Valter Berlini
Italian footballer and coach
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Valter Berlini (born 1 February 1955 in Coriano) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Coriano, Italy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rimini | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Rimini | 79 | (1) |
| 1978–1979 | Mantova | ||
| 1979–1982 | Padova | 94 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Prato | ||
| 1983–1984 | Livorno | ||
| 1984–1985 | Mantova | ||
| 1985–1986 | Livorno | ||
| 1986–1988 | Rimini | ||
| 1988–1989 | Civitanovese | ||
| 1989–1991 | Imolese | ||
| 1991–1992 | FC Castello | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Livingston (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Coriano, Berlini began playing football with Rimini, coming through their youth academy. He went on to make 79 appearances for the first team between 1976 and 1978.[1]
Following a brief spell with Mantova 1911, he signed for Padova in 1979. He scored 3 goals in 94 appearances over three seasons with the club, as he helped them to win Serie C2 in 1981.[2]
Berlini went on to play for several lower league clubs in Italy before retiring from playing in 1992.
Coaching career
In 2008, he joined Roberto Landi's assistant at Scottish club Livingston. However, after less than a season in charge, Landi and his coaching staff were sacked in December 2008.[3][4][5]
Berlini later coached the Rimini youth team, leaving his role in 2017.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] However, he later returned to the club and coached the youth team during the 2022-23 Province Tournament.[14]
Honours
Club
- Padova
- Serie C2: 1980–1981