Mirko Antenucci
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Mirco Antenucci is an Italian football
er and striker currently playing for Torino
in Serie B
.
club, Giulianova Calcio
, where in two seasons with the club, the young striker managed to make 35 appearances, scoring 11 goals.
In mid-2004, Antenucci transferred to A.C. Ancona
. Antenucci managed 27 Serie C2
appearances, scoring just 2 goals.
On 1 July 2005, Antenucci returned to Giulianova
. Antenucci managed to re-enter to starting XI in 2006–07 season.
and loaned to Venezia of Serie C1
. He made 27 league appearances with 5 goals.
On 1 July 2008, Antenucci returned to Catania and enter the first team squad. He made 4 substitute appearances under, then coach, Walter Zenga
in the first half of 2008–09 Serie A. On 5 January 2009, Mirco Antenucci was sent out on loan to Serie B
club Pisa Calcio
, to gain experience and playing time. During his six month spell with the Serie B club, Antenucci scored 6 goals in 18 appearances although the club failed to avoid relegation and also bankrupted.
On 19 August 2009, Catania opted to send out the striker on another loan deal to Ascoli
where he joined fellow Catania
loaners Marcello Gazzola
and Vito Falconieri
. Since his transfer to Ascoli, the player really thrived, earning a guaranteed starting position and made 40 appearances in the league, with a impressive 24 goals. He only missed the first round of the season and suspended once. The player returned to Catania for the 2010–11 Serie A
season.
On 23 January 2011, it was announced that he joined Torino
in a co-ownership
deal.
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...
er and striker currently playing for Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
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...
.
Giulianova
Antenucci began his professional career in 2002, with Serie C1Serie 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....
club, Giulianova Calcio
Giulianova Calcio
Giulianova Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Giulianova, Abruzzo, currently playing in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.The club was founded in 1924, and plays its home matches at Stadio Rubens Fadini.Its colours are yellow and red....
, where in two seasons with the club, the young striker managed to make 35 appearances, scoring 11 goals.
In mid-2004, Antenucci transferred to A.C. Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
. Antenucci managed 27 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...
appearances, scoring just 2 goals.
On 1 July 2005, Antenucci returned to Giulianova
Giulianova
Giulianova is a coastal town and comune in the province of Teramo of central Italy.-Geography:The town lies in the north of the Abruzzo region, between the Salinello and the Tordino rivers. Giulianova is split between the Paese, the historic town up in the hills, and the lido, the more recent...
. Antenucci managed to re-enter to starting XI in 2006–07 season.
Catania
In July 2007 he was signed by CataniaCalcio 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...
and loaned to Venezia of 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....
. He made 27 league appearances with 5 goals.
On 1 July 2008, Antenucci returned to Catania and enter the first team squad. He made 4 substitute appearances under, then 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...
in the first half of 2008–09 Serie A. On 5 January 2009, Mirco Antenucci was sent out on loan to 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 Pisa Calcio
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...
, to gain experience and playing time. During his six month spell with the Serie B club, Antenucci scored 6 goals in 18 appearances although the club failed to avoid relegation and also bankrupted.
On 19 August 2009, Catania opted to send out the striker on another loan deal to Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
where he joined fellow Catania
Catania
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...
loaners Marcello Gazzola
Marcello Gazzola
Marcello Gazzola is an Italian footballer who plays for Ascoli Calcio in the Italian Serie B.-Parma F.C.:Gazzola started his youth career at Serie A club, Parma F.C. in 1995...
and Vito Falconieri
Vito Falconieri
Vito Falconieri is an Italian striker who plays for Serie B outfit Ascoli.-Club career:Falconieri made his Serie A debut on April 26, 2009 against U.S. Lecce....
. Since his transfer to Ascoli, the player really thrived, earning a guaranteed starting position and made 40 appearances in the league, with a impressive 24 goals. He only missed the first round of the season and suspended once. The player returned to Catania for the 2010–11 Serie A
2010–11 Serie A
The 2010–11 Serie A was the 79th season since its establishment, the first under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011...
season.
On 23 January 2011, it was announced that he joined Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
in a 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.