Andy Selva

Andy Selva
Personal information
Full name Andy Selva
Date of birth May 25, 1976 (1976-05-25) (age 35)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Fidene
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1995 Latina 26 (5)
1995–1996 Civita Castellana 31 (10)
1996–1998 Fano 32 (1)
1998–1999 Catanzaro 38 (7)
1999–2000 Tivoli 21 (15)
2000–2001 San Marino 29 (4)
2001–2002 Maceratese 5 (1)
2002 Grosseto 15 (2)
2002–2003 Bellaria 30 (22)
2003–2005 SPAL 51 (20)
2005–2006 Padova 20 (2)
2006–2009 Sassuolo 59 (23)
2009–2011 Verona 58 (8)
2011– Fidene 0 (0)
National team‡
1998– San Marino 55 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2011

Andy Selva (born 25 May 1976 in Rome) is an Italian-born Sanmarinese professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Fidene and the San Marino national team.

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Club career

He began his career in 1994–95, playing in the Eccellenza with A.S. Latina, in which he scored five goals in 26 appearances. The following season he produced 10 goals in 31 appearances in Civita Castellana in Serie D, before moving to Fano (Serie C2), where he remained until March 1998, he played 32 games with only one goal. In 1999, Selva played with another Serie C2 club, Catanzaro, making 40 appearances, scoring six goals.

Selva went back to the Eccellenza with Tivoli in 1999, which he scored 15 goals in 21 matches, while for the following season, he moved to San Marino, where he scored four goals in 26 appearances. In the 2001–02 season playing in three different teams, he collected three appearances with San Marino, then five with Maceratese in Serie D, scoring a goal, and thus finishing the season in Serie D, with Grosseto (15 appearances and two goals). He scored 22 goals in 30 games for Bellaria in the following season.

In the summer of 2003, he transferred to SPAL where, in two seasons in Serie C1 he plays 51 games scoring 22 goals. In 2005–06, he moved to Padova (Serie C1), who sold him to Sassulo after only scoring two goals in 20 games. With Sassuolo, he played two years in Serie C1 and played an important part in the historic breakthrough with a Serie B promotion, contributing decisively with 15 goals in and became the top scorer in Group A.

In mid-2009, he left for Hellas Verona but was released after Verona where promoted to Serie B.

In July 2011, he trained with Santarcangelo.[1]

International career

Selva is hailed as the greatest player in the current San Marino national side and one of the greatest in its history. He has appeared 50 times for the national team and scored eight goals, making him the leading goalscorer in the history of the team. He is the only player to score more than one goal for San Marino. On 28 April 2004, Selva became the first player ever to score a winning goal for San Marino when he netted the only goal in a 1-0 friendly win over Liechtenstein, which is the only win that San Marino have recorded to date. With 64 caps, Selva is just two games away from equalling Damiano Vannucci's all-time record of 64.

International goals

Scores and results list. San Marino's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 1998 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Austria 1–4 1–4 UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying
2. 28 February 2001 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels  Belgium 1–10 1–10 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
3. 6 June 2001 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Belgium 1–1 1–4 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
4. 28 April 2004 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Liechtenstein 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5. 30 March 2005 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Belgium 1–1 1–2 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
6. 4 June 2005 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
7. 17 October 2007 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Wales 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
8. 11 October 2008 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  Slovakia 1–2 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

References

  1. ^ "Andy Selva si allenerà con il Santarcangelo" (in Italian). Santarcangelo Calcio. ca. July 2011. http://www.santarcangelocalcio.it/view/andy-selva-si-allener%C3%A0-con-il-santarcangelo. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 

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