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Vincenzo Camilleri
Vincenzo Camilleri (born 6 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie D club Barletta. Career Born in Gela, Sicily, Camilleri began his career with the youth team of Reggina, and made his first team debut on 19 December 2007 as a half-time substitute in a Coppa Italia 2007–08 home game against Inter, which ended in a 4–1 loss for Camilleri's side. Later in February 2008 he became the subject of a controversial approach from English club Chelsea. In March 2008, after his 16th birthday, he left Reggina to move to England and join the Chelsea club academy; he consequently received a two-month ban by the Italian Federation due to breach of transfer rules, caused by Camilleri's parents not having asked permission to Reggina before entering talks with Chelsea; the ban applied only on Italian domestic games. The Italian Federation also agreed to suspend indefinitely Camilleri from playing at youth international level with Italy; he was playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gela
Gela (Sicilian and ; grc, Γέλα) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is the only in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital. Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential ''polis'' in Sicily in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and died in 456 BC. In 1943, during the Invasion of Sicily, the Allied forces made their first landing on the island at Gela.La Monte, John L. & Lewis, Winston B. ''The Sicilian Campaign, 10 July17 August 1943'' (1993) United States Government Printing Office pp.56-96 History Ancient era Archaeology has shown that the acropolis of Gela was occupied during the Copper Age in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Vigiani
Luca Vigiani (born 25 August 1976) is an Italian football coach and a former midfielder. He is the head coach of the Under-19 (Primavera) squad of Bologna. Coaching career He was a coach at Watford under manager Walter Mazzarri, having previously coached under him at Inter Milan and Napoli. In July 2021, he was appointed head coach of the Under-19 squad of Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat .... References External links FIGC – Statistiche in Nazionale* Reggina calcio – Scheda Luca Vigiani 1976 births ACF Fiorentina players AS Reggina 1914 players US Livorno 1915 players US Pistoiese 1921 players Bologna FC 1909 players US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie B
The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 Serie B, 1929–30 season. It had been organized by Lega Nazionale Professionisti, Lega Calcio until 2010, when the Lega Serie B was created for the 2010–11 season. Common nicknames for the league are ''campionato cadetto'' and ''cadetteria'', since ''cadetto'' is the Italian name for junior or cadet. History A junior football championship was created in Italy in 1904; after seven editions of the Serie A, major tournament of FIGC. It was called Seconda Categoria, Second Category, and was composed of senior squads of town clubs and by youth teams of city clubs. If the first ones won the championship, they would be promoted to Prima Categoria, First Category, which consequently improved in size: the first team to reach the honour, was F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Reggina Calcio Season
Following are the results of the 2009–10 Reggina Calcio season in Italian football. Reggina Calcio were among the favourites for an immediate return to Serie A, but failed to make a mark in an extremely competitive Serie B, and despite finishing in the midfield, it was long involved in the fight for survival in the second flight. On a positive note, defensive midfielder Carlos Carmona got his breakthrough, and following an inspired showing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Chilean was sold to Atalanta for a good income. Squad Goalkeepers * Vincenzo Fiorillo * Pietro Marino * Adam Kovacsik Defenders * Daniel Adejo * Andrea Costa * Vincenzo Camilleri * Carlos Valdez * Simone Rizzato * Santos * Maurizio Lanzaro Midfielders * José Montiel * Ivan Castiglia * Biagio Pagano * Luca Vigiani * Carlos Carmona * Antonino Barillà * Giacomo Tedesco * Nicolas Viola * Emmanuel Cascione * Simone Missiroli * Franco Brienza Attackers * Emiliano Bonazzoli * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Reggina Calcio Season
