Giuseppe Vives (born 14 July 1980) is a former Italian professional
footballer
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Vives grew up playing football in Naples for local club Napoli Club Afragola until the age of 17, before transferring to
Sant'Anastasia
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, with whom he played in Serie D in the 1997–1998 season and then in
Serie C2
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(1999–2000). In 2000–2001 he played for
Juve Stabia
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Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system.
History
The football in Castellammare di Stabia
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in Serie C2 and the year after for
Nardò
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.
Ancona
In 2001–2002, he was acquired for 800,000 lire by Ancona, coached by
Luciano Spalletti
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Playing career
Born in Certaldo, Metropolitan City of Florence, Spalletti started his career ...
. He had the chance to make his debut in Serie B, but persistent physical problems forced him on the fringes of the team, forcing him to reconsider his football career in order to devote himself to becoming a professional
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. In the 2002–2003, he collected a mere appearance for Taranto in
Serie C1
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and at the end of the season returns to Ancona, never making an appearance.
Giugliano
In the 2003–2004 season he was acquired by
Giugliano
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Lecce
In the summer of 2006, after numerous rumours of him joining Salernitana, Avellino, Cavese and even Napoli, he was purchased by
Lecce
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on the advice of
Zdeněk Zeman
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. In the 2006–2007 Serie B season, he quickly became a cornerstone of the Salento midfield, able to play in a cover and playmaking role. He scored his first goal in the cadets against Triestina and repeated himself on the last day of the season against Pescara.
In the 2007–2008 Serie B season he is one of the protagonists of the seventh promotion of Lecce in Serie A, scoring 4 goals and contributing numerous assists, including 2 goals that allowed Lecce to reach the play-offs.
On 31 August 2008 he made his debut in Serie A in Torino-Lecce 3-0 and 28 January 2009 scored his first goal in the top flight by scoring the momentary advantage in Verona against
Chievo Verona
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(1-1). His first season in the top flight concluded with 18 appearances and a goal, but the club could not avoid relegation and returned to Serie B.
The following season Lecce won their eighth promotion to Serie A. The coach
Luigi De Canio
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Career Player
De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979– ...
showed great confidence in Vives and his quality of play, who finished the season with 38 appearances and 2 goals. Vives was instated as vice-captain of the side and at the end of the season was voted by the newspaper
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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as the best midfielder in Serie B.
On 3 October 2010, the sixth matchday of the 2010–2011 Serie A, he wore the captain's armband for the first time in a 1–0 win against
Catania
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. The Lecce formation coached by De Canio, achieved salvation on the penultimate day of the season.
Torino
On 14 July 2011, he was sold to Torino in Serie B for €500,000. He made his competitive debut on 13 August 2011 in Coppa Italia, won 1–0 against Lumezzane. On 10 December he scored his first goal for Torino in a 4–2 win against Pescara. At the end of the season Torino were promoted to Serie A, with Vives contributing 29 appearances and two goals.
On 22 December 2013, he scored his first goal for Torino in Serie A during a 4–1 win against Chievo. On 1 August 2014, he made his debut in UEFA competitions in a 3–0 defeat of
Brommapojkarna
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. On 25 November 2015 he renewed his contract with the club until 2017.
In the summer of 2016, following the transfer of teammate Kamil Glik to Monaco, he was assigned the captain's armband. Having lost his position in the starting lineup to
Mirko Valdifiori
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A Cesena youth-product, he began his career with the senior side in 2004, but was sent on loan to Serie C sides Pavia and Legnano, before m ...
, on 29 January 2017 he was called up for his final match with Torino in a 1–1 draw at home with Atalanta. At the end of the match he was given a standing ovation under the ''Curva Maratona''. He concluded his experience in Turin after five-and-a-half seasons, 164 appearances and five goals.
Pro Vercelli
On 30 January 2017 he moved to
Pro Vercelli
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