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- 2011–12 Serie A
- A.C. Ancona
- A.C. Cesena
- A.C. ChievoVerona
- A.C. Legnano
- A.C. Milan
- A.C. Pisa
- A.C. Pisa 1909
- A.C. Pistoiese
- A.C. Reggiana 1919
- A.C. Siena
- A.C.R. Messina
- A.S. Avellino 1912
- A.S. Bari
- A.S. Casale Calcio
- A.S. Gubbio
- A.S. Livorno Calcio
- A.S. Roma
- A.S. Varese 1910
- A.S.D. Pro Imperia
- A.S.D. Treviso 2009
- AC Pavia
- ACF Fiorentina
- Agostino Garofalo
- Albania
- Alessandro Gazzi
- Alessio Sestu
- Alianza Lima
- Andrea Mandorlini
- Argentina
- Ascoli Calcio 1898
- Atalanta
- Atalanta B.C.
- Atletico Roma
- Austria
- Boca Juniors
- Bologna F.C. 1909
- Brazil
- Brescia Calcio
- Bulgaria
- Cagliari Calcio
- Calcio Catania
- Calcio Como
- Calcio Lecco 1912
- Calcio Padova
- Capocannoniere
- Claudio Terzi
- Coppa Italia
- Coppa Italia Serie D
- Cristiano Del Grosso
- Daniele Mannini
- Defender (football)
- Eccellenza
- Emanuele Calaiò
- Emanuele Pesoli
- Empoli F.C.
- Erjon Bogdani
- F.C. Catanzaro
- FC Arsenal Kyiv
- FeralpiSalò
- Filippo Carobbio
- Football in Italy
- France
- Francesco Bolzoni
- Franco Brienza
- Gaetano D'Agostino
- Gaël Genevier
- Gennaro Troianiello
- Genoa C.F.C.
- Gianluca Pegolo
- Giuseppe Papadopulo
- Giuseppe Sannino
- Gonçalo Brandão
- Hellas Verona F.C.
- Italian Women's Cup
- Italy
- Joazhiño Arroe
- Joel Acosta
- Juventus F.C.
- L'Aquila Calcio
- Lega Pro
- Lega Serie A
- Lega Serie B
- Leonardo Blanchard
- Lorenzo Del Prete
- Luca Rossettini
- Luigi De Canio
- Mantova F.C.
- Marcel Büchel
- Marcelo Larrondo
- Mariano Romano
- Mario Beretta
- Matteo Contini
- Mattia Destro
- Michael Odibe
- Michele Mignani
- Michele Paolucci
- Midfielder
- Mihail Ivanov
- Modena F.C.
- Niccolò Giannetti
- Nicola Belmonte
- Nicola Campinoti
- Nigeria
- Nocerina
- Novara Calcio
- Oscar del Calcio
- Paolo De Luca
- Paolo Grossi
- Parma F.C.
- Paul Codrea
- Peru
- Perugia Calcio
- Pescara Calcio
- Piacenza Calcio
- Portugal
- Prima Categoria
- Promozione
- Real Zaragoza
- Reggina Calcio
- Roberto Vitiello
- Rodrigo Taddei
- Romania
- S.S. Lazio
- S.S.C. Napoli
- Seconda Categoria
- Serbia
- Serie A
- Serie A 1945-46
- Serie A 2006-07
- Serie A 2007-08
- Serie B
- Serie D
- Siena
- Simone Farelli
- Simone Vergassola
- SPAL 1907
- Spezia Calcio
- Supercoppa Italiana
- Supercoppa Primavera
- Ternana Calcio
- Terza Categoria
- Torino F.C.
- Torneo di Viareggio
- Totonero 1980
- Totonero 1986
- U.C. Sampdoria
- U.S. Cremonese
- U.S. Foggia
- U.S. Lecce
- U.S. Palermo
- U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
- Udinese Calcio
- UEFA Europa League
- Vicenza Calcio
- Željko Brkić
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Albania
Albania (
i/ælˈbeɪniə/ al-BAY-nee-ə, Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipnia), officially known as the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë pronounced Albanian pronunciation: [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːs]), is a country in Southern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.
Albania is a member of the UN, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and one of the founding members of the Union for the Mediterranean. Albania has been a potential candidate for accession to the European Union since January 2003, and it formally applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009.
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Argentina
Argentinai/ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.
Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. Argentine claims over Antarctica, as well as overlapping claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom, are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom as British Overseas Territories.
A recognised middle power, Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, with a "very high" rating on the Human development index. Within Latin America, Argentina has the fifth highest nominal GDP per capita and the highest in purchasing power terms. Analysts have argued that the country has a "foundation for future growth due to its market size, levels of foreign direct investment, and percentage of high-tech exports as share of total manufactured goods", and it is classed by investors as middle emerging economy. Argentina is a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur, the Union of South American Nations, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, and is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies.
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Austria
Austria (i/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç] (
listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: 
Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak local Austro-Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and, in response to the coronation of Napoleon I as the Emperor of the French, the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary.
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Brazil
Brazili/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
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Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°45′N 25°30′E / 42.75°N 25.5°E / 42.75; 25.5
Bulgariai/bʌlˈɡɛəriə/ (Bulgarian: България, IPA: [bɤ̞ɫˈɡarijɐ]), is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and the Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 14th-largest country. Its location has made it a historical crossroad for various civilisations and as such it is the home of some of the earliest metalworking, religious and other cultural artifacts in the world.
Prehistoric cultures began developing on Bulgarian lands during the Neolithic period. Its ancient history was marked by the presence of the Thracians, and later by the Greeks and Romans. The emergence of a unified Bulgarian ethnicity and state dates back to the First Bulgarian Empire, which dominated most of the Balkans and functioned as a cultural hub for Slavic peoples during the Middle Ages. With the downfall of the Second Bulgarian Empire in 1396, its territories came under Ottoman rule for nearly five hundred years. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 resulted in the Third Bulgarian State, recognised in 1908. The following years saw several conflicts with its neighbours, which prompted Bulgaria to align with Germany in both World Wars. In 1946 it became a Communist republic with a single-party system until 1989, when the Communist Party allowed multi-party elections. After 1990 Bulgaria transitioned to democracy and a market-based economy.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Nigeria
Nigeria
i/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. Since 2002 there have been a spate of clashes, particularly in the North of the country, between government forces and the Islamists Boko Haram, militant jihadists who seek to establish sharia law.
The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BCE. The area around the Benue and Cross River is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium.
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Peru
Perui/pəˈruː/ (Spanish: Perú; Quechua: Perú;Aymara: Piruw), officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: República del Perú, pronounced: [reˈpuβlika ðel peˈɾu] ( listen)), is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Peruvian territory was home to ancient cultures, spanning from the Norte Chico civilization, one of the oldest in the world, to the Inca Empire, the largest state in Pre-Columbian America. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and established a Viceroyalty, which included most of its South American colonies. After achieving independence in 1821, Peru has undergone periods of political unrest and fiscal crisis as well as periods of stability and economic upswing.
