Carlo Osti

{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1958)}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Carlo Osti | fullname = | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|1|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vittorio Veneto, Italy | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | currentclub = Palermo (sporting director) | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1973–1976 | years2 = 1976–1978 | years3 = 1978–1979 | years4 = 1979–1980 | years5 = 1980–1982 | years6 = 1982–1984 | years7 = 1984–1988 | years8 = 1988–1990 | years9 = 1990–1991 | clubs1 = Union CSV | clubs2 = Udinese | clubs3 = Atalanta | clubs4 = Udinese | clubs5 = Juventus | clubs6 = Avellino | clubs7 = Atalanta | clubs8 = Piacenza | clubs9 = Virescit Bergamo | caps1 = 54 | caps2 = 15 | caps3 = 22 | caps4 = 24 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 52 | caps7 = 72 | caps8 = 53 | caps9 = 27 | goals1 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}

'''Carlo Osti''' (born 20 January 1958) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe90686/carlo-osti/ |title=Carlo Osti |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HeimSpiel Medien |access-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref> He is the sporting director of Palermo.

==Playing career== A defender, Osti had a playing career that saw him playing at Serie A level with Atalanta, Juventus, Udinese and Avellino.

==Managerial career== After retirement, he became a football director. At Serie A level, he served as sporting director for Lazio, Atalanta, Lecce and, most importantly, Sampdoria, where he worked for nearly eleven years (from December 2012 to June 2023).

On 3 January 2025, Osti took over as the new sporting director of Palermo.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 January 2025 |accessdate=4 January 2025 |publisher=Palermo FC|title=Osti is the Palermo FC Sporting Director |url=https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/osti-is-the-palermo-fc-sporting-director/}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Juventus''' * Serie A champion: 1980–81, 1981–82

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