Stephen Silvagni was born on 31 May 1967 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Stephen Silvagni
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Stephen Silvagni is widely known by his nickname, "SOS", standing for "Son of Serge", referring to his father, Sergio Silvagni, another great Carlton player.
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Stephen Silvagni is the former list manager of Carlton Football Club.
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Stephen Silvagni is widely known by his nickname, "SOS", standing for "Son of Serge", Silvagni was a highly energetic, resourceful footballer who was regarded as one of the finest full backs.
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Stephen Silvagni could do a job in the forward lines and some of his most memorable displays came after he was thrown into attack in an effort to bolster the team's performance.
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In 1996's AFL Team of the Century, Stephen Silvagni had the honour of being named at full-back.
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Stephen Silvagni retained the title as the best full-back for four years in succession, although he was known for his marking and goalkicking ability when playing at the opposite end of the ground in the full-forward position at times, even kicking a bag of 10 goals in Round 16,1993 against the Fitzroy Lions.
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Stephen Silvagni retired from his playing career at the end of the 2001 season, after he announced that he was taking specialist advice to call it a day after 16 seasons.
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Stephen Silvagni however changed his mind soon after and was not a listed player for the 2003 season.
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Stephen Silvagni played as goalkeeper for the Australian International Rules team on several occasions, and won the inaugural Jim Stynes Medal in 1998.
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Stephen Silvagni was a five time All-Australian, being selected in 1994,1995,1996,1997 and 1999.
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Stephen Silvagni played for Carlton Football Club from 1985 until 2001 for a total of 312 games and kicked a total of 202 goals.
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In 2011, Stephen Silvagni took on the role of list manager with the fledgling Greater Western Sydney Giants.
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Stephen Silvagni returned to Carlton as list manager in 2014.
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Stephen Silvagni was notably active in recruiting former GWS players to Carlton, with nine former GWS players shifting to Carlton in Silvagni's first three recruiting years.
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Stephen Silvagni departed the Carlton Football Club, when he left his role as list manager on 4 December 2019, following the 2019 AFL season.
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Stephen Silvagni then described his tenure at the club as a "messy" situation because of the falling out with the club's management.
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On 27 January 2023, Stephen Silvagni was appointed to the role of list manager at St Kilda Football Club.
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Stephen Silvagni married television celebrity Jo Bailey in 1996, and they have three sons.
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Stephen Silvagni played his first match in round 15,2016 against Collingwood.
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Former Carlton Football Club key defender Alex Silvagni is Stephen's second cousin.