Romano Mattè facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romano Mattè | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Italy | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964–1966 | Folgore Verona (youth) | ||
| Vicenza Calcio (youth and assistant) | |||
| 1969–1971 | Associazione Calcio Audace (it) | ||
| Trento | |||
| Bolzano | |||
| 1971–1972 | Alense | ||
| 1971–1973 | Oltrisarco | ||
| 1974–1975 | Legnago Salus | ||
| 1975–1976 | Sant'Angelo | ||
| 1976 | Seregno | ||
| 1977 | Calcio Padova | ||
| 1978 | U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 | ||
| 1978–1979 | Treviso | ||
| 1979–1980 | Piacenza | ||
| 1980–1981 | Avellino (preparer) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Salernitana | ||
| 1982–1983 | Ternana | ||
| 1983–1984 | Siena | ||
| 1985 | A.S.D. Francavilla | ||
| 1986 | Benevento | ||
| 1986–1988 | Livorno | ||
| 1989–1990 | Teramo | ||
| 1990–1991 | Riccione | ||
| 1992 | A.C. Cuneo 1905 | ||
| Indonesia youth | |||
| 1993–1996 | Indonesia | ||
| 2000–2001 | Mali | ||
Romano Mattè was born in Italy on January 17, 1939. He is a famous Italian football coach and educator. He is best known for leading the Mali national team from 2000 to 2001. Besides coaching in Italy, he also worked in Indonesia and Mali.
Romano Mattè's Coaching Career
Romano Mattè has had a long and interesting career in football. He has coached many teams, helping young players and national teams improve. His work has taken him to different parts of the world.
Coaching in Indonesia
In the 1990s, Romano Mattè was invited to Indonesia. He worked with young football players there. His job was to guide the Under-18, Under-21, and pre-Olympic teams. This was part of a special agreement between the Italian club Sampdoria and the Football Association of Indonesia.
Mattè was in charge of the Indonesian national team, often called the Garuda. He led them in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. He helped discover talented young players like Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto and Kurnia Sandy. These players later went to play for Sampdoria in Italy, thanks to Mattè's guidance. He really admired how much the local people respected him and how humble they were.
Coaching in Mali
In the summer of 2000, Romano Mattè became the coach of the Mali national team. He noticed how passionate people in Mali were about football. He also observed that football in Mali used to be connected with local beliefs and traditions.
His time as coach in Mali ended in early 2001. After leaving his role, he watched the Mali team, known as Les Aigles, win a game against South Africa with a score of 2–0. Soon after, he returned to Italy.
