Aimo Diana
Encyclopedia
Aimo Stefano Diana is an Italian
footballer who plays for A.C. Lumezzane
in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. A player of wide range, he can appear as a midfielder
or a defender, always on the right flank.
's youth system, Diana made his debuts for the first team in the second division
in 1997, and played his first Serie A
match on August 31 of the same year, against F.C. Internazionale Milano
. He played one season with Hellas Verona F.C.
in a co-ownership
deal, helping the side to a final 9th position in the top level, and left for Parma F.C.
in 2001.
Diana was used irregularly by the Emilia-Romagna
side, winning the Italian Cup
in his first season, but hardly featuring at all in 2002–03. In January 2003, he moved on loan to Reggina Calcio
along with Emiliano Bonazzoli
, posteriorly signing for U.C. Sampdoria
at the end of the season. A key member from the start for the Genovese
, he helped the team qualify for the UEFA Cup in his second year, scoring five goals in 32 matches; in early May 2005, he scored the game's only at Juventus F.C.
and, the following week, also found the net, in a 3–0 home success against ACF Fiorentina
.
In the 2006 summer, Diana signed for U.S. Città di Palermo
, being regularly used in one 1/2 seasons and scoring two goals, including the equalizer in a 2–1 home win by the Rosanero against A.C. Milan
, on 26 September 2007. On 30 January of the following year, he was sold to Torino F.C.
in a permanent move.
In early January 2010, Ultras
of Torino attacked club players during David Di Michele
's birthday party. After the incident, Riccardo Colombo
, Diana, Di Michele, Massimo Loviso
, Marco Pisano
, Francesco Pratali
and Paolo Zanetti
were transferred to other clubs, with only Rolando Bianchi
, Angelo Ogbonna and Matteo Rubin
remaining.
Diana joined AC Bellinzona
in Switzerland
on loan in early February 2010, making his Super League
debut on the 21st, in a 1–2 away loss against FC Luzern, eventually contributing solidly (15 games, 14 starts) as the club narrowly retained its division status
.
Subsequently, 32-year old Diana returned to Torino. On 4 January 2011, he mutually terminated his contract, re-signing for Bellinzona (on a permanent basis) the following day.
, making his debut in a friendly match with Spain
, on 28 April 2004.
A regular for the Azzurri under Marcello Lippi
, an injury prevented him from being picked to the squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, in Germany
. On 2 June 2007, in his last appearance, Diana assisted
on Filippo Inzaghi
's second goal against the Faroe Islands
, in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
footballer who plays for A.C. Lumezzane
A.C. Lumezzane
Associazione Calcio Lumezzane is an Italian association football club, based in Lumezzane, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1948. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. A player of wide range, he can appear as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
or a defender, always on the right flank.
Club career
A product of Brescia CalcioBrescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
's youth system, Diana made his debuts for the first team in the second division
Serie B
Serie 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...
in 1997, and played his first 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...
match on August 31 of the same year, against F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
. He played one season with Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
in a co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal, helping the side to a final 9th position in the top level, and left for Parma F.C.
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
in 2001.
Diana was used irregularly by the Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
side, winning the Italian Cup
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
in his first season, but hardly featuring at all in 2002–03. In January 2003, he moved on loan to Reggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio
Reggina 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...
along with Emiliano Bonazzoli
Emiliano Bonazzoli
Emiliano Bonazzoli is an Italian footballer, a striker, currently playing for Reggina.- Career :Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce, which his only match of the season the Serie B Champion. In the next two seasons he...
, posteriorly signing for U.C. Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association 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, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
at the end of the season. A key member from the start for the Genovese
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, he helped the team qualify for the UEFA Cup in his second year, scoring five goals in 32 matches; in early May 2005, he scored the game's only at Juventus F.C.
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and, the following week, also found the net, in a 3–0 home success against ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
.
In the 2006 summer, Diana signed for U.S. Città di Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
, being regularly used in one 1/2 seasons and scoring two goals, including the equalizer in a 2–1 home win by the Rosanero against 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...
, on 26 September 2007. On 30 January of the following year, he was sold to Torino F.C.
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
in a permanent move.
In early January 2010, Ultras
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
of Torino attacked club players during David Di Michele
David di Michele
David Di Michele is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Lecce.-Club career:Di Michele, whose mother is from Casarano, began his career with Lodigiani in the Italian Serie C1 near to his hometown Guidonia, and played for them from 1993 to 1996...
's birthday party. After the incident, Riccardo Colombo
Riccardo Colombo
Riccardo Colombo is an Italian football player. He currently plays for Reggina.In 2008-09 season, he also played 3 games at Coppa Italia 2008-09....
, Diana, Di Michele, Massimo Loviso
Massimo Loviso
Massimo Loviso is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B team Crotone.-Bologna:Born in Bentivoglio, the Province of Bologna, Loviso started his career at Bologna F.C. 1909. After made his debut on 8 November 2003, a 0-0 draw with Brescia as starter, Loviso mainly played as backup.-Livorno:In...
, Marco Pisano
Marco Pisano
Marco Giovanni Pisano is an Italian footballer who plays as a left-sided defender for Vicenza.-Career:Pisano started his career at S.S. Lazio youth team. He joined Brescia of Serie B in January 2000. He was on loan to Serie C1 clubs in 2000–01 & 2001–02 season. He made his Serie A debut for...
, Francesco Pratali
Francesco Pratali
Francesco Pratali is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for TorinoDuring 2009–10 season, Ultras of Torino attacked the players during David Di Michele's birthday party...
and Paolo Zanetti
Paolo Zanetti
Paolo Zanetti is an Italian football midfielder. He currently plays for Grosseto in Serie B.-Football career:...
were transferred to other clubs, with only Rolando Bianchi
Rolando Bianchi
Rolando Bianchi is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Torino F.C.. His position is centre forward. He was widely considered as one of the brightest promises of Italian football, notably scoring 19 goals in the 2006–2007 season playing with Calabrian club Reggina.-Career:Bianchi began his...
, Angelo Ogbonna and Matteo Rubin
Matteo Rubin
Matteo Rubin is an Italian footballer. He plays as a Defender. He is currently playing for Italian Serie A team Parma on loan from Torino F.C.. Matteo is a strong running left-back who is as keen to get forward as he is tenacious in his defending...
remaining.
Diana joined AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948.-History:Since Bellinzona is an Italian speaking region, many Italian Serie A clubs loan youth players to the club to get first team experience. AS Roma are a parent club to...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
on loan in early February 2010, making his Super League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
debut on the 21st, in a 1–2 away loss against FC Luzern, eventually contributing solidly (15 games, 14 starts) as the club narrowly retained its division status
2009–10 Swiss Super League
The 2009–10 Swiss Super League is the 113th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and will end in May 2010. FC Zürich were the defending champions...
.
Subsequently, 32-year old Diana returned to Torino. On 4 January 2011, he mutually terminated his contract, re-signing for Bellinzona (on a permanent basis) the following day.
International career
After impressing for Sampdoria, Diana received his first call-ups to the Italian national teamItaly national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
, making his debut in a friendly match with Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, on 28 April 2004.
A regular for the Azzurri under Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...
, an injury prevented him from being picked to the squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. On 2 June 2007, in his last appearance, Diana assisted
Assist (football)
In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps to score a goal. Statistics for assists made by players may be kept officially by the organisers of a competition, or unofficially by, for example, journalists or organisers of fantasy football competitions...
on Filippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi, Ufficiale OMRI commonly known as Pippo, is a World Cup and UEFA Champions League-winning Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan....
's second goal against the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands national football team
The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association, the governing body for football in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and are the third...
, in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.