Angelo Carbone (born 23 March 1968) is an Italian former footballer who played as a

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Career

Club

Carbone had a much travelled career, playing for ten different clubs. He began his youth career with Bari, making his professional debut with the club in

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during the 1988–89 season, earning promotion to

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. During his first season in Serie A, he broke into the starting line-up, making 26 appearances and scoring a goal against

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at the San Siro stadium. In 1990, he moved to

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at the request of manager

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. During his first season with the club, he made 21 appearances in Serie A, making his club debut on 9 September 1990, in a 1–0 home win over

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in Serie A. He also made his

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debut, scoring a goal against

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, and he started in Milan's European Supercup and Intercontinental Cup victories in 1990. The following season, under Milan's new manager

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, Carbone was sent out on loan to several clubs. He was first sent out back to Bari, although the club were later relegated to Serie B, and he later transferred to

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. He returned to Milan during the 1993–94 season, where he only made 9 appearances, although he achieved his greatest club successes, winning the Serie A title, and the

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. He made his last appearance with Milan in Serie A on 1 May 1994, in a 1–0 home loss to Reggiana, and was subsequently loaned to

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during the 1994–95 season. He was later sold to

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for approximately 2 billion Lit., where he helped to save the club from relegation during the 1995–96 season, also notably scoring a decisive goal in a 1–0 victory over Inter. The following season he moved to newly promoted Reggiana for a few months in 1996, and he later moved to

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, where he remained for two and a half seasons, making few appearances, as the club were relegated in 1998. In January 1999, he moved back to Reggiana, in

, helping the club to avoid relegation. He later moved to

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for the 1999–2000 season, scoring 6 goals in 16 matches, helping to save the club from relegation in the play-off against

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. He temporarily moved to

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in 2000 before returning to Pistoiese in January 2001, where he remained until 2002. Later that year, he joined Pro Patria in

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, where he ended his career in 2005.

International

Although he never officially represented Italy at senior level, Carbone represented the

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on 8 occasions between 1989 and 1990, taking part at the

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under manager

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, where Italy finished in third place. He received his first and only call-up for

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in 1992, making his debut in an unofficial friendly against Zurig on 23 September.

After retirement

After retiring, Carbone became a sporting director for Pro Patria, and later a scout for Milan.

Honours

;

: 1993–94 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

References

External links

Profile at Lega-Calcio.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carbone, Angelo 1968 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players SSC Bari players AC Milan players SSC Napoli players ACF Fiorentina players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players AC Reggiana 1919 players Atalanta BC players US Pistoiese 1921 players Ternana Calcio players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players UEFA Champions League winning players Footballers from Bari