Silvio Diliberto (born 16 December 1963) is a former

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player who was also a

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Club career

Association football

During his career in football he played for

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, for whom he made his professional debut as a winger in May 1982 against NAC,KASTEELKANJER: SILVIO DILIBERTO
- Sparta Rotterdam

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

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and

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as a converted central defender.

American football

He retired from association football in 1996, but made a comeback in

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in 1997 - he was kicker for the

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from 1997 to 2004.

Managerial career

During his time in American football, Diliberto went into soccer coaching and managed amateur side Hermes-DVS, CVV Zwervers, Germania Teveren and

RKSV Groene Ster RKSV Groene Ster is a Dutch association football, football club based in Heerlerheide. The club play its home games at Pronsebroek. The club colours, reflected in their crest, kit and name, are green and white. Formed on 2 November 1926, the club ...

. In 2011 he moved to Qatar to manage

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and later Al-Shamal.

Personal life

Diliberto was born to an Italian father and a Dutch mother.

References

External links

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Voetbal International ''Voetbal International'' (VI) is a Dutch football magazine. It is the oldest Dutch football magazine that is still running. History and profile ''Voetbal International'' was established in 1965. VI was one of the founding members of ESM. It l ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diliberto, Silvio 1963 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch people of Italian descent Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Sparta Rotterdam players Roda JC Kerkrade players HFC Haarlem players FC Eindhoven players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players American football placekickers Amsterdam Admirals players Dutch players of American football Footballers who switched code Dutch football managers Al-Shamal SC managers Dutch expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Dutch expatriates in Qatar 20th-century Dutch sportsmen