Andrea Sottil

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Andrea Sottil
Personal information
Date of birth 4 January 1974 (1974-01-04) (age 38)
Place of birth Venaria Reale, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Siracusa (head coach)
Youth career
1991–1992 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1994 Torino 13 (0)
1994–1996 Fiorentina 33 (1)
1996–1999 Atalanta 91 (2)
1999–2003 Udinese 87 (6)
2003–2004 Reggina 24 (1)
2004–2005 Genoa 33 (1)
2005–2008 Catania 66 (1)
2008–2009 Rimini 37 (1)
2009–2010 Alessandria 26 (0)
National team‡
1990–1992 Italy U18 17 (1)
1994 Italy U21 1 (0)
Teams managed
2011– Siracusa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:19, 28 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:19, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Andrea Sottil (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian former footballer turned coach, who currently manages Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Siracusa.


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[edit] Playing career

Sottil started his career with Torino and made his Serie A debut on 6 December 1992, in a 1-1 draw to Foggia. In 1994 he left Torino to join Fiorentina, then moving to Atalanta later in 1996. In 1999 he moved to Udinese, where he also had the opportunity to play at continental level in the UEFA Cup.

Sottil was signed by Reggina in co-ownership deal in summer 2003, along with team-mate Gonzalo Martínez. In summer 2005, he was signed by Catania, which he was the regular starter in the first two season, but only played 7 games in 2007–08 Serie A.

In August 2008, he was signed by Rimini.[1] In July 2009 he left for Alessandria.[2]for[3] He retired at the end of the 2010–11 season, totaling over 200 games at Serie A level throughout his career.

[edit] Coaching career

Soon after retirement, Sottil passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011.[4] Later in the summer he was appointed new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Siracusa, with the goal of leading the ambitious Sicilians into the battle to promotion in the Serie B league.[5]

[edit] Honours

  • Serie B Runner-up and promotion: 2006

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Colpo di mercato: preso SOTTIL !" (in Italian). Rimini Calcio FC. 2008-08-26. http://www.riminicalcio.com/_vti_g1_nwArt.aspx?idnews=2643. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: tris per l'Alessandria: c'è anche Andrea Sottil" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 2009-07-22. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=162582. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  3. ^ "E' ufficiale l'ingaggio di Andea Sottil" (in Italian). Alessandria Calcio. 22 July 2009. http://www.alessandriacalcio.it/news.asp?2221152720097. Retrieved 24 June 2010. 
  4. ^ "Baggio's new life As a professional coach" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 18 July 2011. http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/18-07-2011/baggio-s-new-life-802081638321.shtml. Retrieved 20 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Andrea Sottil è il nuovo allenatore del Siracusa [OFFICIAL: Andrea Sottil new Siracusa head coach]" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 25 June 2011. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=277141. Retrieved 28 November 2011. 

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