A.C. Reggiana 1919
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- Not to be confused with Reggina CalcioReggina CalcioReggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
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team based in Reggio CalabriaReggio CalabriaReggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...
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Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
club, based in Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The club last played in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
in 1997. The team's color is dark red (Granata).
In the Serie C2 2007-08
Serie C2 2007-08
The 2007–08 Serie C2 season was the thirtieth football league season of Italian Serie C2 since its establishment in 1978 . It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 2007 to May 2008, and the playoff phase from May to June 2008.The league was composed of 54 teams...
regular season the team finished first in Girone B, winning direct promotion to, the now called, Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2008–09 season.
Some famous players played for Reggiana, including Felice Romano, Angelo Di Livio
Angelo Di Livio
Angelo di Livio is a former Italian football midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank....
, Ruggiero Rizzitelli
Ruggiero Rizzitelli
Ruggiero Rizzitelli is a former Italian football player, in the role of striker.-Club:...
, Fabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996....
, Luca Bucci
Luca Bucci
Luca Bucci is a retired Italian football goalkeeper.-Club career:After a few years in the third and second levels, Bucci made his Serie A debut playing for Parma F.C., in a league match against Udinese Calcio on August 29, 1993...
, Claudio Taffarel
Cláudio Taffarel
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent....
, Paulo Futre
Paulo Futre
Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played mostly as a left winger.After exploding at Sporting Clube de Portugal well before his 20th birthday, he soon moved to Futebol Clube do Porto, after which he embarked in an extensive career - until 1998 - having...
, Stefano Torrisi
Stefano Torrisi
Stefano Torrisi is an Italian former footballer . He was born in Ravenna.-External links:*...
, Francesco Antonioli
Francesco Antonioli
Francesco Antonioli is an Italian footballer and goalkeeper who currently plays for Cesena. He is currently the oldest Footballer in the Serie A.-Club career:...
, Igor Simutenkov
Igor Simutenkov
Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov is a retired association footballer. Currently, he works as an assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.- Club career :...
, Angelo Adamo Gregucci, Sunday Oliseh, Filippo Galli
Filippo Galli
Filippo Galli is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan who played as a Right back but was often called on to fill in at any defensive position...
, Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...
, Luigi Sartor
Luigi Sartor
Luigi Sartor is a retired Italian footballer. Usually a fullback on either flank, he can also appear as a central defender....
, Marco Ballotta
Marco Ballotta
Marco Ballotta is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His senior club career spanned a quarter of a century, but Ballotta was never capped for the Italian national team...
, Max Tonetto
Max Tonetto
Max Tonetto is an Italian football defender. Naturally left footed, his preferred position is the left midfielder position...
, Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker....
, Cristiano Zanetti
Cristiano Zanetti
Cristiano Zanetti is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Brescia.-Early career:He played for Fiorentina , Venezia , Reggiana before joined Internazionale at age of 21....
and Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
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Reggiana played in Italian First Division for many seasons in the 1920s; the club took part in Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1996/97. Best result is 13th place in 1993/94 Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
championship.
Most famous coach has been Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian football manager, Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and 4 Coppa Italia and was part of the legendary late 80's Milan team, with whom he won two Scudetti and...
, who has been working for A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
from 2001 to 2009 and currently manages Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
Reggiana played all matches in Mirabello Stadium until 1994; then they moved to a new and modern arena, called Stadio Giglio.
Reggiana numbers former EU commissioner and former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
among its supporters.
Squad
As of 27 August, 2011.(c)
Honours
- Serie BSerie BSerie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
Championship Winner: 1 - Seasons played in Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
: 3 - Seasons played in Italian First DivisionSerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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Notable former coaches
Carlo AncelottiCarlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian football manager, Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and 4 Coppa Italia and was part of the legendary late 80's Milan team, with whom he won two Scudetti and...
Bruno Giordano
Bruno Giordano
Bruno Giordano is an Italian football manager and former player.-Playing career:Born in Rome, Giordano played for most of his career with Lazio, debuting in Serie A on 5 October 1975...
Luigi Del Grosso Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu...
