Amedeo Carboni
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Amedeo Carboni | |
| Date of birth | April 6, 1965 (age 42) | |
| Place of birth | Arezzo, Italy | |
| Height | 180cm | |
| Playing position | Sporting director | |
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| Current club | Valencia | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1990 1990-1997 1997-2006 |
Arezzo AS Bari Arezzo Parma Sampdoria AS Roma Valencia |
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| National team | ||
| Italy | 18 | |
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Amedeo Carboni (born 6 April 1965 in Arezzo) is a former Italian professional footballer and current sporting director of Spanish football club Valencia Club de Fútbol, where he played for nine years between 1997 and 2006. A left back, he has represented the Italian national football team eighteen times.
[edit] Career
Carboni has played for numerous Italian clubs before joining Valencia, including Arezzo, AS Bari, Parma, Sampdoria and AS Roma.
On 23 October 2005, he became the oldest player at the age of 40 years, six months and 17 days to play in the La Liga, a record previously held by Deportivo de La Coruña's Donato. He also achieved the feat of the oldest winner of any European club competition, when he won the UEFA Cup in 2004.
On May 19, 2006, Carboni became Valencia's sporting director.
| Preceded by Giuseppe Giannini |
AS Roma Captain 1997-1998 |
Succeeded by Abel Balbo |
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