Peru is a representative democratic republic divided into 25 regions. Its geography varies from the arid plains of the Pacific coast to the peaks of the Andes Mountains and the tropical forests of the Amazon Basin. It is a developing country with a high Human Development Index score and a poverty level around 31%. Its main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, mining, and manufacturing of products such as textiles.
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Portugal
Portugali/ˈpɔrtʃʉɡəl/ (Portuguese: Portugal, IPA: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula . Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was Portus Cale.
The land within the borders of the current Portuguese Republic has been continuously settled since prehistoric times: occupied by Celts like the Gallaeci and the Lusitanians, integrated into the Roman Republic and later settled by Germanic peoples such as the Suebi, Swabians, Vandals and the Visigoths. In the 8th century most of the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Moorish invaders professing Islam, which were later expelled by the Knights Templar under the Order of Christ. During the Christian Reconquista, Portugal established itself as an independent kingdom from León in 1139, claiming to be the oldest European nation state.
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Romania
Romania (i/roʊˈmeɪniə/ roh-MAY-nee-ə; dated: Roumania; or Rumania;Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a] ( listen)) is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south.
At 238,400 square kilometers (92,000 sq mi), Romania is the ninth largest country of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with over 19 million people. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the tenth largest city in the EU with about two million people.
The Kingdom of Romania emerged when the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia were united under Prince Alexander Ioan Cuza in 1859. Independence from the Ottoman Empire was declared on 9 May 1877, and was internationally recognized the following year. At the end of World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the Kingdom of Romania. Greater Romania emerged into an era of progression and prosperity that would continue until World War II. By the end of the War, many north-eastern areas of Romania's territories were occupied by the Soviet Union, and Romania forcibly became a socialist republic and a member of the Warsaw Pact.
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Serbia
Serbiai/ˈsɜrbiə/, officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sř̩bija]), is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west; additionally, it borders Albania through Kosovo, whose status as part of Serbia is disputed. Serbia covers an area of 88,361 km2 and has a population of just over 7.1 million, while the capital and largest city is Belgrade.
The arrival of the Serbs to the Balkans in the 7th century, established several states, eventually forming the Serbian Empire in the 14th century. By the 16th century, Serbia was conquered and occupied by the Ottoman Empire, at times interrupted by the Habsburgs. In the early 19th century the Serbian revolution re-established the country as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory and pioneered the abolition of feudalism in the Balkans. The former Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina united with Serbia in 1918. Following World War I, Serbia formed Yugoslavia with other South Slavic peoples which existed in several forms up until 2006, when the National Assembly of Serbia declared independence and the legal succession to the former State Union. In February 2008 the parliament of UNMIK-governed Kosovo, Serbia's southern province, declared independence, with mixed responses from international governments.
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Siena
Siena (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsjɛːna] ( listen); in English also spelled Sienna, the historic exonym) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year.
Siena, like other Tuscan hill towns, was first settled in the time of the Etruscans (c. 900–400 BC) when it was inhabited by a tribe called the Saina. The Etruscans were an advanced people who changed the face of central Italy through their use of irrigation to reclaim previously unfarmable land, and their custom of building their settlements in well-defended hill-forts. A Roman town called Saena Julia was founded at the site in the time of the Emperor Augustus. The first document mentioning it dates from AD 70. Some archaeologists assert that Siena was controlled for a period by a Gaulish tribe called the Saenones.
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Agostino Garofalo
Agostino Garofalo (born 29 September 1984 in Torre Annunziata, Province of Naples) is an Italian association footballer who plays for Bari on loan from Siena.
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Alessandro Gazzi
Alessandro Gazzi (born 28 January 1983 in Feltre) is an Italian association footballer who plays for A.C. Siena.
Gazzi started his career at Treviso but half of his contract was sold to S.S. Lazio. Lazio's half was then sold to Viterbese of Serie C1. He played 31 Serie C1 games and also played twice in the promotion playoffs. In August 2004, he joined A.S. Bari. In January 2007, he was signed by Reggina Calcio in joint-ownership bid, made his Serie A debut on 11 February 2007 against Torino F.C.. He then bought back by Bari.
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Alessio Sestu
Alessio Sestu (born 29 September 1983 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Siena.
Sestu started his professional career at Serie C2 club Südtirol-Alto Adige, which he joined the club in co-ownership deal. He then played for clubs in Serie B and Serie C1. He joined Treviso in January 2003. He became a regular for Avellino in Serie B 2007–08, made him signed by Reggina on 28 August 2008. That summer Avellino signed him from Treviso in co-ownership deal and Reggina bought the remain half of Treviso.
He made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2008 against Torino F.C.. He also played twice at 2008–09 Coppa Italia. In June 2009 Avellino bought Reggina's half but the club then went bankrupt, made Sestu became free agent.
On 1 September 2009, Sestu was moved to Vicenza on free transfer. On 1 February 2010, he signed a loan by Bari for the rest of the season.
His parent were from Sardinia[citation needed].
In August 2010 Sestu left for A.C. Siena in co-ownership deal for €525,000, made Vicenza had a profit of €1.05 million (half of them received as special financial asset). In June 2011 Siena acquired outright for another pre-agreed €525,000, and Vicenza got half of the registration rights of Domenico Danti tagged for €425,000, made Siena only paid €100,000 cash to Vicenza.
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Andrea Mandorlini
Andrea Mandorlini (born 17 July 1960 in Ravenna) is an Italian football manager and former defender, currently in charge as head coach of Verona.
Mandorlini made his playing debut on 4 February 1979 with Torino. He left Torino in 1980 to join then-Serie B team Atalanta. After three seasons with Ascoli from 1981 to 1984, he signed for Inter, where he played until 1991. With the nerazzurri jersey, he won a Serie A championship (scudetto) in 1989 and a UEFA Cup in 1991. After two seasons with Udinese from 1991 to 1993, he announced his retirement from playing football.
After his retirement, Mandorlini became coach of Serie D side Manzanese in 1993, but did not manage to save them from relegation. He then was in office at Ravenna as assistant manager until 1998, when he became head coach of Serie C2 team U.S. Triestina Calcio. He then joined Spezia from 1999 to 2002, winning Serie C2 at his first season and narrowly missing promotion to Serie B in 2002. After an eighth place with Vicenza in their 2002–03 Serie B campaign, he joined Atalanta and led them to promotion to Serie A. He stayed at Atalanta for the 2003–04 campaign too, but was sacked soon after the season start.
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Austria
Austria (i/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak local Austro-Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and, in response to the coronation of Napoleon I as the Emperor of the French, the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary.
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Claudio Terzi
Claudio Terzi (born 19 June 1984) is an Italian football defender who plays for Siena.
His first match in Serie A came against Modena in 2002. Bologna won the match 3–0.
Having not played at Bologna first game of the season at Coppa Italia, he swap club with Daniele Portanova on 19 August 2009, 4 days before the start of Serie A.
In May 2010, he was borrowed by A.C. Milan for end season friendly tour to North America.
