Simone Tiribocchi
Encyclopedia
Simone Tiribocchi is an Italian
football (soccer)
striker
. He currently plays for Atalanta
.
youth product, he made his debut playing for Pistoiese in 1995. He played 8 seasons for Torino F.C.
, although half of them loaned to Serie B
and Serie C1
clubs. He was signed by A.C. ChievoVerona
in July 2004. He scored 12 goals in 43 matches.
He moved to U.S. Lecce
in January 2007, ending the season with 11 goals. Together with Lecce team-mate Elvis Abbruscato
, in 2007–2008 he formed one of the best duos of strikers in the Serie B tournament and managed to end the regular season with 16 goals. Tiribocchi played all four play-offs matches and scored 2 goals as Lecce regained a spot in the Serie A. Here he was one of the key-players for the salentini
with another 11 goals, but his team was eventually relegated.
On 5 June 2009 Atalanta B.C.
have signed the striker from U.S. Lecce until June 30, 2012.
Italy
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football (soccer)
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...
striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He currently plays for Atalanta
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...
.
Career
A LazioS.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
youth product, he made his debut playing for Pistoiese in 1995. He played 8 seasons for Torino F.C.
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....
, although half of them loaned 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...
and 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....
clubs. He was signed by A.C. ChievoVerona
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...
in July 2004. He scored 12 goals in 43 matches.
He moved to 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....
in January 2007, ending the season with 11 goals. Together with Lecce team-mate Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato is an Italian football forward who currently plays for Vicenza.His career started in 1998 when he played for A.C. Reggiana 1919, Hellas Verona F.C., A.S. Livorno Calcio, Triestina and A.C. Arezzo. In January 2006 he was loaned to Torino, where he remained for one season and a half...
, in 2007–2008 he formed one of the best duos of strikers in the Serie B tournament and managed to end the regular season with 16 goals. Tiribocchi played all four play-offs matches and scored 2 goals as Lecce regained a spot in the Serie A. Here he was one of the key-players for the salentini
Salento
Salento is the south-eastern extremity of the Apulia region of Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the main Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot"...
with another 11 goals, but his team was eventually relegated.
On 5 June 2009 Atalanta B.C.
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...
have signed the striker from U.S. Lecce until June 30, 2012.