Paolo Foglio
Encyclopedia
Paolo Foglio is a former Italian footballer. He played nearly 150 matches at Serie A
.
Foglio primary plays as a right defender.
, the Province of Bergamo
, Foglio started his career at Atalanta Bergamo
. After farmed to Serie C1
club Fiorenzuola
for 2 seasons, he was included in Atalanta squad in 1996–97 Serie A season. Foglio played his first Serie A match on 15 September 1996, a 2–2 draw with A.C. Fiorentina. He replaced Gianluca Luppi
in the 16th minutes. He played 44 league matches overall for the Lombardy
side in 2 seasons. Atalanta relegated in 1998, and he was swapped with Sebastiano Siviglia
of Hellas Verona
. He won Serie B champion with the Veneto
club, but then bought back by Atalanta and re-sold him to Reggina
in co-ownership
deal, which the team also won promotion to Serie A by finished 3rd in the Italian second division. He just played 15 league matches for the south Italy side. At the end of season, Atalanta bought him back again and sent him to A.C. Venezia in another co-ownership deal, which the team recently relegated from Serie A. Again he was the regular starter for the Venice
side, and won promotion to Serie A again by finished 4th. In June 2001, Atalanta bought him back and sent back to Verona
for Chievo
, another promoted team.
(who joined Atalanta in part-exchange deal with Siviglia in June 2001) to Chievo on loan in January 2002. He played 13 league matches for Atalanta since left the club 3½ seasons ago. In the 2nd season, he was the first choice along with Massimo Carrera
, Cesare Natali
, Luigi Sala
and Luciano Zauri
(who played at midfield instead as left-back), made 9 starts in 12 appearances (until December). But in January, Siviglia (who can play right back or central back) returned to Atalanta, made his club debut on 6 January as Foglio's replacement on the 49th minutes. After he played the next match on 12 January as starting XI, Foglio lost his regular place until the last 4 matches of the season. Atalanta eventually same points with Reggina
and lost to the south Italy side in relegation playoffs, which Atalanta surprising without Siviglia, Zauri nor Foglio and used Rustico-Sala-Carrera-Bellini
, while Natali at bench for first leg. and Siviglia-Natali-Carrera-Bellini in 2nd leg after Sala was suspended.
in another co-ownership on 17 July 2003. He just played 7 league appearances and 3 starts for the Serie A team, and loaned to Genoa
in January 2004, which he scored 5 goals in 14 appearances. In the next 2 seasons, he back a back-up player with ⅔ of the appearances were substitutes.
side Ascoli
in June 2006 as free agent. He started 13 times for Ascoli before terminated his remain 6 months contract with the Marche
side. On the next day, Foglio returned to the Province of Bergamo for Serie B side AlbinoLeffe
. He ended his career there.
). He also played twice at 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
qualification, replacing Roberto Baronio and Christian Amoroso
respectively.
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...
.
Foglio primary plays as a right defender.
Biography
Born in GazzanigaGazzaniga
Gazzaniga is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Bergamo....
, the Province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
, Foglio started his career at Atalanta Bergamo
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
. After farmed to 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....
club Fiorenzuola
U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922
Unione Sportiva Fiorenzuola 1922 is an Italian association football club from Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna. It was founded in 1922 and its official and colours are red and black....
for 2 seasons, he was included in Atalanta squad in 1996–97 Serie A season. Foglio played his first Serie A match on 15 September 1996, a 2–2 draw with A.C. Fiorentina. He replaced Gianluca Luppi
Gianluca Luppi
Gianluca Luppi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
in the 16th minutes. He played 44 league matches overall for the Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
side in 2 seasons. Atalanta relegated in 1998, and he was swapped with Sebastiano Siviglia
Sebastiano Siviglia
Sebastiano Siviglia is a former Italian footballer. Siviglia has played over 250 matches at Serie A.-Early career:Born in Palizzi, the Province of Reggio Calabria, Siviglia started his senior career at Audax Ravagnese, a Serie D club located in Ravagnese, Reggio Calabria, southern Italy...
of Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
. He won Serie B champion with the Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
club, but then bought back by Atalanta and re-sold him to Reggina
Reggina 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...
