Anselmo Robbiati
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Anselmo Robbiati is an Italian
former footballer
, currently assistant manager of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team Figline. He is best remembered as a member of Fiorentina
during the early 1990s.
club Monza
. In 1993 he signed for Fiorentina
, then in Serie B
, being instrumental in the violas successful 1993–94 campaign. He stayed at Fiorentina until 1999, despite often not being featured in the starting lineup, and achieving some success even at the continental level, scoring the decisive goal in the return leg of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Round of 16 against Sparta Prague (Fiorentina then went on being ultimately defeated by Barcelona FC in the semi-finals). After a season with Napoli
, in 2001 Robbiati signed for Inter
, but never managed to play a single match with the nerazzurri, being loaned first to Perugia
and then to Fiorentina
.
In 2002 Robbiati left the top-flight to join Ancona
of Serie B
, and then Serie C2
teams Grosseto
and Monza
. After a season-long stay at Serie D
team Como, in October 2006 he signed for Figline
, a minor Tuscan
team. In his first two seasons with Figline, Robbiati captained the Tuscan club to two consecutive promotions from Eccellenza
to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He started the 2008–09 with Figline, being joined by former fellow viola Enrico Chiesa
. On January 2009 he announced his retirement from active football, accepting to stay at the club in an assistant manager role.
Robbiati is popularly known as Spadino; the nickname was first used by Giovanni Stroppa
during their time together at Monza, and is a reference to Happy Days
minor character Raymond "Spike" Fonzarelli ("Spadino" in the Italian version of the sitcom).
His father Luigi Robbiati
played in Serie A
for F.C. Internazionale Milano
in the 1950s.
Italy
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former footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently assistant manager of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team Figline. He is best remembered as a member of 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...
during the early 1990s.
Career
Robbiati started his professional career in 1987 with Serie C1Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
club Monza
A.C. Monza Brianza 1912
Associazione Calcio Monza Brianza 1912 is an Italian football club based in Monza, Lombardy.Founded in 1912, Monza currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 2000. Monza spent the last few years in Serie C1 and Serie C2.-History:Monza was founded on 1...
. In 1993 he signed for 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...
, then in Serie B
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...
, being instrumental in the violas successful 1993–94 campaign. He stayed at Fiorentina until 1999, despite often not being featured in the starting lineup, and achieving some success even at the continental level, scoring the decisive goal in the return leg of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
Round of 16 against Sparta Prague (Fiorentina then went on being ultimately defeated by Barcelona FC in the semi-finals). After a season with Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
, in 2001 Robbiati signed for Inter
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...
, but never managed to play a single match with the nerazzurri, being loaned first to Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
and then to 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 2002 Robbiati left the top-flight to join Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
of Serie B
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...
, and then Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
teams Grosseto
U.S. Grosseto F.C.
Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon...
and Monza
A.C. Monza Brianza 1912
Associazione Calcio Monza Brianza 1912 is an Italian football club based in Monza, Lombardy.Founded in 1912, Monza currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 2000. Monza spent the last few years in Serie C1 and Serie C2.-History:Monza was founded on 1...
. After a season-long stay at Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
team Como, in October 2006 he signed for Figline
A.S.D. Figline
A.S.D. Giallo-Blu Figline is an Italian association football club located in Figline Valdarno, Tuscany. Their colors are yellow and blue.Figline play their home matches at Stadio Comunale Goffredo Del Buffa, with a capacity of approximately 1,500....
, a minor Tuscan
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
team. In his first two seasons with Figline, Robbiati captained the Tuscan club to two consecutive promotions from Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He started the 2008–09 with Figline, being joined by former fellow viola Enrico Chiesa
Enrico Chiesa
Enrico Chiesa is an Italian football coach and former striker.Chiesa performed regularly at Serie A level for over a decade, and was also part of the Italy national football team. He was considered one of the most exciting and dynamic strikers in Italy during the mid 90's.-Club:Chiesa moved his...
. On January 2009 he announced his retirement from active football, accepting to stay at the club in an assistant manager role.
Robbiati is popularly known as Spadino; the nickname was first used by Giovanni Stroppa
Giovanni Stroppa
Giovanni Stroppa is an Italian former football midfielder turned manager. He is currently in charge as head coach of Südtirol-Alto Adige.-Playing career :...
during their time together at Monza, and is a reference to Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
minor character Raymond "Spike" Fonzarelli ("Spadino" in the Italian version of the sitcom).
His father Luigi Robbiati
Luigi Robbiati
Luigi Robbiati is a retired Italian professional football player.His son Anselmo Robbiati played in Serie A for ACF Fiorentina.-External links:*...
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...
for 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...
in the 1950s.