Airton Andrioli
Brazilian footballer and coach
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Airton Andrioli (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈajʁtõ ɐ̃dʁiˈoli];[1] born 22 February 1965) is a Brazilian professional football player and coach who is the head coach for Adelaide United. He was previously the head of youth football and assistant coach for the A-League club.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Adelaide United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | AA Cabofriense | ||
| 1994–1996 | West Adelaide | 40 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Solomon Islands | ||
| 2013 | Australia (beach soccer) | ||
| 2020–2025 | Adelaide United Youth | ||
| 2025– | Adelaide United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Andrioli played for West Adelaide in the Australian National Soccer League.
Until June 2004 he coached W-League club Canberra United FC. Since August 2005 until February 2010 he was a head coach of the Solomon Islands national football team.[3][4][5] Since February 2010 he worked as FFSA Technical Director.[6] Since 2013 he coached the Australia national beach soccer team.[7]
After the appointment of Carl Veart as Adelaide United's new interim head coach, Andrioli was appointed as his assistant for the remainder of the 2019–20 A-League season after it was resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[8] On 13 November 2020, the club announced that Andrioli would remain as Veart's assistant going into the 2020–21 A-League season and was also announced as the club's Head of Youth Football.[9][10]
Andrioli was promoted to head coach of Adelaide United ahead of the 2025–26 A-League Men season, following the departure of Carl Veart.[11]
Managerial statistics
- As of 3 January 2026[12]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Adelaide United FC | May 2025 | Present | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 45.45 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 45.45 | ||
