Andrea Carnevale (; born 12 January 1961) is an Italian former

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, who played as a forward.

Club career

After playing for various Italian teams, Carnevale enjoyed notable success with

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from 1986 to 1990, playing alongside

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and

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, and winning two Scudetti, one

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, and an

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. In 1990, he moved to

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, but after 4 goals in his first five games he was suspended for a year for illegal drug use, alongside teammate

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. He spent two more years in Rome before playing three seasons in

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for Pescara (twice) and

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International career

Carnevale earned 10 caps and scored 2 goals for the

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between 1989 and 1990. He made his senior debut for Italy on 22 April 1989, in a 1–1 draw against

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in an international friendly in

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. He scored his first international goal in a 4–0 win over

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in Taranto on 26 April 1989, and his second in a 4–0 win over

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, held in Cesena, on 20 September later that same year. He was also later included in Italy's squad at the

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, where they finished third on home soil. Carnevale was a regular starter for the Italians in the run up to the tournament in friendlies and appeared in Italy's first two group games of the World Cup. After being replaced by

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in Italy's opening game of the 1990 tournament with

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, Carnevale watched on as Schillaci scored 2 minutes later. Carnevale started the next game against USA, but after he failed to score, he was once again replaced by Schillaci. This was his last game for Italy; following the tournament, he was no longer called up to the national team. Carnevale also played for Italy at the

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, where they finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-finals.

Honours

Club

;Napoli *

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: 1986–87, 1989–90 *

: 1986–87 *

: 1988–89

International

Italy *

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third place:

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Orders

5th Class / Knight: '' Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 1991

References

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