Andrea Soncin Explained

Andrea Soncin
Birth Date:5 September 1978
Birth Place:Vigevano, Italy
Height:1.74 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Italy Women (head coach)
Years1:1995–1996
Clubs1:Solbiatese
Caps1:9
Goals1:1
Years2:1996–1997
Clubs2:Venezia
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1997–1998
Clubs3:Solbiatese
Caps3:19
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–2000
Clubs4:Venezia
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2000–2001
Clubs5:Vigevano
Caps5:28
Goals5:19
Years6:2001
Clubs6:Perugia
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2001–2002
Clubs7:Sambenedettese
Caps7:23
Goals7:11
Years8:2002–2003
Clubs8:Torino
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2002–2003
Clubs9:Sambenedettese (loan)
Caps9:32
Goals9:12
Years10:2003–2005
Clubs10:Fiorentina
Caps10:1
Goals10:0
Years11:2004
Clubs11:Pistoiese (loan)
Caps11:13
Goals11:1
Years12:2004–2005
Clubs12:Lanciano (loan)
Caps12:34
Goals12:21
Years13:2005–2007
Clubs13:Atalanta
Caps13:37
Goals13:7
Years14:2007
Clubs14:Ascoli (loan)
Caps14:15
Goals14:6
Years15:2007–2009
Clubs15:Ascoli
Caps15:77
Goals15:26
Years16:2009–2010
Clubs16:Padova
Caps16:39
Goals16:7
Years17:2010–2011
Clubs17:Grosseto
Caps17:31
Goals17:2
Years18:2011–2013
Clubs18:Ascoli
Caps18:64
Goals18:16
Years19:2013–2014
Clubs19:Avellino
Caps19:24
Goals19:1
Years20:2014–2016
Clubs20:Pavia
Caps20:35
Goals20:10
Years21:2015–2016
Clubs21:AlbinoLeffe (loan)
Caps21:31
Goals21:4
Years22:2016–2017
Clubs22:Montebelluna
Caps22:22
Goals22:13
Manageryears1:2022
Managerclubs1:Venezia (caretaker)
Manageryears2:2022
Managerclubs2:Venezia (caretaker)
Manageryears3:2023–
Managerclubs3:Italy Women

Andrea Soncin (born 5 September 1978) is an Italian football coach and former player who is currently in charge of the Italian women's national team.

Football career

Soncin started his professional career at Solbiatese of Serie C2. He then played for Venezia youth team and then loaned back to Solbiatese for a season, and then for Vigevano in Serie D.

He then moved to Perugia of Serie A but left for Sambenedettese of Serie C1 after two months.

In the 2003–04 season, he first played for Fiorentina at Serie B then for Pistoiese at Serie C1. He was loaned to Lanciano of Serie C1 in the summer of 2004. He enjoyed his best season in a professional league with them, scoring 21 goals.

Atalanta

On 21 July 2005, Serie B recently relegated Atalanta signed Soncin. He made 31 league games in his first full Serie B season, and saw he followed Atalanta returned to Serie A.

On 17 September 2006, he made his Serie A debut in a league game against Catania. He just managed to play for Atalanta eight times that season, scoring once against Triestina in a Coppa Italia game.

Ascoli

On 27 January 2007, he was on loan to Ascoli to help the club avoid relegation.

He scored six goals for the club, just one goal behind the team's top scorer Saša Bjelanović, who played ten more games than Soncin.

At the end of season, Ascoli finished 19th, fail to avoid relegation.

Padova

He signed a 2+1 contract with Padova in August 2009.[1] Soncin left Padova at the end of season.

Avellino

On 13 August 2013 he was signed by Avellino.[2]

Pavia

On 17 July 2014 he was signed by Pavia.[3]

AlbinoLeffe (loan)

On 31 August 2015 Soncin was signed by AlbinoLeffe, on loan from Pavia.[4] [5]

Montebelluna

On 24 October 2016, Soncin was signed by Serie D club Montebelluna.[6]

Coaching career

On 27 April 2022, he was appointed caretaker of Venezia for the final five games of the club's 2021–22 Serie A campaign.[7] He failed to escape the club from relegation and was not offered the permanent job as a consequence, thus moving back to his previous role as youth coach.On 1 November 2022, following the dismissal of Ivan Javorčić as head coach, Soncin was again appointed interim head coach.[8] He guided the club for a single game, a 0–1 defeat to Como, before being replaced by new permanent head coach Paolo Vanoli on 7 November 2022.[9]

On 8 September 2023, Soncin was unveiled as the new head coach of the Italian women's national team, with Viviana Schiavi as his assistant.[10] [11]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Venezia (caretaker)27 April 20229 June 2022 [12]
Venezia (caretaker)1 November 20227 November 2022
Italy8 September 2023Present[13]
Total

Honours

Atalanta

2005–06

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ANDREA SONCIN BIANCOSCUDATO . 3 August 2009 . 5 August 2009 . Calcio Padova . Italian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090804212826/http://www.padovacalcio.it/ultime_news.php?id=2733 . 4 August 2009 .
  2. Web site: Ingaggiato l’attaccante Andrea Soncin. 13 August 2013. 11 October 2015. U.S. Avellino 1912. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20151014034003/http://www.usavellino.club/news/7228-ingaggiato-l--attaccante-andrea-soncin. 14 October 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Andrea Soncin ceduto al Pavia a titolo definitivo. 19 July 2014. 11 October 2015. U.S. Avellino 1912. Italian.
  4. Web site: Andrea Soncin approda in bluceleste . 31 August 2015. 11 October 2015. U.C. AlbinoLeffe. Italian.
  5. Web site: ANDREA SONCIN IN PRESTITO ALL’ALBINOLEFFE . 31 August 2015. 11 October 2015. A.C. Pavia. Italian.
  6. Web site: ANDREA SONCIN: ARRIVA IL "COBRA" IN VIA BIAGI !!. 24 October 2016. 27 October 2016. Calcio Montebelluna. Italian.
  7. News: Paolo Zanetti relieved of managerial duties. 27 April 2022 . 27 April 2022. Venezia F.C..
  8. News: ANDREA SONCIN NAMED INTERIM FIRST TEAM MANAGER . 1 November 2022 . 1 November 2022. Venezia F.C..
  9. News: PAOLO VANOLI NAMED VENEZIA FC FIRST TEAM MANAGER . 7 November 2022 . 7 November 2022. Venezia F.C..
  10. Web site: Andrea Soncin è il nuovo Ct della Nazionale Femminile, Viviana Schiavi sarà la vice. FIGC . 8 September 2023 . 8 September 2023 . it .
  11. Web site: 8 September 2023 . Andrea Soncin sarà il nuovo commissario tecnico della Nazionale di calcio femminile . 9 September 2023 . . it-IT.
  12. Web site: Venezia FC: Matches. Soccerway. DAZN Group. 2 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Italy Women: Matches. Soccerway. DAZN Group. 27 July 2024.