Christian Terlizzi
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Christian Terlizzi is an Italian professional footballer who plays for A.S. Varese 1910
. He has played for clubs on all professional levels of Italian football
, including U.S. Città di Palermo
, U.C. Sampdoria
, and Catania Calcio in the Serie A
. He has also been capped for the Italy national football team
.
, in 1990. He was often called up to the first team in 1996, and made his professional debut that same year. After making just 3 first team appearances in 2 seasons, Terlizzi was sent out on loan to amateur side Tivoli Calcio 1919, and made 24 league appearances in his lone season with th club, also scoring 4 goals. In the summer of 1999, he returned to Cisco Roma, but was simultaneously sold to A.S. Castelli Romani prior to the 1999–2000 Lega Calcio season.
club, Terlizzi made 9 starts, and was soon sold to U.S. Termoli, where he made a further 8 appearances, and made his move back into the Serie C
, in 2001, with Teramo Calcio
.
In June 2001, Terlizzi completed his transfer to Teramo Calcio, and in his lone season with the Serie C2
club, he played in 21 league matches, and scored a single goal. Following an impressive season, at the heart of the defense, the 22-year old Terlizzi, was sold to Serie A side, Parma F.C.
along with Florian Myrtaj
, but was instantly sold to Serie C1
side, A.C. Cesena
in co-ownership
deal.
. He earned a guaranteed starting spot for much of the 2002–2003 league season, and went on to make over 30 appearances, also netting 2 goals, in all competitions. He was set to return to Parma F.C. in the summer of 2003, albeit interest from several lesser Serie A clubs, as well as a host of Serie B
club, however, in July 2003, he joined then-Serie B club, U.S. Città di Palermo
.
for the 2005–2006 Serie A season, and despite the sale of star striker Luca Toni
, the Sicilian club still managed a 7th place finish in the league. Terlizzi made 21 appearances during that season, and managed an impressive 5 goals, as a central defender. He, along with Fabio Grosso, were both sold in the summer of 2006, following bids from U.C. Sampdoria
, and Inter Milan respectively.
and Massimo Bonanni
, as part of the deal that saw Aimo Diana
and Marco Pisano
transfer in the opposite direction. Terlizzi made his Italy national team
debut in a friendly match against Croatia
, on August 16, 2006, together with Sampdoria teammates Giulio Falcone
, Gennaro Del Vecchio
and Angelo Palombo
in a 0–2 loss. For Sampdoria, however he just played 4 league games, in part due to an injury-ridden season. He was then sold to Calcio Catania
prior to the 2007–2008 Serie A season.
first team, proving his worth with the Sicilian club. In his first season with the club, he made 25 league appearances, and formed an impressive central defensive partnership with Lorenzo Stovini
. The duo held their positions during the 2008–2009 Serie A season as well, under new coach Walter Zenga
, and Terlizzi made an additional 20 league appearances. His first team position was in the limbo following the 2008 purchase of Argentine youngster Matias Silvestre. During the 2008–2009 summer transfer window, Terlizzi nearly transferred to Italian giants, Juventus, but the deal never materialized. Prior to the 2009–10 Serie A season, Stovini left the club, and Terlizzi was relegated to the bench in favor of new signing Nicolás Spolli
, who partnered Silvestre for much of the 2009–10 Serie A season. Under Siniša Mihajlović
, however, Terlizzi managed to earn back his starting position alongside Silvestre, and went on to total 25 appearances for Catania in all 2009–10 competitions, helping the club to the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia
, and also to a record points total in Serie A for the Sicilian
s, finishing in 12th places. Terlizzi has scored 2 goals in 8 games during the current campaign.
club A.S. Varese 1910
.
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
. He has played for clubs on all professional levels of Italian 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...
, including 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...
, 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...
, and Catania Calcio in the 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...
. He has also been capped for the Italy national football team
Italy 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...
.
A.S. Cisco Roma
Terlizzi began his prefessional career within the youth ranks of A.S. Cisco RomaA.S. Cisco Roma
Atletico Roma Football Club was an Italian football club, based in Rome, Lazio. It was the third most popular team of the Italian capital city.-From Lodigiani to Cisco Lodigiani:The club was founded in 1972 as A.S. Lodigiani.A.S...
, in 1990. He was often called up to the first team in 1996, and made his professional debut that same year. After making just 3 first team appearances in 2 seasons, Terlizzi was sent out on loan to amateur side Tivoli Calcio 1919, and made 24 league appearances in his lone season with th club, also scoring 4 goals. In the summer of 1999, he returned to Cisco Roma, but was simultaneously sold to A.S. Castelli Romani prior to the 1999–2000 Lega Calcio season.
1999–2002
Following his transfer, Terlizzi made 18 league appearances, scoring 3 goals in just 4 months, and was sold to Selargius Calcio. In another brief spell, at the Serie DSerie 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...
club, Terlizzi made 9 starts, and was soon sold to U.S. Termoli, where he made a further 8 appearances, and made his move back into the Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
, in 2001, with Teramo Calcio
Teramo Calcio
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Teramo, Abruzzo. It is currently in the season 2011–12 playing in Serie D, the fourth division of Italian football...
.
In June 2001, Terlizzi completed his transfer to Teramo Calcio, and in his lone season with the 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...
club, he played in 21 league matches, and scored a single goal. Following an impressive season, at the heart of the defense, the 22-year old Terlizzi, was sold to Serie A side, 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...
Parma F.C.
