Raffaele Bianco
Encyclopedia
Raffaele Bianco is an Italian
football
player who currently plays for Spezia.
, in the aftermath of Calciopoli. On 14 April 2007, he made his first team and league debut, coming on as a 69th minute substitute for Raffaele Palladino
in the 3–1 win away at U.S. Lecce
. He managed 4 appearances in Serie B and scored his first goal in the last matchday, a 3–2 loss to Spezia.
for the 2007–08 season, Bianco was loaned out to Piacenza Calcio
in the Italian Serie B
, to gain first team experience. After a successful season with Piacenza
, Bianco was loaned out to A.S. Bari
, then coached by Juventus legend Antonio Conte
, and helped the Galletti win promotion to Serie A
. In June 2009, Bianco returned to Juventus F.C.
but was immediately loaned out to Serie B
club Modena F.C.
due to the competition in midfield. The central midfielder enjoyed a positive season with Modena
, in which he was a regular in the club's starting line-up making over 30 appearances during the season, also scoring. Following a return to Juventus in July 2010, Bianco was not called up to the pre-season training camp under new coach Luigi Delneri. On July 22, 2010, Bianco was sent out on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Benevento Calcio
, and also signed a new 3-year contract with Juventus, last until 2013. He made 24 appearances for the club, and on 23 June 2011, Bianco was hired back permanently by Juventus after Benevento announced that they did not wish to sign him outright.
.
Italy
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football
Football (soccer)
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player who currently plays for Spezia.
Juventus
After working through the Juventus youth ranks, Bianco was one of several academy youngsters called up to the Juventus first team for their season in 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...
, in the aftermath of Calciopoli. On 14 April 2007, he made his first team and league debut, coming on as a 69th minute substitute for Raffaele Palladino
Raffaele Palladino
Raffaele Palladino is an Italian soccer player who plays as a striker for Serie A club Parma.-Club career:The first team career of Palladino started in his native region of Campania where he played for Benevento in Serie C1...
in the 3–1 win away at U.S. Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
. He managed 4 appearances in Serie B and scored his first goal in the last matchday, a 3–2 loss to Spezia.
Loan Stints
After Juventus were promoted back to Serie ASerie 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...
for the 2007–08 season, Bianco was loaned out to Piacenza Calcio
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 Italian 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...
, to gain first team experience. After a successful season with Piacenza
Piacenza
Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
, Bianco was loaned out to A.S. Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
, then coached by Juventus legend Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte is an Italian former footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Juventus.-Playing career:...
, and helped the Galletti win promotion to 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...
. In June 2009, Bianco returned to Juventus F.C.
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
but was immediately loaned out 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 Modena F.C.
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...
due to the competition in midfield. The central midfielder enjoyed a positive season with Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
, in which he was a regular in the club's starting line-up making over 30 appearances during the season, also scoring. Following a return to Juventus in July 2010, Bianco was not called up to the pre-season training camp under new coach Luigi Delneri. On July 22, 2010, Bianco was sent out on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Benevento Calcio
Benevento Calcio
Benevento Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Benevento, Campania. The club was founded in 1929 and refounded in 2005. Currently it plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A.-History:...
, and also signed a new 3-year contract with Juventus, last until 2013. He made 24 appearances for the club, and on 23 June 2011, Bianco was hired back permanently by Juventus after Benevento announced that they did not wish to sign him outright.
Spezia
On 7 July 2011 he moved to Spezia in co-ownership dealCo-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...
.
External links
Profile at La Gazzetta- http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Bianco_Raffaele