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{{Short description|Sammarinese football manager and former player (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andy Selva
| image = Selva 2013.JPG
| caption = Selva with [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in 2013
| fullname = Andy Selva<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazzettadimodena.gelocal.it/sport/2011/11/29/news/selva-il-bomber-dal-gol-storico-gioca-nel-fidene-1.1708897|title=Selva, il bomber dal gol storico gioca nel Fidene|website=gazzettadimodena.gelocal.it|last=|first=|date=30 November 2011|language=Italian |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|5|23}}
| birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[S.S. Cosmos|Cosmos]]  (manager)
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1994–1995
| clubs1 = [[Latina Calcio 1932|Latina]]
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1995–1996
| clubs2 = [[A.S.D. Flaminia Civita Castellana|Civita Castellana]]
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 16
| years3 = 1996–1998
| clubs3 = [[Alma Juventus Fano 1906|Fano]]
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1998–1999
| clubs4 = [[U.S. Catanzaro 1929|Catanzaro]]
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 1999–2000
| clubs5 = [[S.S.D. Tivoli Calcio 1919|Tivoli]]
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 15
| years6 = 2000–2001
| clubs6 = [[San Marino Calcio|San Marino]]
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2001–2002
| clubs7 = [[S.S. Maceratese|Maceratese]]
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2002
| clubs8 = → [[F.C. Grosseto S.S.D.|Grosseto]] (loan)
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2002–2003
| clubs9 = [[A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina|Bellaria]]
| caps9 = 30
| goals9 = 21
| years10 = 2003–2005
| clubs10 = [[S.P.A.L.|SPAL 1907]]
| caps10 = 51
| goals10 = 22
| years11 = 2005–2006
| clubs11 = [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]
| caps11 = 20
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2006–2009
| clubs12 = [[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]]
| caps12 = 59
| goals12 = 23
| years13 = 2009–2011
| clubs13 = [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
| caps13 = 29
| goals13 = 8
| years14 = 2011–2013
| clubs14 = [[F.C. Fidene|Fidene]]
| caps14 = 26
| goals14 = 6
| years15 = 2013
| clubs15 = [[S.P. La Fiorita|La Fiorita]]
| caps15 = 3
| goals15 = 2
| years16 = 2013–2014
| clubs16 = [[A.S.D. Anziolavinio|Anziolavinio]]
| caps16 = 6
| goals16 = 1
| years17 = 2014–2018
| clubs17 = [[S.P. La Fiorita|La Fiorita]]
| caps17 = 68
| goals17 = 36
| totalcaps = 491
| totalgoals = 165
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2016
| nationalteam1 = [[San Marino national under-21 football team|San Marino U21]]
| nationalteam2 = [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalcaps2 = 73
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| manageryears1 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs1 = [[San Marino national under-17 football team|San Marino U17]]
| manageryears2 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs2 = [[S.S. Pennarossa|Pennarossa]]
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
| manageryears3 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs3 = [[S.P. Tre Fiori|Tre Fiori]]
| managerclubs4 = [[S.S. Cosmos|Cosmos]]
| manageryears4 = 2025–
}}

'''Andy Selva''' (born 23 May 1976) is a Sammarinese former [[Association football|footballer]] who is currently the manager of [[Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|Campionato Sammarinese]] club [[S.S. Cosmos|Cosmos]]. During his playing career he played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] and [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the [[San Marino national football team|San Marino national team]], finishing his career as their record goal scorer.

==Club career==
He began his career in 1994–95, playing in the [[Eccellenza]] with [[Latina Calcio 1932|A.S. Latina]], in which he scored five goals in 26 appearances. The following season, he produced 10 goals in 31 appearances in [[A.S.D. Flaminia Civita Castellana|Civita Castellana]] in [[Serie D]], before moving to [[Alma Juventus Fano 1906|Fano]] ([[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione|Serie C2]]), where he remained until March 1998, he played 32 games with only one goal. In 1999, Selva played with another [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione|Serie C2]] club, [[U.S. Catanzaro 1929|Catanzaro]], making 40 appearances, scoring six goals.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballpills.com/curiosita/radio-brigata/andy-selva-la-leggenda-del-calcio-di-san-marino/|title=Andy Selva, la leggenda del calcio di San Marino|website=footballpills.com|last=Leone|first=Claudio|date=26 March 2018|language=Italian |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

Selva went back to the [[Eccellenza]] with [[S.S.D. Tivoli Calcio 1919|Tivoli]] in 1999, which he scored 15 goals in 21 matches, while for the following season, he moved to [[San Marino Calcio|San Marino]], where he scored four goals in 26 appearances.<ref name="ref1" /> In the 2001–02 season playing in three different teams, he collected three appearances with San Marino, then five with [[S.S. Maceratese|Maceratese]] in [[Serie D]], scoring a goal, and thus finishing the season in [[Serie D]], with [[F.C. Grosseto S.S.D.|Grosseto]] (15 appearances and two goals). He scored 21 goals in 30 games for [[A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina|Bellaria]] in the following season.

