Antonio Di Salvo

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Antonio Di Salvo (born 5 June 1979) is a German football manager and former forward. He is the manager of the Germany U21 national team.

Playing career

Di Salvo began his senior career with played with his local club SC Paderborn from 1996 to 2000. He had a brief stints with Bayern Munich from 2000 to 2001, before moving to Hansa Rostock until 2006. He transferred to 1860 Munich shortly after. After scoring eight goals in the 2007–08 season, he suffered a knee injury that kept him out of football for a while. He ended his career with Kapfenberger SV, making seven appearances in 2010.

Managerial career

After his playing career, Di Salvo worked on his coaching badges and worked as assistant with the Bayern Munich U17 from 2011 to 2013. He was named the assistant for the Germany U19s shortly thereafter in 2013. In 2016, he was named the assistant manager for the Germany U21s under Stefan Kuntz, and held the post for five years. He formally passed his coaching license in 2018, receiving a DFB manager license. On 23 September 2021, Di Salvo was named the manager for the Germany U21s, as Kuntz left to manage the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Di Salvo is of Italian descent with roots in Sicily.

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2000–01
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2000

Managerial

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025

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