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2006–07 Udinese Calcio Season
During the 2006–07 Italian football season, Udinese Calcio competed in Serie A. Season summary Manager Giovanni Galeone was sacked on 16 January after disagreements with the club. He was replaced by Alberto Malesani, who led the club to an unimpressive 10th place in the final table. His contract was not extended at the end of the season, and Pasquale Marino was signed from Calcio Catania, Catania as his replacement. Competitions Serie A First-team squad :''Squad at end of season'' Left club during season References {{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 Udinese Calcio season Udinese Calcio seasons Italian football clubs 2006–07 season, Udinese Calcio 2006–07 in Italian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a football club. The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The club broadcasts on channel 110 (Udinese Channel) on digital terrestrial television in the north-east of Italy. It has many fans in Friuli and the surrounding areas. History Foundation and early years Udinese Calcio was established in 1896 as part of the ''Società Udinese di Ginnastica e Scherma'', (Udinese Society of Gymnastics and Fencing). In its inaugural year, the club won the Torneo FNGI in Treviso beating Ferrara 2–0; however, this title is not recognised as official. On 5 July 1911, some gymnasts of Udinese, headed by Luigi Dal Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Obodo
Christian Obodo (born 11 May 1984 in Warri, Nigeria) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Football career He was plucked from relative obscurity in the Nigerian league, playing for Plateau United to Italy where he became one of the hottest properties in the Italian Serie A where he had a brilliant season at Perugia. He scored his first ever Serie A goal in a 2–2 draw against Inter at the end of the season 2003. Fiorentina signed him as a key part of their renovation as the team came back to Serie A in 2004. They only bought half the registration rights and in 2005 ''La Viola'' and Perugia were forced to make a blind auction to decide his future. Perugia won the auction but immediately sold him to Udinese. Obodo played his first UEFA Champions League with ''Le zebrette'' in 2005–06 season, partnered in midfield with Sulley Muntari, up until Muntari's exit for Portsmouth F.C. in 2007. On 28 January 2014, the Portuguese side S.C. Olhanense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Dossena
Andrea Dossena (; born 11 September 1981) is an Italian football coach and former player who played as a left winger or left back. Dossena started his professional career at Verona in 2001, having progressed through the club's youth ranks. Having made 99 league appearances for Verona, he joined Treviso in 2005, and made 21 league appearances for the club. He then joined Udinese in 2006, and had a successful two-year spell, which, after making 63 league appearances, saw him switch to English side Liverpool in July 2008. However, he struggled to adapt to the English game, making just 18 league appearances in two seasons, and he returned to Italy in January 2010, when he signed for Napoli. Although he quickly established himself in the team, he fell out of favour during the 2012–13 season, and was loaned to Palermo, where he made 11 league appearances. In September 2013, having made 83 league appearances for Napoli, Dossena returned to England when he joined Sunderland. In Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Dal Belo
Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo, commonly known as Felipe (born 31 July 1984), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has spent most of his professional career in Serie A. Club career Udinese Felipe began his career with Udinese Calcio, where he made his first team debut in April 2003. He has proven himself as a reliable central defender in Serie A, especially in the 2005–06 season for the club in the UEFA Champions League. Felipe signed a new four-year contract with Udinese in March 2008 which would see him stay until 2012. He also signed an improved contract in November 2005. In the 2006–07 season, Felipe missed the rest of the season after he was injured in January. He returned to the team in September 2007 and became one of the key players who helped Udinese qualify for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. But another injury in March 2008 meant he would miss the rest of the season and he returned in November 2008. He played 6 matches in 2008� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan ( ; born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He is a former Captain (association football), captain of the Ghana national football team, Ghana national team. Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghana Premier League club Liberty Professionals F.C., Liberty Professionals, scoring ten goals in sixteen matches. He then spent three seasons with Serie A club Udinese Calcio, Udinese via two seasons Loan (sports), loan at Modena F.C., Modena, netting on fifteen occasions in 53 league matches and at Udinese Calcio, Udinese where he scored 11 times in 39 league matches. In 2008, Gyan joined Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes, netting fourteen times in forty-eight league matches during two seasons. In 2010, Gyan joined then Premier League club Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, breaking the club's Transfer window, transfer record and netting on ten occasions in thirty-four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarkko Hurme
Jarkko Erkki Hurme (born 4 June 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender, primarily as a right back. Club career Born in Oulu, Hurme, a right back, started his career at OLS Oulu and AC Oulu, before moving to Veikkausliiga club RoPS for the 2005 season. He then transferred to Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A on 1 January 2006. He played for Hellas Verona in Serie C1 during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. In the summer 2009 he returned to AC Oulu and helped them to win Ykkönen. Hurme later played for TPS, where he was the team's captain. He signed a two-year contract with the Norwegian Tippeligaen side Odd ahead of the 2014 season. He made his league debut on 20 May 2014, starting against Aalesund FK, helping his side to a 2–1 win at home. International career Hurme was a regular for the Finnish Under-21 national team. He also played for Finland at the FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003. Hurme earned his first cap for Finland in 2012 Baltic Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Matute
