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Charlie Villani

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Charlie Villani
Personal information
Full name Carlo Villani
Date of birth (1963-03-02) 2 March 1963 (age 61)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Adelaide Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Adelaide City
Canberra Croatia
Albion Redsox
1993 Canberra Deakin
1994 Para Hills Knights 12 (0)
International career
1987 Australia 1 (0)
1987 Australia B 4 (0)
Managerial career
1994 Para Hills Knights
2002 Adelaide City
2008–2009 Western Strikers
2009 Adelaide City
2010– Western Strikers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlo "Charlie" Villani (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward.

Club career

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Villani began his senior career at Adelaide City in the National Soccer League where he played between 1984 and 1989.

International career

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Villani played one full international match in 1987 for Australia when he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute against Morocco in Gangneung.[1]

He also played four matches with the Socceroo B team.[2]

Coaching career

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In 2002 Villani coached Adelaide City in the National Soccer League before resigning mid-season after a poor run of results.[3][4]

On 22 October 2009, he was appointed as coach of the Adelaide City who were then in the South Australian Super League.[5]

References

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  1. ^ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  2. ^ "Socceroo B Matches for 1987". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Villani to coach Adelaide City". ABC Online. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Adelaide City coach calls it a day". ABC Online. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  5. ^ Bednall, Jai (22 October 2009). "Villani to replace Mori at Adelaide City". Eastern Courier Messenger. Retrieved 31 December 2009.