Alvin Ceccoli

Football player infobox


playername = Alvin Ceccoli
fullname = Alvin Warren Ceccoli
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1974|8|5
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
currentclub = Dandaloo FC
clubnumber =
position = Left Back/Wing Back
youthyears =
youthclubs = APIA Leichhardt
years = 1995-1999
1999
1999-2002
2002-2004
2004
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007
2008
2008
2008-
clubs = Wollongong Wolves
AEK Athens
Wollongong Wolves
Parramatta Power
Dapto FC
Wollongong City
Sydney FC
Avispa Fukuoka
Central Coast Mariners
Adelaide United FC
Dandaloo FC
caps(goals) = 82 (12)
04 0(1)
74 0(5)
54 0(2)
21 (15)
15 0(6)
43 0(2)
34 0(1)
06 0(0)
00 0(0)
00 0(0)
nationalyears = 1998-2006
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 06 0(1)
pcupdate = 13 January 2008
ntupdate = 19 November 2006

Alvin Warren Ceccoli (born 5 August 1974 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who played for Dandaloo FC and has formerly played for three A-League clubs (Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United)since the formation of the league.

Club career

Alvin started his National Soccer League (NSL) career at Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as a 21 year old. He played 156 matches in the National Soccer League, punctuated by a short stint in Greece with AEK Athens FC. He won successive NSL Championships with Wollongong in 1998/99 and 1999/2000 before joining Parramatta Power, becoming part of the losing grand final side in 2003/04.

He was one of seven players signed by Sydney FC from the defunct NSL. Ceccoli's first season at the glamour club was a rebirth for his career. Alvin not only became one of the strongest defenders in the league, but also earned his second national team cap against Bahrain in a qualifying match for the Asian Cup in 2007, as a reward for an excellent season with Sydney FC. During the second season with Sydney however, he had some disagreements with new coach Terry Butcher which soured his relationship with the club, and he sought a move elsewhere.

A transfer to Japanese second division team Avispa Fukuoka allowed him to reunite with former Sydney coach Pierre Littbarski, and was formally released by Sydney on 16 January 2007. [citenews|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21237702-23215,00.html |title=Ceccoli trades Sydney for Japan |date=2007-01-16] He spent close to a year at Avispa and was released at the end of the season.

On 3 January 2008 Ceccoli signed a contract for the remainder of the A-League season with Central Coast Mariners FC as cover for Dean Heffernan, his contract running until after the 2008 Grand Final on 25 February. [ [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23003721-23215,00.html Ceccoli back as 'ancient mariner'] ] Ceccoli agreed on 20 January 2008 to sign with rival A-League club Adelaide United for their 2008 AFC Champions League campaign beginning in March. It would be his third A-League club in as many years, but was notably absent from Adelaide's first two ACL matches. On 20 March 2008 it was revealed he had left the club to return home to Wollongong to be close to his young family. [citenews|url=http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/other/ceccoli-chooses-family-over-contract/1206559.html |title=Ceccoli chooses family over contract |publisher=Illawarra Mercury |author=Zalunardo, P |date=2008-03-20 |accessdate=2008-04-03] Staying locally, he has joined Illawarra Premier League club Dandaloo FC for 2008. [citenews|url=http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/soccer/battle-for-aleague-star-lasts-just-a-day/1207437.html |title=Battle for A-League star lasts just a day |publisher=Illawarra Mercury |author=Zalunardo, P |date=2008-03-21 |accessdate=2008-04-03]

Honours

With Central Coast Mariners:
* A-League Premiership: 2007-2008With Sydney FC:
* A-League Championship: 2005-2006
* Oceania Club Championship: 2004-2005With Wollongong Wolves:
* NSL Championship: 1999-2000, 2000-2001
* Oceania Club Championship: 2000-2001

References

External links

* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/CE.html Oz Football profile]