Stefano Torrisi (; born 7 May 1971) is an Italian former
footballer who played as a
defender.
Club career
Born in
Ravenna, Torrisi played for Italian clubs
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
,
Ravenna Calcio
Ravenna Football Club is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie C after achieving promotion as Group D champions in the 2016–17 Serie D, 2016-17 Serie D season.
...
,
Reggiana,
Torino,
Bologna,
Reggina, and
Parma throughout his career, and also had spells in Spain and France with
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
and
Marseille respectively. During his time with Reggiana he was briefly sold to
Milan in the summer of 1994, but only featured in friendly matches for the club before being sold to Torino in June.
International career
Along with two other debutants, Giampiero Maini
Giampiero Maini (; born 29 September 1971) is a retired Italians, Italian professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Maini began his career with Italian club A.S. Roma, Roma, where he won the 1990–91 ...
and Eusebio Di Francesco
Eusebio Di Francesco (; born 8 September 1969) is an Italian manager, and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Di Francesco started his career with Tuscan teams Empoli and Lucchese. In 1995, he joined Piace ...
, Torrisi was named in Italy national football team, Italy's squad for 1997 Tournoi de France under manager Cesare Maldini. At the tournament he made his first and only appearance for the national team in a 2–2 draw with France national football team, France.
Style of play
Torrisi was a versatile and reliable defender, who was capable of playing both as a sweeper (association football), sweeper (a position which he occupied in his early career) and as a centre-back (a position in which he played in his later career), due to his good technique and ability in the air.
After retirement
Following his retirement, Torrisi worked as a pundit and later also played amateur football with Loops Ribelle in the Prima Categoria, winning the division title. He subsequently took part in an over-40 Senior Tour tennis tournament in Turkey.[ As of 2022, Torrisi runs a scouting agency in Prague.
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Honours
;Modena
References
External links
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Stefano Torrisi at Weltfussball.de
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1971 births
Living people
Italian footballers
Italy international footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
Modena F.C. players
Ravenna F.C. players
Reggina 1914 players
Torino F.C. players
Bologna F.C. 1909 players
Atlético Madrid footballers
La Liga players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Olympique de Marseille players
Ligue 1 players
Italian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Association football defenders
Italian expatriate sportspeople in France
Italian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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