Antonio Corbisiero | |
Fullname: | Antonio Giovanni Vincenzo Corbisiero |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1984 |
Birth Place: | Exmouth, Devon, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | –2002 |
Youthclubs1: | Swansea City |
Years1: | 2002–2005 |
Years2: | 2004 |
Years3: | 2005 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Years5: | 2005–2013 |
Years6: | 2013–2016 |
Clubs1: | Swansea City |
Clubs2: | → Newport County (loan) |
Clubs3: | → Newport County (loan) |
Clubs4: | Newport County |
Clubs5: | Llanelli |
Clubs6: | Aberystwyth Town |
Caps1: | 5 |
Caps2: | 5 |
Caps3: | 4 |
Caps4: | 8 |
Caps5: | 216 |
Caps6: | 92 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Goals5: | 15 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Clubs7: | Penrhyncoch |
Goals7: | 2 |
Caps7: | 64 |
Years7: | 2016–2020 |
Clubs8: | Aberystwyth Town |
Years8: | 2020 |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Clubs9: | Penrhyncoch |
Goals9: | 0 |
Caps9: | 1 |
Years9: | 2023 |
Manageryears1: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs1: | Penrhyncoch (assistant) |
Manageryears2: | 2020–2021 |
Managerclubs2: | Aberystwyth Town (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 2021–2022 |
Antonio Giovanni Vincenzo Corbisiero (born 17 November 1984) is an English football manager and former footballer.
He previously played professionally for Swansea City and semi-professionally for Newport County, Aberystwyth Town, Llanelli and Penrhyncoch.
Born in Exmouth, Devon, Corbisiero, a right-footed midfielder of Irish-Italian parentage, began his career as a trainee with Swansea City, turning professional in August 2002. his league debut came on 30 August 2003 when he was a second-half substitute for Andy Robinson in Swansea's 4–1 win at home to Mansfield Town. He played four more times that season, starting just one game, a 3–2 defeat at home to Hull City, although Corbisiero was replaced by Leyton Maxwell at half-time.
He was an awarded a new one-year contract in June 2004,[1] but failed to appear in the Swansea first team the following season and had two loan spells with Newport County (in December 2004[2] and April 2005[3]) before being released in May 2005 by Swansea manager Kenny Jackett.[4] He joined subsequently joined Newport County in August 2005,[5] but was released in September 2005 and joined Llanelli the following month.[6]
In January 2013, Llanelli entered financial difficulties and Corbisiero was allowed to join Aberystwyth Town.[7] [8] Corbisiero signed a contract until July 2014. During the summer of 2013, Aberystwyth Town appointed Corbisiero as 'First Team Coach' in addition to his academy coaching duties.[9]
Corbisiero joined Cymru Alliance side Penrhyncoch in 2016.
Corbisiero retired from playing in 2020.
In June 2020, Corbisiero was appointed assistant manager at Aberystwyth Town.[10]
On 21 December 2020, Corbisiero was made interim manager of the club following Gavin Allen's departure,[11] though this was reversed shortly after as Allen's position was reinstated.
On 2 June 2021, Corbisiero was once again appointed manager after Gavin Allen's official departure.[12]
Following the conclusion of the 2021/22 Cymru Premier season and guiding the club to an 8th place finish, on the 12th May 2022 Corbisiero resigned from his role at the club as did his backroom staff; Gari Lewis, Bari Morgan, Stuart Jones and Dave Owen.[13]