Marco Amelia

Who is this?

Marco Amelia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko aˈmɛːlja]; born 2 April 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and last coached Serie D amateurs Sondrio. A Roma youth product, Amelia spent most of his professional club career at Livorno, where he made 181 appearances across all competitions, including playing and scoring in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. He later played for several other Italian clubs, and also had a spell in England as a reserve goalkeeper with Chelsea. At international level, Amelia won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, and earned nine senior caps for Italy between 2005 and 2009. He was part of the squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, also being included for Italy's UEFA Euro 2008 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.

Career

1. 1982
   Born
2. 1998
   Joined Italy national under-15 football team
3. 1998
   Joined Italy national under-16 football team
4. 2000
   Joined AS Roma
5. 2000
   Joined Italy national under-18 football team
6. 2001
   Joined US Livorno 1915
7. 2002
   Joined Italy national under-21 football team
8. 2003
   Joined US Lecce
9. 2003
   Joined US Lecce
10. 2004
    Joined Parma Calcio 1913
11. 2004
    Won Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
12. 2005
    Joined Italy men's national association football team
13. 2006
    Won Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
14. 2008
    Joined Palermo F.C.
15. 2009
    Joined Genoa CFC
16. 2010
    Joined AC Milan
17. 2015
    Joined Chelsea F.C.
18. 2015
    Joined A.C. Perugia Calcio
19. 2015
    Joined S.S. Racing Club Roma

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Frascati
• •Citizenship: Italy
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football