Amedeo Carboni

Amedeo Carboni

Carboni with Valencia in 2005
Personal information
Full nameAmedeo Carboni
Date of birth6 April 1965
Place of birthArezzo, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Youth career
1975–1983Arezzo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983–1986Arezzo22(1)
1983–1984→ Fiorentina (loan)0(0)
1985–1986→ Bari (loan)10(0)
1986–1987Empoli11(0)
1987–1988Parma28(1)
1988–1990Sampdoria60(2)
1990–1997Roma186(3)
1997–2006Valencia245(1)
Total562(8)
National team
1988Italy U211(1)
1992–1997Italy18(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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 it 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 exception 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 rounds, with the player's countryman Claudio Ranieri taking his place.

Carboni formed an efficient full back partnership with 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; during the first 120 minutes he also committed the penalty that led to the Stefan Effenberg 1–1 equalizer.[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 played five matches 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 Inter Milan, 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 an 8–0 home routing of Malta.

Honours

Sampdoria
Roma
Valencia

Club statistics

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

References

  1. ↑ "Bayern crowned European champions". BBC Sport. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sanchez Flores to stay on at Valencia, Carboni to leave". Reuters. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Rafa Benitez to be unveiled as new Inter Milan coach on Wednesday". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

External links

Preceded by
Giuseppe Giannini		 AS Roma Captain
1997–1998 		Succeeded by
Abel Balbo