// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Charlie Villani? A villani-ous guy, apparently.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Villani | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1963 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Adelaide Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1993 | Adelaide City | 252 | (58) |
| 1994 | Para Hills Knights | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| 1987 | Australia B | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Para Hills Knights | ||
| 2002 | Adelaide City | ||
| 2008–2009 | Western Strikers | ||
| 2009 | Adelaide City | ||
| 2010– | Western Strikers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlo "Charlie" Villani (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Villani began his senior career at Adelaide City in the National Soccer League where he played between 1979 and 1993.[1]
International career
[edit]Villani played one full international match in 1987 for Australia when he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute against Morocco in Gangneung.[2]
He also played four matches with the Socceroo B team.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2002 Villani coached Adelaide City in the National Soccer League before resigning mid-season after a poor run of results.[4][5]
On 22 October 2009, he was appointed as coach of the Adelaide City who were then in the South Australian Super League.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Charlie Villani – Aussie Footballers Player Profile". Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "Socceroo B Matches for 1987". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ "Villani to coach Adelaide City". ABC Online. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ "Adelaide City coach calls it a day". ABC Online. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ Bednall, Jai (22 October 2009). "Villani to replace Mori at Adelaide City". Eastern Courier Messenger. Retrieved 31 December 2009.