Giuseppe Marchioro
Giuseppe Marchioro
Giuseppe Marchioro is an Italian professional former footballer and manager.-Footballer:As a footballer, he grew up in A.C. Milan youth team, winning a Torneo di Viareggio in 1957. Later, he played only in lower Italian categories...
Francesco Oddo
Francesco Oddo
Francesco Oddo is a football manager and former player.Born in Trapani, Sicily, but resident of Città Sant'Angelo, Abruzzo, Oddo started his coaching career in 1988 for Giulianova of Serie C2 league. In 1990 he became head coach of Serie B club Avellino, successively managing several other teams...
Notable former players
Guglielmo Bacci Guglielmo Bacci Guglielmo Bacci is an Italian football coach and a former player.-Player:He has played for 4 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma and Udinese Calcio.-Coach:... Giuseppe Scienza Francesco Antonioli Francesco Antonioli Francesco Antonioli is an Italian footballer and goalkeeper who currently plays for Cesena. He is currently the oldest Footballer in the Serie A.-Club career:... Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni is a retired Italian football player, who last served as head coach of Serie B club Grosseto.- Club career :... Massimo Brambilla Massimo Brambilla Massimo Brambilla is a former Italian football player.- Club :Grew up in the football academy of Monza, which begins in the first team in 1990–91, disputed the championship Serie C1, and the year after conquering the promotion in Serie B... Giorgio Bresciani Giorgio Bresciani Giorgio Bresciani is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*... Luca Bucci Luca Bucci Luca Bucci is a retired Italian football goalkeeper.-Club career:After a few years in the third and second levels, Bucci made his Serie A debut playing for Parma F.C., in a league match against Udinese Calcio on August 29, 1993... Andrea Carnevale Andrea Carnevale Andrea Alessandro Carnevale is an Italian former footballer.-Club:After playing for various teams he enjoyed success with Napoli from 1986 to 1990, playing alongside Diego Maradona in which he won two Scudetti, one Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup once.In 1990, he moved to Roma, but after 4 goals in... Francesco Cozza Francesco Cozza (footballer) Francesco Cozza is a former Italian football player in the role of offensive midfielder, and currently a coach. He is currently in charge of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Catanzaro.-Playing career:... Luigi De Agostini Luigi De Agostini Luigi de Agostini is an Italian former football defender, who represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.... Fernando De Napoli Fernando De Napoli Fernando de Napoli is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a winger during the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he won the scudetto four times.-Club:... Angelo Di Livio Angelo Di Livio Angelo di Livio is a former Italian football midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank.... Massimo Esposito Alberigo Evani Alberigo Evani Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals... Filippo Galli Filippo Galli Filippo Galli is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan who played as a Right back but was often called on to fill in at any defensive position... Angelo Gregucci Angelo Gregucci Angelo Adamo Gregucci is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:... Nicola Legrottaglie Nicola Legrottaglie Nicola Legrottaglie is an Italian footballer who plays for Calcio Catania in Serie A, as a central defender.-Early years:... Stefano Nava Stefano Nava Stefano Nava is a former Italian footballer, in the role of defender. He is best known for having played for AC Milan in the early 1990s, where he was a backup for players such as Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta... |
Michele Padovano Michele Padovano Michele Padovano is an Italian retired football player.Padovano began his professional career at Asti T.S.C. in Serie C2, before short spells at Pisa, Napoli and Genoa, he signed for Reggiana where he impressed... Igor Protti Igor Protti Igor Protti is a former Italian footballer. He was a prolific, penalty box striker who became a legend at Livorno... Fabrizio Ravanelli Fabrizio Ravanelli Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996.... Ruggiero Rizzitelli Ruggiero Rizzitelli Ruggiero Rizzitelli is a former Italian football player, in the role of striker.