Fausto De Amicis

Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is an Australian former soccer player. He was a member of the Australian national team that scored a record 31 goals against American Samoa in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.^[1] Overall, De Amicis was involved in four National Soccer League title winning sides, twice with the Melbourne Knights, and twice with South Melbourne. In the latter's 1998 Grand Final win over Carlton, De Amicis was awarded the Joe Marston Medal for best afield.

Fausto De Amicis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-06-26) 26 June 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Brunswick Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1996	Melbourne Knights	47	(2)
1996–2003	South Melbourne	174	(2)
2005	Heidelberg United	28	(0)
International career
1998–2002	Australia	13	(2)
Managerial career
2017–	Moreland Zebras
Medal record Representing  Australia Men's Association football OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 1998 Australia Runner-up 2002 New Zealand AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Runner-up 2001 Japan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

De Amicis made his debut for Australia against Chile in February 1998, at the age of 29.^[2][3]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 April 2001	Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia	American Samoa	19–0	31–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	10 July 2002	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Fiji	8–0	8–0	2002 OFC Nations Cup

Coaching career

After the departure of Moreland Zebras senior head coach Danny Gnjidic at the end of the 2016 NPL2 West season, the club appointed former player De Amicis as the new manager.^[4]

Honours

Melbourne Knights

• National Soccer League Champion: 1995, 1996^[5]

South Melbourne

• National Soccer League Champion: 1998, 1999^[5]

Australia

• OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 1998,^[6] 2002^[7]
• AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001^[8]

External links

• OzFootball profile