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Cristiano Del Grosso
Cristiano Del Grosso (born 24 March 1983 in Giulianova) is an Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for AC Siena.
He is the twin brother of Federico, who currently at Ternana.
He renewed his contract on 15 June 2011, signed a new 2-year contract.
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Daniele Mannini
Daniele Mannini (born 25 October 1983 in Viareggio) is an Italian footballer. He plays for Serie A side A.C. Siena.
Son of former ACF Fiorentina goalkeeper Alessandro Mannini, Daniele started his professional career at hometown club Viareggio, playing with them in the Italian Serie C2 and Serie D tiers.
In summer 2003, he joined Pisa of Serie C1, and the next season for Serie A club Brescia. On 12 September 2004, he made his Serie A debut against Juventus. He followed Brescia relegated to Serie B in summer 2005, and played until 31 January 2008, left for Serie A club Napoli joining fellow Brescia players Santacroce and Hamsik, for a total fee of €18 million within a season. Mannini himself was tagged for €7 million. In January 2009 he was handed a one year suspension along with former teammate Davide Possanzini from WADA for being late for a drugs test following a Serie B match between Brescia and Chievo in December 2007. Later the ban was frozen by Court of Arbitration for Sport due to appeal process.
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Emanuele Calaiò
Emanuele Calaiò (born 8 January 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side Siena.
Calaiò started his football career at Torino making his league debut against Reggina on 6 January 2000, he scored a goal for Torino three minutes into his debut. He made 20 league appearances in total for Torino.
In January 2002 Calaiò was exchanged with Alessandro Cibocchi of Ternana with inflated price tag to create paper profit on both clubs (which Ternana was fined in 2010, 8 years later) and then a short spell with Messina followed. In January 2003, was loaned by Pescara and turned permanently in June 2004. He also returned to Torino Calcio in 2003 in exchange with Cibocchi again.
With Pescara, Calaiò solidified himself as an impressive striker, the club won promotion back into Serie B in 2003, with Calaiò scoring 20 times in his second season. In the third at Serie B, he scored 6 in the first half of the season.
In January 2005, Napoli Soccer at Serie C1 signed him for €2.85 million, he scored just 6 in the first season, but in the second he scored 18, won the champion and promotion back to Serie B with club. He scored 14 in his third season with Napoli, won promotion back to Serie A. With the arrival of Marcelo Zalayeta and Ezequiel Lavezzi, he had limited chances to play.
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Emanuele Pesoli
Emanuele Pesoli (born August 31, 1980 in Anagni, Italy) is an Italian professional footballer, currently playing for Siena, where he plays as a defender.
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Erjon Bogdani
Erjon Bogdani (born 14 April 1977 in Tirana) is an Albanian football player who currently plays as a striker for Siena in the Italian Serie A and the Albanian national team.
Bogdani was discovered by local side Partizani Tirana at the age of just 10 in a school team competition held in Tirana, where he scored 11 goals in just four games. The young Bogdani then joined Partizani Tirana's academy, where he played through the different age groups and eventually signing his first professional contract with the club in 1994.
Bogdani made his professional debut with Partizani Tirana in the Albanian Superliga in the 1993-94 season, where he played 7 games in the second half of the season. The following season he scored his first goal in a campaign which saw him play 13 games and score 2 goals. The 1997-98 campaign would prove to be his most successful in Albanian football as he scored 13 goals in just 15 games before the winter break. This attracted the attention of several foreign clubs, but Bogdani decided to move to Turkey with Gençlerbirliği in the Süper Lig where he played for the second half of the 1997-98 season. Bogdani later moved to Zagreb and played there for 1. HNL club Zagreb scoring 10 goals in 26 matches.
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Filippo Carobbio
Filippo Carobbio (born 15 October 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays for Siena.
Carobbio started his career at Atalanta youth team. He was farmed to Serie B and Serie C1 teams, then jointed Varese in co-ownership bid. Carobbio returned to Atalanta in June 2002 but joined AlbinoLeffe immediately.
He followed the team promoted to Serie B in summer 2003. He played his first regular Serie B season, before signed by Serie A team Reggina on 25 August 2005 in joint-ownership bid.
He made his Serie A debut against U.C. Sampdoria, on 11 September 2005.
On 25 January 2007, he joined Genoa C.F.C., he played 8 games for the Serie B third-place winner, before returned to AlbinoLeffe on 22 June 2007.
In June 2009, he left for Serie B champion A.S. Bari for their Serie A campaign on free transfer. But he did not played for Bari in the first three games before left on loan to Grosseto on 31 August.
In July 2010 Carobbio left for Siena along with Pedro Kamata for €500,000 each, in 3-year contract. Both players were part of Abdelkader Ghezzal's deal to Bari. He wore no.14 shirt. The team finished as the runner-up of 2010–11 Serie B and promoted.
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Francesco Bolzoni
Francesco Bolzoni (born 7 May 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Siena.
Bolzoni started out at San Colombano al Lambro before joining Inter's academy. Bolzoni has played for every academy team from the Esordienti (under-13) to the Primavera (under-20).
During the season 2006–2007, Bolzoni was part of the winning side, when the reserve won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera (under-20 Italian Championship).
He made his first-team debut on 1 February 2007, playing 26 minutes of 2006–07 Coppa Italia) semi-final return leg against U.C. Sampdoria at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
On 19 September 2007, Bolzoni, alongside with Esposito and Puccio, was selected for the first time in the 20-men squad for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League match against Fenerbahçe. However he failed to make his debut in the UEFA Champions League, on that day. In the following match against PSV Eindhoven he came on as a substitute for Santiago Solari in the 70th minute, making his first UEFA Champions League appearance.
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Franco Brienza
Franco Brienza (born 19 March 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Siena in Serie A and also represented Italy at international level.
Born in Cantù but grown in Ischia, he began his footballing career for local club Campagnano, before moving in Florence at the age of 15 to play for Isolotto. In 1997-98 he joined with Serie B club Foggia. He followed the team relegated in 1998 to Serie C1 and again in 1999 to Serie C2.
In 2000 he was signed by A.S. Roma along with team-mate Attilio Nicodemo and Giuseppe Di Masi, which cost Roma 100 million Italian lire (for Brienza). Roma farmed Brienza and Nicodemo along with Roma youth products Daniele De Vezze and Luca Ferri to sister club Palermo, which Franco Sensi (the President of Roma) acquired the club in March 2000. Di Masi also joined the Sicily side in January 2001. He helped his club to win the league and achieve promotion to Serie B in 2001.
On 30 June 2002, he joined Palermo permanently, for €10.9million, in exchange with Davide Bombardini, priced €11 million.
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Gaël Genevier
Gaël Genevier (born June 26, 1982 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères) is a French football (soccer) player currently on the books of A.C. Pisa 1909 on loan from Siena.
