Alessandro Diamanti

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 29)
Place of birth	Prato, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bologna
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2004	Prato	23	(4)
2000–2001	→ Empoli (loan)	0	(0)
2001–2002	→ Fucecchio (loan)	24	(3)
2003	→ Fiorentia (loan)	3	(0)
2004–2006	AlbinoLeffe	26	(0)
2006–2007	Prato	49	(19)
2007–2009	Livorno	63	(24)
2009–2010	West Ham United	28	(7)
2010–2011	Brescia	32	(6)
2011–	Bologna	30	(7)
National team‡
2010–	Italy	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010

Alessandro Diamanti (born 2 May 1983) is an Italian professional football player who is currently playing his club football as a Attacking Midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career[link]

Prato[link]

Diamanti started his football career playing for his hometown club, Prato. He was loaned to clubs in Tuscany including the newly formed Florentia Viola. In the summer of 2004, he joined U.C. AlbinoLeffe in a co-ownership deal. Having played one and a half seasons he was loaned back to Prato and at the end of season Prato bought back half of the registration rights from AlbinoLeffe.

Livorno[link]

Having scored 15 goals in 31 outings during season 2006–07 he signed for Italian Serie A side Livorno. Diamanti made 14 starts and 12 substitute appearances in his first season with the Tuscany side.^[1] He followed Livorno relegated to Serie B by finished the least.

In season 2008–09 he scored 20 goals in 39 league and cup matches, helping Livorno gain promotion to Italian Serie A.

On 23 August 2009, Diamanti played in Livorno's opening day fixture in Serie A, a 0–0 home draw against Cagliari.^[2]

West Ham United[link]

The following week, however, he signed a five-year deal with English Premier League club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee (reported to be £6.0m)^[3] and made his debut in the Hammers' 1–0 defeat away to Wigan Athletic on 12 September. In the process, Diamanti became the 800th player in West Ham United's history.^[4] He scored his first West Ham goal from the penalty spot, albeit controversially as he fell over on run up and kicked the ball with both feet, on his home debut against Liverpool on 19 September 2009.^[5] Diamanti scored eight goals, though only three came from open play with most coming from penalty kicks. On 4 May 2010 he was voted runner-up as Hammer of the Year by the club's supporters, for the 2009–10 season, behind winner Scott Parker.^[6] Diamanti made one substitute appearance for West Ham in the 2010/11 season before being sold to Brescia.

Brescia[link]

On 24 August 2010, Serie A club Brescia bought Diamanti for €2.2 million from West Ham. And should Brescia secure their Serie A status for the coming campaign, then another €300,000 will be payable to the club.^[7] Brescia also announced in its financial report that Diamanti had costed €3.85 million.^[8]

Alessandro was introduced in Brescia 25 August 2010, and chose to continue with shirt number 32.^[9] In his debut season at Brescia, Diamanti scored 6 Serie A goals, only behind Andrea Caracciolo as top scorer of the season for the club. His sixth goal came in a 2-1 loss against Catania which confirmed Brescia's relegation to the Serie B, just one season after promotion to the Italian topflight.^[10]

In July 2011 West Ham called for Diamanti's registration at Brescia to be suspended by the Italian Football Federation claiming the latest instalment of his £2m transfer fee from Brescia had not yet been paid.^[11]

Bologna[link]

On 1 August 2011, Diamanti signed by Serie A side Bologna in a co-ownership deal with Brescia, for €1.5 million.^[12][13][14] Diamanti's first goal for the club came in a 3-1 home defeat to Internazionale, in Claudio Ranieri's first game in charge of the Milan club, on 24 September.^[15] On 11 December, Bologna played host to the other Milan club AC Milan; Diamanti played inspired football and provided an assist for Marco Di Vaio's opening goal and then netted a 73rd minute goal to earn his side a 2-2 draw.^[16]

Diamanti scored the winning goal of a 3-1 away victory over SS Lazio on 11 March 2012 with a thirty yard strike over out of position goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.^[17] On 12 April, Diamanti scored an incredible free-kick against Cagliari to move his side up to 40 points and six points clear of the relegation zone.^[18]

International career[link]

He made his debut with the Italian national team on 17 November 2010, with manager Cesare Prandelli, in a friendly match against Romania.^[19] He played only the first-half of his debut game before being substituted. ^[20] In May 2012 he was named in the provisional, 32-man Italian squad for Euro 2012. ^[21]

Club statistics[link]

Season	Club	Nat	Apps (League)	Goals	Apps (Primavera)	Goals	Apps (Cup)	Goals	Apps FA Cup	Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
1999–00	Prato	ITA	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
2000–01	Empoli (loan)	ITA	0	0	12	1	-	-	-	-	12	1
2001–02	Prato	ITA	0	0	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	0
2001–02	Fucecchio (loan)	ITA	24	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	3
2002–03	Prato	ITA	2	0	-	-	3	0	-	-	5	0
2003	Fiorentina (loan)	ITA	3	0	6	0	-	-	-	-	9	0
2003–04	Prato	ITA	20(+2 p/o)	4	-	-	3	0	-	-	25	4
2004–05	AlbinoLeffe (co-ownership)	ITA	18	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	20	0
2005–06	AlbinoLeffe (co-ownership)	ITA	8	0	1	1	0	0	-	-	9	1
2006	Prato (loan)	ITA	11(+2 p/o)	4(+1 p/o)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	5
2006–07	Prato	ITA	25	10	-	-	6	5	-	-	31	15
2007–08	Livorno	ITA	26	4	-	-	1	0	-	-	27	4
2008–09	Livorno	ITA	32(+4 p/o)	13(+3 p/o)	-	-	3	4	-	-	39	20
2009–10	Livorno	ITA	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
2009–10	West Ham United	ENG	27	7	-	-	1	0	1	1	29	8
2010–11	West Ham United	ENG	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
2010-11	Brescia	ITA	32	6	-	-	1	1	0	0	33	7
Total			231(+8 p/o)	51(+4 p/o)	20	2	20	10	1	1	280	68

• p/o=play-off or play-out

References[link]

External links[link]

• Italian Wikipedia
• ESPN Profile

v t e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Buffon (c) 2 Maggio 3 Chiellini 4 Ogbonna 5 Motta 6 Balzaretti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Balotelli 10 Cassano 11 Di Natale 12 Sirigu 13 Giaccherini 14 De Sanctis 15 Barzagli 16 De Rossi 17 Borini 18 Montolivo 19 Bonucci 20 Giovinco 21 Pirlo 22 Diamanti 23 Nocerino Coach: Prandelli

Piermario Morosini

Morosini playing for Livorno
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-07-05)5 July 1986
Place of birth	Bergamo, Italy
Date of death	14 April 2012(2012-04-14) (aged 25)
Place of death	Pescara, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Udinese	5	(0)
2006–2007	→ Bologna (loan)	16	(0)
2007–2009	Vicenza	66	(1)
2009–2012	Udinese	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Reggina (loan)	17	(0)
2010	→ Padova (loan)	14	(0)
2011	→ Vicenza (loan)	15	(0)
2012	→ Livorno (loan)	8	(0)
Total		141	(1)
National team
2001–2003	Italy U-17	16	(1)
2003–2004	Italy U-18	7	(0)
2004–2005	Italy U-19	12	(0)
2005–2007	Italy U-20	3	(0)
2006–2009	Italy U-21	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012) was an Italian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Livorno, on loan from Udinese.

On 14 April 2012, during a match between Pescara and Livorno, Morosini suffered a fatal cardiac arrest episode on the pitch.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Piermario Morosini was born on 5 July 1986, in Bergamo, Italy. His mother Camilla died in 2001, when he was fifteen years old. His father, Aldo, died in 2003, followed shortly after by a disabled brother, leaving him alone with a disabled elder sister.^[2]

Shortly after his parents' death, Morosini remarked that "these are the things that change your life, but at the same time make you so angry and help you achieve what was also a dream of my parents."

Senior career[link]

Morosini scored twice during his career from 2001 until 2012, which were for Italy U-17 and for Vicenza.

Club career[link]

Morosini started his career at hometown club Atalanta, and was sold to Udinese in a co-ownership deal during 2005.

On 23 October 2005 he debuts in Serie A in the match Udinese-Inter, collecting in total 5 appearances in this league. In this season 2005-06 he debuts also in Coppa UEFA in the match Levski Sofia-Udinese.

Udinese got full ownership from Atalanta in 2006, and loaned him to Bologna in order to gain experience. From 2007 to 2009 half of the registration rights was farmed to Serie B club Vicenza Calcio.

On 31 August 2009, Morosini signed for newly-relegated side Reggina on loan.

On 1 February 2010, he was loaned to Calcio Padova. In June 2010, the club decided not to buy him outright.^[3]

In January 2011 he was transferred on loan to Vicenza and played 15 times for this club.

On 31 January 2012 he went on loan to Livorno playing 8 matches.^[4][5]

International career[link]

Morosini made his international debut for the U-17 team in September 2001, at only 15 years old. In September 2006, he made his U-21 debut and was called-up for the 2009 European Championships as back-up.

Death[link]

On 14 April 2012, while representing Livorno, Morosini suffered cardiac arrest and fell to the ground in the 31st minute of the Serie B match against Pescara.^[6] He stumbled on the ground, trying to get up, before losing consciousness and receiving medical attention on the field.^[7] A defibrillator was used on Morosini, who was conscious when he was taken on the stretcher.^[8] The News agency ANSA reported that a city police car was blocking the stadium's exit for the ambulance for nearly a minute, but a heart specialist said that the delay made no difference.^[9] After Morosini was taken to the hospital, the match was abandoned with Livorno leading 2–0, and some players reportedly "left the field in tears".^[10][11]

Morosini was rushed to the Santo Spirito hospital, but reports later indicated he died before reaching the hospital.^[12][13] Italian media reports were alerted of Morosini's death after an "explosion of shouts and tears" by his teammates who had gone to the hospital.^[14] All of the Italian football league matches for the weekend were suspended.^[15] Livorno then decided they would retire the number 25, the number he wore whilst a Livorno player.^[16]

Morosini died less than a month after Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest in an English FA Cup match, after which awareness of heart risk had been raised in Italian football.^[13] Morosini's sister who is disabled was left with no family and will now be financially supported by the Udinese captain, Antonio Di Natale.^[17]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at Transfermarkt
• Profile at official website of A.S. Livorno Calcio
• Forza Italian Football site

v t e Italy squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Consigli 2 Motta 3 Andreolli 4 Criscito 5 Morosini 6 Marzoratti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Acquafresca 10 Giovinco 11 De Ceglie 12 Sirigu 13 Ranocchia 14 Pisano 15 Bocchetti 16 Candreva 17 Poli 18 Cerci 19 Paloschi 20 Balotelli 21 Cigarini 22 Seculin 23 Dessena Coach: Casiraghi

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