Angelo Di Livio

Angelo di Livio
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-07-26) 26 July 1966
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender
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)
Total 609 (29)
National team
1995–2002 Italy 40 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Angelo di Livio (born 26 July 1966 in Rome) is a retired football midfielder and defender. He played for several Italian clubs in Serie A throughout his career, coming to prominence with Juventus, where he won several domestic and international titles. At international level he also played for the Italian national side in two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Football Championships, reaching the final of UEFA Euro 2000.

During his playing career he was known as soldatino (little soldier) or soldatino Di Livio, a nickname his Juventus teammate Roberto Baggio gave him because of Di Livio's characteristic way of running up and down the flank.[1] A quick, experienced, combative, reliable, and tactically versatile player, Di Livio was usually deployed on the wing, and was capable of playing on either flank, as a wide midfielder, or as a full-back or wing-back; he was also capable of playing in the centre, as a defensive midfielder. Although he was not the most naturally talented player, he was known for his stamina, work-rate, tenacity, man-marking, and crossing ability, as well as his consistency, which enabled him to have a successful career.[2][3][4]

Club career

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 made him an important element in the dominant Juventus starting lineup from 1993 to 1999, during one of the most successful periods in the club's history. With Juventus, he won three scudetti (Italian A League; 1995, 1997, 1998) and one Champions League title (1996), in addition to two Italian Supercups (1995, 1997), a Coppa Italia, an UEFA Supercup (1996), and an Intercontinental Cup (1996); he also reached the final of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup. In 1999, he moved to Fiorentina, where he captained the team to win the Coppa Italia during the 2000–01 season. 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, finally retiring after the conclusion of the 2004–05 Serie A season.

International career

Di Livio was capped 40 times for Italy. He played for Italy at Euro 96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 (where Italy finished in 2nd place), and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His first cap came on 6 September 1995 against Slovenia; his last on 18 June 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.

After retirement

After retiring, Di Livio worked as a coach in the AS Roma Youth System (Allievi "Coppa Lazio");[5] his son also plays for the giallorossi youth system.

Endorsements

As one of the most popular footballers from his generation, Di Livio has kept his public influence and positive reputation till today. In 2011, Angelo di Livio was named as "Brand ambassador" for SKS365's brand planetwin365.[6]

Statistics

[7]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1984–85RomaSerie A00
1985–86ReggianaSerie C1130
1986–87NocerinaSerie C1311
1987–88PerugiaSerie C2343
1988–89Serie C1331
1989–9050
1989–90PadovaSerie B292
1990–91363
1991–92363
1992–93363
1993–94JuventusSerie A330
1994–95271
1995–96322
1996–97321
1997–98300
1998–99331
1999–00FiorentinaSerie A301
2000–01331
2001–02321
2002–03Serie C2210
2003–04Serie B434
2004–05Serie A120
Country Italy 61128
Total 61128

[8]

Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
199520
199670
1997100
199860
199920
200050
200150
200230
Total400

Honours

Club

Juventus[9]
Fiorentina[9]
Perugia[9]

International

Italy[10]

Orders

5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2000[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Io, "Soldatino" Di Livio". Pianeta-Calcio.it. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Euro 2000 Profile: Angelo Di Livio". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Di Livio: "Capello non mi volle alla Roma"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Stefano Bedeschi. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Angelo DI LIVIO" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Official AS Roma's site
  6. ↑ planetwin365 renews cooperation with Angelo Di Livio: sks365 - planetwin365 renews cooperation with Angelo Di Livio, accessdate: August 26, 2015
  7. ↑ Angelo Di Livio at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  9. 1 2 3 "Angelo Di Livio". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "A. Di Livio". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "ONORIFICENZE". quirinale.it (in Italian). 12 July 2000. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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