
Marco Amelia
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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
- 1982Born
- 1998Joined Italy national under-15 football team
- 1998Joined Italy national under-16 football team
- 2000Joined AS Roma
- 2000Joined Italy national under-18 football team
- 2001Joined US Livorno 1915
- 2002Joined Italy national under-21 football team
- 2003Joined US Lecce
- 2003Joined US Lecce
- 2004Joined Parma Calcio 1913
- 2004Won Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2005Joined Italy men's national association football team
- 2006Won Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2008Joined Palermo F.C.
- 2009Joined Genoa CFC
- 2010Joined AC Milan
- 2015Joined Chelsea F.C.
- 2015Joined A.C. Perugia Calcio
- 2015Joined S.S. Racing Club Roma
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Frascati
- •Citizenship: Italy
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football