Kelvin Ewome Matute (born 10 October 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer. He currently plays in Italy for Taranto. Career Club career Ewome began his career in Italy with Sarone Calcio (an amateur soccer club based in Pordenone) in 2005. However, he was noticed by Udinese, and in 2006 he joined the young team. During the season, he didn't play for the first team, but gained the shirt number 16. In February 2008 he was involved in an investigation by the ''Procura della Repubblica di Udine'' over the alleged falsification of documents. According to the Director of football of Cameroon side Acada Sport, the Italian Stefano Cusin, Ewome was born in 1985 and, during the 2005 Torneo di Viareggio played for the Africans, he left the club and changed identity. However the investigation acknowledged that Matute was born in 1988, but due to this he was allowed to play only 6 games for the young team. He was sent on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Arezzo for the 2008–09 season, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Tiboni
Christian Tiboni (born 6 April 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for S.S.D. San Nicolò Calcio. Club career Christian began his career at Atalanta as a youth player. Christian made one Serie B appearance for Atalanta during the 2005–2006 season, and his potential later persuaded Udinese to buy half of his contractual rights for the start of the 2006–2007 season. and exchanged with Fernando Tissone. His national youth team striking partner Salvatore Foti was also signed. He was successively loaned out to Pisa during the summer of 2007 transfer window, but failed to make a single appearance with the Tuscan side, being then loaned to Serie C1 team Sassuolo in January 2008. In June 2008 Atalanta re-signed him from Udinese and loaned him to Hellas Verona. Tiboni went on trial to Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków in July 2010. Later he signed one-year loan contract + the option for another two for the Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia on 29 July 2010, becoming the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Natali
Cesare Natali (born 5 April 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Atalanta Natali started his career at Atalanta. He scored the opening goal in the relegation playoffs second legs in June 2003, but Atalanta eventually lost 2–1 and relegated to Serie B. On 30 August 2003, Natali and Fausto Rossini were sold to Bologna in co-ownership deal. In June 2004, Natali and Rossini were re-signed by Atalanta. He was the regular of the team, partnered again with Gianpaolo Bellini and Luigi Sala. Atalanta relegated again in June 2005. Udinese On 29 June 2005, he was signed by Udinese in a five-year contract, to rejoin teammate Piermario Morosini (50% for undisclosed fee), Massimo Gotti (undisclosed fee), Marco Motta (50% for €2.05 million), Fausto Rossini (50% for €450,000). However, Atalanta also signed Thomas Manfredini and Antonino D'Agostino from Udinese for a total of €2 million. He was the regular of the team but s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuele Politti
Emanuele is the Italian form of Manuel. People with the name include: * Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia (1915–1944), Italian aviator * Emanuele Basile (1949–1980), captain of Carabinieri * Emanuele Belardi (born 1977), Italian football player * Emanuele Calaiò (born 1982), Italian football player * Emanuele Canonica (born 1971), Italian professional golfer * Emanuele Chiapasco (1930–2021), Italian baseball player and entrepreneur * Emanuele Crialese (born 1965), Italian film screenwriter and director * Emanuele d'Astorga (1681–1736), Italian composer * Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (1869–1931), eldest son of Amadeo I of Spain * Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont (born 1972), member of the House of Savoy * Emanuele Filippini (born 1973), Italian football player * Emanuele Gianturco (1857–1907), Italian legal scholar and politician * Emanuele Guidi (born 1969), Sammarinese professional archer * Emanuele Idini (born 1970), retired freestyle swimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulley Muntari
Suleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Italy, playing for clubs such as Udinese Calcio, Udinese, Inter Milan, and A.C. Milan, AC Milan. Spoken about as a talented footballer at a young age, Muntari started his youth career in Ghana with Liberty Professionals F.C., Liberty Professionals before joining Udinese where he progressed from their academy into becoming a first team player. He featured in over 150 matches for Udinese and scored 9 goals before securing a move to join English team Portsmouth then English Premier League. He spent only a season with the Pompey and was also part of the team that won the FA Cup in 2007–08 FA Cup, 2007–08. His performance in the Premier League and the FA Cup earned him a move to join Inter Milan in 2008. During his time with Inter Milan, he helped the team win the UEFA Champions League, Champions League i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Vincenzo Iaquinta (; born 21 November 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Prior to joining Juventus in 2007, he initially played for several smaller Italian clubs, and subsequently moved to Udinese in 2000, where he spent seven seasons, representing the club in the UEFA Champions League. After failing to make an appearance under new manager Antonio Conte during the first half of the 2011–12 season, in January 2012, he was sent on a half-season loan to Cesena; he returned to Juventus the following season, but once again made no appearances due to injury as the club won the league title; he subsequently retired from football in 2013. Iaquinta played 40 matches for the Italy national football team between 2005 and 2010, scoring six goals. He was included in their squad which won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as well as the team for the 2010 edition of the tournament, scoring a goal on each occasion; he also took part at the 2009 FIFA Confedera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
