Antonino Asta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonino Asta | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Aldini U.N.E.S. | ||
| 1985–1988 | Seguro S.Giorgio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Corbetta | 63 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Abbiategrasso | 25 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | Saronno | 91 | (17) |
| 1995–1997 | Monza | 60 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Torino | 73 | (3) |
| 2000 | Napoli | 15 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Torino | 55 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Palermo | 24 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2007 | Torino (Allievi Regionali) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Torino (Nazionali) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Torino (Primavera) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Monza | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bassano Virtus | ||
| 2015 | Lecce | ||
| 2016–2017 | FeralpiSalò | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Antonino Asta (born 17 November 1970) is an Italian football manager and former football player.
He played as a right winger during his career, although he was a versatile player capable of playing anywhere in midfield. As a player, he was mainly known for his speed, work-rate, tactical intelligence, and leadership.
Asta, a midfielder, played mostly at the amateur level in his early footballing years, also working as a bartender. During the 1994–95 season, played with Saronno, was his first one in a professional league (Serie C2). He then played for Monza of Serie C1; in 1997, Asta signed for Torino of Serie B, where he became a fan favourite, eventually becoming the team's captain during his time with the club; he helped his team to obtain a Serie A promotion in 1999. In January 2000, Asta was sent on loan to Napoli of Serie B, helping the club to gain promotion to Serie A; the following season, he led Torino to Serie A promotion, winning the Serie B title with the club.
During the 2001–02 Serie A season, Antonino Asta impressed many football pundits with his performances, captaining Torino to place in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and making 25 appearances with the team, despite picking up an injury in the Derby della mole return leg against local rivals and eventual Serie A champions Juventus, after being tackled harshly by Edgar Davids. As a result, Italy national football team head coach Giovanni Trapattoni called him up to the national side, and gave him his debut during a pre-World Cup friendly match against U.S.A., in Catania, on 13 February 2002, which Italy won 1–0, with a goal from Alessandro Del Piero; this was his only appearance for Italy.
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