Roberto Landi
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| Roberto Landi | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | January 2, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Forlì, Italy | |
| Playing position | Manager (former goalkeeper) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Livingston | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| Piacenza Ravenna Modena Piacenza Siena Vancouver Whitecaps Chicago Sting Kaizer Chiefs FC New York Cosmos Cervia Morciano Ospedaletto |
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| Teams managed | ||
| 1992–1995 1998–2000 2001 2005 2005–2006 2006 2008– |
Marignano Georgia U-21 Lithuania U-21 National Bucharest Qatar U-21 FC Sopron Livingston |
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Roberto Landi (born January 2, 1956 in Forlì[1]) is an Italian football manager, currently in charge of Scottish First Division side Livingston.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Player
Landi, a goalkeeper, joined the Piacenza youth system in 1966 and later joined the first team, then playing in Serie C1 division.[2] He later moved to Modena as second-choice goalkeeper, and then played also for Ravenna and Siena, before to leave Italy to join the North American Soccer League in 1979, at the age of 23.[3] During his North American time, he played for Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting, before signing for South African side Kaizer Chiefs FC, and returning in the United States with New York Cosmos in 1983.[2] He then returned in Italy and played for a number of amateur sides before retiring at the age of 30.[2]
[edit] Coach
Landi served as goalkeeping coach for the United States men's national soccer team during their 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup campaigns.[3] From 1992 to 1995 he served as head coach of Italian amateur team Marignano.[4]In 1998 he became head coach of the Georgian U-21 team, and later filled the same position for the Lithuanian U-21 team in 2001.[4] He obtained a UEFA Pro License in 2003, and was part of Messina managing staff in their 2002–03 campaign.[1][4]
In January 2005 he became head coach of National Bucharest,[1] where he achieved a record 17 wins in a row.[3] He left the post in September 2005, citing personal reasons,[5], later being appointed as Qatar U-21 head coach. He successively served as FC Sopron head for three matches in the 2006-07 season.[6]
On October 2007 he was linked with the managing position at Port Vale F.C..[7]
In June 2008, Landi was linked with Scottish First Division side Livingston, who had recently been bought by an Italian consortium in May 2008. He was appointed manager of the club on June 11, 2008.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Italianul Roberto Landi - noul antrenor al FC National (Romanian). Netsport.ro (2005-01-20). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ a b c Dominique Antognoni (2005-07-14). Almeno un'occasione in B (Italian). Indiscreto.it. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ a b c Il personaggio (Italian) (2007-04-10). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ a b c Serie A and National team manager for Gigg?. Rivals.net (2005-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Beloufa bound for Westerlo. UEFA.com (2005-09-14). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Provinces eclipse Budapest's best. UEFA.com (2006-09-12). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ PORT VALE: LANDI IS LINKED WITH VALE HOT SEAT. The Sentinel (2007-10-24). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Landi teams up with Hay at Livi. BBC Sport. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Landi, Roberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landi, Roberto |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer, football manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956-1-2 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forlì, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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