Genevier moved to Italy in 2003, joining Perugia of Serie A and making four appearances in the Italian top flight before being loaned to Serie B side Catania on January 2004, being rarely featured in the regular lineup and playing only eight times with the etnei. On December 2004 he was consequently released by Perugia and signed by Serie C1 team Acireale, where he finally managed to play regularly. After two seasons with the Sicilian side, he moved to Tuscany to join Sangiovannese, another Serie C1 team, with some success. He was consequently noted by newly-promoted Serie B club Pisa, who signed him for the 2007–2008 season. On 29 January 2010 Siena loaned the French defensive midfielder to Serie B club Torino until June. He returned to Siena for serie B season 2010-2011.
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Gennaro Troianiello
Gennaro Troianiello (or spells as Troianello) (born 21 March 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Sassuolo on loan from Siena.
Troianiello started his career at regional league Eccellenza, he then followed Calangianus promoted to Serie D. After helping the finished 7th, he was signed by Ischia of Eccellenza.
In summer 2004, he was signed by Nuorese, where he bought the club from Eccellenza to Serie C2 in two years. in 2006–07 season, Nuorese finished as losing side of promotion playoffs.
In June 2007, he was signed by Serie A side Chievo, but farmed to Frosinone in co-ownership deal along with Alfredo Cariello. Chievo also swapped Vincenzo Sicignano for Massimo Zappino. He just made 5 appearances in his first Serie B season, and loaned to Ternana of Serie C1 in January 2008. In 2008–09 season, he was loaned to Foggia of Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex-Serie C1), which Frosinone also swapped Zappino for Nunzio Di Roberto of Foggia. In June 2009, Frosinone bought Troianiello outright, and Angelo Antonazzo was bought back by Chievo.
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Gianluca Pegolo
Gianluca Pegolo (born 25 March 1981 in Bassano del Grappa) is an Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for Serie A side Siena.
Pegolo joined Genoa on 6 July 2007 on free transfer. However he left for Mantova on 31 August 2007 and then another Serie B club Parma in August 2008, joining Julio Cesar de Leon and Alessandro Lucarelli. Pegolo was the backup keeper of Nicola Pavarini.
On 29 June 2009 Pegolo joined Siena for €1 million. On the same day Genoa also signed Houssine Kharja for €6.5 million. Siena also signed the remain 50% registration rights of Manuel Coppola on 26 June for another €1.5M. He was the backup keeper of Ferdinando Coppola (Željko Brkić in 2011–12 season)
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Giuseppe Papadopulo
Giuseppe Papadopulo (born February 2, 1948 in Casale Marittimo, Pisa) is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge as head coach of Torino.
A former footballer who played for Livorno, Lazio, Brindisi, Arezzo, Salernitana and Bari, he started his coaching career in 1984 at Cecina, a minor amateur team of Tuscany. Then, after two years as assistant coach for Casertana, he debuted at the professional level in 1987 for Sorrento. In 1989, he coached of Licata, a small Sicilian Serie B team at the time.
After two other coaching experiences for Monopoli and Perugia, Papadopulo in 1993 drove Acireale to a surprising promotion to Serie B. He then coached Avellino, Livorno, and led Fidelis Andria to another Serie B promotion.
But, after two other short times with Lucchese and Crotone, Papadopulo finally had his luckiest success for A.C. Siena (2001–2004), leading the team from Serie C1 to its first Series A ever, and even maintaining the top division the next year. Papadopulo was nicknamed il Papa (The Pope) by Siena fans during his period in the team, that he led from Series C to the Italian top division.
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Giuseppe Sannino
Giuseppe Sannino (born April 30, 1957 in Ottaviano, Campania) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder. He is currently head coach of Serie A side Siena.
Born in Campania, Sannino relocated to Turin with his family after his father was hired by FIAT automobile company in Turin. In his career, Sannino played as a creative attacking midfielder for several minor league teams, with Serie C2 club Vogherese being the one he became most associated with. Sannino retired from active football in 1988, after a lone season with Ligurian amateur club Entella.
Sannino entered into a coaching career in 1990, as responsible of the Allievi (under-17) team at Vogherese. In 1992 he became youth coach at Pavia, and one year later he worked with the same role at Monza. In 1996 he took his first head coaching experience at amateur Eccellenza club Oltrepò, ending the season in sixth place. After a short stint as youth coach at Como, in 1998 Sannino took his first head coaching role in a professional league at Serie C2 club Biellese: this experience however turned out to be disappointing, as he was dismissed before the end of the season.
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Gonçalo Brandão
Gonçalo Jardim Brandão (born 9 October 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Parma F.C. in Serie A on loan from A.C. Siena. Mainly a central defender, he can also appear as a left back.
A product of hometown C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system, Brandão made is debut in the first division against F.C. Porto, scoring in a 1–4 home loss, on 18 October 2003, aged 17, when he still had not finished his youth career. Ironically, he only managed another seven first-team appearances in the next three seasons combined, with a loan to Charlton Athletic in 2005–06 in between (no Premier League matches played).
On 4 February 2007, Brandão played his first league match after his Belenenses return against Vitória de Setúbal. In June 2008, it was announced he had signed with Serie A's A.C. Siena. After a shaky start (he made his league debut only on 20 December, in a 1–2 home defeat against F.C. Internazionale Milano), he finished his first season as an undisputed starter.
After the end of the 2009–10 season, Brandão was loaned to Juventus F.C. for the United States tour, along with Albin Ekdal (owned by Juve and loaned to Siena) and three other players. On 22 June 2011, after contributing with only two games to Siena's top flight return, he signed for Parma F.C. on loan.
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Joazhiño Arroe
Joazhiño Walhir Arroe Salcedo (born 5 June 1992) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Peruvian First Division club Alianza Lima on loan from Serie A club A.C. Siena.
Arroe made his professional debut in 2009–10 Coppa Italia.
Arroe made his first team debut in November 2009, against Grosseto as a last minute substitute. The Cup match ended with Siena defeating Grosseto 2–0. He arrived in Italy in June 2007, at the age of 15. Although below the minimum age of international transfer, which required the player to be aged 18 or above (except within EEA, which is 16 with additional requirement), his agent Fabián Soldini let him travel with his family with reasons other than football in order to fulfil the FIFA regulations, like Soldini brought Lionel Messi to Spain for medical treatment and education.
Despite Siena getting relegated to Serie B for the 2010–11 season, he remained with the club's Primavera team, which was eliminated in the quarter-final stage of 2011 Torneo di Viareggio. and the first round (round of 32) of 2010–11 Coppa Italia Primavera.
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Joel Acosta
Joel Gustavo Acosta (born 16 January 1991 in Villa Gobernador Gálvez) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Siena on loan from Boca Juniors.
Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on 24 October 2010 in a league game against Independiente. He came on as a substitute for Lucas Viatri in the 88th minute. The game resulted in a 0-0 draw.
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Leonardo Blanchard
Leonardo Blanchard (born 6 May 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club FeralpiSalò. Blanchard spent entire career at Lega Pro (ex- Serie C) divisions and Serie D. (Italian third to fifth level).
