| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Giovanni Corbisiero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Exmouth, Devon, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Llanelli | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | Swansea City | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Newport County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Newport County (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2005 | Newport County | 8 | (2) |
| 2005– | Llanelli | 157 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 13 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Antonio Giovanni Corbisiero (born 17 November 1984 in Exmouth, Devon) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Llanelli. He previously played professionally for Swansea City, and he now works part time in St. Michael's School, Llanelli as a sports teacher.
Corbisiero, a right-footed midfielder of Irish-Italian parentage, began his career as a trainee with Swansea City, turning professional in August 2002. his league debut came on 30 August 2003 when he was a second-half substitute for Andy Robinson in Swansea's 4-1 win at home to Mansfield Town. He played four more times that season, starting just one game, a 3-2 defeat at home to Hull City, although Corbisiero was replaced by Leyton Maxwell at half-time.
He was an awarded a new one-year contract in June 2004,[2] but failed to appear in the Swansea first team the following season and had two loan spells with Newport County (in December 2004[3] and April 2005[4]) before being released in May 2005 by Swansea manager Kenny Jackett.[5] He joined subsequently joined Newport County in August 2005,[6] but was released in September 2005 and joined Llanelli the following month.[7]
He has proved a fans favourite with The Reds due to his impressive work rate and has netted 7 goals from 106 appearances. He has played important roles in big European wins in competitions such as the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Europa League.
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