Carlo "Charlie" Villani (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Villani | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1963 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Adelaide Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Adelaide City | ||
| Canberra Croatia | |||
| Albion Redsox | |||
| 1993 | Canberra Deakin | ||
| 1994 | Para Hills Knights | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Morwell Falcons | 34 | (5) |
| 1998 | South Dandenong | ||
| 1998 | Birkalla Eagles | ||
| 2000–2002 | Morwell Pegasus | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| 1987 | Australia B | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Para Hills Knights | ||
| 2002 | Adelaide City | ||
| 2008–2009 | Western Strikers | ||
| 2009 | Adelaide City | ||
| 2010– | Western Strikers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editVillani began his senior career at Adelaide City in the National Soccer League where he played between 1984 and 1989. After state league stints in Canberra and Melbourne he returned to the NSL with Morwell Falcons in 1994, playing three seasons for the Gippsland club.[1]
After brief stints with South Dandenong and Birkalla Eagles, Villani returned to the Latrobe Valley in 2000 to finish his career with Morwell Pegasus. He hit 17 goals in his first season with Pegasus to help guide them to promotion from the Victorian State League Division Three South-East.[2]
In his second season with the club, in the Victorian State League Division Two South-East, Villani hit 15 goals (out of Pegasus's season total of 43) to finish the year as the league's second highest scorer - before adding seven in his third and final year with the club, taking his club total to 39 goals.[3]
International career
editVillani played one full international match in 1987 for Australia when he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute against Morocco in Gangneung.[4]
He also played four matches with the Socceroo B team.[5]
Coaching career
editIn 2002 Villani coached Adelaide City in the National Soccer League before resigning mid-season after a poor run of results.[6][7]
On 22 October 2009, he was appointed as coach of the Adelaide City who were then in the South Australian Super League.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Australian Player Database - VE". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "VicScorers 2000 - VE". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "2001 Victorian State League Division Two South-East Results - VE". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Socceroo B Matches for 1987". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Villani to coach Adelaide City". ABC Online. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Adelaide City coach calls it a day". ABC Online. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ Bednall, Jai (22 October 2009). "Villani to replace Mori at Adelaide City". Eastern Courier Messenger. Retrieved 31 December 2009.