Fausto De Amicis

Fausto De Amicis
Personal information
Date of birth	26 June 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Brunswick Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Melbourne Knights
1996–2003	South Melbourne
2005	Heidelberg United
International career
1998–2002	Australia
Managerial career
2017–	Moreland Zebras
Medal record
Representing Australia
Men's Association football
OFC Nations Cup
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is an Australian former soccer player. He was a member of the Australian national team that scored a record 31 goals against American Samoa in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.^[1] Overall, De Amicis was involved in four National Soccer League title winning sides, twice with the Melbourne Knights, and twice with South Melbourne. In the latter's 1998 Grand Final win over Carlton, De Amicis was awarded the Joe Marston Medal for best afield.

Playing career

De Amicis made his debut for Australia against Chile in February 1998, at the age of 29.^[2]^[3]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 April 2001	Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia	American Samoa	19–0	31–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	10 July 2002	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Fiji	8–0	8–0	2002 OFC Nations Cup

Coaching career

After the departure of Moreland Zebras senior head coach Danny Gnjidic at the end of the 2016 NPL2 West season, the club appointed former player De Amicis as the new manager.^[4]

Honours

Melbourne Knights

National Soccer League Champion: 1995, 1996^[5]

South Melbourne

National Soccer League Champion: 1998, 1999^[5]

Australia

OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 1998,^[6] 2002^[7]
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001^[8]

External links

OzFootball profile

References

^ FIFA.com Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Reid, Michael (15 February 1998). "De Amicis making up for lost time". The Sunday Age. p. 8.
^ Reid, Michael (7 February 1998). "South Melbourne utility set for Australian debut". The Age. p. 22.
^ "NEWS: COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". Moreland Zebras Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b Desira, Peter (1 June 2001). "Fausto goes for high five". Herald Sun. p. 115.
^ "Oceania Nations Cup 1998". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ "AFC–OFC Challenge". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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[1] FIFA.com Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Reid, Michael (15 February 1998). "De Amicis making up for lost time". The Sunday Age. p. 8.

[3] Reid, Michael (7 February 1998). "South Melbourne utility set for Australian debut". The Age. p. 22.

[Zebras_Appoint_De_Amicis-4] "NEWS: COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". Moreland Zebras Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[hun-five-5] Desira, Peter (1 June 2001). "Fausto goes for high five". Herald Sun. p. 115.

[6] "Oceania Nations Cup 1998". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[7] "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[8] "AFC–OFC Challenge". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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