Andrea Soncin (born 5 September 1978) is an Italian

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coach and former player who is currently in charge of the Italian women's national team.

Football career

Soncin started his professional career at Solbiatese of

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. He then played for

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youth team and then loaned back to Solbiatese for a season, and then for

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. He then moved to

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of Serie A but left for

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after two months. In the 2003–04 season, he first played for

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at Serie B then for

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

. He was loaned to

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of Serie C1 in the summer of 2004. He enjoyed his best season in a professional league with them, scoring 21 goals.

Atalanta

On 21 July 2005, Serie B recently relegated

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signed Soncin. He made 31 league games in his first full Serie B season, and saw he followed Atalanta returned to Serie A. On 17 September 2006, he made his Serie A debut in a league game against

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. He just managed to play for Atalanta eight times that season, scoring once against

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in a

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game.

Ascoli

On 27 January 2007, he was on loan to

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to help the club avoid relegation. He scored six goals for the club, just one goal behind the team's top scorer

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, who played ten more games than Soncin. At the end of season, Ascoli finished 19th, fail to avoid relegation.

Padova

He signed a 2+1 contract with

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in August 2009. Soncin left Padova at the end of season.

Grosseto

Return to Ascoli

Avellino

On 13 August 2013 he was signed by

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Pavia

On 17 July 2014 he was signed by

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AlbinoLeffe (loan)

On 31 August 2015 Soncin was signed by AlbinoLeffe, on loan from

Montebelluna

On 24 October 2016, Soncin was signed by Serie D club

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Coaching career

On 27 April 2022, he was appointed caretaker of

for the final five games of the club's

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campaign. He failed to escape the club from relegation and was not offered the permanent job as a consequence, thus moving back to his previous role as youth coach. On 1 November 2022, following the dismissal of Ivan Javorčić as head coach, Soncin was again appointed interim head coach. He guided the club for a single game, a 0–1 defeat to

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, before being replaced by new permanent head coach

Paolo Vanoli Paolo Vanoli (; born 12 August 1972) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a left back or left midfielder. He is the manager of Italian club Venezia. Club career Vanoli, a journeyman, played for many clubs, ...

on 7 November 2022. On 8 September 2023, Soncin was unveiled as the new head coach of the Italian women's national team, with Viviana Schiavi as his assistant.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Atalanta *

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: 2005–06

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soncin, Andrea Italian men's footballers Venezia FC players ACF Fiorentina players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Atalanta BC players US Pistoiese 1921 players AC Perugia Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Calcio Padova players US Grosseto 1912 players US Avellino 1912 players ASD SolbiaSommese Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Men's association football forwards People from Vigevano 1978 births Living people Vigevano Calcio players Footballers from the Province of Pavia Italian football managers Venezia FC managers Serie A managers Italy women's national football team managers