| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Antonio Nanni | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Ameliano (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alumni Azuleño | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Vélez Sársfield | 68 | (35) |
| 2003–2007 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | →Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 10 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | →UD Almería (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2005 | →Siena (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Messina (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | →Crotone (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Vélez Sársfield | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Cerro Porteño | 100 | (39) |
| 2013 | Atlante | 9 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Vélez Sársfield | 24 | (2) |
| 2016 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Club Nacional | 14 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield (youth) | ||
| 2025– | Sportivo Ameliano | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto Antonio Nanni (born 20 August 1981) is an Argentinefootballmanager and former player who played as aforward. He is the current manager of Paraguayan clubSportivo Ameliano.
Nanni started playing professionally forVélez Sársfield in 2001. While at the team, he reached the final fixture of the2003 Clausura as the league's top scorer with 15 goals, 3 more thanRosario Central'sLuciano Figueroa. However, Figueroa scored 5 goals in his team's 7–2 victory overBoca Juniors, that played the game with a youth squad, frustrating Nanni's possibility of becoming the league's top scorer.[1] During that tournament, in which Vélez finished third underCarlos Ischia's coaching, Nanni scored the only goal of the 1–0 victory overRiver Plate, ending a 12-year period without victories for the team in theEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.[2]
On 29 August 2003, the Argentine forward was signed byFC Dynamo Kyiv, for a club's record fee –at that time– of around €5 million.[3] While in Dynamo Kyiv, he hardly play for the senior squad, participating only in reserve competitions. In October 2004 he was loaned toUD Almería inSpain,[4] starting a loan span that took him toSiena in July 2005,Messina in January 2006 and lastlyCrotone in August 2006 (all inItaly). In January 2008 he was released by Dynamo and rejoined Vélez.
Upon his return, the striker won with his team the2009 Clausura, scoring one goal in the second game, againstArgentinos Juniors. Nanni played 11 games during the tournament, mostly coming on as a substitute.[5]
In July 2009, at the request of coachPedro Troglio, he joinedParaguayan championsCerro Porteño, on a free transfer. The striker helped his team reach the semifinals of both the2009 Copa Sudamericana and the2011 Copa Libertadores (being the joint top scorer in the latter, with 7 goals). Nanni also won with Cerro Porteño the2012 Apertura and was the joint top scorer of the2010 Clausura. After five years playing for Cerro Porteño, the Argentine forward had a fight with the club's President Juan José Zapag and his contract was terminated.[6] With 59 goals in all competitions, Nanni is the 5th top goal scorer in the history of Cerro Porteño.
After Cerro Porteño, the forward joinedAtlante F.C., where he played for six months in 2013. In February 2014, Nanni joined Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer for his third spell with the club, signing for one year.[7]
