Antonio Chimenti

What draws me to Antonio Chimenti isn't a highlight reel of saves but the arc of his career. A goalkeeper from sun-soaked Bari who spent years absorbing pressure between the posts, he now passes that hard-won craft to the next generation as goalkeeping coach of Uzbekistan's national team. I have a soft spot for keepers turned coaches; nobody understands the loneliness of that position better. The image of an Italian shot-stopper teaching under Central Asian skies quietly proves football has no borders. Players who stay close to the pitch long after their playing days tend to be the ones worth trusting, and I count him among them.

Name (English)

Antonio Chimenti

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ・キメンティ

Reading

あんとにお・きめんてぃ

Born

June 30, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Bari, Province of Bari, Italy

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3

Tags

• Province of Bari
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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