Charlie Villani Biography
Carlo "Charlie" Villani (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward.
Club career
Villani began his senior career at Adelaide City in the National Soccer League where he played between 1984 and 1989. After state league stints in Canberra and Melbourne he returned to the NSL with Morwell Falcons in 1994, playing three seasons for the Gippsland club.
After brief stints with South Dandenong and Birkalla Eagles, Villani returned to the Latrobe Valley in 2000 to finish his career with Morwell Pegasus. He hit 17 goals in his first season with Pegasus to help guide them to promotion from the Victorian State League Division Three South-East.
In his second season with the club, in the Victorian State League Division Two South-East, Villani hit 15 goals (out of Pegasus's season total of 43) to finish the year as the league's second highest scorer - before adding seven in his third and final year with the club, taking his club total to 39 goals.
International career
Villani played one full international match in 1987 for Australia when he came on as an 83rd-minute subs*ute against Morocco in Gangneung.
He also played four matches with the Socceroo B team.
Coaching career
In 2002 Villani coached Adelaide City in the National Soccer League before resigning mid-season after a poor run of results.
On 22 October 2009, he was appointed as coach of the Adelaide City who were then in the South Australian Super League.
