Antonio Corbisiero

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Antonio Corbisiero
Personal information
Full name Antonio Giovanni Vincenzo Corbisiero
Date of birth (1984-11-17) 17 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Exmouth, Devon, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberystwyth Town
(manager)
Youth career
0000–2002 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005 Swansea City 5 (0)
2004 → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)
2005 → Newport County (loan) 4 (1)
2005 Newport County 8 (2)
2005–2013 Llanelli 216 (15)
2013–2016 Aberystwyth Town 92 (1)
2016–2020 Penrhyncoch 64 (2)
2020 Aberystwyth Town 0 (0)
2023 Penrhyncoch 1 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Penrhyncoch (assistant)
2020–2021 Aberystwyth Town (assistant)
2021–2022 Aberystwyth Town
2024– Aberystwyth Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Giovanni Vincenzo Corbisiero (born 17 November 1984) is an English football manager and former footballer who is currently manager of Cymru Premier club Aberystwyth Town.

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He previously played professionally for Swansea City and semi-professionally for Newport County, Aberystwyth Town, Llanelli and Penrhyncoch.

Career

Born in Exmouth, Devon, Corbisiero, a right-footed midfielder of Irish-Italian parentage, began his career as a trainee with Swansea City, turning professional in August 2002. his league debut came on 30 August 2003 when he was a second-half substitute for Andy Robinson in Swansea's 4–1 win at home to Mansfield Town. He played four more times that season, starting just one game, a 3–2 defeat at home to Hull City, although Corbisiero was replaced by Leyton Maxwell at half-time.

He was an awarded a new one-year contract in June 2004, [1] but failed to appear in the Swansea first team the following season and had two loan spells with Newport County (in December 2004 [2] and April 2005 [3] ) before being released in May 2005 by Swansea manager Kenny Jackett. [4] He joined subsequently joined Newport County in August 2005, [5] but was released in September 2005 and joined Llanelli the following month. [6]

In January 2013, Llanelli entered financial difficulties and Corbisiero was allowed to join Aberystwyth Town. [7] [8] Corbisiero signed a contract until July 2014. During the summer of 2013, Aberystwyth Town appointed Corbisiero as 'First Team Coach' in addition to his academy coaching duties. [9]

Corbisiero joined Cymru Alliance side Penrhyncoch in 2016.

Corbisiero retired from playing in 2020.

Coaching career

In June 2020, Corbisiero was appointed assistant manager at Aberystwyth Town. [10]

On 21 December 2020, Corbisiero was made interim manager of the club following Gavin Allen's departure, [11] though this was reversed shortly after as Allen's position was reinstated.

On 2 June 2021, Corbisiero was once again appointed manager after Gavin Allen's official departure. [12]

Following the conclusion of the 2021/22 Cymru Premier season and guiding the club to an 8th place finish, on the 12th May 2022 Corbisiero resigned from his role at the club as did his backroom staff; Gari Lewis, Bari Morgan, Stuart Jones and Dave Owen. [13]

On 12 November 2024, Corbisiero returned to Aberystwyth Town as First Team manager following the departure of Anthony Williams. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Swansea trio sign new deals
  2. ↑ Cornforth wants Swans youngster to stay longer [usurped]
  3. ↑ County sign three [usurped]
  4. ↑ Swansea name retained list
  5. ↑ Cornforth makes up his mind [usurped]
  6. ↑ Llanelli add Antonio [usurped]
  7. ↑ Corbisiero calls it a day at Llanelli
  8. ↑ Corbisiero and Venables Join Aber
  9. ↑ Aberystwyth 2013-14 Squad Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Gavin Allen Named First Team Manager of Aberystwyth Town FC".
  11. ↑ "Club Statement".
  12. ↑ "ATFC delighted to announce Antonio Corbisiero as First Team Manager".
  13. ↑ "CORBS RESIGNS AS FIRST TEAM MANAGER".
  14. ↑ "Antonio Corbisiero makes Aberystwyth Town return". BBC Sport. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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