Beniamino Abate

Beniamino Abate (born 10 April 1962) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Milan Primavera (under-19) squad. He is the father of Ignazio Abate who played as right-back for Milan.^[1]

Beniamino Abate

Personal information
Full name	Beniamino Abate
Date of birth	(1962-04-10) 10 April 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth	San Martino Valle Caudina, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1978–1982	Benevento
1982–1983	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	Benevento	59	(0)
1985–1990	Udinese	73	(0)
1990–1991	Messina	37	(0)
1991–1994	Internazionale	12	(0)
1994–1995	Fidelis Andria	28	(0)
1995–1997	Cagliari	18	(0)
1997–2000	Reggiana	39	(0)
2000–2001	Prato	0	(0)
Total		266	(0)
Managerial career
2001–2008	Milan (goalkeeper coach)
2008–2015	Milan (goalkeeper coach–youth team)
2015–2016	Milan (goalkeeper coach–youth team)
2016–2018	Milan (goalkeeper coach–U12)
2018–2020	Milan (goalkeeper coach–youth team)
2020–	Milan (goalkeeper coach–U18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

During his career, Abate played in Serie C1 with Benevento, in Serie A with Udinese, Internazionale and Cagliari, as well as in Serie B with Reggiana, where ended his career.^[2] In Serie A, he played a total of 67 matches.

During his time with Inter, he was included on the bench for the first leg of the victorious 1994 UEFA Cup Final (Raffaele Nuzzo was on the bench for the second leg).

Managerial career

Abate currently works in the A.C. Milan youth sector as a goalkeeping coach and was previously a scout.^[3]

Honours

Internazionale

• UEFA Cup: 1993–94

References

1. Alessandra Bocci (22 September 2009). "Fedeltà Abate "Niente estero io studio qui"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 6 February 2010.
2. My Juve
3. . acmilan.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.