Sebastiano Siviglia played for Lazio from 2004 to 2010.
Sebastiano Siviglia was born in Palizzi (Reggio Calabria), on March 29, 1973.
He started his career at Audax Ravagnese near his hometown. In 1990 he joined Parma for three seasons but never played for the first team. In his time in Parma the Ducali won the European Cup Winners Cup (2002-03).
In 1993 he went to Nocerina in CND (5th tier). In his first year the team from Nocera Inferiore, near Salerno, were promoted to C2 and the following season to C1. In his third and final year the Mastiffs were eliminated in the playoffs for Serie B. Siviglia made 87 appearances and scored 2 goals in Campania.
In 1996 he moved up to Verona to play for Hellas for two years. The first year the Scaligeri were relegated to Serie B and Siviglia played 30 games with 1 goal plus 2 games in Coppa Italia. In his second year he made 28 league appearances and 4 in Coppa Italia with 1 goal; Verona came sixth.
In 1998 he stayed in Serie B but joined Atalanta. The first season he played 32 league games (1 goal) and six in Coppa Italia. The second year the Orobici won promotion back to Serie A and Siviglia played 30 times with 1 goal and 7 games in Coppa Italia. In his final year in Bergamo he played 26 games in Serie A and 7 in Coppa Italia.
In 2001 he had his first experience in Rome but with Roma. He only got 5 league games plus 1 in Coppa Italia and 1 in Champions League. He won an Italian Supercoppa with the Giallorossi. In June he left Roma and went back to Parma in Serie A.
In Emilia he finally made his debut for the Gialloblu but still only played 2 league games, 1 in Coppa Italia and 1 in the UEFA Cup.
In December 2003 he returned to Atalanta in Serie A on loan and played 17 times and scored 3 goals.
In 2003 he went on loan to Lecce in Serie A and made 31 league appearances.
In 2004 he was loaned to Lazio so returned to the Italian capital. At 31 he started his Biancoceleste experience. He played 29 league games and scored 2 goals (Cagliari and Fiorentina), first under Domenico Caso and then Giuseppe Papadopulo.
The following year he initially returned to Parma but then signed a 3-year contract for Lazio and played 31 league games under Delio Rossi with one goal (Cagliari).
In 2006-07 he made 32 league appearances with 3 goals (Atalanta, Palermo and Catania) and 2 in Coppa Italia. Lazio had an excellent season qualifying for the champions league with a 3rd place finish.
In 2007-08 Siviglia played 19 league games (2 goals- Juventus and Fiorentina), 6 in Coppa Italia and 2 in Champions League.
In 2008-2009 he played 27 Serie A games with 2 goals (Fiorentina and Torino), 5 in Coppa Italia (including the final). He became vice-captain behind Tommaso Rocchi and Cristian Ledesma. In May, Siviglia and Lazio won the Coppa Italia beating Sampdoria on penalties (1-1 and then 7-6).
In his final year at Lazio in the 2009-10 season he made 20 league appearances (with 1 goal-Fiorentina) and 3 in Coppa Italia, firstly under Davide Ballardini and then Edy Reja. In August he would also play the whole match in Lazio's 2-1 win in the Italian Super Cup against Inter in Beijing, China.
At the end of the season his contract ran out and at 36 Siviglia decided to retire.
He has since gone into a coaching career. He started at regional level in 2011 at Monterotondo, just outside Rome. In 2012 he was back at Nocerina with the Under 19's. He then worked in the Lazio youth sector for four years. In 2019 he was back in Terni with the Under 19's (he also had a 2 day spell as first team manager). Between 2018 and 2020 he was Lecce's Under 19's coach. In 2021 he was appointed at Carpi as head coach in Serie C but due to financial problems the club was not allowed to play in the tournament. In 2022 Siviglia became head coach at Potenza in Serie C but was dismissed on October 24.
Siviglia was a solid central defender. He could also play right back but at Lazio played mainly in the middle (his partners included Giuseppe Biava, Andre Dias, Guglielmo Stendardo, Modibo Diakité, Nelson Cribari). He was good at man to man marking and was quick over short distances. At 1.82 he was good in the air and most of his goals came from headers. He played 183 games for Lazio and scored 10 goals. He won a Coppa Italia and an Italian Supercoppa at Lazio. Players who serve multiple teams over their career usually have one where they stayed longer, won more, belonged more, were loved more and that team for Siviglia was definitely Lazio.
Appearances and goals for Lazio
Season | Total Appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League | Europa League | Super Coppa |
2004-05 | 33 (2) | 29 (2) | 1 | - | 3 | - |
2005-06 | 33 (1) | 31 (1) | 2 | - | - | - |
2006-07 | 34 (3) | 32 (3) | 2 | - | - | - |
2007-08 | 27 (1) | 19 (1) | 6 | 2 | - | - |
2008-09 | 32 (2) | 27 (2) | 5 | - | - | - |
2009-10 | 33 (2) | 20 (1) | - | - | 3 | 1 |
Total | 183 (10) | 158 (10) | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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