Michele Cossato
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Michele Cossato is an Italian former professional footballer who now plays as a striker for Domegliara
, a team that competes in Serie D
of the Italian Championship. He is the brother of Federico Cossato
.
His first achievements in football took place in Verona
, where he grew up. He played in the Veronese teams Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona.
. During that year the team moved down to the lower series, C2. He was then sold to Valdagno
, to get experience in playing for the Interregional Championship (the current Serie D
). With the team of Vicenza
he scored 4 goals in 19 matches. In the 1988–1989 Championship he returned to Chievo, and was part of the team's most triumphant season (which resulted in their promotion to C1). In the summer of 1990 he was lent to Oltrepò and then to Perugia Calcio
, in C1. In the 8 matches he played, no goals were scored. In the season 1991–1992 the Chievo decided to keep the player, whose season has unfortunately not been memorable: in fact, he played 3 matches without scoring a goal.
, another big maker of the then excellent championship team.
) is largely attributable to the couple of attack formed by Schwoch
(17 goals) and Cossato (11 goals). In the season 1998–1999 he had the opportunity to play in Serie A, but being not included in the plans of the team he didn't make its debut in the championship. In October he returned to Atalanta. In his period in Bergamo, Cossato, due to several physical problems, wasn't able to express himself at best and to meet the high expectations placed on him.
and Hellas Verona, he put off a goal which meant salvation for the team. This made him extremely popular among supporters of Verona.
Cossato has been nicknamed Super Mike and in his honor several gadgets have been created.
In the first Derby in A with Chievo some physical problems continued to prevent him by a continuous use (7 presences, 1 goal). At the end of the season, Hellas retroceded in the B series.
In his last season with the team, the attacker scored 3 goals in 22 league appearances.
in September 2003.
The trainer saw him as the expert attacker who could give a valuable contribution for the immediate return of the team in the premier league. However, the experience of Cossato with the team of Florence
is anything but memorable. Between the beginning of the championship in January he played only a few minutes and didn't score any goal. Thus, with the beginning of 2004, he moved to the Citadel, in the C1 League.
Even with the team of Padua
he failed to make better (10 presences, no goals). In 2004, the player signed the offer of Montichiari, playing in C2. The first season with the team of Brescia
was very positive. The player, in fact, went back to his goal continuity (15 goals in 27 presences) becoming a player of primary importance for his team.
The championship 2005–2006 was Cossato's last among professionals. He scored 2 goals.
. He had therefore the possibility of closing his career close to home and at the same time, to make a good contribution in terms of experience to his new team, which had as its objective the jump in Serie D
. In 2007, the Domegliara
won the championship of Excellence gaining promotion. Cossato fell 16 times in 2 marking networks. He remained in the next season of Serie D player on the staff headed by Paolo Vanoli
.
In the summer of 2008 was reached by his brother Federico
, but the permanence of both lasted only a few months and in December received the consensual termination of the contract.
, World Cup between national NF-Board and not recognised by FIFA, along with his brother Federico.
S.S.D. Domegliara
Società Sportiva Dilettante Domegliara is an Italian association football club located in Domegliara, a frazione of Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are red and black....
, a team that competes in 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...
of the Italian Championship. He is the brother of Federico Cossato
Federico Cossato
Federico Cossato is an Italian footballer. He is the brother of Michele Cossato.Cossato started his career at Serie D clubs, he then played for Valdagno at Serie C2 and Brescello at Serie C1. in mid-1997 he joined Chievo, which he played until 2008.During mid-2005, he made a transfer request,...
.
His first achievements in football took place in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, where he grew up. He played in the Veronese teams Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona.
The early years
Michele's long football career began in the football season of 1986–1987, when, although he was still very young, he joined A.C. ChievoVeronaA.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...
. During that year the team moved down to the lower series, C2. He was then sold to Valdagno
Valdagno
-History:Valdagno's town was founded in 861, the name deriving from the Latin amins, then amnius, meaning "river". It is first mentioned in a 1184 document when it was a fief given by the Vicenza bishop to the Trissino family....
, to get experience in playing for the Interregional Championship (the current 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...
). With the team of Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
he scored 4 goals in 19 matches. In the 1988–1989 Championship he returned to Chievo, and was part of the team's most triumphant season (which resulted in their promotion to C1). In the summer of 1990 he was lent to Oltrepò and then to Perugia Calcio
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....
, in C1. In the 8 matches he played, no goals were scored. In the season 1991–1992 the Chievo decided to keep the player, whose season has unfortunately not been memorable: in fact, he played 3 matches without scoring a goal.
