Denis Godeas (born 25 July 1975) is an Italian football coach and former player who is assistant coach for Italian Serie D club Cjarlins Muzane. He amassed

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totals of 364 games and 109 goals over the course of 13 seasons, mainly at the service of

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...

. In

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he represented

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and

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, in a 23-year professional career.

Career

Godeas was born in

Cormons Cormons or Cormòns (; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia. Cor ...

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. He started his career at

U.S. Triestina Calcio Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the ...

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, moving to

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in 1994 and spending the following seasons on loan to several teams in the third level. In the 1998 summer, Godeas joined

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of division three, returning to Triestina in February of the following year, with the club in the fourth tier. Subsequently, he had his first abroad experience, signing with the Netherlands's

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but returning home shortly after, joining

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in the second division. In 2000–01, Godeas moved to F.C. Messina Peloro in level three. He helped to

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in his first season and scored 15 goals in the following campaign as the

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side finished in 16th position, thus avoiding relegation. Godeas was signed by

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in 2002. He made his

debut on 14 September of that year against

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, and finished the season on loan to A.S. Bari in the second division. Godeas returned to Triestina for a third spell in 2003, with the

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club in division two. He scored regularly during this stint, and was signed by top flight's

U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo Football Club () is an Italian professional football club based in Palermo, Sicily, that currently plays in Serie B. It is part of the City Football Group. Founded for the first time on 1 November 1900 as Anglo Palermitan Athletic and F ...

in January 2006, at nearly 31 years of age. He played 15 league games for his new team, adding three appearances in the

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, netting against

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in the round-of-32 (2–2 aggregate win). Godeas joined A.C. Chievo Verona in the 2006 summer, as part of the

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involving

Amauri Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira (born 3 June 1980), known as Amauri, is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. His previous clubs include Bellinzona, Parma, Napoli, Piacenza, Empoli, Messina, Chievo, Palermo, Juventus, Fiorentin ...

. He appeared rarely during the campaign, also being loaned to second-tier side A.C. Mantova and contributing with six goals as they fell short of the promotion zone, finishing eighth with 64 points. In 2007–08, still with Mantova, 32-year-old Godeas was crowned the competition's topscorer, but his team finished one place lower than the previous season. After one more year, he signed with Triestina in the same division. In late August 2013, Godeas returned to Triestina. He retired the following year, aged 39.

References

External links

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Gazzetta dello Sport profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Godeas, Denis 1975 births Living people People from Cormons Footballers from the Province of Gorizia Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Udinese Calcio players AC Prato players US Cremonese players US Livorno 1915 players Treviso FBC 1993 players ACR Messina players Como 1907 players SSC Bari players Palermo FC players AC ChievoVerona players Mantova 1911 players Venezia FC players De Graafschap players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands