Elvis Abbruscato (born 14 April 1981) is an Italian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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; he was a youth coach at
Arezzo
Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...
as of 2016–17 season.
Club career
Abbruscato played for
Arezzo
Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...
,
Torino
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
,
Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
(loan),
Vicenza Virtus,
Pescara
Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...
,
Cremonese
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...
, and
FeralpiSalò in his career.
Verona
After making his professional debut with his hometown club
Reggiana, he joined
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the ...
in 1999. He went on loan to
Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
and
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...
from 2000 to 2002. In July 2002 he was included in the pre-season camp of the first team of Verona, making his club debut during
2002–03 Serie B
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Teams
Livorno, Ascoli, Triestina and Catania had been promoted from Serie C, while Hellas Verona, Lecce, and Vene ...
season.
Arezzo
In summer 2003 he was signed by
Serie C1
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club
Arezzo
Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...
on a
co-ownership deal. On 22 June 2004 Arezzo signed Abbruscato outright from Verona.
Torino
In January 2006 Abbruscato was signed by
Torino
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on a temporary basis, for €800,000 fee.
[ In June 2006 he was signed outright for €3.6 million, on a four-year contract.] However, in summer 2007 he was sold to Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
on a co-ownership deal for €1.65 million. In June 2008, Torino bought back the 50% registration rights of Abbruscato from Lecce for €2 million.
In summer 2009, he left Turin again for Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
on a temporary basis for free.
Vicenza
In summer 2010, Abbruscato was signed by Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
Vicenza is a th ...
on a three-year contract for €1.2 million fee, as part of a swap that Alessandro Sgrigna went to Turin for €1.32 million.[
]
Late career
In June 2012, Abbruscato was sold to Pescara
Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...
from Vicenza for a cashless swap with Stefano Giacomelli. Both players were tagged for €2.3 million. Abbruscato signed a two-year contract.
However, Abbruscato was released at the end of season. He joined Cremonese
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...
on a free transfer.
In July 2014 he moved from Cremonese to join FeralpiSalò.
Managerial career
Abbruscato became the head coach of Seconda Categoria
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team ViaEmilia in the second half of 2015–16 season. He was signed by Arezzo
Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...
for their under-19 team on 19 July 2016.
In June 2017 he was enrolled in a course for UEFA A Licence
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.
References
External links
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' profile (2007–08 season)
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Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Italian football managers
AC Reggiana 1919 players
Hellas Verona FC players
US Livorno 1915 players
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
SS Arezzo players
Torino FC players
US Lecce players
AC ChievoVerona players
LR Vicenza players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
US Cremonese players
Feralpisalò players
US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Men's association football forwards
Sportspeople from Reggio Emilia
Footballers from the Province of Reggio Emilia
1981 births
Living people