Raffaele Coscia (born 25 March 1983) is a former Italian professional
footballer
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.
Biography
Youth career & false accounting scandal
Born in
Salerno
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, Coscia started his career at hometown club
Salernitana. On 28 June 2002, few days before the end of 2001-02 fiscal year, along with youth team team-mate
Giuseppe Coppola were exchanged to Roma in
co-ownership deal (50% rights), for €4M, but in terms of
Simone Casavola and keeper
Matteo Napoli's 50% registration rights (co-ownership deal), also from Roma's
Primavera youth team. Made a lurid "gain" from selling a youth player. That month Roma also did similar deal with other teams, and created a nominal profit of €55 million, but almost all gained from exchange deal and as registration rights of youth players from other teams. AS Roma was finally fined €60,000 by Criminal Court of Rome on 30 October 2007 for irregularity on youth player transfers.
Football career
Coscia was immediately loaned to
Tivoli
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after signed a 3-year contract. He failed to play regularly and ''de facto'' without a club in next 2 seasons in although under contract with
A.S. Roma
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. In June 2004, Roma gave up the remain rights of Casavola and Napoli to Salernitana for free (which had nominal value of €4M),
[ and Salernitana sold the remain 50% rights to Coppola and Coscia for €80,000.]Serie C2
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side Melfi
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. In the second season, he competed with Valerio Curci for first choice position, ahead Luca Redaelli who played the opening match. In January 2007, he was exchanged with Matteo Apuzzo
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and Redaelli regained as first choice. At Manfredonia, he played as Massimo Marconato's backup along with Luigi Sassanelli the first choice at first half of the season.
In July 2008, he was signed by Foggia
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, as Nicolás Suárez Bremec
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's backup along with Damiano Milan Damiano may refer to:
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*Damiano (given name)
*Damiano, Pella, village in Pella regional unit, Greece.
*Damiano Defence
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# e4 e5
# Nf3 f6?
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and Massimo Zappino
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He also holds an Italian passport.
Playing career
In summer 2007, he was exchanged with Vincenzo Sicignano but failed to ...
.
International career
Coscia was call-up to Italy U18 and U20 (the feeder team of Italy U19 and Italy U21 respectively) but did not play.
References
External links
*
LaSerieD.com Profile
Profile at FIGC
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Italian men's footballers
US Salernitana 1919 players
Manfredonia Calcio players
Calcio Foggia 1920 players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Sportspeople from Salerno
Footballers from the Province of Salerno
1983 births
Living people
AS Melfi players