Vincenzo Chianese (born 14 January 1976) is an

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former

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who spent most of his career in

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and Lega Pro Prima Divisione (previously known as Serie C1). Chianese had a scoring ratio of 0.4 goals per game in Lega Pro Prima Divisione where he scored more than 90 goals, but just a handful in Serie B.

Biography

Born in

Melito di Napoli Melito di Napoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples. Melito di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Casandrino, Giugliano in Campania, Mugnano di ...

, Chianese started his career at

Atalanta Bergamo Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010–11. Atalanta was founded in 1907 by Lice ...

. In 1995–96 season he went on loan to Serie C1 side

Casarano Casarano (Salentino: ) is a town and sixth most populous ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of San ...

. In 1995, he left for Serie B side

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

in co-ownership deal. He was bought back a year later and loaned back to Foggia. In August 1998, he left for

Salernitana Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recentl ...

of Serie A. He failed to score for the team and followed the team relegated to Serie B. He just played 5 league matches in

Serie B 1999–2000 Series may refer to: People with the name * Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series * George Series (1920–1995), English physicist Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Series, the ordered sets used in ...

before leaving on loan to league rival Fermana. In Serie B 2000–01 he scored once in 12 league matches before leaving for another league rival

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

in January 2001. After the relegation of Pescara he joined

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

of Serie B, which was newly relegated from Serie A. In 2002, he was signed by

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

of Serie A but left on loan to Serie C1 side

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

before the start of the season. He returned to Como, which had been meanwhile relegated to Serie B, where he played 30 league matches and scored 1 goal. In 2004–05 season, he left for

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

and next season for

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capit ...

, both of them in Serie C1. In 2006, he signed a 2-year contract with Serie C1 side

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

where he won the championship. In the next season he just scored 3 goals in 18 appearances, and left for Serie C1 side

Arezzo Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...

in January 2008. In

Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09 Lega may refer to: Geography * Lega (river) in Poland * Lega, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province * Lega, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, town in north Poland * Lega, an earlier name for Street, Somerset, a village in England People * Lega (su ...

season he scored 15 goals and helped the team reach the promotion playoffs. Where the team lost to

Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

(which later became the winner) in semifinal.

International career

He played with Italy U-18 at

1994 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualification File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

losing to Russia U-18 in the qualification playoffs.

Honours

*Serie C1 (2): 2002–2003; 2006–2007

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007–08)

Profile at FIGC
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