In June 2002, he was signed by 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...
along with Florian Myrtaj
Florian Myrtaj
Florian Myrtaj is an Albanian footballer. He plays forward for Sorrento and the Albanian national team. He has 26 caps and 3 goals for the national team. Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C...
, but was instantly sold to Serie C1
Serie 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....
side, A.C. Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...
in 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.
A.C. Cesena
Following his brief stay in Parma, Terlizzi returned to the lower divisions, with A.C. CesenaA.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...
. He earned a guaranteed starting spot for much of the 2002–2003 league season, and went on to make over 30 appearances, also netting 2 goals, in all competitions. He was set to return to Parma F.C. in the summer of 2003, albeit interest from several lesser Serie A clubs, as well as a host 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...
club, however, in July 2003, he joined then-Serie B club, 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...
.
U.S. Città di Palermo
In the summer of 2003 Terlizzi transferred to U.S. Città di Palermo, where he made 12 first team appearances in his first season, helping the club gain promotion to the Serie A. He made his Serie A debut at the age of 25, during the 2004–2005 season. Terlizzi made an additional 14 league appearances during the season, and scored 1 goal. He remained with PalermoPalermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
for the 2005–2006 Serie A season, and despite the sale of star striker Luca Toni
Luca Toni
Luca Toni, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He has had successful spells at top clubs such as Palermo, Fiorentina, Bayern Munich, and Roma...
, the Sicilian club still managed a 7th place finish in the league. Terlizzi made 21 appearances during that season, and managed an impressive 5 goals, as a central defender. He, along with Fabio Grosso, were both sold in the summer of 2006, following bids from 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...
, and Inter Milan respectively.
U.C. Sampdoria
In summer 2006, he was signed by U.C. Sampdoria in a co-ownership bid, along with Pietro AccardiPietro Accardi
Pietro Accardi is an Italian footballer who plays for U.C. Sampdoria. His usual position is at left back but he also plays at centre back.-Palermo:...
and Massimo Bonanni
Massimo Bonanni
Massimo Bonanni is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Lugano.-Football career:Bonanni started his career at A.S. Roma youth system...
, as part of the deal that saw Aimo Diana
Aimo Diana
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.-Club career:...
and 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...
transfer in the opposite direction. Terlizzi made his Italy national team
Italy 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...
debut in a friendly match against Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
, on August 16, 2006, together with Sampdoria teammates Giulio Falcone
Giulio Falcone
Giulio Falcone is an Italian footballer.He signed for U.C. Sampdoria on free transfer in 2003.Falcone made his Italy national team debut with Sampdoria teammates Christian Terlizzi, Gennaro Delvecchio, and Angelo Palombo in a 2-0 loss to Croatia in Livorno, on August 16, 2006.- External links :...
, Gennaro Del Vecchio
Gennaro Del Vecchio
Gennaro Delvecchio is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.-Early career:...
and Angelo Palombo
Angelo Palombo
Angelo Palombo is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria. Tenacious in the tackle and hard-working on the pitch, he is known for his play-making skills and never-say-die attitude...
in a 0–2 loss. For Sampdoria, however he just played 4 league games, in part due to an injury-ridden season. He was then sold to Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
prior to the 2007–2008 Serie A season.
Calcio Catania
He officially transferred to Calcio Catania on 5 July 2007, and, in his first season with the Sicilian giants, Terlizzi became a major part of the CataniaCatania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
first team, proving his worth with the Sicilian club. In his first season with the club, he made 25 league appearances, and formed an impressive central defensive partnership with Lorenzo Stovini
Lorenzo Stovini
Lorenzo Stovini is an Italian football player, who plays as a defender for Empoli.-Career:He made his Serie A debut on August 31, 1997 playing for Vicenza against Sampdoria in Stadio Luigi Ferraris . In the past he was also Lecce captain.-Calcio Catania:Since, he joined Calcio Catania, currently...
. The duo held their positions during the 2008–2009 Serie A season as well, under new coach Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is a retired Italian footballer and current manager. He is a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Internazionale. He also holds Romanian citizenship...
, and Terlizzi made an additional 20 league appearances. His first team position was in the limbo following the 2008 purchase of Argentine youngster Matias Silvestre. During the 2008–2009 summer transfer window, Terlizzi nearly transferred to Italian giants, Juventus, but the deal never materialized. Prior to the 2009–10 Serie A season, Stovini left the club, and Terlizzi was relegated to the bench in favor of new signing Nicolás Spolli
Nicolás Spolli
Nicolás Federico Spolli is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a defender for Calcio Catania, in the Italian Serie A.-Newell's Old Boys:...
, who partnered Silvestre for much of the 2009–10 Serie A season. Under Siniša Mihajlović
Siniša Mihajlovic
Siniša Mihajlović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He was in charge of Serie A club Fiorentina since June 2010 to November 2011....
, however, Terlizzi managed to earn back his starting position alongside Silvestre, and went on to total 25 appearances for Catania in all 2009–10 competitions, helping the club to the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia
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...
, and also to a record points total in Serie A for the Sicilian
Sicilian
Sicily is an autonomous Italian island. The adjectival form Sicilian can also refer to:* Sicilian language* Sicilian Baroque, baroque architecture in 17th & 18th centuries on Sicily...
s, finishing in 12th places. Terlizzi has scored 2 goals in 8 games during the current campaign.
A.S. Varese
2 August 2011, Terlizzi signed a two-year contract with the Serie BSerie 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...
club A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
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