Reggina Calcio finally dropped out of Serie A, following seven years of balancing around the drop zone. Following its previous six years, the club had stayed in Serie A by less than three points on all occasions. In 2008–09, Reggina dropped off the pace mid-season and was nowhere near survival. Squad Goalkeepers * Christian Puggioni * Andrea Campagnolo Andrea Campagnolo (born 17 June 1978) is an Italian football goalkeeper. Club career A.S. Cittadella Campagnolo started his career off in the early 1990s playing for the A.S. Cittadella youth squad, before moving to the senior squad in 1995. H ... * Pietro Marino Defenders * Andrea Costa (footballer), Andrea Costa * Bruno Cirillo * Francesco Cosenza * Antonio Giosa * Carlos Adrián Valdez, Carlos Valdez * Matej Krajčík * Pablo Álvarez Menéndez, Pablo Álvarez * Gleison Santos, Santos * Basso Josias Lisboa, Basso * Maurizio Lanzaro Midfielders * Emil Hallfreðsson * Emmanuel Cascione * Luca Vigiani * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Reggina Calcio Season
Reggina Calcio managed to save its Serie A berth at the last minute, for the sixth consecutive season. Nicola Amoruso delivered 12 goals, which was five goals fewer than in the previous season, but enough to land a deal with Torino for the next season. Squad Goalkeepers * Andrea Campagnolo * Nenad Novaković Defenders * Nicolò Cherubin * Andrea Costa * Bruno Cirillo * Salvatore Aronica * Kris Stadsgaard * Miguel Garcia * Carlos Adrián Valdez * Pablo Álvarez Menéndez * Francesco Modesto * Maurizio Lanzaro * Emmanuel Cascione Midfielders * Luca Vigiani * Édgar Barreto * Francesco Cozza * Luca Tognozza * Emil Hallfreðsson * Leonardo Pettinari * Simone Missiroli * Franco Brienza * Lóránd Szatmári * José Montiel Attackers * Cristhian Stuani * Joelson * Nicola Amoruso * Stephen Makinwa * Fabio Ceravolo * Mike Tullberg Serie A Matches * Reggina- Atalanta 1-1 * 1-0 Nicola Amoruso (76) * 1-1 Cristiano Doni (84 pen) * Torino-Reggi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie C
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 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978–79 season there were only three leagues of professional football in Italy, the third being Serie C. In 1978, it was decided to split Serie C into Serie C1 and Serie C2. Serie C2, the fourth highest professional league in the Italian system, was also renamed in 2008 and was called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The reform, already decided by the FIGC led to the reunification with the second division starting from 2014-2015 and with the subsequent rebirth of the third division championship organized by the pro league with 60 teams divided into three groups of 20 in Lega Pro. Promotion and relegation In each division, two teams were promoted to Serie B, and three teams were relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In total, the league promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester City F
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. The club is named after Lech, Czech, and Rus, Lech, the legendary founder of the Polish nation. The club was established on 19 March 1922 as ''KS Lutnia Dębiec'', later changing its name several times. From 1930 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways, Polish State Railways (PKP). As a result, its popular nickname is ''Kolejorz'' , which means The Railwayman in local slang. The club's debut in the Polish top division took place in the year 1948. The brightest era of Lech was in the early 1980s and early 1990s. Lech has won the Polish league a total of eight times, most recently in 2022, and is the most popular football club in the Greater Poland region. History Formation and early years (1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga. This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao, and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Atletico Madrid were the defending champions but were eliminated in group stage. Association team allocation A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleison Santos
Gleison Pinto dos Santos (born 18 August 1981) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender. Career Comercial (RP) Santos started his career at Comercial de Ribeirão Preto of Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Atalanta In July 2002, Santos joined Atalanta of Serie A on loan. He was the unused member of the team, and later signed permanent deal in summer 2003. He made 6 appearances for Atalanta, but this time at Serie B. Santos made his league debut on 18 January 2004, winning Salernitana 3–1 as starting defender. Monza He then was loaned to Monza, of Serie C2. Santos made 10 appearances, and one more at promotion play-offs. He earned a new contract that Monza bought half of the rights from Atalanta in 2005. He played 36 appearances in 2005–06 Serie C1, and 4 more on promotion play-offs. On 20 June 2006, Monza finally got the full ownership of Santos, but then sold Santos' half of the registration rights to U.C. AlbinoLeffe on 31 August 2006. AlbinoLeffe Santos joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
