Vincenzo De Sio was born in Salerno on July 10, 1972.
He was formed in Salernitana's youth academy.
In 1992 he joined Licata for the 1992-93 season and the Gialloblu finished 15th in C2. His teammates included Serie A manager Marco Giampaolo and former Lazio Antonio Maurizio Schillaci (1986-87).
In November 1993 he stayed in Sicily but joined Trapani in C2. The Granata were struggling and needed reinforcements. He played 25 games and scored 2 goals under manager Ignazio Arcoleo. The Trapanesi won promotion in 1st place and De Sio earned himself a call from Lazio.
In Rome the manager was Zdeněk Zeman and De Sio only played one game, nine minutes in a 5-1 win against Padova in November. Then endless presences on the bench in the league, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup but no more games. Lazio finished 2nd and De Sio left.
He returned to Trapani who were still in C1. He played 33 league games with 2 goals, 1 game in Coppa Italia and 1 in C Coppa Italia. The Granata finished 14th. One of his teammates was current Serie A manager Vincenzo Italiano.
In the summer of 1996 he moved to nearby Palermo in Serie B. The manager was first Ignazio Arcoleo and then Giampiero Vitali. The Rosanero were relegated in 19th place. De Sio played 10 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia. One of his teammates was former Lazio Giampaolo Saurini (1988-89).
The following year, 1997-98, he stayed in Palermo. The Aquile finished 14th and were relegated after the playoffs but then stayed up due to other clubs' misdemeanours. The manager was first Giorgio Rumignani (1-7) and then Arcoleo again. De Sio played 13 league games, 1 in Coppa Italia and 5 in C Coppa Italia.
The rest of his career took him to Casarano (relegated to D), Pontedera (relegated to D) and Terracina (13th in D) before retiring in 2001 at only 28.
De Sio was a midfielder. He had a decent career at third tier level but was not lucky when his big chance came at Lazio where he only made one appearance.
Lazio Career
Season | Serie A Appearances |
1994-95 | 1 |
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