Enrico Annoni
Italian footballer (born 1966)
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Enrico Annoni (born 10 July 1966) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
 Annoni before a beach soccer match in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Giussano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Seregno | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Seregno | 27 | (0) |
| 1983–1990 | Como | 97 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 60 | (4) |
| 1990–1994 | Torino | 103 | (2) |
| 1994–1997 | Roma | 59 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Celtic | 37 | (0) |
| Total | 383 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for several years in Serie A with Como, Torino and Roma. He then moved to Scotland to play for Celtic for two years, before returning home to Italy to care for his ill father. Annoni had a brief spell as assistant coach at Padova and then at Serie B side Catania in the same role.
Club career
Annoni began his career in the early 1980s as a defender with Serie D side, Seregno.[1] In season 1983-84 he moved to Serie B side, Como and played 2 games in their successful campaign for promotion that year to Serie A.[1] Annoni was then loaned out to Sambenedettese for two seasons before returning to Como for season 1987–88. He became a regular in the team, making 95 league appearances in 3 seasons.[2] Annoni was now an established defender, able to play at either centre-back or full-back positions.[1]
In 1990 Annoni joined Torino.[2] He quickly became popular with the fans who nicknamed him 'Tarzan'.[3][4] He picked up his first silverware in June 1991 when Torino beat Pisa in the final of the Mitropa Cup.[5] He was then part of the Torino side that reached the UEFA Cup Final in 1992, playing in all the games leading up to the final[citation needed] and scoring in the first round against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur[6] and second round against Boavista.[7] Annoni played in the first leg of the final against Ajax, a 2–2 draw at home,[8] but missed the second leg through suspension. That match finished 0–0, with Ajax winning the UEFA Cup on the away goals rule.[9]
In June 1993 Annoni picked up his first major silverware when Torino defeated Roma on away goals in the final of the Coppa Italia.[10]
Annoni joined Roma in 1994.[citation needed] He was a regular in the team in his first two seasons there, but only made 12 league appearances in his third season, 1996–97.[2]
In February 1997 Annoni moved abroad to join Scottish Premier Division side, Celtic.[11] During his time in Scotland, he won the Scottish Premier Division title[12] and the Scottish League Cup.[13] He left Celtic in July 1999 to return to Italy to care for his ill father.[14]
Annoni made a guest appearance for Celtic in May 2008 in the benefit game for former Celtic team-mate Phil O'Donnell, who died in December 2007 whilst playing for Motherwell.[15][16]
Annoni is the subject of an anecdote whereby, in a match in the late 1990s where Celtic were performing poorly and Annoni had just been brought on as a substitute, a fan is reported to have exclaimed in his native Scots; "Aw naw, no Annoni oan an aw noo!" (Oh no, not Annoni on as well now!).[17]
Managerial career
In July 2013, Annoni joined Dario Marcolin's coaching staff, becoming assistant coach at Serie B side Padova.[18] He lasted just two months in this role, and was sacked in September along with Marcolin himself and goalkeeping coach Gaetano Petrelli.[19]
On 3 January 2015, he followed Marcolin at Catania, becoming an assistant coach at the club.[20]
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Premier League: 1997–98[12]
- Scottish League Cup: 1997–98[13]
Torino
- Coppa Italia: 1992–93[10]
- Mitropa Cup: 1991[5]
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1991–92[8][9]
Individual