-Club:... Felice Romano Luigi Sartor Luigi Sartor Luigi Sartor is a retired Italian footballer. Usually a fullback on either flank, he can also appear as a central defender.... Andrea Silenzi Andrea Silenzi Andrea Silenzi is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.He was known for his goal-poaching ability, but at a highly inconsistent level. The scorer of 89 league goals during his career, Silenzi was also the first Italian to play in the Premier League, when he signed with... Andrea Sordo Massimo Tonetto Max Tonetto Max Tonetto is an Italian football defender. Naturally left footed, his preferred position is the left midfielder position... Stefano Torrisi Stefano Torrisi Stefano Torrisi is an Italian former footballer . He was born in Ravenna.-External links:*... Sandro Tovalieri Sandro Tovalieri Sandro Tovalieri, nicknamed Il Cobra is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he coaches youth teams for A.S. Roma.... Michael Hatz Michael Hatz Michael Hatz is a retired Austrian football player.-Honours:* Rapid Wien** Austrian Football Bundesliga:***1995–96** Austrian Cup:***1995** UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:***1996 runner-up** UEFA Intertoto Cup:... Anton Powolny Anton Powolny Anton Powolny was an Austrian footballer.-Career:Powolny made his professional debut in 1916 for Austria Vienna, before moving to SC Ober-Sankt Veit in 1921. He moved to Wiener AF in 1924, before signing with Italian side Reggiana just 6 months later... Georges Grun Georges Grün Georges Serge Grün is a former Belgian football defender and is now a TV presenter for the UEFA Champions League matches at RTL TVI.... Claudio Taffarel Cláudio Taffarel Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent.... Adolfo Valencia Adolfo Valencia Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker.... Franz Carr Franz Carr Franz Carr is an English former footballer. He was a pacy winger who never quite established himself as a regular in the top flight... Dietmar Beiersdorfer Dietmar Beiersdorfer Dietmar Beiersdorfer is a former footballer and coach. He began his coaching career with Hamburger SV in 2003 and served as sporting director of the Austrian team FC Red Bull Salzburg between 2010 and April 2011.-Career:... |
Saidu Adeshina Saidu Adeshina Saidu Alade Adeshina is a Nigerian football striker, currently playing for Swiss club FC Sion.- External links :** *... (youth player) Isah Eliakwu Isah Eliakwu Isah "Aly" Abdulahi Eliakwu , is a Nigerian footballer. He is currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.-Early career:After the abolition of the non-EU quota per team in 2000–01 season, Eliakwu joined Reggiana, where he played along with countrymen Stephen Makinwa, Akande Ajide, Adewale Wahab,... (youth player) Stephen Makinwa Stephen Makinwa Stephen Ayodele Makinwa is a Nigerian football striker, who is currently playing for Lazio. Makinwa also plays for the Nigerian national team... (youth player) Obafemi Martins Obafemi Martins Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball.... (youth player) Benjamin Onwuachi Benjamin Onwuachi Benjamin Onwuachi is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot side AEL Limassol.-Club career:He began his career in Reggiana academies in Italy in 2002. In 2003 he played only a game scoring one goal for Juventus F.C.... (youth player) Sunday Oliseh Adewale Dauda Wahab Paulo Futre Paulo Futre Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played mostly as a left winger.After exploding at Sporting Clube de Portugal well before his 20th birthday, he soon moved to Futebol Clube do Porto, after which he embarked in an extensive career - until 1998 - having... Rui Águas Dorin Mateut Dorin Mateut Dorin Mateuţ is a retired Romanian footballer.He was born in Bogata-Curtuiuş, Cluj County and debuted in Divizia A with Corvinul Hunadoara in 1981. In the 1986–87 season, he earned a transfer to Dinamo Bucureşti... Ioan Sabau Ioan Sabau Ioan Ovidiu Sabău is a former Romanian football midfielder, who was born in Câmpia-Turzii and debuted in Divizia A with U Cluj in 1986. He is currently manager of FCM Târgu Mureş.... Igor Simutenkov Igor Simutenkov Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov is a retired association footballer. Currently, he works as an assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.- Club career :... Johnny Ekström Johnny Ekström Johnny Ekström is a Swedish former footballer.He is most noted for his career in IFK Göteborg, where he was highly successful. As a professional he was less successful, often just staying a year in the team... |