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| Full name | Andrea Carnevale[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1961-01-12)12 January 1961 (age 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monte San Biagio, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Latina | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Avellino | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Reggiana | 66 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Cagliari | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Catania | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Udinese | 55 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | Napoli | 105 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Roma | 51 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Pescara | 24 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Udinese | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Pescara | 28 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 410 | (117) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Italy | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrea CarnevaleCavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation:[anˈdrɛːakarneˈvaːle]; born 12 January 1961) is an Italian formerfootballer who played as aforward.
Carnevale was born to Gaetano and Filomena Carnevale as one of the seven children.[3] As a child, he learned to be a carpenter inMonte San Biagio to bring money home. On an improvised field, Carnevale played football with his brothers, Enzo and Germano. He was scouted by nearbyLatina Calcio 1932, where his colleagueAlessandro Altobelli had played.[4]
After playing for various Italian teams, Carnevale received success withNapoli from 1986 to 1990 – playing alongsideDiego Maradona andCareca – winning twoScudetti as well as oneCoppa ItaliaUEFA Cup.[2] Carnevale scored four goals after transferring toRoma in 1990, but was suspended for one year due to illegal drug use alongside teammateAngelo Peruzzi.[5] He spent two more years in Rome before playing three seasons inSerie B forPescara (twice) andUdinese.[6]
Carnevale represented theItaly national football team ten times with two goals between 1989 and 1990. He debuted on 22 April 1989 during a 1–1friendly draw againstUruguay inVerona.[7] On 26 April 1989, Carnevale scored his first international goal in a 4–0 victory againstHungary in Taranto.[8] The same year on 20 September, he scored his second goal during another 4–0 friendly victory, this time againstBulgaria in Cesena.[5]
Carnevale was included in the Italy squad at the1990 FIFA World Cup, where they finished in third place on home soil. He was a regular starter for pre-tournament friendly matches and appeared in the first two group stage matches of said World Cup.[9] Upon being replaced bySalvatore Schillaci in Italy's opening game of the 1990 FIFA World Cup withAustria, Carnevale watched on as Schillaci scored two minutes later. Carnevale started the next game againstthe United States, but was once again replaced by Schillaci after failing to score. Following the tournament, Carnevale was no longer called up to the national team.[9] He also played for Italy at the1988 Summer Olympics, where they finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-finals.[10]
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