Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is an Australian former soccer player. He was a member of the Australian national team that scored a record 31 goals against American Samoa in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.[1] Overall, De Amicis was involved in four National Soccer League title winning sides, twice with the Melbourne Knights, and twice with South Melbourne. In the latter's 1998 Grand Final win over Carlton, De Amicis was awarded the Joe Marston Medal for best afield.
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| Date of birth | 26 June 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brunswick Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Melbourne Knights | 47 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | South Melbourne | 174 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Heidelberg United | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Australia | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Moreland Zebras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
editDe Amicis made his debut for Australia against Chile in February 1998, at the age of 29.[2][3]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 April 2001 | Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia |  American Samoa |
19–0 | 31–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 10 July 2002 | Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand |  Fiji |
8–0 | 8–0 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup |
Coaching career
editAfter the departure of Moreland Zebras senior head coach Danny Gnjidic at the end of the 2016 NPL2 West season, the club appointed former player De Amicis as the new manager.[4]
Honours
editMelbourne Knights
- National Soccer League Champion: 1995, 1996[5]
South Melbourne
- National Soccer League Champion: 1998, 1999[5]
Australia
- OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 1998,[6] 2002[7]
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001[8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ FIFA.com Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reid, Michael (15 February 1998). "De Amicis making up for lost time". The Sunday Age. p. 8.
- ^ Reid, Michael (7 February 1998). "South Melbourne utility set for Australian debut". The Age. p. 22.
- ^ "NEWS: COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". Moreland Zebras Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b Desira, Peter (1 June 2001). "Fausto goes for high five". Herald Sun. p. 115.
- ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 1998". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "AFC–OFC Challenge". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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