Antonio Corbisiero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Giovanni Corbisiero | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Exmouth, Devon, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 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) |
| 2005-2013 | Llanelli | 216 | (15) |
| 2013- | Aberystwyth Town | 64 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Antonio Giovanni Corbisiero (born 17 November 1984 in Exmouth, Devon) is an English semi-professional footballer currently playing for Aberystwyth Town. He previously played professionally for Swansea City and semi-professionally for Newport County and Llanelli.
Career
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,[1] but failed to appear in the Swansea first team the following season and had two loan spells with Newport County (in December 2004[2] and April 2005[3]) before being released in May 2005 by Swansea manager Kenny Jackett.[4] He joined subsequently joined Newport County in August 2005,[5] but was released in September 2005 and joined Llanelli the following month.[6]
He proved a fans favourite with The Reds due to his impressive work rate and netted 15 goals from 216 Welsh Premier League appearances. He also played important roles in big European wins in competitions such as the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Europa League.
In January 2013, Llanelli entered financial difficulties and Corbisiero was allowed to join Aberystwyth Town.[7][8] Corbisiero signed a contract until July 2014. During the summer of 2013, Aberystwyth Town appointed Corbisiero as 'First Team Coach' in addition to his academy coaching duties.[9]