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Nazzareno Belfasti
Nazzareno Belfasti (born 15 July 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Polisportiva Castellarano Calcio. Club career Modena Born in Scandiano, and grown up in Castellarano, both in the Province of Reggio-Emilia, Italy, Belfasti started his career at Serie B club Modena F.C. from the nearby province. Belfasti was the member of ''Primavera'' (the reserve) squad during the 2009–10 season; he was the member of ''Allievi'' under-17 team in 2008–09 season, in which he was the only born 1993 player of the team. Belfasti was promoted directly from ''Giovanissimi'' under-15 team in 2008. Belfasti received his first national call-up in December 2009, from Italy U19 team, which the age limit of that season was in fact born 1991. Despite Belfasti did not play, his already drawn attention from major clubs, which Juventus F.C. signed Belfasti in co-ownership deal in August 2010. Juventus On 12 August 2010 Belfasti was signed by Juventus F.C. in co-ownership d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandiano
Scandiano ( Reggiano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, in the northeast part of the country of Italy, near the city of Reggio nell'Emilia and the Secchia river. It had a population of 25,663 as of 31 December 2016. History The current residential settlement was founded by one Gilberto Fogliani in 1262 with the construction of the Castle around which some houses developed. Initially built for defensive purposes, it was later transformed into a seigneurial mansion by the Boiardo family (1423–1560) and later into a Renaissance palace by the Marquis Thiene (1565–1623), the Bentivoglio (1623–45) and princes of Este (1645–1796). Since the 1960s, the town has been an important centre for the production of tiles, connected to the district of Sassuolo. Title As a titular Duke of Modena, the current holder of the title of "Marquis of Scandiano" would be Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este. People Natives of Scandiano are: * Poet Matteo Maria Boia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia National Under-19 Football Team
The Russia national under-19 football team, controlls by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the European Under-19 Football Championship and international friendly match fixtures at the under-19 age level. On 28 February 2022, in accordance with a "recommendation" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans. History European Championships Since the tournament adopted its current under-19 format in 2002, the Russia under-19s have qualified for only two UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They have, however, reached the second, or elite, qualification stage in all campaigns with the exception of 2002 when they were knocked out at the preliminary qualification stage. They came closest to qualifying for the 2010 competition, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lega Pro
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as ''Lega Pro'') in 2014 reintroduced the format of the original Serie C that existed between 1935 and 1978 (before the split into Serie C1 and Serie C2). On 25 May 2017 the Lega Pro assembly unanimously approved the return to the original name of the competition to Serie C. History A third division above the regional leagues was first created in Italy in 1926, when fascist authorities decided to reform the major championships on a national basis, increasing the number of teams participating by promoting many regional teams from the Third Division (Terza Divisione) to the Second Division (Seconda Divisione). A new league running this Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Massaro
Davide Massaro (born 10 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga II club Mioveni. Club career Born in Bassano del Grappa, a town in the Province of Vicenza, Veneto region, Massaro started his career at Vicenza Calcio. On 30 January 2015 Massaro was signed by Serie A club Juventus for €630,000 transfer fee. Massaro signed a -year contract. However, the ''Old Lady'' also loaned Massaro back to Vicenza for their youth and reserve teams until 30 June 2016. Vicenza even had an option to buy back Massaro. Massaro scored against Juventus in the second half of 2014–15 season, for Vicenza's under-17 team. On 26 August 2016 Massaro and Juventus team-mate Nazzareno Belfasti were signed by Lega Pro club Carrarese. Massaro was assigned number 24 shirt of the first team. He started playing first for their reserves. However, on 17 December 2016, Massaro made his professional debut against Lupa Roma, substituting Roberto Floriano in the 85th minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entonjo Elezaj
Entonjo Elezaj (born 14 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sliema Wanderers. Born in Italy, he has represented Albania at youth level. Club career Early career Elezaj was born in Turin, Italy, to Albanian parents originally from Vlorë. He started his youth career at Torino F.C. academies and at age of 6 he was invited for a trial at Juventus F.C. Youth Sector in 2003 which he successfully passed and was transferred there. On 1 July 2013, he did well at Primavera team and was included in the Juventus 2013–14 UEFA Youth League squad in which he served as a second choice behind Emil Audero. In January 2014, he was loaned out to S.S. Virtus Lanciano until the end of the 2014–15 season and played with Primavera side in total 11 matches. Pro Vercelli After return from loan, he was sold to F.C. Pro Vercelli for a fee of £375k. At Pro vercelli he became part of the first team, as he was trained with coach Cristiano Scazzola, but played as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elio De Silvestro
