Antonio Piconi
- Dag Jenkins
- May 13
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
Antonio Piconi was born in Rome on August 10, 1965.
He played his early football with Olimpia (Rome) and then joined Lazio at 17.
He was part of the 1983-84 squad and was an unused substitute twice. Lazio avoided relegation in the last game of the season. His managers were first Juan Carlos Morrone and then Paolo Carosi.
In 1984-85 he took part in the Lazio pre-season training camp under Carosi but then joined Rondinella (Florence) in Serie C1. He played 21 league games and the Biancorossi finished 11th.
In 1985-86 he also prepared for the season with Lazio under Gigi Simoni but then went out on loan again, this time to Mestre in C2. He played 20 league games and the Arancioneri finished 9th. One of his two managers was future Lazio, Edy Reja (2010-12, 2014).
In 1986-87 he was back at Lazio. The Biancocelesti were now in their second year in Serie B but with a new manager Eugenio Fascetti and a heavy nine-point docking due to a betting scandal. He played one league game against Pescara as substitute and one in Coppa Italia but in October was sold to Alessandria in Serie C2. He played 20 league games with 3 goals and the Grigi finished 16th (relegated but then stayed up due to other clubs' financial problems). His managers were Amilcare Ferretti and then Alessandria legend Antonio Colombo.
In 1987-88 he played for Civitavecchia (a port town near Rome) in Serie C2. He played 24 league games with 1 goal but the Nerazzurri were relegated.
He too went down a category and played two seasons for Avezzano at Interregionale level (5th tier), playing 53 league games with 5 goals.
His last club was Marino near Rome, again in Interregionale, in 1991-92. He played 19 league games.
He then retired at 27.
Piconi was a midfielder. He had a career in the lower divisions but never made it at a high level. He did however have the satisfaction of being in the same squad as the likes of Bruno Giordano, Lionello Manfredonia, Vincenzo D'Amico and Michael Laudrup.
Lazio Career
Season | Total Appearances | Serie B | Coppa Italia |
1986-87 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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