- Antonio Soda
Infobox Football biography
playername = Antonio Soda
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|6|24
cityofbirth =Cutro
countryofbirth =Italy
height = Height|m=1.81
nickname =
position = Manager (former striker)
currentclub = Spezia
clubnumber =
years = 1982–1983
1983–1984
1984–1988
1988–1990
1990
1990–1992
1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996
1996–1997
clubs = Catanzaro
Carbonia
Catanzaro
Empoli
Triestina
Bari
Spal
Palermo
Spal
Turris
Catanzaro
Giorgione
caps(goals) = 01 0(0)
31 0(7)
78 (16)
54 (10)
07 0(0)
47 0(8)
43 0(4)
23 0(8)
13 0(2)
14 0(0)
07 0(2)
19 0(1)
manageryears = 2003–2005
2005–
managerclubs = Sanremese
Spezia
pcupdate =2008-04-25
ntupdate =Antonio Soda (born
June 24 ,1964 inCutro ) is an Italian football manager and former striker. He is the current manager ofSerie B team Spezia.Career
Playing
Soda started his professional career with Catanzaro, where he played from 1982 to 1988 (except for a one-year stint at Carbonia in 1983–1984). He then played for several
Serie A andSerie B teams, such as Bari and Palermo. He retired in 1997.Coaching
In 2003 Soda started his managing career, accepting a head coach job at
Serie D team Sanremese, leading his side to an immediate promotion toSerie C2 in his first season and a impressive sixth place the following season.In 2005 he was appointed at the helm of then-
Serie C1 side Spezia; Soda immediately managed to win a historical promotion toSerie B in his first season, winning the Serie C1/A champions after a long battle with Genoa. In his first Serie B campaign, Soda then led Spezia to escape relegation after winning a dramatic two-legged playoff against Verona, being then confirmed for the 2007–08 season.External links
* [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/2950.shtml Coaching career profile (from Gazzetta.it)]
* [http://www.footballplus.com/players/8375/Antonio-Soda.html Playing career profile (from footballplus.com)]
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