Andrea Sottil
Italian football player and manager (born 1974)
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- Andrea Sottil (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defender.
- Playing career Sottil started his career with Torino and made his Serie A debut on 6 December 1992, in a 1–1 draw to Foggia.
- In 1999, he moved to Udinese, where he also had the opportunity to play at continental level in the UEFA Cup.
- In the summer of 2005, he was signed by Catania, where he was a regular starter in the first two seasons, but only played seven games in 2007–08 Serie A.
- In July 2009 he left for Alessandria.
Andrea Sottil (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defender. He is the current head coach of Serie B club Modena.
Playing career
Sottil started his career with Torino and made his Serie A debut on 6 December 1992, in a 1–1 draw to Foggia. In 1994, he left Torino to join Fiorentina, then moved to Atalanta later in 1996. In 1999, he moved to Udinese, where he also had the opportunity to play at continental level in the UEFA Cup.
Sottil was signed by Reggina in co-ownership deal in summer 2003, along with teammate Gonzalo Martínez. In the summer of 2005, he was signed by Catania, where he was a regular starter in the first two seasons, but only played seven games in 2007–08 Serie A.
In August 2008, he was signed by Rimini. In July 2009 he left for Alessandria. He retired at the end of the 2010–11 season, having amassed over 200 appearances in Serie A throughout his career.
Coaching career
Soon after retirement, Sottil passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011. Later in the summer, he was appointed new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Siracusa, with the goal of leading the ambitious Sicilians into the battle for Serie B promotion.
In 2012, he was hired as the coach of Gubbio in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In 2013, he was appointed the coach of Cuneo in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He was fired on 7 January 2014. Ezio Rossi replaced Sottil the next day.
In 2015, Sottil returned to newly-promoted Siracusa, leaving the club in the summer of 2017.
He was re-hired by Livorno on 8 April 2018 after getting fired earlier in the same season.
On 5 July 2018, he was appointed the new coach of Catania. He was fired from Catania on 2 July 2019.
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