Born in Grosseto, Tuscany, Blanchard started his career at hometown club SauroRispescia (of Rispescia frazione) In 30 August 2005 he was signed by Serie A team Siena, which also a Tuscany team. He played for its Berretti team (B team of under-20 age group or U-19 team). In the next season he left for Poggibonsi, but in January 2007 left for Serie D team SanGimignano. The team relegated to Eccellenza Tuscany at the end of season. He was promoted to Primavera under-20 team in 2007–08 season.
In 2008 he left for Valle del Giovenco, his first team outside Tuscany, where he spent 1½ seasons. At the end of 2010 winter (January) transfer window, he left for Pergocrema. He played the both legs of relegation "play-out".
In July 2010 he left for Pavia. He was call-up to Siena's pre-season camp in 2011. He played a few friendlies before left the club on 20 July.
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Lorenzo Del Prete
Lorenzo Del Prete (born 12 January 1986) is an Italian football (soccer) defender currently playing for A.S.G. Nocerina on loan from A.C. Siena.
After an experience with the quality productive Juventus youth system, Del Prete was loaned out to Pizzighettone and Lanciano to gain experience through first team playing time in the lower divisions of the Italian league. After some impressive performances Juventus opted to sell him in a co-ownership deal to Serie A side Siena, so he could gain experience at the highest level. He made his Serie A debut on the first day of the 2008–09 season in a defeat to Atalanta.
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Luca Rossettini
Luca Rossettini (born 9 May 1985 in Padua) is an Italian football defender currently playing for Siena in Serie A.
Having spent his youth years at hometown club Padova, he joined Siena in a co-ownership deal in August 2007. The deal was made permanent when Siena bought out the contract from Padova in June 2008.
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Luigi De Canio
Luigi "Gigi" De Canio (born September 26, 1957 in Matera) is an Italian football manager and former player, currently in charge of Genoa.
De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979–80 with Matera, marking his debut in the division on September 16, 1979 against Genoa. He retired in 1989 with amateur team Pisticci, of which he successively became head coach.
De Canio started his coaching career in 1989 with Promozione team Pisticci, immediately winning the league, being thus promoted to Serie D. He served as Pisticci boss for four more seasons before joining Serie C2 team Savoia during the 1993–94 season, and winning the promotion playoffs the following season. In 1995–96 he coached Siena of Serie C1, leading the Robur to an eighth place. In 1996–97 he signed for Serie C1 minnows Carpi, a team which featured a young Marco Materazzi among their players, and led the Emilia-Romagna side to a surprising fourth place which allowed them to play the promotion playoffs. In 1997–98 he moved to Serie B club Lucchese, hardly saving them from relegation with a final 16th place. Initially with no club for the following season, De Canio was then signed by Pescara, where he narrowly missed a surprising promotion to the top flight.
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Marcel Büchel
Marcel Büchel (born 18 March 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian side Gubbio, on loan from Siena.
Büchel moved from Swiss side St. Gallen to Italian team Siena in 2009; he signed on loan for Juventus for the 2010-11 season. He made his professional debut for Juventus in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, in a match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010. Büchel made his second first team appearance for Juventus, also in the UEFA Europe League, against Manchester City on 16 December 2010. After the return to Siena, he signed on loan again, this time for Serie B team Gubbio.
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Marcelo Larrondo
Marcelo Alejandro Paez Larrondo, known as Marcelo Larrondo (born August 16, 1988 in Tunuyán) is an Argentine professional footballer. He currently plays for A.C. Siena.
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Mariano Romano
Mariano Romano (born 7 July 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays for South Tyrol of Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
Born in Naples, Campania, Romano started his career at Tuscany side Siena. On 3 July 2009, he was loaned to Serie B side Sassuolo with option to co-own the player in June 2010.
On 21 January 2010, he was loaned to Pergocrema of Lega Pro Prima Divisione. which he already trained with the team since 2 January.
On 9 July 2010, Romano remained at Prima Divisione, but for newly promoted side South Tyrol. Siena team-mate Thomas Albanese also joined him on loan.
In Although made a few appearances for Sassuolo, he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in a internal training match.
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Mario Beretta
Mario Beretta (born October 30, 1959 in Milan) is the Italian association football former manager of Cesena in the Serie A league and former player.
Beretta had a short career as footballer, playing only in the season 1976-77 for Pro Sesto and in that 1978-79 for Rovellasca in Serie D.
In 1982, aged 23, he became a coach for amateur team Abbiategrasso's youth squad, and 1984 for Monza's. He was also a successful School Teacher in the mid eighties for Istituto Gonzaga and Istituto Leopardi in Milan. His first team role came in 1994 for amateur side Corsico, whereas his first professional appearance came the next year for Pro Patria, followed by Saronno, Como and Lumezzane.
After three successful seasons with Varese of Serie C1, Beretta was signed by Ternana of Serie B. An exciting debut in 2002–2003 was followed by a sacking the next season. In 2004–2005, Serie A club Chievo Verona called him to replace Luigi Delneri. Despite a strong starting, Beretta's Chievo slowly but continuously fell down the table, and he was fired three matchdays to the end of the season, with Chievo fully involved in a tough relegation battle, to be replaced by caretaker Maurizio D'Angelo.
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Matteo Contini
Matteo Contini (born 16 April 1980) is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Siena on loan from Zaragoza.
He started his professional career in the AC Milan youth system. He was then loaned to Serie C1 teams Livorno, SPAL, Monza and L'Aquila between 1999–2003 and Serie B team Avellino in 2003/04 season. His 50% rights were bought by Parma in 2004 that became full ownership in 2005.
On 27 January 2010 Contini was loaned to Real Zaragoza with option to purchase.
On 8 July 2010, Zaragoza made the purchase option, for €2 million and signed Contini on a three-year deal.
On August 8, 2011, after a year and a half in Spain, he returned to Italy, taken from Siena on a season-long loan with option to buy your rights.
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Mattia Destro
Mattia Destro (born 20 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Siena, on loan from Genoa.
Son of former footballer Flavio Destro, Mattia Destro started his career with Ascoli, from his born place and one of the former clubs of his father. He was the member of Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2004–05 season, while his father Flavio was the coach of Allievi Nazionali team at that time. In mid-2005, he joined Internazionale's youth system.
Destro was the team top-scorer of Giovanissimi Nazionali team in 2005–06 season, the second team top-scorer of Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season (behind Mario Balotelli) and the second team top-scorer of Primavera team in 2008–09 season (behind Aiman Napoli). Destro won the league title with Allievi Nazionali team in 2008, and he also played for Primavera – the senior youth team that season, scored 4 goal in the league group stage; 1 in Primavera league playoff, winning 2008 Torneo di Viareggio and losing to Sampdoria in the final of the Primavera League.
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Michael Odibe
Michael Chukwuwike Odibe (born July 23, 1988 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for the Ukrainian side Arsenal Kyiv on loan from A.C. Siena in Italy.
On 1 February 2010, AC Siena signed the defender on loan from the Belgian club Saint-Gilles. On 31 January 2011 left AC Siena and joined on loan for six months to FC Südtirol.
