go into the porn industry.
Following a successful audition, he linked up with director, and former porn superstar Rocoo Siffredi,
Iovinella then flew to Budapest where he visited Siffredi's Academy and picked up the eye-catching stage name Davide Montana.
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However, after a brief stint in the industry, it seems as the performer is ready to start from scratch all over again, by moving into comedy.
Not one to shy away from the spotlight, Iovinella got his comedic break in the film 'My Perfect Man', directed by Nilo Sciarrone.
This appears to have given the ex-pro a new lease of life, as The Daily Star reports that he has since set up his own glamour model agency, which he runs alongside additional film gigs.
The man himself is heavily promoting his new agency on social media, but don't expect this to be his last entrepreneurial endeavour.
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