Antonio Buscè (born 12 December 1975) is an Italian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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and is now the manager of Empoli Primavera.

Playing career

Born in

Gragnano Gragnano, a hill town located between a mountain crest and the Amalfi Coast, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in southern Italy's Campania region, located about southeast of Naples city. Gragnano borders the foll ...

, Buscè started his career at hometown club Sant'Aniello, then playing at a number of minor league clubs before joining

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

(then at

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) in 2002, and playing till 2009 for the Tuscanians. He ended his career in 2013 after a season with

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

Coaching career

In 2013 Buscè returned to Empoli as a youth coach. In 2019 he was promoted as responsible of the Primavera Under-19 team, extending his contract in 2021.

References

External links

Profile at Lega-Calcio.it
Living people 1975 births Italian men's footballers Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players LFA Reggio Calabria players Empoli FC players Calcio Padova players Ravenna FC players Bologna FC 1909 players Pisa SC players Italian football managers {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub