Romano Mattè (born 17 January 1939) is an Italian

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educator who led the Mali national team from 2000 to 2001. Besides Italy, he managed in Indonesia and Mali.

Career

Indonesia

Mattè was born in Italy. He was called to Indonesia to direct the Under-18, Under-21, and pre-Olympic selections in the 1990s on a deal between

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and the Football Association of Indonesia, Matte was in charge of the ''Garuda'' for the

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, calling up youngsters such as

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and

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as well as Harry Tjong, the retiree was said to have been paid around 17 million

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s each month. Recalling his experience there, he admired the locals respect for him and their humility.

Mali

Introduced as Mali Mali national team coach in summer 2000, the Italian stated that football there used to be intertwined with superstition and that clubs had their own witch doctors, appreciating the passion for the sport in the country as well. However, his time there ended early in 2001 and he watched ''Les Aigles'' get the better of

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2–0 before going to Italy.

References

External links

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ROMANO MATTE' E I RADIOHEAD
Living people 1939 births Italian football managers US 1913 Seregno Calcio managers Treviso FBC 1993 managers US Salernitana 1919 managers AC Cuneo 1905 managers SSD Città di Teramo managers Ternana Calcio managers ACR Siena 1904 managers Indonesia national football team managers Piacenza Calcio 1919 managers Calcio Padova managers Benevento Calcio managers US Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers US Livorno 1915 managers Mali national football team managers Italian expatriate football managers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Italian expatriate sportspeople in Mali Expatriate football managers in Mali 21st-century Malian people ACD Sant'Angelo 1907 managers {{Indonesia-footy-bio-stub