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Full name | Angelo Francesco Antonio Costanzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 May 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury United | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelaide Blue Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Salisbury United | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2002 | Adelaide City | 127 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | → Campbelltown City (loan) | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Marconi Stallions | 90 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Campbelltown City | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Adelaide United | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Adelaide Cobras | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 369 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia U-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Australia | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Adelaide United Youth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Croydon Kings (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Croydon Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2007 |
Angelo Francesco Antonio Costanzo (born 9 May 1976 in Adelaide) is a retired Australian soccer player. He was voted into the Adelaide United Team of the Decade. He is currently married to his wife, Helen and is the father of his two children; Domenic and Liliana.
In 1994 at 18 years of age he won the SA player of the year award at Salisbury United, and was invited to join Adelaide City on an off-season tour of Vietnam. In 1995/96, his first season in the national league, he played alongside two of Australia's most credentialed defenders in Alex Tobin and Milan Ivanovic, and established a regular starting position as Adelaide City reached the preliminary final.
(Correct as of 29 January 2009)
Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide United | 2005–06 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2006–07 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2007–08 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Newcastle Jets | 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Total | 106 | 0 |
1 – includes A-League final series statistics
2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008–09 A-League season etc.)
Australia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2001 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 1 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 July 2002 | Auckland, New Zealand | New Caledonia | 11–0 | Win | OFC Nations Cup 2002 |
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