In the summer of 2003, he transferred to [[S.P.A.L.|SPAL 1907]] where, in two seasons in [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]] he plays 51 games scoring 22 goals.<ref name="ref1" /> In 2005–06, he moved to [[Calcio Padova|Padova]] ([[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]]), who sold him to [[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]] after only scoring two goals in 20 games. With [[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]], he played two years in [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]] and played an important part in the historic breakthrough with a [[Serie B]] promotion, contributing decisively with 11 goals in and became the top scorer in Group A.<ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=http://weszlo.com/2011/11/17/najlepszy-posrod-najgorszych-historia-andya-ego-selvy/|title=Najlepszy pośród najgorszych – historia Andy'ego Selvy|website=weszlo.com|last=Borkowski|first=Piotr|language=Polish|date=17 November 2011|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

In mid-2009, he left for [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]] but was released after Verona were promoted to [[Serie B]].<ref name="ref2" />

In July 2011, he trained with [[Santarcangelo Calcio|Santarcangelo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttoc.com/calciomercato/andy-selva-si-allenera-con-il-santarcangelo-32119|title=Andy Selva si allenerà con il Santarcangelo|website=tuttoc.com|last=Debbia|first=Valeria|language=Italian|date=20 July 2011|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

He announced his retirement as a player in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese/2018/07/27/andy-selva-lacrime-saluto-ringrazio-tutti-questa-stata-mia-ultima-partita-calciatore|title=Andy Selva in lacrime: "Saluto e ringrazio tutti questa è stata la mia ultima partita da calciatore"|website=smtvsanmarino.sm|last=|first=|date=27 July 2018|language=Italian |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
Selva was born in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] to an Italian father from [[Lazio]] and a [[San Marino|Sammarinese]] mother,<ref>{{cite web | title=Le schede di HellaStory – Andy Selva | url=http://www.hellastory.net/pages/scheda.cfm?id=5c97b97f-fa4a-a881-41c440a014271614 |work=hellastory.net |language=Italian |accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> which made him eligible to represent [[Italy national football team|Italy]] or [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] and he chose for the latter.

He made his international debut on 9 September 1997 against [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U-21]], and scored one goal for his team in 1–4 loss.

As one of the few professional practitioners of the sport in the country, he is hailed one of the greatest players in the history of the [[San Marino national football team|San Marino national side]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weszlo.com/2017/09/05/bohater-swoim-domu-historia-andyego-selvy/|title=Bohater w swoim domu. Historia Andy'ego Selvy |website=weszlo.com |last=Skórzewski |first=Norbert |date=5 September 2017 |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref> He appeared 73 times for the national team and scored eight goals, making him the leading goalscorer in the history of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sanm-recintlp.html|title=San Marino - Record International Players|website=[[RSSSF]]|last=Mamrud|first=Roberto|date=10 January 2019|language=English |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref> Until 2012, he was the only player to score more than one goal for San Marino.

On 28 April 2004, Selva became the first player ever to score a winning goal for San Marino when he netted the only goal in a 1–0 [[exhibition game|friendly]] win over [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], which was the only win that San Marino recorded until they again beat Liechtenstein on 5 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Charlie |date=2024-09-05 |title=San Marino win first match in 20 years as Nations League upset sparks euphoria |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1944994/san-marino-nations-league-liechtenstein |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The game is also one of [[San_Marino_national_football_team_results|eight official matches]] where San Marino have kept a clean sheet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givemesport.com/437823-30-truly-random-football-facts|title=30 truly random football facts|website=GiveMeSport|last=Peterson|first=Brad|date=3 March 2014|accessdate=16 November 2017|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410201918/https://www.givemesport.com/437823-30-truly-random-football-facts|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Managerial career==

=== San Marino U17 ===
After his retirement, he was announced as the head coach of [[San Marino national under-17 football team]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.libertas.sm/notizie/2018/08/07/san-marino-calcio-andy-selva-allener-u17-pietro-rossi-lu19.html|title=San Marino. Calcio, Andy Selva allenerà U17, Pietro Rossi l'U19|last=webit.it|work=Libertas|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref> 

