Angelo Francesco Antonio Costanzo (born 9 May 1976 in Adelaide) is a retired Australian soccer player. He was voted into the Adelaide United Team of the Decade. He is currently married to his wife, Helen and is the father of his two children; Domenic and Liliana.
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| Full name | Angelo Francesco Antonio Costanzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salisbury United | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Salisbury United | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | Adelaide City | 127 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → Campbelltown City (loan) | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Marconi Stallions | 90 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Campbelltown City | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Adelaide United | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Adelaide Cobras | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 369 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia U-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Australia | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Adelaide United Youth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Croydon Kings (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Croydon Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIn 1994 at 18 years of age he won the SA player of the year award at Salisbury United, and was invited to join Adelaide City on an off-season tour of Vietnam. In 1995/96, his first season in the national league, he played alongside two of Australia's most credentialed defenders in Alex Tobin and Milan Ivanovic, and established a regular starting position as Adelaide City reached the preliminary final.
Career statistics
edit(Correct as of 29 January 2009)
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2005–06 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | |||||||
1 – includes A-League final series statistics
2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008–09 A-League season etc.)
National team statistics
edit| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 8 July 2002 | Auckland, New Zealand |  New Caledonia |
11–0 | Win | OFC Nations Cup 2002 |
Honours
editAdelaide United
Australia
- OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2002[3]
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001[4]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- ^ Angelo Costanzo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "AFC–OFC Challenge". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
edit- "Adelaide United profile". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- Oz Football profile