Benito Carbone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagnara Calabra, Italy | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Second Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St.Christophe (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–88 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1990 | Torino | 7 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Reggina | 31 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Casertana | 32 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | Ascoli | 28 | (6) |
| 1993–1994 | Torino | 28 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Napoli | 29 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Inter | 32 | (2) |
| 1996–1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | 96 | (25) |
| 1999–2000 | Aston Villa | 24 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Bradford City | 42 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | → Derby County (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Como | 22 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Parma | 19 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Catanzaro | 27 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Vicenza | 28 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Pavia | 80 | (27) |
| Total | 515 | (95) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Pavia | ||
| 2011 | Varese | ||
| 2012- | St.Christophe | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Benito "Benny" Carbone (born 14 August 1971 in Bagnara) is a retired Italian footballer and manager of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club St.Christophe.[1] He played as a forward, winger or midfielder. He has played professional football for 17 different clubs.
Career
Playing
Carbone began his career in 1989 with Torino in his native Italy, and became a journeyman for the next few years, ending up at giants Inter Milan. After the appointment of Roy Hodgson, who planned to play Carbone wide on the right instead of his preferred position as second striker, he signed for Sheffield Wednesday for £3 million in 1996. At Wednesday Carbone played alongside his compatriot Paolo Di Canio; Carbone has spoken fondly of playing alongside the Italian striker. Carbone became the club's highest goalscorer for the 1998–99 season, scoring nine goals, and was voted the fans' favourite player.[2] In spite of his good form, Carbone suffered from a split in the dressing room between him and Di Canio on one side and the club's English players on the other. In an interview with the Daily Mail in January 2013, Carbone recalled that the English players often invited him to go drinking with them, but as he was teetotal he would always decline their offers; he claimed that it may have exacerbated the rift in the dressing room.[3]
After a contract dispute with Wednesday at the start of the 1999–2000 season, he joined Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee and played for a season at Villa Park, earning an FA Cup runners-up medal after Villa lost 1–0 in the final to Chelsea. He had previously scored a hat-trick against Leeds United in an earlier round, including a spectacular long range strike from 35 yards; the day before the match, Villa manager John Gregory had refused to let the homesick Italian return to his homeland, insisting he would feel better after scoring against Leeds.[4] This added to his strikes against Darlington[5] and Everton[6] meant he contributed 5 goals in Villa's cup run that season.
At the start of the 2000–01 season, Fiorentina, Everton, Coventry City and Bradford City showed an interest in Carbone's services. Bradford City, who had just escaped relegation from the Premiership the previous season and were aiming to establish themselves in the top flight, made the best offer to Carbone and he joined the Yorkshire club on a free transfer. Despite some disillusionment over his wages, he scored some memorable goals and endeared himself to the Valley Parade faithful.[citation needed] Bradford City were relegated and, although he played the start of the following season with them as well as pledging his future to them,[7] he later moved on loan to first Derby County, where he scored once against former club Aston Villa,[8] and then Middlesbrough, where he again scored once in the league against Aston Villa.[9] In 2002, after Bradford chairman Geoffrey Richmond informed him that the club would fold if they continued to pay his £40,000-a-week wages, Carbone left Bradford and returned to Italy with Como and played for Parma from 2003 to 2005.
After a one-year stint with Vicenza, Carbone signed for a four-game guest contract with the Australian team Sydney FC as a potential replacement for Dwight Yorke, who was the club's previous marquee player. He capped his debut, against Adelaide United, with two assists and a goal. After his debut many believed he would be better than Yorke,[10] but during his third guest game he pulled a hamstring muscle that sidelined him for at least seven weeks. Carbone failed to reach an agreement with Sydney for a long-term contract, ending his short-lived career with Sydney.[11]
Upon returning to Italy, Carbone joined northern side Pavia in August 2007. In his first season back in the lower leagues, Carbone scored 5 goals in 29 appearances as Pavia finished fourth from bottom.[12]
Carbone was often accused of being a mercenary due to him frequently transferring between clubs. He was, however, very popular with the fans of his clubs, particularly at Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City. He also waived much of the money owed to him - approximately £3.32 million - after he had moved to Como, which helped City survive going into administration in 2002.
Coaching
After his retirement, Carbone accepted to stay at Pavia as youth coach, guiding the Berretti under-19 team.[13] On March 2011 he was then promoted as head coach to replace Gianluca Andrissi.[14] He guided Pavia to a safe place in the 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione standings, leading the club out of the relegation zone in his two months in charge of the first team.[15]
On 16 June 2011 he was surprisingly announced as new head coach of Serie B club Varese, replacing local hero Giuseppe Sannino who left to become new boss of Serie A club Siena after guiding the club from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione to a spot in the promotion playoffs during his last season in charge.[1][15] On 1 October 2011 he was sacked[16] and replaced by Rolando Maran.[17]
Since 29 October 2012 he is the new coach of Saint-Christophe Vallée d’Aoste in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione en place of the sacked Giovanni Zichella.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Benny Carbone nuovo tecnico del Varese" (in Italian). ANSA.it. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Sheff Wed: Beni bust-up". BBC News. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2258624/Benito-Carbone-interview-Former-Bradford-Aston-Villa-striker-looks-eventful-career-England.html
- ↑ "Carbone magic kills off Leeds". BBC News. 30 January 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ "Carbone lights up Villa Park". BBC News. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "Villa destroy Goodison's dream". BBC News. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "Carbone happy at Bradford". BBC News. 14 July 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ "Derby see off Villa". BBC. 22 December 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Old boys haunt Villa". BBC. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ Is Benito the Dwight Choice SMH.com.au
- ↑ Sydney FC-Carbone Fail To Reach Deal SMH.com.au
- ↑ http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Carbone_Benito
- ↑ "Carbone ha detto stop" (in Italian). Libero Sport. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Benny Carbone nuovo allenatore del Pavia" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "CARBONE: PAVIA TI AMO, MA VADO AL VARESE" (in Italian). Il Mondo di Pavia. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.laprovinciadivarese.it/stories/Cronaca/508758/
- ↑ http://www.laprovinciadivarese.it/stories/Cronaca/508759/
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