Chievo
The C1 Championship 1992–1993 enshrines the aging football of Cossato, who is noted by scoring 5 goals in 25 matches. The following season, with its 8 goals in 28 matches, gives a fundamental contribution to the promotion of Chievo in B. In the three years as a cadet played for Chievo, he confirmed himself as a prolific striker (28 goals scored in 104 matches). Become a key player for the team, he meant salvation for his team in 1994 and in 1995 as well. In the 1996–1997 season, the one in which Chievo almost got a promotion in A, he established along with Raffaele Cerbone one of several pairs of the League (32 total goals). At the end of the season he left Chievo, together with the trainer MalesaniAlberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge of Genoa.-Early career and breakthrough at Chievo:...
, another big maker of the then excellent championship team.
Promotion and difficulty
After the long and successful period with Chievo, Cossato went to Venice, which strongly fought to obtain the promotion in Series A. The promotion is very positive for both the player and his team. The worship of the success of the so called Lagoon (reference to VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
) is largely attributable to the couple of attack formed by Schwoch
Stefan Schwoch
Stefan Schwoch is an Italian retired football striker. He is currently working as sporting director of Vicenza.-Early life and family:...
(17 goals) and Cossato (11 goals). In the season 1998–1999 he had the opportunity to play in Serie A, but being not included in the plans of the team he didn't make its debut in the championship. In October he returned to Atalanta. In his period in Bergamo, Cossato, due to several physical problems, wasn't able to express himself at best and to meet the high expectations placed on him.
Hellas Verona
During the month of January 2000 he went back to Verona, this time to play with the team of Hellas. On 6 February 2000 he made his debut in Series A (playing Verona – Fiorentina, ended with a 2–2). The year ended with no goals scored by Cossato. The precarious physical condition allowed him to play only a few times in season 2000–2001 (14 matches, 2 goals). Indeed, on June 24, 2001, during the play-off return to escape relegation in Serie B between RegginaReggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
and Hellas Verona, he put off a goal which meant salvation for the team. This made him extremely popular among supporters of Verona.
Cossato has been nicknamed Super Mike and in his honor several gadgets have been created.
In the first Derby in A with Chievo some physical problems continued to prevent him by a continuous use (7 presences, 1 goal). At the end of the season, Hellas retroceded in the B series.
In his last season with the team, the attacker scored 3 goals in 22 league appearances.
Fiorentina, Citadel and recovery in Montichiari (2003–2006)
After the period with the Verona, Cossato was bought by 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...
in September 2003.
The trainer saw him as the expert attacker who could give a valuable contribution for the immediate return of the team in the premier league. However, the experience of Cossato with the team of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
is anything but memorable. Between the beginning of the championship in January he played only a few minutes and didn't score any goal. Thus, with the beginning of 2004, he moved to the Citadel, in the C1 League.
Even with the team of Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
he failed to make better (10 presences, no goals). In 2004, the player signed the offer of Montichiari, playing in C2. The first season with the team of Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
was very positive. The player, in fact, went back to his goal continuity (15 goals in 27 presences) becoming a player of primary importance for his team.
The championship 2005–2006 was Cossato's last among professionals. He scored 2 goals.
Domegliara (2006–2008)
In the summer of 2006 he accepted the proposal by Claudio Paiola, ambitious president of Domegliara, training veronese of ValpolicellaValpolicella
Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda. The hilly agricultural and marble-quarrying region of small holdings north of the Adige is famous for wine production. Valpolicella ranks just after Chianti in total Italian Denominazione di Origine...
. He had therefore the possibility of closing his career close to home and at the same time, to make a good contribution in terms of experience to his new team, which had as its objective the jump in 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...
. In 2007, the Domegliara
S.S.D. Domegliara
Società Sportiva Dilettante Domegliara is an Italian association football club located in Domegliara, a frazione of Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are red and black....
won the championship of Excellence gaining promotion. Cossato fell 16 times in 2 marking networks. He remained in the next season of Serie D player on the staff headed by Paolo Vanoli
Paolo Vanoli
Paolo Vanoli is a retired Italian footballer who played as a left back.-Club career:Vanoli, a journeyman, played for many clubs, including Parma and Fiorentina, having also two spells abroad: Scottish Premier League club Rangers in 2003-04, scoring once against Dundee, and lowly Akratitos FC...
.
In the summer of 2008 was reached by his brother Federico
Federico Cossato
Federico Cossato is an Italian footballer. He is the brother of Michele Cossato.Cossato started his career at Serie D clubs, he then played for Valdagno at Serie C2 and Brescello at Serie C1. in mid-1997 he joined Chievo, which he played until 2008.During mid-2005, he made a transfer request,...
, but the permanence of both lasted only a few months and in December received the consensual termination of the contract.
Selection Padana
At the beginning of June 2008, Michele Cossato advocated to the ideals Po Valley and announced its aggregation row in the selection of Padania football team to tackle the 2008 edition of Viva World Cup2008 VIVA World Cup
The 2008 VIVA World Cup was the second VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that took place in July 2008. The winners were Padania, who took home the Nelson Mandela Trophy. The tournament was organised by the Nouvelle Fédération-Board....
, World Cup between national NF-Board and not recognised by FIFA, along with his brother Federico.