Andy Selva
Encyclopedia
Andy Selva is an Italian
-born Sanmarinese
professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Fidene and the San Marino national team
.
with A.S. Latina
, in which he scored five goals in 26 appearances. The following season he produced 10 goals in 31 appearances in Civita Castellana
in Serie D
, before moving to Fano
(Serie C2), where he remained until March 1998, he played 32 games with only one goal. In 1999, Selva played with another Serie C2 club, Catanzaro, making 40 appearances, scoring six goals.
Selva went back to the Eccellenza
with Tivoli
in 1999, which he scored 15 goals in 21 matches, while for the following season, he moved to San Marino
, where he scored four goals in 26 appearances. In the 2001–02 season playing in three different teams, he collected three appearances with San Marino, then five with Maceratese
in Serie D
, scoring a goal, and thus finishing the season in Serie D
, with Grosseto
(15 appearances and two goals). He scored 22 goals in 30 games for Bellaria
in the following season.
In the summer of 2003, he transferred to SPAL
where, in two seasons in Serie C1 he plays 51 games scoring 22 goals. In 2005–06, he moved to Padova
(Serie C1), who sold him to Sassulo
after only scoring two goals in 20 games. With Sassuolo
, he played two years in Serie C1 and played an important part in the historic breakthrough with a Serie B
promotion, contributing decisively with 15 goals in and became the top scorer in Group A.
In mid-2009, he left for Hellas Verona
but was released after Verona where promoted to Serie B
.
In July 2011, he trained with Santarcangelo.
and one of the greatest in its history. He has appeared 50 times for the national team and scored eight goals, making him the leading goalscorer in the history of the team. He is the only player to score more than one goal for San Marino. On 28 April 2004, Selva became the first player ever to score a winning goal for San Marino when he netted the only goal in a 1-0 friendly
win over Liechtenstein
, which is the only win that San Marino have recorded to date. With 64 caps, Selva is just two games away from equalling Damiano Vannucci
's all-time record of 64.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
-born Sanmarinese
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Fidene and the San Marino national team
San Marino national football team
The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...
.
Club career
He began his career in 1994–95, playing in the EccellenzaEccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
with A.S. Latina
A.S. Latina
Unione Sportiva Latina Calcio , is an Italian association football club, based in Latina, Lazio. In the season 2011-12 it will play in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, after gaining promotion.-History:...
, in which he scored five goals in 26 appearances. The following season he produced 10 goals in 31 appearances in Civita Castellana
A.S.D. Flaminia Civita Castellana
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Flaminia Civita Castellana is an Italian association football club located in Civita Castellana, Lazio. It currently plays in Serie D.-External links:*...
in Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
, before moving to Fano
Fano Calcio
Alma Juventus Fano 1906 is an Italian association football club located in Fano, Marche. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and was founded in 1906.-Current squad:...
(Serie C2), where he remained until March 1998, he played 32 games with only one goal. In 1999, Selva played with another Serie C2 club, Catanzaro, making 40 appearances, scoring six goals.
Selva went back to the Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
with Tivoli
S.S.D. Tivoli Calcio 1919
Società Sportiva Dilettante Tivoli Calcio 1919 is an Italian football club located in Tivoli, Lazio. It currently plays in the Eccellenza Lazio.Its colors are blue and dark red.-External links:...
in 1999, which he scored 15 goals in 21 matches, while for the following season, he moved to San Marino
San Marino Calcio
San Marino Calcio is a Sanmarinese football club based in Serravalle.The club was founded in 1960 as S.S. Serenissima . Serenissima merged with S.S. Juvenes in 1973, changing its name to A.C...
, where he scored four goals in 26 appearances. In the 2001–02 season playing in three different teams, he collected three appearances with San Marino, then five with Maceratese
A.C. Maceratese
Fulgor Maceratese 1922 is an Italian football club located in Macerata in the Marche region. It currently plays in Serie D but in the past played in the Italian Football Championship , in Serie B and many years in Serie C.The club was founded in 1922 after the merger of the four main teams in the...
in Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
, scoring a goal, and thus finishing the season in Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
, with Grosseto
U.S. Grosseto F.C.
Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon...
(15 appearances and two goals). He scored 22 goals in 30 games for Bellaria
A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina
Associazione Calcio Bellaria Igea Marina is an Italian association football club, based in Bellaria – Igea Marina, Emilia-Romagna. Bellaria plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione....
in the following season.
In the summer of 2003, he transferred to SPAL
Spal 1907
SPAL 1907 is an Italian football club, based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1907 as Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor and was refounded in 2005....
where, in two seasons in Serie C1 he plays 51 games scoring 22 goals. In 2005–06, he moved to Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
(Serie C1), who sold him to Sassulo
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.In the season 2010-11 it plays in Serie B.The club was founded in 1922....
after only scoring two goals in 20 games. With Sassuolo
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.In the season 2010-11 it plays in Serie B.The club was founded in 1922....
, he played two years in Serie C1 and played an important part in the historic breakthrough with a Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
promotion, contributing decisively with 15 goals in and became the top scorer in Group A.
In mid-2009, he left for Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
but was released after Verona where promoted to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
.
In July 2011, he trained with Santarcangelo.
International career
Selva is hailed as the greatest player in the current San Marino national sideSan Marino national football team
The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...
and one of the greatest in its history. He has appeared 50 times for the national team and scored eight goals, making him the leading goalscorer in the history of the team. He is the only player to score more than one goal for San Marino. On 28 April 2004, Selva became the first player ever to score a winning goal for San Marino when he netted the only goal in a 1-0 friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
win over Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...
, which is the only win that San Marino have recorded to date. With 64 caps, Selva is just two games away from equalling Damiano Vannucci
Damiano Vannucci
Damiano Vannucci is a San Marinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Perticala Calcio and the San Marino national team. He has been capped a record 64 times by San Marino, surpassing Mirco Gennari's previous record of 48 matches.-References:...
's all-time record of 64.
International goals
- Scores and results list. San Marino's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 14 October 1998 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–4 1–4 UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying 2. 28 February 2001 King Baudouin Stadium King Baudouin StadiumThe King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition...
, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
1–10 1–10 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....3. 6 June 2001 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–1 1–4 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....4. 28 April 2004 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–0 1–0 Friendly Exhibition gameAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...5. 30 March 2005 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–1 1–2 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...6. 4 June 2005 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–2 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...7. 17 October 2007 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 8. 11 October 2008 Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)Stadio Olimpico is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italian football league. The Stadio Olimpico was also used by...
, SerravalleSerravalle, San MarinoSerravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...
1–2 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...