Elio De Silvestro (born 10 March 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a support striker. Club career Juventus Born in Formia, Italy, De Silvestro joined the Juventus F.C. Youth Sector in at the age of 7, progressing through the club's youth academy through to the ''Primavera'' (Under-20) roster that he was promoted to in 2010. A key part of the 2011–12 Primavera squad for Juventus, De Silvestro was promoted to the senior squad prior to the 2012–13 Serie A campaign. He took part in Juventus' pre-season camp and also played in several pre-season matches, including the 2011 American tour. Pro Vercelli On 22 August 2012, De Silvestro was sold in a co-ownership deal to Pro Vercelli for €800,000 as part of the deal that saw Alberto Masi transfer outright to Juventus. De Silvestro was player of Pro Vercelli for the 2012–13 Serie B season. With the Serie B outfit, De Silvestro made his professional debut on 25 August 2012, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Ruggiero
Giuseppe Ruggiero (born 28 October 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Portici 1906. Career Juventus Ruggiero was a player of Juventus F.C.'s reserve team from 2010 to 2012, and as an overage player in 2012–13 season. He received call-ups from the first team in 2011, for pre-season friendlies against Cuneo and Real Betis in August as well as the opening match of Juventus Stadium, against Notts County. Ruggiero was a player for ''bianconeris Allievi team in 2009–10 season. Pro Vercelli On 5 July 2013 Ruggiero and Nazzareno Belfasti were signed by Pro Vercelli for €470,000 and €260,000 respectively in co-ownership deals, as part of the bought back of Elio De Silvestro €760,000. Ruggiero won promotion back to Serie B with the Piedmontese side in 2014. On 19 June 2014, the co-ownerships were renewed. However, in August 2014 Belfasti was bought back by Juve. In July 2014 Ruggiero returned to Lega Pro for Ascoli in a temporary deal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Costantino
Marco Costantino (born 8 May 1991) is an Italian association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who is currently a free agent. Club career Youth career Costantino began his youth career with SPAL 1907, and remained with the central Italian club's junior squad until July 2009, when he was transferred to Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria's youth side. Juventus Following the appointment of the new board and staff at Juventus at the conclusion of the 2009–10 Serie A, 2009–10 season, Costantino was one of many new faces brought to Turin. He was signed for about €170,000 in five-year contract. Ex-Sampdoria head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta were appointed as the same positions in Juve and played a role in bringing the youngster to Turin. He joined Juventus in order to strengthen the ''Campionato Nazionale Primavera, Primavera'' team but was immediately promoted to the senior squad as their no.1 Italian international Gianluigi B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-fifth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase. The league was also composed of 33 teams divided into two divisions of 17 and 16 teams respectively for group A and B. There was only one repechage from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione by Virtus Entella, because no other teams showed interest to submit the application for the high price of the guarantee and the repayable contribution required. Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In all, four teams were promoted to Serie B, and six teams were relegated to Lega Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Coppa Italia
The 2012–13 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th edition of the competition. As in the previous year, 78 clubs have taken part in the tournament. Napoli were the cup holders. Lazio were the winners, thus qualifying for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Participating teams ;Serie A (20 teams) * Atalanta ''(Round of 16)'' * Bologna ''(Quarter-finals)'' * Cagliari ''(Round of 16)'' * Catania ''(Quarter-finals)'' * Chievo ''(Fourth Round)'' * Fiorentina ''(Quarter-finals)'' * Genoa ''(Third Round)'' * Internazionale ''(Semi-finals)'' * Juventus ''(Semi-finals)'' * Lazio ''(Winner)'' * Milan ''(Quarter-finals)'' * Napoli ''(Round of 16)'' * Palermo ''(Fourth Round)'' * Parma ''(Round of 16)'' * Pescara ''(Fourth Round)'' * Roma ''(Runner Up)'' * Sampdoria ''(Third Round)'' * Siena ''(Round of 16)'' * Torino ''(Fourth Round)'' * Udinese ''(Round of 16)'' ;Serie B (22 teams) * Ascoli ''(Third Round)'' * Bari ''(Second Round)'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Serie B
The 2012–13 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the 81st season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 16 of which returning from the 2011–12 season, 4 of which promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and two relegated from Serie A. Puma replaced Nike as manufacturer of the official Serie B match ball, a relationship that continues today. The league featured two clubs relegated from Serie A: Novara returned to the second division after only a single season in the top flight, whereas Cesena were relegated after a two-year stint. Four teams were promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, one of them returning to Serie B after a significant absence and one of them will play Serie B for the first time in their history, Pro Vercelli after 64 years, Ternana after 6 years, while Spezia will take part to Serie B after 4 years. The fourth promoted team, Virtus Lanciano will make debut in Serie B. Grosseto and Lecce were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Qualification
2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (qualifying round) was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The 48 teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches have been played, the 12 group winners and 12 group runners-up and the best third-placed team advanced to the Elite round. Estonia qualified as hosts while England, France and Spain received byes to the elite round. Liechtenstein did not enter. Seeds The draw took place at 30 November 2010, 10.00 CET. The hosts of the twelve one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated below in ''italics''. Tiebreakers If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. # Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question # Superior goal differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |