Roberto Landi facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Forlì, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Piacenza | |||
| Ravenna | |||
| Modena | |||
| Piacenza | |||
| Siena | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | |||
| Chicago Sting | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | |||
| New York Cosmos | |||
| Cervia | |||
| Morciano | |||
| Ospedaletto | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Marignano | ||
| 1998–2000 | Georgia U21 | ||
| 2001 | Lithuania U21 | ||
| 2005 | National Bucharest | ||
| 2005–2006 | Qatar U21 | ||
| 2006 | FC Sopron | ||
| 2008 | Livingston | ||
| 2009 | Union SG | ||
| 2011–2012 | Liberia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al Tirsana Tripoli | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rimini (team manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto Landi was born in Italy on January 2, 1956. He is a famous Italian football manager and a former player. He spent many years playing as a goalkeeper before becoming a coach.
Roberto Landi's Football Journey
Playing as a Goalkeeper
Roberto Landi started his football journey in 1966. He joined the youth team of Piacenza in Italy. Later, he played for their main team. He also played for other Italian clubs like Modena, Ravenna, and Siena.
When he was 23, Roberto decided to try playing in North America. He joined the North American Soccer League in 1979. He played for the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Chicago Sting.
After that, he moved to South Africa to play for Kaizer Chiefs. He then returned to the United States. He played for the famous New York Cosmos in 1983. Roberto came back to Italy and played for some amateur teams. He stopped playing football when he was 30 years old.
Coaching Teams Around the World
After his playing career, Roberto Landi became a coach. He worked as a goalkeeping coach for the United States national team. This was during the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
From 1992 to 1995, he was the head coach for an Italian amateur team called Marignano. In 1998, he started coaching national youth teams. He coached the Georgia U21 national team. Later, in 2001, he coached the Lithuania U21 team.
In 2003, Roberto earned a special coaching license called the UEFA Pro License. This license allows coaches to manage top-level teams. In January 2005, he became the head coach of National Bucharest in Romania. He had an amazing record there, winning 17 games in a row!
He left Romania in September 2005 for personal reasons. After that, he became the head coach for the Qatar U21 team. He also coached in Hungary for a short time. In 2008, he became the manager of Livingston in Scotland. He was even named "best coach of the month" in August 2008.
In 2009, he moved to Belgium to coach Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He later coached the Liberia national team starting in 2011. Roberto Landi has coached teams in many different countries.
