Roberto D'Aversa

Roberto D'Aversa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-08-12) 12 August 1975
Place of birth	Stuttgart, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Virtus Lanciano (head coach)
Youth career
	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Milan	0	(0)
1995–1996	Prato	30	(2)
1996–1997	Monza	25	(0)
1996–1997	Casarano	6	(1)
1997–1999	Monza	40	(5)
1999–2000	Cosenza	27	(2)
2000–2001	Sampdoria	17	(2)
2001	Pescara	13	(0)
2001–2003	Ternana	60	(5)
2003–2006	Siena	84	(1)
2007–2008	Messina	37	(1)
2008–2009	Treviso	18	(1)
2009–2009	→ Mantova (loan)	15	(1)
2009–2010	Gallipoli	12	(1)
2010	Triestina	14	(0)
2010–2013	Virtus Lanciano	62	(2)
Managerial career
2014–	Virtus Lanciano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Roberto D'Aversa (born 12 August 1975) is a former Italian football player and current coach. He is currently in charge as head coach of Serie B club Virtus Lanciano.

Playing career

A Milan youth product, D'Aversa has mostly played with minor Serie A teams, as well as lower leagues.

In 2004-05 season, he was banned for 6 months for match-fixing. Stefano Bettarini, Antonio Marasco, Maurizio Caccavale, Alfredo Femiano and former Siena teammate Generoso Rossi were also banned.

On the 28 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.

In January 2009, he was loaned from Treviso to Mantova. In July 2009, he was released due to Treviso going bankrupt. On the 5 of September 2009, he moved to Gallipoli Calcio. On the 22 of January 2010, he was transferred to Triestina on a 6 months contract.

Post-playing and coaching career

After his retirement, he stayed at Virtus Lanciano as part of the non-playing staff as technical area manager. In July 2014 he was appointed as the club's new head coach to replace Marco Baroni for the 2014–15 Serie B campaign.

External links

• Gazzetta dello Sports player profile (Italian)