Andrea Sottil is an Italian former footballer turned coach, who currently manages Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Siracusa

U.S. Siracusa

Unione Sportiva Siracusa, commonly referred to as simply Siracusa or the abbreviation US Siracusa, is an Italian association football club located in Syracuse, Sicily. The club was founded in 1924 and for most of its history has played in the lower divisions of professional Italian football...

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Playing career

Sottil started his career with Torino

Torino F.C.

Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....

 and made his Serie A debut on 6 December 1992, in a 1-1 draw to Foggia

U.S. Foggia

Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....

. In 1994 he left Torino to join Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina

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, then moving to Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

 later in 1996. In 1999 he moved to Udinese

Udinese Calcio

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, where he also had the opportunity to play at continental level in the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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Sottil was signed by Reggina

Reggina Calcio

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 in co-ownership

Co-ownership (football)

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 deal in summer 2003, along with team-mate Gonzalo Martínez

Gonzalo Martínez

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. In summer 2005, he was signed by Catania

Calcio Catania

Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...

, which he was the regular starter in the first two season, but only played 7 games in 2007–08 Serie A.

In August 2008, he was signed by Rimini

Rimini Calcio F.C.

Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....

. In July 2009 he left for Alessandria

U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912

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.for He retired at the end of the 2010–11 season, totaling over 200 games at Serie A level throughout his career.

Coaching career

Soon after retirement, Sottil passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011. Later in the summer he was appointed new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Siracusa

U.S. Siracusa

Unione Sportiva Siracusa, commonly referred to as simply Siracusa or the abbreviation US Siracusa, is an Italian association football club located in Syracuse, Sicily. The club was founded in 1924 and for most of its history has played in the lower divisions of professional Italian football...

, with the goal of leading the ambitious Sicilians into the battle to promotion in the Serie B league.

External links

• http://aic.football.it/scheda/353/sottil-andrea.htm
• http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/statistiche/2008_nw/giocatori/1025.shtml
• http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/sottil_and.shtml
• FIGC