Beniamino Abate

Beniamino Abate
Personal information
Full name	Beniamino Abate
Date of birth	10 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	San Martino Valle Caudina, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1978–1982	Benevento
1982–1983	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1985	Benevento
1985–1990	Udinese
1990–1991	Messina
1991–1994	Internazionale
1994–1995	Fidelis Andria
1995–1997	Cagliari
1997–2000	Reggiana
2000–2001	Prato
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Beniamino Abate (born 10 April 1962) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Milan Primavera (under-19) squad. He is the father of Ignazio Abate who currently plays as right-back for Milan.

Playing career

During his career, Abate played in Serie C1 with Benevento, in Serie A with Udinese, Internazionale and Cagliari, as well as in Serie B with Reggiana, where ended his career.^[1] In Serie A, he played a total of 67 matches.

He was on the bench for the first leg of the victorious 1994 UEFA Cup Final (Raffaele Nuzzo was on the bench for the second leg).

Abate currently works in the A.C. Milan youth sector as a goalkeeping coach and was previously a scout.^[2]

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