On 31 August 2011, Odibe joined the Ukrainian Premier League outfit Arsenal Kyiv on a season-long loan deal.
Odibe was called for the Super Eagles for the friendly game against Sierra Leone national football team in his hometown Lagos on 09 February 2011.
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Michele Mignani
Michele Mignani (born 30 April 1972 in Genoa) is an Italian association football former player, who currently works as a youth coach of Siena.
Mignani made his Serie A debut on 13 January 1991, against U.S. Lecce. He then went on to spend 10 seasons with Siena, being the team captain during the club's first Serie A campaign and one of the mainstays for the Tuscans. He left in 2006, and his #4 jersey number was retired by Siena as a homage.
He retired in 2009 to return to Siena as a youth coach, originally for the Allievi Nazionali and since 2010 for the main youth team, the Primaveraunder-19 squad.
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Michele Paolucci
Michele Paolucci (born 6 February 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays for Vicenza on loan from Siena.
Paolucci came through the ranks at Juventus where he played alongside Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie.
After graduating from their Primavera youth team. However, despite being called up to the first team he never made an official Serie A appearance for the Old Lady.
In 2006–07 season he was loaned to Ascoli, made his team and Serie A debut on 10 September 2006, against Atalanta B.C.. After his successful spell at Ascoli where he would go on to score 6 goals in 32 Serie A appearances, he returned shortly to Juventus.
In summer 2007, he moved to Udinese on joint-ownership deal, as part of the Vincenzo Iaquinta deal to join Juventus, as tagged for €1.35million. He made his official game debut in Coppa Italia, scored two goals against A.S. Bari on 29 August 2007. . He made just 2 appearances in 5 months at Udinese
In January 2008 Juventus and Udinese loaned him out to Atalanta, where he would play until July 2008.
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Mihail Ivanov
Mihail Ivanov (Bulgarian: Михаил Иванов) (born 7 August 1989 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Piacenza on loan from Siena.
Ivanov began his career at Levski Sofia. In 2004 the friends of his parents make contact with Academy Renato Curi and on 15-years old Mihail travelled alone to Italy.
In 2006 Ivanov moved to the youth squads of Siena. He played two years for Siena in Campionato Nazionale Primavera and was named the best goalkeeper for 2008–09 season. His first involvement in the first team was after being named on the bench for Siena's game against Cagliari Calcio on 30 August 2009, which finished 3–1 in favour of Siena.
On August 16, 2010, Ivanov joined Foggia on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his competitive debut on 22 August, in a 3–0 away win against Cavese 1919. Ivanov earned 16 appearances in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and kept five clean sheets during the season.
In June 2011 he returned to Siena as fourth choice behind Željko Brkić, Gianluca Pegolo and Simone Farelli. On 17 January 2012, Piacenza confirmed Ivanov has joined on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut two weeks later, in a 1–0 away win over Cremonese.
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Niccolò Giannetti
Niccolò Giannetti (born 12 May 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for F.C. Südtirol-Alto Adige, on loan from Siena.
Giannetti signed on loan for Juventus from Siena for the 2010-11 season. He made his professional debut for Juventus in the UEFA Europa League, in a match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010. Giannetti scored his first goal for Juventus on 16 December 2010 in a UEFA Europa League match against English team Manchester City. He made his Serie A debut one month later, on 16 January 2011, as a starter in a home league game against Bari. After returning to Siena he was subsequently re-loaned out to newly promoted Serie B side Gubbio.
On 8 February 2011 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 in a friendly match against England played in Empoli.
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Nicola Belmonte
Nicola Belmonte is an Italian footballer currently playing for A.C. Siena. He prefers to play as a right back, but can also play as a centre back.
In summer 2008, he was signed by A.C. Siena in co-ownership deal, for €1.2 million, but after just played one league match, Belmonte returned to A.S. Bari on loan. In the first season he played a few games, as the team had Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Ranocchia as centre-backs.
On September 2010, he extended his contract with Bari from 2013 to 2015. He was the centre-back of the team along with Marco Rossi, but sometimes moved to right back when Andrea Masiello was unavailable. The coach also tested Andrea Raggi as starting rightback at the start of season, made Belmonte as sub and A.Masiello moved to centre-back. Despite the arrival of Kamil Glik in mid-season, Glik injury made Belmonte's role unaffected. He also missed a few games since 24 January due to injury. He was replaced in the first half on 6 March, his first match since injury.
On 23 June 2011, he returned to Siena for a second spell at the club. Bari and Siena made a pure player swap, which Belmonte, Pedro Kamata and Filippo Carobbio moved to Siena outright, and Abdelkader Ghezzal moved to Bari outright.
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Nicola Campinoti
Nicola Campinoti (born 20 May 1992 in Massa) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for L'Aquila on loan from Siena.
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Paolo Grossi
Paolo Grossi (born 29 May 1985 in Milan) is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays for A.C. Siena.
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Paul Codrea
Paul Codrea (born 4 April 1981 in Timişoara, Romania) is a Romanian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for A.C. Siena in Italy. He played for the Romanian team in the group stage games in the 2008 European Championships.
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Roberto Vitiello
Roberto Vitiello (born 8 May 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for Siena in Serie A.
Vitiello started his career at Parma, in 2002, he participated in Torneo di Viareggio with Parma and highly-rated. He then awarded no.34 of the first team.
After loaned to Cesena of Serie C1, he was loaned to Vicenza of Serie B in July 2003. In summer 2004 the deal became permanent. In July 2006 he was sold to Rimini of Serie B.
In June 2010 he was hired by newly relegated Serie B team Siena, signed a 3-year contract.
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Rodrigo Taddei
Rodrigo Ferrante Taddei (born 6 March 1980) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Roma. He plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder and is notable for his dribbling and versatility.
He also holds Italian nationality.
He started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras, then moved to Italy in September 2002 and signing for Siena, a then Serie B team, which later earned promotion to Serie A.
In late 2003, Taddei was seriously injured in a car accident. His younger brother Leonardo died in the accident and his teammate Pinga was also hurt. Upon recovery, Taddei returned to playing for Siena.
After another season with Siena, Taddei left on a Bosman free transfer and signed a five-year contract with Roma on 3 June 2005. He earned a gross salary of €1.75M in the first season and € 2.23M in the next 4 seasons.
Joining Roma offered Taddei the chance to perform on the European stage. He scored the opening goal in Roma's 2–1 victory over Manchester United in the first leg of the 2007 Champions League quarter-finals. However, he was injured in the warm-ups of the second leg and was ruled out of the match.
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Simone Farelli
Simone Farelli (born 19 February 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club A.C. Siena.
Born in Rome, Lazio, Farelli started his career at hometown club Astrea. He made his debut in 2000–01 Serie D. In mid-2001 he was signed by Serie B team Siena. He followed the team promoted to Serie A in 2003. In mid-2004 he left for Serie C2 club Nocerina but in January 2005 returned to the city of Siena.
Farelli returned to Italian fourth level in 2005–06 season, for Vittoria. He then left for Serie C1 club Ancona and then Lanciano.
