Charlie Villani

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Charlie Villani
Personal information
Full name Carlo Villani
Date of birth (1963-03-02) 2 March 1963 (age 62)
Position Forward
Youth career
Adelaide Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1993 Adelaide City 252 (58)
1994 Para Hills Knights 12 (0)
International career
1987 Australia 1 (0)
1987 Australia B 4 (0)
Managerial career
1994 Para Hills Knights
2002 Adelaide City
2008–2009 Western Strikers
2009 Adelaide City
2010– Western Strikers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlo "Charlie" Villani (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward.

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Club career

Villani began his senior career at Adelaide City in the National Soccer League where he played between 1979 and 1993. [1]

International career

Villani played one full international match in 1987 for Australia when he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute against Morocco in Gangneung. [2]

He also played four matches with the Socceroo B team. [3]

Coaching career

In 2002 Villani coached Adelaide City in the National Soccer League before resigning mid-season after a poor run of results. [4] [5]

On 22 October 2009, he was appointed as coach of the Adelaide City who were then in the South Australian Super League. [6]

References

  1. "Charlie Villani – Aussie Footballers Player Profile". Aussie Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  3. "Socceroo B Matches for 1987". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  4. "Villani to coach Adelaide City". ABC Online. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  5. "Adelaide City coach calls it a day". ABC Online. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  6. Bednall, Jai (22 October 2009). "Villani to replace Mori at Adelaide City". Eastern Courier Messenger. Retrieved 31 December 2009.