Alvin Ceccoli

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alvin Ceccoli

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Alvin Ceccoli

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1974|8|5}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = 1.78 m{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |publisher=FIFA |date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |archive-date=19 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}

| position = Left Back

| currentclub = Albion Park White Eagles FC – Football Head Coach

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = APIA Leichhardt

| years1 = 1995–2002

| years2 = 1999

| years3 = 2002–2004

| years4 = 2004

| years5 = 2004–2005

| years6 = 2005–2007

| years7 = 2007

| years8 = 2008

| years9 = 2008

| years10 = 2008–2017

| years11 = 2018

| years12 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Wollongong Wolves

| clubs2 = →AEK Athens (loan)

| clubs3 = Parramatta Power

| clubs4 = Dapto FC

| clubs5 = Wollongong City

| clubs6 = Sydney FC

| clubs7 = Avispa Fukuoka

| clubs8 = Central Coast Mariners

| clubs9 = Adelaide United

| clubs10 = Kemblawarra Fury

| clubs11 = Wollongong United

| clubs12 = Corrimal Rangers

| caps1 = 156

| caps2 = 4

| caps3 = 54

| caps4 = 21

| caps5 = 15

| caps6 = 43

| caps7 = 34

| caps8 = 6

| caps9 = 0

| caps10 = 225

| caps11 = 5

| caps12 = 35

| goals1 = 31

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 15

| goals5 = 6

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 62

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2006

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 23 November 2018

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's Association football}}

{{MedalCompetition|OFC Nations Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|1998 Australia|}}

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Alvin Ceccoli ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|v|ɪ|n|_|ˈ|tʃ|ɛ|k|oʊ-|l|i}}; born 5 August 1974) is an Australian footballer who played for three A-League clubs (Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United) and was capped internationally for Australia.

Club career

Alvin Ceccoli is of Sammarinese heritage.{{cite web | url=http://www.adam.com.au/ahowe/sis_player_penpix.html | title=ADSL, ADSL2+, Broadband plans, Internet, Telephone, VOIP, SIM | Internet Service | Adam Australia | Internet Service | Adam Australia }} Alvin started his National Soccer League (NSL) career at Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as a 21-year-old. He played 156 matches in the National Soccer League, punctuated by a short stint in Greece with AEK Athens FC. He won successive NSL Championships with Wollongong in 1998/99 and 1999/2000 before joining Parramatta Power, becoming part of the losing grand final side in 2003/04.

He was one of seven players signed by Sydney FC from the defunct NSL. Ceccoli's first season at the glamour club was a rebirth for his career. Alvin not only became one of the strongest defenders in the league, but also earned his second national team cap against Bahrain in a qualifying match for the Asian Cup in 2007, as a reward for an excellent season with Sydney FC. During the second season with Sydney however, he had some disagreements with new coach Terry Butcher which soured his relationship with the club, and he sought a move elsewhere.

A transfer to Japanese second division team Avispa Fukuoka allowed him to reunite with former Sydney coach Pierre Littbarski, and was formally released by Sydney on 16 January 2007.{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21237702-23215,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911135449/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21237702-23215,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2012 |title=Ceccoli trades Sydney for Japan |date=16 January 2007 }} He spent close to a year at Avispa and was released at the end of the season.

On 3 January 2008 Ceccoli signed a contract for the remainder of the A-League season with Central Coast Mariners FC as cover for Dean Heffernan, his contract running until after the 2008 Grand Final on 25 February.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23003721-23215,00.html Ceccoli back as 'ancient mariner'] Ceccoli agreed on 20 January 2008 to sign with rival A-League club Adelaide United for their 2008 AFC Champions League campaign beginning in March. It would be his third A-League club in as many years, but was notably absent from Adelaide's first two ACL matches. On 20 March 2008 it was revealed he had left the club to return home to Wollongong to be close to his young family.{{cite news |url=http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/other/ceccoli-chooses-family-over-contract/1206559.html |title=Ceccoli chooses family over contract |publisher=Illawarra Mercury |author=Zalunardo, P |date=20 March 2008 |accessdate=3 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120712163933/http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/other/ceccoli-chooses-family-over-contract/1206559.html |archivedate=12 July 2012 }} Staying locally, he has joined Illawarra Premier League club Dandaloo FC for 2008. In 2015, he was selected in Sydney FC's team of the decade.

After leading Corrimal Rangers FC to Grand Final glory in the 2019 season of the Illawarra Premier League Ceccoli decided to retire due to ongoing injury problems. He is held in high regard in the Illawarra region as a pioneer of local football. Ceccoli now takes on an Assistant Coach role alongside Roger Jonovski at Corrimal Rangers focusing on youth development pathways.{{cite news |url=http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/soccer/battle-for-aleague-star-lasts-just-a-day/1207437.html |title=Battle for A-League star lasts just a day |publisher=Illawarra Mercury |author=Zalunardo, P |date=21 March 2008 |accessdate=3 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120717150949/http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/soccer/battle-for-aleague-star-lasts-just-a-day/1207437.html |archivedate=17 July 2012 }}

Career statistics

= Club =

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!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League{{efn|A-League statistics include final series matches}}

!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes the Greek Football Cup, Emperor's Cup, and FFA Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|All appearance(s) in O-League or AFC Champions League}}

!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes the OFC Club Championship Qualifying Tournament, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="4"|Wollongong Wolves1995–96rowspan="4"|National Soccer League

|16

2colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—162
1996–97242colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—242
1997–98277colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—277
1998–99151colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—151
AEK Athens1998–99Alpha Ethniki41??colspan=2|—colspan=2|—41
rowspan="4"|Wollongong Wolves1999–2000rowspan="3"|National Soccer League

|27

2colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—272
2000–01

|24

2colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—242
2001–02231colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—231
colspan=2|Wollongong Wolves total15617colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—15617
rowspan="3"|Parramatta Power2002–03rowspan="2"|National Soccer League330colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—330
2003–04212colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—212
colspan=2|Parramatta Power total542colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—542
Wollongong Wolves2004–05NSWPL

|0

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—00
rowspan="3"|Sydney FC2005–06rowspan="2"|A-League241colspan=2|—5180372
2006–07191colspan=2|—0050241
colspan=2|Sydney FC total432colspan=2|—51130613
Avispa Fukuoka2007J2 League341??colspan=2|—colspan=2|—341
Central Coast Mariners2007–08A-League

|3

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—30
colspan=3|Total

!294

23colspan=2|—5113031224

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= International =

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! colspan=3 | Australia national team

YearAppsGoals
199841
199900
200000
200100
200200
200300
200400
200500
200620
Total||6||1

International goals

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#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 September 1998Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia{{fb|Cook Islands}}8–016–01998 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

Sydney FC

Wollongong Wolves

Australia

  • OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 1998{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1998|access-date=October 14, 2024}}

References

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