=== Pennarossa ===
In February 2020, he was appointed as manager of [[Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|Campionato Sammarinese]] side [[S.S. Pennarossa|Pennarossa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/andy-selva-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-pennarossa-a183638|title=Andy Selva è il nuovo allenatore del Pennarossa|website=sanmarinortv.sm|date=13 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2021}}</ref> 

=== Tre Fiori ===
On 13 June 2022, he was appointed as head coach of Sammarinese team [[S.P. Tre Fiori|Tre Fiori]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Andy Selva per vincere ancora! |url=https://www.trefiori.sm/andy-selva-per-vincere-ancora/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Tre Fiori F.C. |language=it-IT}}</ref> On 7 July 2022, he led the team to their first ever away win in a European competition (and the first of any Sammarinese team), with a 1–0 win over [[Luxembourg]]ish team [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-08 |title=Tre Fiori, una vittoria che scrive la storia |url=https://www.trefiori.sm/tre-fiori-una-vittoria-che-scrive-la-storia/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Tre Fiori F.C. |language=it-IT}}</ref> A week later, Tre Fiori beat [[Fola Esch]] 3–1 in the return leg,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Ancora un'impresa europea targata Tre Fiori |url=https://www.trefiori.sm/ancora-unimpresa-europea-targata-tre-fiori/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Tre Fiori F.C. |language=it-IT}}</ref> resulting in them qualifying for the 2nd qualifying round of the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] for the first time, and advancing in a European competition for only the second time ever. 

Andy Selva announced his resignation on 24 April 2023 and was replaced by [[Danilo Girolomoni]].

=== Cosmos ===
On 14 January 2025, he was appointed as manager of [[Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|Campionato Sammarinese]] side [[S.S. Cosmos|Cosmos]] on a six-month deal.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Expand section|date=October 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|}

===International===

: ''As of match played 11 October 2016''.<ref name="NFT Profile" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="19" |[[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
|1998
|2
|1
|-
|1999
|4
|0
|-
|2000
|2
|0
|-
|2001
|6
|2
|-
|2002
|4
|0
|-
|2003
|4
|0
|-
|2004
|2
|1
|-
|2005
|5
|2
|-
|2006
|4
|0
|-
|2007
|7
|1
|-
|2008
|3
|1
|-
|2009
|4
|0
|-
|2010
|3
|0
|-
|2011
|6
|0
|-
|2012
|2
|0
|-
|2013
|5
|0
|-
|2014
|4
|0
|-
|2015
|5
|0
|-
|2016
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!73
!8
|}

:

:''Score and Result lists San Marino's goals first.''<ref name="NFT Profile">{{cite web|title=NFT Profile|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/5661/Andy_Selva.html|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|1
|10 October 1998 || [[San Marino Stadium|Stadio Olimpico]], [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], San Marino || {{fb|AUT}} ||align=center|'''1'''–4|| align=center|1–4|| [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|2
|28 February 2001 || [[King Baudouin Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|BEL}}||align=center|'''1'''–10|| align=center|1–10|| rowspan=2| [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|3
|6 June 2001 || Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino || {{fb|BEL}} ||align=center|'''1'''–1|| align=center|1–4
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|4
|28 April 2004 || Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino || {{fb|LIE}} ||align=center|'''1'''–0|| align=center|1–0|| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|5
|30 March 2005 || Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino || {{fb|BEL}} ||align=center|'''1'''–1|| align=center|1–2|| rowspan=2| [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|6
|4 June 2005 || Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino || {{fb|BIH}} ||align=center|'''1'''–2|| align=center|1–3
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|7
|17 October 2007 || Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino || {{fb|WAL}} ||align=center|'''1'''–2|| align=center|1–2|| [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|8
|11 October 2008 || Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino || {{fb|SVK}} ||align=center|'''1'''–2|| align=center|1–3|| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Sassuolo'''
*[[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]]: [[2007–08 Serie C1|2007–08]]
*[[Supercoppa di Serie C]]: 2008

'''SP La Fiorita'''
*[[Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio]]: [[2016–17 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|2017–18]]
*[[Coppa Titano]]: [[2012–13 Coppa Titano|2012–13]], [[2015–16 Coppa Titano|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Coppa Titano|2017–18]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|180563}}
* {{NFT player|5661}}
* {{TuttoCalciatori|Selva_Andy}}
* {{EU-Football.info|18959}}
* {{Soccerway|58564}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aselva-intl.html Andy Selva] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]

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[[Category:US Grosseto 1912 players]]
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