Amedeo Carboni

Amedeo Carboni

Personal information
Date of birth	April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06) (age 46)
Place of birth	Arezzo, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
1975–1983	Arezzo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1986	Arezzo	22	(1)
1983–1984	→ Fiorentina (loan)	0	(0)
1985–1986	→ Bari (loan)	10	(0)
1986–1987	Empoli	11	(0)
1987–1988	Parma	28	(1)
1988–1990	Sampdoria	60	(2)
1990–1997	Roma	186	(3)
1997–2006	Valencia	245	(1)
Total		562	(8)
National team
1988	Italy U21	1	(1)
1992–1997	Italy	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Amedeo Carboni (born 6 April 1965) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a left defender.

In a professional career which spanned 22 years and saw him appear in nearly 700 official games, he played mainly for Roma (seven seasons) and Valencia (nine), winning eight major titles for the two clubs combined.

Carboni was capped 18 times for the Italian national team, representing the nation at Euro 1996.

Club career

Italy

Born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Carboni started playing professionally for local A.C. Arezzo, in Serie B. During his spell with the club, he was also loaned twice, including a stint at A.S. Bari with which he made his Serie A debuts, in a relegation-ending season.

After nearly meeting the same fate with Empoli FC, Carboni spent one season with Parma A.C. in the second division, following which he returned to the top level with U.C. Sampdoria, being first-choice and helping Genoa outfit win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in his second year, playing the full 120 minutes in the final against R.S.C. Anderlecht (2–0 win).

In the 1990 summer, Carboni joined A.S. Roma, being an undisputed starter for the capital team during his seven-year spell, with the expection of 1992–93 season, due to a serious injury. In 1990–91, he won the Coppa Italia for the second and last time in his career, in a 4–2 aggregate win against previous team Sampdoria.

Valencia

Aged already 32, Carboni moved abroad for the first time, signing for Valencia CF in Spain. He appeared in 29 La Liga games in his first season, receiving nine yellow cards and three red as the club finished in ninth position, in a campaign which saw manager Jorge Valdano being fired after only three games, with the player's countryman Claudio Ranieri taking his place.

Carboni formed an efficient full back partnership with French Jocelyn Angloma (born in the same year) in his first years with the Che, eventually helping the team to two national championships - the French had already left the club in the 2003–04 conquest - and five other trophies. He also helped Valencia to the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League final against FC Bayern Munich, but missed his penalty in an eventual shootout loss.^[1]

38-year old Carboni appeared in 44 games combined as Valencia won the league/UEFA Cup double in 2003–04. On 23 October 2005, he became the oldest player at the age of 40 years, six months and 17 days to play in the Spanish league, a record previously held by Deportivo de La Coruña's Donato - he had already achieved the feat of being the oldest winner of any European club competition when he won the UEFA Cup.

After the emergence of countryman Emiliano Moretti, Carboni only appeared in five games in 2005–06, and retired from football at the age of 41, having appeared in 346 official games for Valencia. On 19 May 2006, he became the club's director of football.

On 19 June 2007, Carboni was sacked by Valencia, as the working relationship between him and coach Quique Flores was strained after several disputes.^[2] The manager was sacked himself after only four months.

Late career

On 10 June 2009, Carboni became the new sporting director at R.E. Mouscron in Belgium, teaming up with former Valencia teammate Miroslav Đukić, who acted as the manager. In early June of the following year, he reunited with former Valencia boss Rafael Benítez at F.C. Internazionale Milano, working with the Nerazzurri as technical consultant.^[3]

International career

Carboni made his debut for Italy on 25 March 1992 - two weeks shy of his 27th birthday - in a 1–0 friendly win with Germany. He was selected by manager Arrigo Sacchi for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1996, playing against the Czech Republic (1–2 loss) and Germany (0–0) in an eventual group stage exit.

On 21 December 1988, Carboni earned his only cap for the under-21s, scoring in a 8–0 home routing of Malta.

Honours

Sampdoria

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90; Runner-up 1988–89
• Coppa Italia: 1988–89
• Supercoppa Italiana: Runner-up 1988, 1989

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 1990–91; Runner-up 1992–93
• Supercoppa Italiana: Runner-up 1991

Valencia

• UEFA Europa League: 2003–04
• UEFA Super Cup: 2004
• La Liga: 2001–02, 2003–04
• Copa del Rey: 1998–99
• Supercopa de España: 1999; Runner-up 2002, 2004
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998
• UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 1999–2000, 2000–01

Club statistics

Year	Club	Games	Goals
1984–85	Arezzo	22	1
1985–86	Bari	10	0
1986–87	Empoli	11	0
1987–88	Parma	28	1
1988–89	Sampdoria	31	1
1989–90	Sampdoria	29	1
1990–91	Roma	30	1
1991–92	Roma	33	0
1992–93	Roma	9	0
1993–94	Roma	32	1
1994–95	Roma	30	0
1995–96	Roma	29	0
1996–97	Roma	23	1
1997–98	Valencia	29	0
1998–99	Valencia	36	0
1999-00	Valencia	28	1
2000–01	Valencia	24	0
2001–02	Valencia	33	0
2002–03	Valencia	29	0
2003–04	Valencia	33	0
2004–05	Valencia	28	0
2005–06	Valencia	5	0

References

External links

• Stats at Lega Serie A (Italian)
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Italian)
• Amedeo Carboni at National-Football-Teams.com

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