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Biography
Andrea Sottil (born 4 January 1974) is an Italian former footballer and current coach of Siracusa Calcio.
Career
Player
Sottil started his career with Torino and made his Serie A debut on 6 December 1992, in a 1–1 draw to Foggia. In 1994 he left Torino to join Fiorentina, then moving to Atalanta later in 1996. In 1999 he moved to Udinese, where he also had the opportunity to play at continental level in the UEFA Cup.
Sottil was signed by Reggina in co-ownership deal in summer 2003, along with team-mate Gonzalo Martínez. In summer 2005, he was signed by Catania, which he was the regular starter in the first two-season, but only played 7 games in 2007–08 Serie A.
In August 2008, he was signed by Rimini. In July 2009 he left for Alessandria. for He retired at the end of the 2010–11 season, totaling over 200 games at Serie A level throughout his career.
Coach
Soon after retirement, Sottil passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011. Later in the summer he was appointed new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club U.S. Siracusa, with the goal of leading the ambitious Sicilians into the battle to promotion in the Serie B league.
In 2012 he was the coach of Gubbio in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In 2013 he is the coach of A.C. Cuneo in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He was fired on 7 January 2014. Ezio Rossi replaced Sottil on the next day.
In 2015 Sottil returned to Siracusa for A.S.D. Città di Siracusa. The club was promoted to Lega Pro as Siracusa Calcio.