Daniele Mannini
Encyclopedia
Daniele Mannini is an Italian
footballer
. He plays for Serie A
side A.C. Siena
.
goalkeeper Alessandro Mannini, Daniele started his professional career at hometown club Viareggio
, playing with them in the Italian Serie C2
and Serie D
tiers.
In summer 2003, he joined Pisa
of Serie C1, and the next season for Serie A club Brescia
. On 12 September 2004, he made his Serie A debut against Juventus
. He followed Brescia relegated to Serie B in summer 2005, and played until 31 January 2008, left for Serie A club Napoli
joining fellow Brescia players Santacroce and Hamsik. In January 2009 he was handed a one year suspension along with former teammate Davide Possanzini
from WADA
for being late for a drugs test following a Serie B
match between Brescia and Chievo
in December 2007. Later the ban was frozen by Court of Arbitration for Sport
due to appeal process.
In July 2009, Mannini joined Sampdoria in co-ownership
bid, for €3.5 million (€7 million divided half). On the same day Hugo Campagnaro
joined Napoli for €7 million.
Mannini made an excellent start in his first season at Sampdoria, scoring 5 goals in Serie A
and 3 assists in just 8 games.
On 25 June 2011, Napoli resolve in his favor at the co-ownership "envelopes", despite the bid was equal to zero: the Sampdoria on the other hand, in fact, abstain entirely from making an offer and the player returns it in blue.
On 6 August 2011, Mannini moved to newly promoted Serie A club Siena
.
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
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...
. He plays for 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...
side A.C. Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
.
Career
Son of former ACF FiorentinaACF 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...
goalkeeper Alessandro Mannini, Daniele started his professional career at hometown club Viareggio
F.C. Esperia Viareggio
Football Club Esperia Viareggio known as Viareggio is an Italian football club located in Viareggio, Tuscany.It currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.Its colors are white and black.-History:...
, playing with them in the Italian 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...
and 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...
tiers.
In summer 2003, he joined Pisa
Pisa Calcio
Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...
of Serie C1, and the next season for Serie A club Brescia
Brescia 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...
. On 12 September 2004, he made his Serie A debut against Juventus
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...
. He followed Brescia relegated to Serie B in summer 2005, and played until 31 January 2008, left for Serie A club 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....
joining fellow Brescia players Santacroce and Hamsik. In January 2009 he was handed a one year suspension along with former teammate Davide Possanzini
Davide Possanzini
Davide Possanzini is an Italian football player currently plays for Swiss club FC Lugano.He started his career with amateur team Recanatese in 1992. He was signed by Torino in 1994, but never made a first team appearance and was later sold to Serie C2 side Lecco...
from WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency , , is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee . It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne", to promote, coordinate and...
for being late for a drugs test following a 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...
match between Brescia and Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
in December 2007. Later the ban was frozen by Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
due to appeal process.
In July 2009, Mannini joined Sampdoria 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...
bid, for €3.5 million (€7 million divided half). On the same day Hugo Campagnaro
Hugo Campagnaro
Hugo Armando Campagnaro is an Argentine football defender with Italian origins who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli.-Career:He started his career at Club Deportivo Morón, played in Argentine second and third division...
joined Napoli for €7 million.
Mannini made an excellent start in his first season at Sampdoria, scoring 5 goals 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...
and 3 assists in just 8 games.
On 25 June 2011, Napoli resolve in his favor at the co-ownership "envelopes", despite the bid was equal to zero: the Sampdoria on the other hand, in fact, abstain entirely from making an offer and the player returns it in blue.
On 6 August 2011, Mannini moved to newly promoted Serie A club Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
.