Farelli settled in Crotone in 2008–09 season. The team won the first ever promotion playoffs of the third division since renamed to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. He was the backup keeper of Emanuele Concetti in his two year stay. In 2010–11 Serie B, Crotone signed Vid Belec and Giacomo Bindi, and Farelli was allowed to leave for Siena in 1+1 deal. (which Siena newly relegated from Serie A) He was third keeper, behind Ferdinando Coppola (Željko Brkić in 2011–12 season) and Gianluca Pegolo. Siena won promotion at the end of 2010–11 Serie B.
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Simone Vergassola
Simone Vergassola (born 24 January 1976 in La Spezia) is an Italian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for A.C. Siena of Serie A.
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Željko Brkić
Željko Brkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жeљкo Бpкић, born July 9, 1986 in Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays for Siena on loan from Udinese.
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Francesco Stella AC Siena 2010/11
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- Duration: 6:55
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Francesco Stella 2010 season clips and a little of 2011
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Francesco Stella 2010 season clips and a little of 2011
Before the match AC Siena - Juventus 2011/12 || JuveTV.eu ||
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- Duration: 2:31
- Updated: 01 Dec 2012
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- published: 18 Sep 2011
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Ac Siena vs Ac Milan 1-2
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- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Ac milan wins 1st match with 2 goals from Pato #7 Please subscribe for all the matches this season.
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Ac milan wins 1st match with 2 goals from Pato #7 Please subscribe for all the matches this season.
- published: 22 Aug 2009
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AC Milan 4-0 AC Siena | Ronaldinho beautiful goal
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- Duration: 1:41
- Updated: 14 Nov 2012
hat-trick for Ronaldinho
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AC Milan 4X0 AC Siena - (17/01/2010) Full Highlights and Goals in HD
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- Duration: 3:11
- Updated: 13 Aug 2012
AC Milan 4X0 AC Siena - (17/01/2010) Full Highlights and Goals - Com show de Ronaldinho Milan vence (4X0) - Campeonato Italiano.
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AC Milan 4X0 AC Siena - (17/01/2010) Full Highlights and Goals - Com show de Ronaldinho Milan vence (4X0) - Campeonato Italiano.
- published: 17 Jan 2010
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Torino FC vs AC Siena Highlights 3-2 13jan2013
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- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
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AC Siena 1:4 AC Milan - Antonio Nocerino (1:3)
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- Duration: 1:04
- Updated: 10 Sep 2012
Antonio Nocerino scores an amazing goal !
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Lazio vs AC Siena 1-1 (4:1 dr) Ampia Sintesi 19/12/2012 Highlights & All Penalties
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- Duration: 6:01
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Lazio vs AC Siena 1-1 (4:1 dr) Ampia Sintesi 19/12/2012 Highlights Lazio 1x1 AC Siena Lazio Roma - AC Siena 1-1 (4:1 dr) Ampia Sintesi -tutti i gol, Sky Calcio Coppa Italia 2012/2013. Lazio 2 vs AC Siena 0 Ampia Sintesi tutti i gol, Sky Calcio Lazio - AC Siena (1:1) All Goals & Full Match...
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Lazio vs AC Siena 1-1 (4:1 dr) Ampia Sintesi 19/12/2012 Highlights Lazio 1x1 AC Siena Lazio Roma - AC Siena 1-1 (4:1 dr) Ampia Sintesi -tutti i gol, Sky Calcio Coppa Italia 2012/2013. Lazio 2 vs AC Siena 0 Ampia Sintesi tutti i gol, Sky Calcio Lazio - AC Siena (1:1) All Goals & Full Match...
- published: 19 Dec 2012
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Highlights _ AC Milan [ 4-0 ] Siena - 17/1/2010
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 05 Nov 2012
Day 20
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AC Milan 4 0 Siena Highlights 17/01/2010
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- Duration: 1:54
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
AC Milan 4 0 Siena Highlights 17/01/2010
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Ronaldinho scores 3 Goals - AC Milan vs Siena (4-0) All Goals _ Highlights - 17-01-2010 - HQ
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- Duration: 3:19
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Ronaldinho Scores 3 Goals AC Milan - Siena 4-0 All Goals and Highlights AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 All Goals & Highlights [High Quality] AC Milan vs Siena (4 - 0) All Goals & Highlights SKY SPORTS 2010 AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 All Goals Full Highlights Match Full Match - AC Milan...
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Ronaldinho Scores 3 Goals AC Milan - Siena 4-0 All Goals and Highlights AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 All Goals & Highlights [High Quality] AC Milan vs Siena (4 - 0) All Goals & Highlights SKY SPORTS 2010 AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 All Goals Full Highlights Match Full Match - AC Milan...
- published: 17 Jan 2010
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AC Milan 2-1 Siena 14-11-2004
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- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
Serie A 2004-2005
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Warm up before match AC Milan - Siena
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- Duration: 12:11
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
Serie A 2011-2012
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RONALDINHO ! AC MILAN - SIENA 4-0 HAT-TRICK all goals
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
Resurgent Ronaldinho netted a hat-trick to help AC Milan hammer 10-man Siena 4-0 on Sunday and close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to six points. The title race is now very much on given Inter only drew 2-2 at Bari on Saturday, Milan have a game in hand and the top two meet in the city derby next weekend.Striker Borriello won a 12th-minute penalty when he was brought down by keeper Gianluca Curci, who was given a straight red card, and Ronaldinho confidently slotted in the spotkick. Borriello, whose career was held up by a 2007 drugs ban, then volleyed in Andrea Pirlos cross with his wrong foot to prompt a standing ovation at the San Siro. Ronaldinho, reborn after recapturing some of the form which made him 2004 and 2005 world player of the year, then nodded in David Beckhams second-half corner and fired in a superb shot which rekindled memories of his glory days - arsenal Milan Milan !! 4 - Siena 0 David Beckham Ronaldinho AC Milan David Beckham Brazil Manchester United 3-1 City United David Beckham AC MIlan David Beckham Roma AC MIlan 1-0 2-0 1-1 3-1 Brazil World Cup man David Beckham Stoke David Beckham AC Milan David Beckham Bolton AC Milan David Beckham Brazil World Cup Livorna AC MILAN tevez, giggs, scholes, alex ferguson, pfa player of the year, pfa young player of the year Cristiano ronaldo Arsenal, chelsea liverpool bolton, aston villa, birmingham, derby, newcastle, portsmouth reading, tottenham spurs, sporting, rome as roma, ac milan, barcelona, fulham ...
