Angelo Di Livio

Angelo di Livio

Personal information
Date of birth	July 26, 1966 (1966-07-26) (age 45)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder, Wing-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1984–1985	Roma	0	(0)
1985–1986	Reggiana	13	(0)
1986–1987	Nocerina	31	(1)
1987–1989	Perugia	72	(4)
1989–1993	Padova	138	(13)
1993–1999	Juventus	186	(3)
1999–2005	Fiorentina	169	(8)
National team
1995–2002	Italy	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Angelo di Livio (born July 26, 1966 in Rome) is a former Italian football (soccer) midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino (the little soldier) during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank.

Di Livio played for Reggiana (1985–86), Nocerina (1986–87), Perugia (1987–89), Padova (1989–93), Juventus (1993–99), and Fiorentina (1999–2005). His tireless running and quality crossing of the ball made him an important element in the starting XI of Juventus FC from 1993 to 1999. With Juventus, he won three scudetti (Italian A League) and one Champions League title. In 2002, when AC Fiorentina went bankrupt and was reborn as Florentia Viola in Serie C2, Di Livio showed his dedication by being the only player to stay with the team, as he played through the depths of Italian football on the climb back to Serie A in 2004.

Di Livio was capped 40 times for Italy but never scored. He played for his country at Euro 96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His first cap came on September 6, 1995 against Slovenia; his last on June 18, 2002 against South Korea. For Italy, he was often used as a holding player to shut down games when the team was ahead, thus sealing the win.

He is currently the coach of a youth team of AS Roma (Allievi "Coppa Lazio"),^[1] and his son also plays for the giallorossi youth system.

Statistics

^[2]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
1984/85	Roma	Serie A	0	0
1985/86	Reggiana	Serie C1	13	0
1986/87	Nocerina	Serie C1	31	1
1987/88	Perugia	Serie C2	34	3
1988/89		Serie C1	33	1
1989/90			5	0
1989/90	Padova	Serie B	29	2
1990/91			36	3
1991/92			36	3
1992/93			36	3
1993/94	Juventus	Serie A	33	0
1994/95			27	1
1995/96			32	2
1996/97			32	1
1997/98			30	0
1998/99			33	1
1999/00	Fiorentina	Serie A	30	1
2000/01			33	1
2001/02			32	1
2002/03		Serie C2	21	0
2003/04		Serie B	43	4
2004/05		Serie A	12	0
Country	Italy		611	28
Total			611	28

^[3]

Italy national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	2	0
1996	7	0
1997	10	0
1998	6	0
1999	2	0
2000	5	0
2001	5	0
2002	3	0
Total	40	0

References

1. ^ Official AS Roma's site
2. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=11143
3. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/dilivio-intl.html

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Name	Di Livio, Angelo
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Date of birth	July 26, 1966
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
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