Silvio Diliberto (born 16 December 1963) is a former

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player who was also a

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Club career

Association football

During his career in football he played for

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

, for whom he made his professional debut as a winger in May 1982 against NAC,KASTEELKANJER: SILVIO DILIBERTO
- Sparta Rotterdam

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

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and

FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one bei ...

as a converted central defender.

American football

He retired from association football in 1996, but made a comeback in

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in 1997 - he was kicker for the

Amsterdam Admirals The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, playing in the NFL Europe. History The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to ...

from 1997 to 2004.

Managerial career

During his time in American football, Diliberto went into soccer coaching and managed amateur side Hermes-DVS, CVV Zwervers, Germania Teveren and

RKSV Groene Ster RKSV Groene Ster is a Dutch football club based in Heerlerheide. The club play its home games at Pronsebroek. The club colours, reflected in their crest, kit and name, are green and white. Formed on 2 November 1926, the club have mostly played ...

. In 2011 he moved to Qatar to manage

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and later

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Personal life

Diliberto was born to an Italian father and a Dutch mother.

References

External links

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Voetbal International ''Voetbal International'' (VI) is a Dutch football magazine. It is the oldest Dutch football magazine that is still running. History and Profile ''Voetbal International'' was established in 1965. VI was one of the founding members of ESM but l ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diliberto, Silvio 1963 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch people of Italian descent Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Sparta Rotterdam players Roda JC Kerkrade players HFC Haarlem players FC Eindhoven players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players American football placekickers Amsterdam Admirals players Dutch players of American football Footballers who switched code Dutch football managers Al-Shamal SC managers Dutch expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Dutch expatriates in Qatar