Christian Amoroso
{{short description|Italian footballer and coach (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Amoroso
| image =
| fullname =
| height = {{Height|m=1.76}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|22|df=y}}
| currentclub = Seravezza Pozzi (head coach)
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Fiorentina
| years1 = 1996–2002
| years2 = 1996–1997
| years3 = 2002–2009
| years4 = 2009–2010
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Fiorentina
| clubs2 = → Empoli (loan)
| clubs3 = Bologna
| clubs4 = Ascoli
| clubs5 = Pisa
| caps1 = 120
| caps2 = 33
| caps3 = 197
| caps4 = 32
| caps5 = 9
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalteam1 = Italy U-21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs1 = Pisa (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2015
| managerclubs2 = Pisa[http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/sport/2015/03/25/news/battini-vai-amoroso-quel-no-al-livorno-1.11114184 Ufficiale: Amoroso è il nuovo allenatore. Quel suo "no" al Livorno]‚ iltirreno.gelocal.it, 25 March 2015
| manageryears3 = 2016
| managerclubs3 = Ponsacco[http://www.pisatoday.it/sport/christian-amoroso-allenatore-ponsacco.html Calcio: Christian Amoroso allenatore del Ponsacco]‚ pisatoday.it, 12 January 2016
| manageryears4 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs4 = Ghiviborgo[http://www.noitv.it/2016/10/christian-amoroso-allenatore-del-ghiviborgo-137887/ Christian Amoroso è il nuovo allenatore del Ghiviborgo]‚ noitv.it, 25 October 2016
| manageryears5 = 2017
| managerclubs5 = Sestri Levante
| manageryears6 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs6 = Real Forte
| manageryears7 = 2022–
| managerclubs7 = Seravezza Pozzi
}}
Christian Amoroso (born 22 September 1976) is an Italian football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Serie D club Seravezza Pozzi.
Playing career
After spells with Fiorentina and Empoli, Amoroso was signed by Bologna in the summer of 2002, on a free transfer.{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/news/kind=1/newsid=31008.html |title=Bologna win race for Amoroso |date=26 August 2002 |access-date=3 April 2008 |publisher=UEFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050906025314/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/news/Kind%3D1/newsId%3D31008.html |archive-date=6 September 2005 }}
On 11 August 2009, he signed a 1-year contract with Ascoli of Serie B.{{cite news|url=http://www.ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=4863|title=Ufficiale: acquistato Christian Amoroso. Luisi al Modena|date=11 August 2009|accessdate=21 August 2009|publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898|language=Italian}} He played his first match for the club on 15 August, a Coppa Italia match losing to Cittadella in 1–2.{{cite news|url=http://www.ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=4881|title=Tim Cup: Cittadella-Ascoli 2–1 finale dts|date=15 August 2009|accessdate=21 August 2009|publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898|language=Italian|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116130222/http://www.ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=4881|url-status=dead}} He ended his playing career with his hometown club, Pisa.
Coaching career
On 14 June 2017, he was appointed head coach of Sestri Levante[http://www.noitv.it/2016/10/christian-amoroso-allenatore-del-ghiviborgo-137887/ Ufficiale: Christian Amoroso è il nuovo allenatore del Sestri Levante]‚ noitv.it, 14 June 2017
On 21 July 2019, he joined Serie D club Real Forte.{{cite press release|publisher=Real Forte|url=https://www.facebook.com/querceta.calcio/posts/1301260926697067|title=SARA' CHRISTIAN AMOROSO A GUIDARE IL REAL FORTE QUERCETA PER LA STAGIONE 2019/20|date=21 July 2019|language=Italian}}
After leaving Real Forte Querceta by the end of the 2020–21 season, on 13 December 2022 Amoroso was hired as new head coach of Serie D club Seravezza Pozzi.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=13 December 2022 |date=13 December 2022 |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-d/ufficiale-torna-in-panchina-christian-amoroso-e-il-nuovo-tecnico-del-seravezza-pozzi-1767530 |title=Torna in panchina Christian Amoroso. È il nuovo tecnico del Seravezza Pozzi |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb }}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/1463.shtml Profile at La Gazzetta]
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.bolognafc.it/page.asp?p=11Prima_12&m=11&l=1 Bologna F.C. Player Profile]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1807 Christian Amoroso National Team Stats] at FIGC.it
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Category:ACF Fiorentina players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Category:Footballers from Pisa
Category:Italian football managers
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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