Antonio Soda
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| Antonio Soda | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 24, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Cutro, Italy | |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Manager (former striker) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Spezia | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982–1983 1983–1984 1984–1988 1988–1990 1990 1990–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996 1996–1997 |
Catanzaro Carbonia Catanzaro Empoli Triestina Bari Spal Palermo Spal Turris Catanzaro Giorgione |
1 (0) 31 (7) 78 (16) 54 (10) 7 (0) 47 (8) 43 (4) 23 (8) 13 (2) 14 (0) 7 (2) 19 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2003–2005 2005– |
Sanremese Spezia |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Antonio Soda (born June 24, 1964 in Cutro) is an Italian football manager and former striker. He is the current manager of Serie B team Spezia.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Playing
Soda started his professional career with Catanzaro, where he played from 1982 to 1988 (except for a one-year stint at Carbonia in 1983–1984). He then played for several Serie A and Serie B teams, such as Bari and Palermo. He retired in 1997.
[edit] Coaching
In 2003 Soda started his managing career, accepting a head coach job at Serie D team Sanremese, leading his side to an immediate promotion to Serie C2 in his first season and a impressive sixth place the following season.
In 2005 he was appointed at the helm of then-Serie C1 side Spezia; Soda immediately managed to win a historical promotion to Serie B in his first season, winning the Serie C1/A champions after a long battle with Genoa. In his first Serie B campaign, Soda then led Spezia to escape relegation after winning a dramatic two-legged playoff against Verona, being then confirmed for the 2007–08 season.
