Fausto De Amicis

Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is an Australian former soccer player. He was a member of the Australian national team that scored a record 31 goals against American Samoa in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.[1] Overall, De Amicis was involved in four National Soccer League title winning sides, twice with the Melbourne Knights, and twice with South Melbourne. In the latter's 1998 Grand Final win over Carlton, De Amicis was awarded the Joe Marston Medal for best afield.

Fausto De Amicis
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-06-26) 26 June 1968
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Brunswick Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Melbourne Knights 47 (2)
1996–2003 South Melbourne 174 (2)
2005 Heidelberg United 28 (0)
International career
1998–2002 Australia 13 (2)
Managerial career
2017– Moreland Zebras
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

De Amicis made his debut for Australia against Chile in February 1998, at the age of 29.[2][3]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 April 2001Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia American Samoa19–031–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.10 July 2002Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Fiji8–08–02002 OFC Nations Cup

Coaching career

After the departure of Moreland Zebras senior head coach Danny Gnjidic at the end of the 2016 NPL2 West season, the club appointed former player De Amicis as the new manager.[4]

Honours

Player

Melbourne Knights

South Melbourne

References
  1. FIFA.com Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Reid, Michael (15 February 1998). "De Amicis making up for lost time". The Sunday Age. p. 8.
  3. Reid, Michael (7 February 1998). "South Melbourne utility set for Australian debut". The Age. p. 22.
  4. "NEWS: COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". Moreland Zebras Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. Desira, Peter (1 June 2001). "Fausto goes for high five". Herald Sun. p. 115.


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