Mirko Ranieri (born 8 February 1992) is an Italian former professional
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper. He is now a product manager at Google.
Club career
Perugia
Born
Assisi
Assisi (, also , ; from la, Asisium) is a town and ''comune'' of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.
It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born aroun ...
,
Italy, Ranieri was brought up in
Perugia where at school he won medals in football, athletics and chess. He began his career with
Perugia, making 18 appearances for Perugia's under-18s, plus 12 games for the first team in friendlies.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 30 June 2008, English
Premier League club
Tottenham Hotspur announced they had signed Ranieri following his appearances for
Italy at
Under-16 level and he would join up the Academy group of players. Spurs'
sporting director Damien Comolli
Damien Jacques Comolli (born 24 November 1971) is a French former association football, football coach and scout and the current director of football of Toulouse FC. He has previously worked with the clubs AS Monaco FC, Monaco, AS Saint-Étienne, ...
described Ranieri as 6ft 2in and an excellent shot-stopper. His distribution and decision-making is improving all the time. He is a highly-intelligent individual and another very good young goalkeeper we have attracted to the club'.
Loan to Ipswich Town
On 9 November 2009, English
Championship side
Ipswich announced that Ranieri would join on
loan until the end of the season as cover for regular youth goalkeeper
Ian McLoughlin
Ian Michael McLoughlin (born 9 August 1991) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Ipswich Town
After impressing coaches on a trial at the start of 2009, McLoughlin signed a one-year contract with I ...
who was unavailable to play in the FA Youth Cup because of age restrictions for that competition, unfortunately Ranieri suffered a broken leg that ended his season early.
Loan to Basingstoke Town
On 18 February 2011, English
Conference South
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side
Basingstoke Town signed Ranieri on a one-month loan, during which time he made 2 appearances.
Loan to Viareggio
On 8 August 2011, Italian
third division
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Association football
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club
Viareggio signed Ranieri on loan until the end of the season. Ranieri made a promising start to his time at
Viareggio, establishing himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper.
International career
Ranieri played once in
2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (qualifying round) is the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2009.
The qualifying round was played between September 15 and October 28, 2008. The 52 te ...
.
References
External links
FIGC
Viareggio Profile
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1992 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Men's association football goalkeepers
People from Assisi
Footballers from Umbria