Samuele Olivi (born 1 August 1980) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender. He is currently a technical collaborator to Andrea Dossena at Renate.

Samuele Olivi
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-08-01) 1 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Cesena, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Renate (technical collaborator)
Youth career
Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Cesena 18 (0)
2000–2005 Salernitana 105 (4)
2002–2003Ascoli (loan) 7 (1)
2005–2009 Piacenza 118 (7)
2009–2011 Pescara 57 (7)
2011–2013 Grosseto 39 (2)
2013–2014 Mantova 25 (2)
2014–2015 Santarcangelo 29 (1)
2015–2016 Imolese 32 (2)
2016–2017 San Marino 5 (0)
2017–2020 La Fiorita 50 (3)
2020–2021 Libertas 6 (0)
International career
2000–2002 Italy U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Olivi started his career at hometown club Cesena. In 2000, Cesena were relegated from Serie B, and he was transferred to Salernitana, where he played for 4+12 seasons. He was a regular starter during the 2003–04 season, featuring in 44 out of 46 matches. The next season, however, he only made 10 appearances. In January 2005, he was signed by Piacenza, also in Serie B. In the first 1+12 seasons he was a regular starter. In the 2006–07 season, he played 22 Serie B matches, all as starter,[1] and in the next season he played 28 matches, starting in 21 of them.[2] After alternating between the starting eleven and the bench, he joined Pescara in August 2009.[3]

He was released along with Massimo Ganci on 29 August 2011.[4] On 31 August he was signed by U.S. Grosseto F.C.[5]

On 7 June 2013 he was signed by Mantova F.C. in 2+1 year contract.[6]

International career

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Olivi was in the Italy U18 squad that lost to Portugal U18 Team in the 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship final. He also capped for the Italy U20 team that lost to the Portugal U20 side in the 2000 Toulon Tournament semi-final, but that won against the Ivory Coast U20 side in the third-place match.

He was capped for the Italy U21 side during the team's 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying campaign.

Coaching career

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In June 2022, he was unveiled as part of Andrea Dossena's staff at Serie C club Renate.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 2006-07 La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile
  2. ^ 2007-08 La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile
  3. ^ "Acquistato Samuele Olivi" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Speciale Calciomercato: risoluzioni consensuali" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Le ultime operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ^ "DOPPIO COLPO: ARRIVANO OLIVI E ALBERTI" (in Italian). Mantova FC. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: ANDREA DOSSENA NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL RENATE!" (in Italian). A.C. Renate. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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