Andy Selva
 Selva with San Marino in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andy Selva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tre Fiori (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Latina | 26 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 |
Civita Castellana | 31 | (10) |
| 1996–1998 | Fano | 32 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 |
Catanzaro | 40 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 |
Tivoli | 21 | (15) |
| 2000–2001 |
San Marino | 29 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 |
Maceratese | 5 | (1) |
| 2002 |
→ Grosseto (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 |
Bellaria | 30 | (21) |
| 2003–2005 |
SPAL 1907 | 51 | (22) |
| 2005–2006 | Padova | 20 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 |
Sassuolo | 59 | (23) |
| 2009–2011 |
Verona | 29 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 |
Fidene | 26 | (6) |
| 2013 |
La Fiorita | 3 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 |
Anziolavinio | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 |
La Fiorita | 68 | (36) |
| Total | 491 | (165) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | San Marino U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 1998–2016 | San Marino | 73 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | San Marino U17 | ||
| 2020–2022 |
Pennarossa | ||
| 2022– |
Tre Fiori | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andy Selva (born 23 May 1976) is a Sammarinese former
Club career
He began his career in 1994–95, playing in the
Selva went back to the
In the summer of 2003, he transferred to
In mid-2009, he left for
In July 2011, he trained with Santarcangelo.[4]
He announced his retirement as a player in July 2018.[5]
International career
Selva was born in Rome, Italy to an Italian father from Lazio and a Sammarinese mother,[6] which made him eligible to represent Italy or San Marino and he chose for the latter.
He made his international debut on 9 September 1997 against Turkey U-21, and scored one goal for his team in 1–4 loss.
As one of the few professional practitioners of the sport in the country, he is hailed one of the greatest players in the history of the San Marino national side.[7] He appeared 73 times for the national team and scored eight goals, making him the leading goalscorer in the history of the team.[8] Until 2012, he was the only player to score more than one goal for San Marino.
On 28 April 2004, Selva became the first player ever to score a winning goal for San Marino when he netted the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein, which is the only win that San Marino have recorded to date, as well as one of seven official matches where San Marino have kept a clean sheet.[9]
Managerial career
After his retirement, he was announced as the head coach of
Career statistics
Club
International
- Score and Result lists San Marino's goals first.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 1998 | Serravalle , San Marino |
 Austria |
1–4 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2 | 28 February 2001 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium |
1–10 | 1–10 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 June 2001 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | Belgium |
1–1 | 1–4 | |
| 4 | 28 April 2004 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 30 March 2005 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | Belgium |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 4 June 2005 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–2 | 1–3 | |
| 7 | 17 October 2007 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  Wales |
1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 8 | 11 October 2008 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  Slovakia |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Selva, il bomber dal gol storico gioca nel Fidene". gazzettadimodena.gelocal.it (in Italian). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Leone, Claudio (26 March 2018). "Andy Selva, la leggenda del calcio di San Marino". footballpills.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b Borkowski, Piotr (17 November 2011). "Najlepszy pośród najgorszych – historia Andy'ego Selvy". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Debbia, Valeria (20 July 2011). "Andy Selva si allenerà con il Santarcangelo". tuttoc.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Andy Selva in lacrime: "Saluto e ringrazio tutti questa è stata la mia ultima partita da calciatore"". smtvsanmarino.sm (in Italian). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Le schede di HellaStory – Andy Selva". hellastory.net (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Skórzewski, Norbert (5 September 2017). "Bohater w swoim domu. Historia Andy'ego Selvy". weszlo.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (10 January 2019). "San Marino - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Peterson, Brad (3 March 2014). "30 truly random football facts". GiveMeSport. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ webit.it. "San Marino. Calcio, Andy Selva allenerà U17, Pietro Rossi l'U19". Libertas. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Andy Selva è il nuovo allenatore del Pennarossa". sanmarinortv.sm. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Andy Selva per vincere ancora!". Tre Fiori F.C. (in Italian). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Tre Fiori, una vittoria che scrive la storia". Tre Fiori F.C. (in Italian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Ancora un'impresa europea targata Tre Fiori". Tre Fiori F.C. (in Italian). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links
- Andy Selva – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andy Selva at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andy Selva at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Andy Selva at EU-Football.info
- Andy Selva at Soccerway
- Andy Selva at RSSSF