Carlo l'Ami

Carlo l'Ami
Personal information
Full name	Carlo l'Ami
Date of birth	20 July 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Leiden, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Al Ain (Goalkeepers trainer)
Youth career
	Blauw-Zwart
	Excelsior
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1988	Excelsior
1988–1989	PSV
1989–1990	SVV
1990–1991	Dordrecht '90
1991–1992	Heracles Almelo
1992–1993	Sparta Rotterdam
1993–1996	Heerenveen
1996	SC Cambuur
1996–1998	Telstar
1998–2002	Excelsior
2002–2003	Feyenoord
Managerial career
2003–2004	Excelsior (keepers)
2004–2006	Feyenoord (keepers)
2006–2007	Excelsior (keepers)
2007–2020	Ajax (keepers)
2021	Al Wehda (keepers)
2022	Club Brugge (keepers)
2022–2023	Suriname (keepers)
2023–	Al Ain (keepers)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Carlo l'Ami (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑrloː laːˈmi]; born 20 July 1966 in Leiden) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently the goalkeeping coach for UAE Pro League side Al Ain FC.^[2]

During his playing career, he played as a goalkeeper for various Dutch clubs, including Excelsior, PSV, Heracles Almelo, SC Heerenveen, SC Cambuur, Telstar and Feyenoord. Following his playing career he became the goalkeeping coach for Feyenoord, Excelsior and then Ajax.

Club career

Carlo l'Ami began his playing career with local amateur side Blauw-Zwart in Wassenaar before being recruited to join the youth ranks of SBV Excelsior in Rotterdam.^[3] He then made his debut for Excelsior on 26 April 1987. Leaving the club two years later to join PSV Eindhoven, his stay with PSV would only last one season, before transferring once more, this time to SVV. After just one season in Schiedam, he joined Dordrecht '90 for one season, followed by a season with Heracles Almelo and another with Sparta Rotterdam. In 1993, he joined SC Heerenveen where he became the first choice keeper, remaining with the club for three seasons, before joining SC Cambuur on a six-month deal during the winter transfer window of his final season with Heerenveen. After his short stint with Cambuur, l'Ami joined SC Telstar for two seasons, returning to Rotterdam, where he returned to Excelsior for four seasons, and then subsequently playing for Feyenoord for one year, after which he retired.^[4]

Coaching career

Following his retirement in 2003, l'Ami became the new goalkeeping coach for Feyenoord under then manager Erwin Koeman, who was later replaced by Ruud Gullit during the two-year period in which Carlo served his tenure. He then returned to SBV Excelsior once more as goalkeeping coach under manager Ton Lokhoff for one season, before joining AFC Ajax as goalkeeping coach in 2007, where he is presently active. He has since been greatly involved with the coaching and direction of Ajax keepers such as Maarten Stekelenburg, Kenneth Vermeer and Jasper Cillessen.^[5]

Honours

Player

PSV

Coach

Ajax

Eredivisie (4): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
KNVB Cup (1): 2009–10
Johan Cruijff Shield (2): 2007, 2013

Club Brugge

Belgian First Division A (1): 2021–22

References

^ "Carlo l'Ami Profile". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ "Carlo l'Ami Profile". Ajax Inside. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ "Oud-Blauw Zwarter Carlo l'Ami langer bij Ajax". Haaglanded Voetbal. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ "Carlo L'Ami stopt er mee". Feyenoord.nl. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ "l'Ami: "De drie doelmannen hebben een fantastisch jaar gedraaid"". Soccernews.nl. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[1] "Carlo l'Ami Profile". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[2] "Carlo l'Ami Profile". Ajax Inside. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[3] "Oud-Blauw Zwarter Carlo l'Ami langer bij Ajax". Haaglanded Voetbal. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[4] "Carlo L'Ami stopt er mee". Feyenoord.nl. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[5] "l'Ami: "De drie doelmannen hebben een fantastisch jaar gedraaid"". Soccernews.nl. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

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