Antonio Di Salvo (born 5 June 1979) is a German-Italian

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manager and former

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. He is the manager of the Germany U21 national team.

Playing career

Di Salvo began his senior career with played with his local club

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest successes since the turn of the mille ...

from 1996 to 2000. He had a brief stints with

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from 2000 to 2001, before moving to

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

until 2006. He transferred to

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shortly after. After scoring eight goals in the 2007–08 season, he suffered a knee injury that kept him out of football for a while. He ended his career with

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, making seven appearances in 2010.

Managerial career

After his playing career, Di Salvo worked on his coaching badges and worked as assistant with the Bayern Munich U17 from 2011 to 2013. He was named the assistant for the Germany U19s shortly thereafter in 2013. In 2016, he was named the assistant manager for the Germany U21s under

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, and held the post for five years. He formally passed his coaching license in 2018, receiving a

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manager license. On 23 September 2021, Di Salvo was named the manager for the Germany U21s, as Kuntz left to manage the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Di Salvo is of Italian descent with roots in

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Honours

Bayern Munich *

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: 2000–01 *

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: 2000

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