Fabio Virgili (born 26 April 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Club career

Born in

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

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, Virgili started his professional career at

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club

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

. In the summer of 2005, he left the Primavera Youth Team and joined Serie C1 side

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in a 4-year co-ownership deal, for a peppercorn fee of €500;SSC Napoli Report and Accounts on 30 June 2006
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Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie 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 season. It had been ...

. In June 2006, he was bought back by Parma for €50,000 and became the club's third goalkeeper behind Luca Bucci and

Alfonso De Lucia Alfonso De Lucia (born 12 November 1983) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a goalkeeper. Career Parma De Lucia was signed by Parma A.C. from S.S.C. Napoli, as part of the deal of Paolo Cannavaro. De Lucia made his ...

. He made his single appearance for the club that season in the second leg of the

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quarter-final, in which Parma drew 2–2 with

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, who won 4–3 on aggregate and went on to win the competition. In the next season, he was the backup of Bucci and Nicola Pavarini, along with

Radek Petr Radek Petr (born 24 February 1987) is a Czech footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is currently free agent. Club career Petr started his career at hometown club Baník Ostrava. In August 2007, he signed a 4-year contract with Serie A side ...

and Eros Corradini. In July 2008, he joined Carpenedolo along with Parma team-mate

Thomas Som Thomas Fabrice Som (born 5 August 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Borgo San Donnino. Career Som started his career at Italy for Crociati Noceto, located at Noceto, the Province of Parma. In Ja ...

. Although he played as a regular starter for the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side, he joined hometown club Sporting Terni in August 2009. On 19 August 2010 he was signed by Paganese. The following season he was signed by

Ternana Calcio Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

, as the backup of

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, along with

Carlo Camilli Carlo Camilli (born 2 October 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Ternana as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Umbertide, the Province of Perugia, Camilli played for Perugia in 2004–05 Serie B. He wore no.31 shirt as fourth keeper, behind ...

. In the summer of 2012 he left

and joined

Botev Vratsa Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at St ...

in the Bulgarian Second Division, but he never played for the club, and in March 2013 he returned in Italy to play with Narnese.

International career

Virgili was an unused member of Italy U20 team at

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. Along with

Daniele Padelli Daniele Padelli (born 25 October 1985) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese Calcio, Udinese. Early life Padelli was born in Brescia, I ...

, they were Emiliano Viviano's backup. He was the first choice goalkeeper at 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, ahead

Giacomo Bindi Giacomo Bindi (born 2 January 1987) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Early career Born in Siena, Tuscany, Bindi started his career at Arezzo the nearby province. In summer 2003, he joined Internazionale's ...

. He also capped at 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification, ahead Davide Petrachi.

Honours

;Botev Vratsa *

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 ...

: 2012 ;Narnese * Eccellenza Umbra: 2013

References

sporterni.it

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-07
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Profile at FIGC

LaSerieD.com Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Virgili, Fabio 1986 births Living people Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Italian expatriate footballers Serie C players Parma Calcio 1913 players S.S.C. Napoli players Ternana Calcio players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Association football goalkeepers People from Terni Footballers from Umbria Sportspeople from the Province of Terni