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...
deal, which the team also won promotion to Serie A by finished 3rd in the Italian second division. He just played 15 league matches for the south Italy side. At the end of season, Atalanta bought him back again and sent him to A.C. Venezia in another co-ownership deal, which the team recently relegated from Serie A. Again he was the regular starter for the Venice
Venice
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...
side, and won promotion to Serie A again by finished 4th. In June 2001, Atalanta bought him back and sent back to 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...
for 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...
, another promoted team.
Returned to Atalanta
After just played twice at Serie A, he was bought back by Atalanta ans sent out-favoured Alessandro RinaldiAlessandro Rinaldi
Alessandro Rinaldi is a retired Italian footballer.He began his career in the U.S. Consalvo, a small team from the Quadraro district in Rome before moving first to Lodigiani and then to S.S. Lazio. He never played for Lazio in the Serie A...
(who joined Atalanta in part-exchange deal with Siviglia in June 2001) to Chievo on loan in January 2002. He played 13 league matches for Atalanta since left the club 3½ seasons ago. In the 2nd season, he was the first choice along with Massimo Carrera
Massimo Carrera
Massimo Carrera is a former Italian football player. He is nicknamed "la bandera".- Club :...
, Cesare Natali
Cesare Natali
Cesare Natali is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for ACF Fiorentina of Serie A.-Atalanta:Natali started his career at Atalanta. He scored the opening goal in the relegation playoffs second legs in June 2003, but Atalanta eventually lost 1–2 and relegated to Serie B. On 30 August...
, Luigi Sala
Luigi Sala
Luigi Sala is an Italian football defender. He is a central defender.In June 2001, Sala was sold to Atalanta for 7 billion lire, along with Gianni Comandini and Luca Saudati , as part of Cristian Zenoni and Massimo Donati's deal to Milan, for 60 billion Italian lire.In 2002-03 season, he was the...
and Luciano Zauri
Luciano Zauri
Luciano Zauri is an Italian footballer who plays for Lazio.-Atalanta:Zauri made his debut in Serie A in the 1996–97 season with Atalanta in a 4–0 loss at home to Roma....
(who played at midfield instead as left-back), made 9 starts in 12 appearances (until December). But in January, Siviglia (who can play right back or central back) returned to Atalanta, made his club debut on 6 January as Foglio's replacement on the 49th minutes. After he played the next match on 12 January as starting XI, Foglio lost his regular place until the last 4 matches of the season. Atalanta eventually same points with Reggina
Reggina 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 lost to the south Italy side in relegation playoffs, which Atalanta surprising without Siviglia, Zauri nor Foglio and used Rustico-Sala-Carrera-Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini is an Italian association football who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Atalanta and is vice-captain of the club.-Career:Born in Sarnico, Province of Bergamo, Bellini spent his entire career at Atalanta...
, while Natali at bench for first leg. and Siviglia-Natali-Carrera-Bellini in 2nd leg after Sala was suspended.
Siena
Foglio then sold to SienaA.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....
in another co-ownership on 17 July 2003. He just played 7 league appearances and 3 starts for the Serie A team, and loaned to 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...
in January 2004, which he scored 5 goals in 14 appearances. In the next 2 seasons, he back a back-up player with ⅔ of the appearances were substitutes.
Ascoli & AlbinoLeffe
Foglio then signed a contract with Serie BSerie 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...
side 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...
in June 2006 as free agent. He started 13 times for Ascoli before terminated his remain 6 months contract with the Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
side. On the next day, Foglio returned to the Province of Bergamo for Serie B side AlbinoLeffe
U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...
. He ended his career there.
International career
Foglio was a member of Italy U18 team at 1994 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualification (now U19 eventUEFA 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...
). He also played twice at 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years , had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....
qualification, replacing Roberto Baronio and Christian Amoroso
Christian Amoroso
Christian Amoroso is an Italian football. He plays midfielder for Ascoli.Amoroso was signed by Bologna in summer 2002 on free transfer.On 11 August 2009, he signed a 1-year contract with Ascoli of Serie B...
respectively.