Francesco Valiani
Encyclopedia
Francesco Valiani, is an Italian
football
midfielder
currently playing for Parma
in Italy's Serie A
.
in January 2008 and helped them to promotion after spending two-and-a-half seasons in Serie B
with Rimini
. His final game (and goal) for Rimini
was on 2008-01-26 and, ironically, against the team he would join the next week. Bologna
won the match 2–1.
On August 31, 2008 he made his Serie A debut by scoring the winning goal in a shocking 2–1 win for Bologna
at San Siro
against AC Milan
. On 29 January 2010 Parma
signed the midfielder from Bologna in return for winger Andrea Pisanu
on joint ownership deals.
With Parma, he often featured as one of the 3 central midfielder in 3-5-2 formation, or one of the midfielder in 4-3-3 formation. On 17 October 2010, he unusually became a wingforward in the 4-3-3 formation. He generally represented the club on the right-hand side of midfield in Franco Colomba
's 4–4–2 formation towards the end of the 2010–11 season and was the outfield player with the most appearances over the seasons, playing in all but three matches.
Italy
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football
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...
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...
currently playing for Parma
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 Italy's 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...
.
Career
Valiani joined BolognaBologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
in January 2008 and helped them to promotion after spending two-and-a-half seasons 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...
with Rimini
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....
. His final game (and goal) for Rimini
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....
was on 2008-01-26 and, ironically, against the team he would join the next week. Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
won the match 2–1.
On August 31, 2008 he made his Serie A debut by scoring the winning goal in a shocking 2–1 win for Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
at San Siro
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
against AC 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 29 January 2010 Parma
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...
signed the midfielder from Bologna in return for winger Andrea Pisanu
Andrea Pisanu
Andrea Pisanu is an Italian footballer, who plays for A.C. Prato in the role of a left or right midfielder.In January 2010 he joined Bologna in co-ownership deal, in a directly swap with Francesco Valiani. Both player valued €2.5 million for half of the registration rights.On August 2011 joined...
on joint ownership deals.
With Parma, he often featured as one of the 3 central midfielder in 3-5-2 formation, or one of the midfielder in 4-3-3 formation. On 17 October 2010, he unusually became a wingforward in the 4-3-3 formation. He generally represented the club on the right-hand side of midfield in Franco Colomba
Franco Colomba
Franco Colomba is an Italian football coach and former player, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Parma.-Playing:...
's 4–4–2 formation towards the end of the 2010–11 season and was the outfield player with the most appearances over the seasons, playing in all but three matches.