Roberto Landi

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Roberto Landi
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-01-02) 2 January 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Forlì, Italy
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Piacenza
Ravenna
Modena
Piacenza
Siena
Vancouver Whitecaps
Chicago Sting
Kaizer Chiefs
New York Cosmos
Cervia
Morciano
Ospedaletto
Managerial career
1992–1995 Marignano
1998–2000 Georgia U21
2001 Lithuania U21
2005 National Bucharest
2005–2006 Qatar U21
2006 FC Sopron
2008 Livingston
2009 Union SG
2011–2012 Liberia
2012–2013 Al Tirsana Tripoli
2016–2017 Rimini (team manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Landi (born 2 January 1956) [1] is an Italian football manager and former player.

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Playing career

Landi was born in Forlì. A goalkeeper, he joined the Piacenza youth system in 1966 and later joined the first team, then playing in Serie C1 division. [2] He later moved to Modena as second-choice goalkeeper, and then played also for Ravenna and Siena, before to leave Italy to join the North American Soccer League in 1979, at the age of 23. [3] During his North American time, he played for Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting, before signing for South African side Kaizer Chiefs, and returning in the United States with New York Cosmos in 1983. [2] He then returned in Italy and played for a number of amateur sides before retiring at the age of 30. [2]

Coaching career

Landi served as goalkeeping coach for the United States national team during their 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup campaigns. [3] From 1992 to 1995 he served as head coach of Italian amateur team Marignano. [4] In 1998, he became head coach of the Georgia U21 national team, and later filled the same position for the Lithuania U21 in 2001. [4] He obtained a UEFA Pro License in 2003, and was part of Messina managing staff in their 2002–03 campaign. [1] [4]

In January 2005 he became head coach of National Bucharest, [1] where he achieved a record 17 wins in a row. [3] He left the post in September 2005, citing personal reasons, [5] later being appointed as Qatar U21 head coach. He then briefly moved in Hungary, serving as FC Sopron head for three matches in the 2006–07 season before being sacked for losing their local derby to Győr. [6]

In October 2007 he was linked with the managing position at Port Vale F.C. [7] through his agent Bryan Yeubrey.

In June 2008 Landi was linked with Scottish First Division side Livingston He was appointed manager of the club on 11 June, August 2008 best coach of the month. [8] [9]

In June 2009, he was unveiled as new head coach of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. [10] He was however dismissed later in December due to money problems with the club. [11]

He was hired in January 2011 to be the Liberia national team, but was sacked in February 2012. [12] He was linked to the position again in May 2014. [13]

Landi applied for the Nigera managers job in August 2024. He was publicly critical of the NFF for their handling of the selection process. [14]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 October 2016
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Național București 20 June 200430 May 200660301020050.0
Qatar U21 1 June 20061 June 200710316030.0
FC Sopron 18 July 200719 June 20083011514036.7
Livingston 1 July 20081 January 2009211353061.9 [15]
Liberia 19 January 201118 June 201318657033.3
Al Tirsana Libya July 2013February 2014251483056.0
Total164773453047.0—

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  8. ↑ "Landi teams up with Hay at Livi". BBC Sport. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
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  12. ↑ "Nagbe: Liberia coaching switch will change nothing". BBC Sport. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Liberia FA wants Roberto Landi to return as coach". BBC Sport. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "'It is crazy' - Italian coach who applied for Super Eagles job questions NFF treatment of Bruno Labbadia". Pulse Sports. 3 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "New manager Landi brings vibrant vision to Livingston". The Scotsman. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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