Full name Silvio Diliberto Position Midfielder Years Team | Playing position Role Football player Name Silvio Diliberto | |
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Date of birth (1963-12-16) 16 December 1963 (age 52) | ||
Current team Al-Shamal Sports Club |
Silvio Diliberto (born December 16, 1963 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football player who was also a kicker in American football.
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Association football
During his career in football he played for Sparta, for whom he made his professional debut as a winger in May 1982 against NAC, Roda JC, Haarlem and FC Eindhoven as a converted central defender.
American football
He retired from association football in 1996, but made a comeback in NFL Europe in 1997 - he was kicker for the Amsterdam Admirals 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. In 2011 he moved to Qatar to manage Muaither and later Al-Shamal.
Personal life
Diliberto was born to an Italian father and a Dutch mother.