Andrea Coda

Andrea Coda

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Massa, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Lucchese
	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Empoli	76	(1)
2006–2015	Udinese	132	(0)
2013	→ Parma (loan)	8	(0)
2013–2014	→ Livorno (loan)	20	(0)
2015–2016	Sampdoria	6	(0)
2016–2018	Pescara	39	(0)
2019	Viterbese	14	(0)
2019–2020	Gubbio	13	(0)
International career‡
2001	Italy U-16	10	(0)
2001	Italy U-17	2	(0)
2003	Italy U-18	2	(0)
2003–2004	Italy U-19	8	(0)
2004–2005	Italy U-20	12	(1)
2005–2007	Italy U-21	5	(0)
2008	Italy Olympic U-23	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 August 2008

Andrea Coda (born 25 April 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Empoli

Coda began playing youth football for Lucchese before joining Empoli, located an hour away from his hometown. He made his debut for Empoli when they were in Serie B and helped them gain promotion to Serie A for the 2005–06 season. In August 2005, he made his Serie A debut and became a regular starter.

Udinese

Udinese bought 50% of his contract in January 2006 for €1 million ^[2] and he remained at Empoli until the summer. During the 2006–07 season, Coda had to contend with a place on the bench but he eventually earned a place in the starting eleven by the second half of the season. In June 2007, Udinese acquired the remainder of his contract for €1.315 million. ^[2] By the 2008–09 season, he became first choice, often partnering Maurizio Domizzi, and made his European debut in September 2008 in the UEFA Cup. In March 2010, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after injuring his knee just barely five minutes into the match against Chievo Verona and had to be substituted.

In June 2010, Udinese agreed a double loan deal with Bari, subject to Coda and Jaime Romero's decision. ^[3] Eventually Coda remained in Udine.

On 21 June 2012, Coda signed a new five-year contract ^[4] after the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League playoffs round for a second successive season.

Sampdoria

On 22 January 2015, fellow Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria signed Coda and Luis Muriel in temporary deals, with an obligation to buy them outright for €12 million total fee. ^{[5] [6]} Coda signed a contract lasting until 30 June 2017. ^[7]

Pescara

On 1 February 2016, Coda joined Pescara on loan for the rest of the season, with an option to purchase. ^{[8] [9]}

Viterbese Castrense

On 30 January 2019, he signed with Viterbese Castrense in Serie C. ^[10]

Gubbio

On 9 November 2019 he joined Serie C club Gubbio until the end of the 2019–20 season. ^[11]

International career

Coda played for Italy national team at every youth level, from the under-16 (was renamed from under-15 after 2000–01 season), to the Olympic team in Beijing. He also participated in 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

In order to prepare for the Olympics, he also played the match against Dutch Olympic team in February 2008, as well as in 2008 Toulon Tournament.

References

1. "Sito Ufficiale dell'a. S. Livorno Calcio". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
2. Empoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
3. "Meggiorini alle buste. Barreto è del Bari" (in Italian). AS Bari. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
4. "Andrea Coda bianconero fino al 2017!" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
5. U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
6. "Sampdoria, è fatta per Muriel: dall'Udinese arriva anche Coda, i dettagli". GianlucaDiMarzio.com (in Italian). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Finalmente blucerchiati: Muriel e Coda, benvenuti al Doria" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
8. "Calciomercato Sampdoria, Coda al Pescara. Arriva Diakitè". Tuttosport (in Italian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
9. "Coda passa al Pescara a titolo temporaneo con diritto di opzione" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
10. "MERCATO GIALLOBLU: LA VITERBESE CASTRENSE ACQUISTA ANDREA CODA" (in Italian). Viterbese Castrense. 30 January 2019.
11. "ANDREA CODA NUOVO GIOCATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Gubbio. 9 November 2019.

External links

• FIGC.it National team stat. (in Italian)
• Udinese.it ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in Italian)
• Andrea Coda – FIFA competition record (archived)