Roberto Amodio (born 20 October 1961) is an Italian Director of football and a former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Amodio started his career with the Napoli junior team. After a brief stint in

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with

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, he returned to

S.S.C. Napoli Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli (), is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Naples ( it, Napoli, nap, Napule), Campania that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. Napoli ha ...

and made his debut with them in

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in the 1981-82 season. In the summer of 1983 he was traded to

Cavese Cavese 1919 S.r.l., commonly known as just Cavese, is an Italian football club based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, that currently plays in . The first city club was founded in 1919 as Unione Sportiva Cavese. It was refounded as Pro Cavese in 1 ...

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. His performances for Cavese caught the attention of several Serie A teams which led to his return to Serie A the following season, when he joined

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. He quickly became a core team member for Avellino and played for them for 6 seasons, the last of which in Serie B. In 1989 the team decided to sell him. In 1990, Amodio returned to

after being transferred to

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

, coached by the legendary Zbigniew Boniek. Once again he performed well, but that season Lecce was relegated to Serie B. He played the following season for Lecce in Serie B, and in 1992 he was transferred to

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...

. After a disastrous season the team was relegated to

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. In 1993, he was transferred to his hometown team, Serie C1 side

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, where he was made team captain. He remained with

until the 1999 season. In his time there, the team reached the playoffs several times, but never gained promotion to Serie B. In subsequent years he continued to play in

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, first with Avellino again and then with

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, where he finished his professional career in 2000.

Management career

Amodio served as a Director of football for

Sorrento Sorrento (, ; nap, Surriento ; la, Surrentum) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the south-eastern terminus of the Circumvesuviana rail ...

, following which he became administrator and general manager for

. On 10 October 2011 he resigned from his position as manager after receiving a three-year ban from football-related activities because of his involvement in the 2011 betting scandal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amodio, Roberto 1961 births Living people Italian footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players S.S.C. Napoli players U.S. Lecce players S.S. Juve Stabia players A.C.R. Messina players Taranto F.C. 1927 players S.S. Turris Calcio players People from Castellammare di Stabia Footballers from Campania