Antonio Mariano Floro Flores (born 18 June 1983) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a striker and current head coach of

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's U17 team.

Career

Early career

Floro Flores was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and started his career at

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. He made his

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debut on 28 January 2001 against Roma. After six months on

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to fellow Serie A side

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...

, Floro Flores transferred to

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...

after Napoli had gone bankrupt. At Perugia, Floro Flores scored 8 goals in Serie B, and two more against

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in the promotion play-off second legs. But Perugia also faced bankruptcy, and Floro Flores joined Arezzo in the summer of 2005. He remained at the club for two seasons and scored 28 goals in 79 league matches.

Udinese

After Arezzo got relegated to Serie C1 in summer 2007, Floro Flores was signed by

Udinese Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a ...

in a co-ownership deal. On 25 June 2008, Udinese bought Floro Flores outright. In January 2011, he was loaned to

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where he scored 10 goals in 18 matches. In August 2011 he signed a new five-year contract with Udinese. During the summer of 2012 he was sent on loan to Granada in

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. On 16 September 2012, Floro Flores scored his first goal for Granada in the 82nd minute against Deportivo to lead his side to a come from behind draw.

Genoa

In January 2013 he left for

for a fee of around €6.3 million, made up of cash plus 50% of the registration rights of

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and Alexander Merkel which were valued at €1.5 million and €4 million respectively. However, he only scored 2 goals during the remainder of the season, 10 goals behind team top-scorer Marco Borriello. In the 2013–14 season, Genoa sold

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and elected not to sign Boriello but Floro Flores found himself behind

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who had been recalled from loan. Floro Flores was the substitute in the first game of

2013–14 Coppa Italia The 2013–14 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 67th edition of the competition. As in the previous year, 78 clubs have taken part in the tournament. Lazio were the cup holders. Napoli were the winners, thus qu ...

and the first round of

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; in the second round (1 September) Floro Flores was the starting forward. However, he was substituted in the 57th minute, as well as sold on the next day.

Sassuolo

On 2 September 2013, Floro Flores left for

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label= Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known f ...

on a temporary deal for €1 millionU.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian)
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/ref> with an option to purchase. He retained his no.83 shirt number for his new team. At the end of season Sassuolo bought Floro Flores and Davide Biondini outright, for €2.5 million and €1.3 million respectively.

Chievo

On 1 February 2016, Floro Flores was signed by

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in a temporary deal, replacing Alberto Paloschi. Chievo also had an obligation to buy at the end of season. Floro Flores was loaned to Bari on 20 January 2017. On 13 July, the loan was renewed.

Casertana

On 29 January 2020, he announced his retirement from playing.

Coaching career

A few months after retiring, on 20 August 2020, Flores was appointed head coach of Casertanas's U17 team, and was simultaneously also appointed as head of the youth sector of the club.SETTORE GIOVANILE CASERTANA FC: ECCO IL NUOVO ORGANIGRAMMA
casertanafc.it, 20 August 2020

References

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