Davide Bagnacani
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Davide Bagnacani is a former Italian football
.
, Bagnacani started his career at Reggiana
. In 1999–2000 season, he left for Serie A side Piacenza
, in the first season at Flavio Roma
's backup along with Michele Nicoletti and Matteo Giovagnoli. On 29 June 2002, one day before the end of 2001–02 fiscal year, along with team-mate Stefano Di Fiordo
were exchanged with Roma's Primavera youth team keeper Simone Paoletti and Alfredo Vitolo in co-ownership deal for €4.5Million, which later suspected to be a irregular deal to gain false profit by inflated the nominal price. That season Roma gained €55 million by exchanged their youth players with inflated price but almost all €55million were in terms of registration rights of other team's youth products. AS Roma was finally fined €60,000 by Criminal Court of Rome on 30 October 2007 for irregularity on youth player transfers.
along with Di Fiordo for undisclosed fees and Roma bought back Paoletti and Vitolo for just €1,000. He became Matteo Guardalben
and Paolo Orlandoni
's backup in 2003–04 season. He played the last match of the season on 12 June 2004 and backup by Marco Serena. The match ended in 4–4 draw with Genoa
.
at Serie C2
, as Raffaele Nuzzo
's backup. He was offered a new 1-year contract in July 2006. The club lost in the promotion playoffs in 2007, Bagnacani and Nuzzo were retired and replaced by Marco Ambrosio
and Luca Tomasig
.
in the finals. (Now a U19
event)
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...
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Early career & false accounting scandal
Born in Reggio EmiliaReggio 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....
, Bagnacani started his career at Reggiana
A.C. Reggiana 1919
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in 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...
. In 1999–2000 season, he left for Serie A side Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
, in the first season at Flavio Roma
Flavio Roma
Flavio Roma is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.-Club career:Roma started his career in the youth teams of S.S. Lazio. He was the 3rd goalkeeper behind Luca Marchegiani and Fernando Orsi before leaving the club to play for clubs in Serie B and Serie C1...
's backup along with Michele Nicoletti and Matteo Giovagnoli. On 29 June 2002, one day before the end of 2001–02 fiscal year, along with team-mate Stefano Di Fiordo
Stefano Di Fiordo
Stefano Di Fiordo is an Italian footballer who plays for Cisco Roma at Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.-Early career:Born in Civitavecchia, the Province of Rome, Di Fiordo started his career at S.S. Lazio. In summer 1999, he joined Piacenza along with Stefano Morrone and Flavio Roma as part of Simone...
were exchanged with Roma's Primavera youth team keeper Simone Paoletti and Alfredo Vitolo in co-ownership deal for €4.5Million, which later suspected to be a irregular deal to gain false profit by inflated the nominal price. That season Roma gained €55 million by exchanged their youth players with inflated price but almost all €55million were in terms of registration rights of other team's youth products. AS Roma was finally fined €60,000 by Criminal Court of Rome on 30 October 2007 for irregularity on youth player transfers.
Roma & Piacenza
Bagnacani was immediately loaned to Serie C2 side Castel di Sangro which he played as first choice. In June 2003, he was bought back by PiacenzaPiacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
along with Di Fiordo for undisclosed fees and Roma bought back Paoletti and Vitolo for just €1,000. He became Matteo Guardalben
Matteo Guardalben
Matteo Guardalben is an Italian football goalkeeper currently contracted with Modena.-Career:After 5 seasons with Parma, both Guardalben and Matuzalém joined Piacenza in a co-ownership deal....
and Paolo Orlandoni
Paolo Orlandoni
Paolo Orlandoni is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently the third goalkeeper for Internazionale.-Career:...
's backup in 2003–04 season. He played the last match of the season on 12 June 2004 and backup by Marco Serena. The match ended in 4–4 draw with Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
.
Reggiana
In 2005 he left for hometown club ReggianaA.C. Reggiana 1919
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in 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...
at 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...
, as Raffaele Nuzzo
Raffaele Nuzzo
Raffaele Nuzzo is a former Italian footballer. He spent most of his career at Serie C1 and Serie C2 as backup goalkeeper role.-Internazionale:...
's backup. He was offered a new 1-year contract in July 2006. The club lost in the promotion playoffs in 2007, Bagnacani and Nuzzo were retired and replaced by Marco Ambrosio
Marco Ambrosio
Marco Ambrosio is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for FeralpiSalò.-A Decade in Italy:The early years of Ambrosio's career were relatively undistinguished, and saw him play for a succession of minor Italian clubs, such as Lumezzane , Atalanta B.C. , Pisa , A.C. Prato and...
and Luca Tomasig
Luca Tomasig
Luca Tomasig is an Italian footballer who plays for AlbinoLeffe.-Biography:Tomasig started his senior career for Pozzuolo, then Belluno of Serie D...
.
International career
Bagnacani was played for Italy at youth levels. He played for Italy U18 team at 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship as first choice and lost to Portugal U18 teamPortugal national under-19 football team
-Current squad:*The following players have been called up to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Qualifying round.*National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2009.*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team....
in the finals. (Now a U19
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
event)