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Resurgent Ronaldinho netted a hat-trick to help AC Milan hammer 10-man Siena 4-0 on Sunday and close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to six points. The title race is now very much on given Inter only drew 2-2 at Bari on Saturday, Milan have a game in hand and the top two meet in the city derby next weekend.Striker Borriello won a 12th-minute penalty when he was brought down by keeper Gianluca Curci, who was given a straight red card, and Ronaldinho confidently slotted in the spotkick. Borriello, whose career was held up by a 2007 drugs ban, then volleyed in Andrea Pirlos cross with his wrong foot to prompt a standing ovation at the San Siro. Ronaldinho, reborn after recapturing some of the form which made him 2004 and 2005 world player of the year, then nodded in David Beckhams second-half corner and fired in a superb shot which rekindled memories of his glory days - arsenal Milan Milan !! 4 - Siena 0 David Beckham Ronaldinho AC Milan David Beckham Brazil Manchester United 3-1 City United David Beckham AC MIlan David Beckham Roma AC MIlan 1-0 2-0 1-1 3-1 Brazil World Cup man David Beckham Stoke David Beckham AC Milan David Beckham Bolton AC Milan David Beckham Brazil World Cup Livorna AC MILAN tevez, giggs, scholes, alex ferguson, pfa player of the year, pfa young player of the year Cristiano ronaldo Arsenal, chelsea liverpool bolton, aston villa, birmingham, derby, newcastle, portsmouth reading, tottenham spurs, sporting, rome as roma, ac milan, barcelona, fulham ...
- published: 17 Jan 2010
- views: 1589471
- author: jbforprimeminister
![AC Milan vs Siena (2-1) First Half Serie A Highlights Official HD [06/01/13]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130114200808im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OfaPU3CEQ1s/default.jpg "AC Milan vs Siena (2-1) First Half Serie A Highlights Official HD [06/01/13]")
AC Milan vs Siena (2-1) First Half Serie A Highlights Official HD [06/01/13]
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- Duration: 1:21
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
AC Milan met Siena at the San Siro, the first half was a dull affair with few chances. However Giampaolo Pazzini was then inches away from connecting with Riccardo Montolivo's free kick before Stephan El Shaarawy squandered the best chance of the half. Serie A's top marksman was given the...
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AC Milan met Siena at the San Siro, the first half was a dull affair with few chances. However Giampaolo Pazzini was then inches away from connecting with Riccardo Montolivo's free kick before Stephan El Shaarawy squandered the best chance of the half. Serie A's top marksman was given the...
- published: 06 Jan 2013
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- author: LoveSerieA
![AC Milan 1 - 0 Siena (10 Feb 2008) [extended highlights]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130114200808im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BOQKcbOMUaE/default.jpg "AC Milan 1 - 0 Siena (10 Feb 2008) [extended highlights]")
AC Milan 1 - 0 Siena (10 Feb 2008) [extended highlights]
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- Duration: 9:01
- Updated: 22 Jul 2012
Paloschi scores a wonder goal. Serginho puts on good performance.
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Paloschi scores a wonder goal. Serginho puts on good performance.
- published: 10 Feb 2008
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AC Milan vs Siena (2-1) Second Half Serie A Highlights Official HD [06/01/13]
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- Duration: 1:17
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
After a goalless first half at the San Siro AC Milan went on to beat Siena 2-1. The first goal came when some of the Siena players had stopped when Erjon Bogdani appeared to be fouled on the halfway line but with the referee not taking any action, Boateng picked up the ball and drove forward...
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After a goalless first half at the San Siro AC Milan went on to beat Siena 2-1. The first goal came when some of the Siena players had stopped when Erjon Bogdani appeared to be fouled on the halfway line but with the referee not taking any action, Boateng picked up the ball and drove forward...
- published: 06 Jan 2013
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- author: LoveSerieA
Kaka Goal vs Siena 10-09-2005
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- Duration: 1:21
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Serie A 2005-2006
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Ronaldinho Goal vs Siena 17-01-2010
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- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Serie A 2009-2010
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Siena vs AC Milan 1-4 All Goals And Full Highlights 29-04-2012
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- Duration: 1:59
- Updated: 06 May 2012
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- published: 29 Apr 2012
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AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 (17.01.2010) Ronaldinho Third Goal
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- Duration: 1:41
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 (17.01.2010) Ronaldinho Third Goal Kaka vs Barcelona Kaka vs Atletico Madrid Kaka vs AC Milan Kaka vs Villareal Kaka 2009-2010 Real Madrid All Goals And Skills Ronaldinho 2009-2010 All Goals And Skills Ronaldo 2009-2010 All Goals And Skills Messi 2009-2010 All Goals And Skills Cristiano Ronaldo C.Ronaldo CR-7 07-08 Season Goals Tricks Skills Freestyle Power Ability Manchester United 2007 2008 07 Voetbal Liverpool'S new singn in 2010 Maxi Rodriguez from Atletico Madrid. A Milan Kaka Baros production. He come to a permanent deal for 2,5 pounds! He is extreamally good and plays right midthfielder! Liverpool, Chelsea City, Manchester, United, Arsenal, Torres, Gerrard, Ronaldo, Figo Zidane, Messi, Drogba, Anelka, Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Aquilani, Cech, Robben, Lampard, Evra, Canavaro, Ferdinand, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Insua, Spearing, Raul Abiol, Puyol, Cesc Fabregas Casillas, Kaka, Susan Boyle, Baby laughing compilation. Words top 10 goals, funny clips, fights, songs and Movies. cristiano ronaldo c.ronaldo cr7 goals season compilation tricks vs skills 2008 07/08 manchester united quaremsa portugal viva champions league serie a inter milan Top 10 Best World Footballers 2009 This is a new updated video of who I think are the current top 10 football (soccer) players in the world. I have based this on form and actual talent to select the top 10. There are so many talented footballers at the moment, who do you think will take top spot? Here are the ...
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AC Milan vs Siena 4-0 (17.01.2010) Ronaldinho Third Goal Kaka vs Barcelona Kaka vs Atletico Madrid Kaka vs AC Milan Kaka vs Villareal Kaka 2009-2010 Real Madrid All Goals And Skills Ronaldinho 2009-2010 All Goals And Skills Ronaldo 2009-2010 All Goals And Skills Messi 2009-2010 All Goals And Skills Cristiano Ronaldo C.Ronaldo CR-7 07-08 Season Goals Tricks Skills Freestyle Power Ability Manchester United 2007 2008 07 Voetbal Liverpool'S new singn in 2010 Maxi Rodriguez from Atletico Madrid. A Milan Kaka Baros production. He come to a permanent deal for 2,5 pounds! He is extreamally good and plays right midthfielder! Liverpool, Chelsea City, Manchester, United, Arsenal, Torres, Gerrard, Ronaldo, Figo Zidane, Messi, Drogba, Anelka, Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Aquilani, Cech, Robben, Lampard, Evra, Canavaro, Ferdinand, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Insua, Spearing, Raul Abiol, Puyol, Cesc Fabregas Casillas, Kaka, Susan Boyle, Baby laughing compilation. Words top 10 goals, funny clips, fights, songs and Movies. cristiano ronaldo c.ronaldo cr7 goals season compilation tricks vs skills 2008 07/08 manchester united quaremsa portugal viva champions league serie a inter milan Top 10 Best World Footballers 2009 This is a new updated video of who I think are the current top 10 football (soccer) players in the world. I have based this on form and actual talent to select the top 10. There are so many talented footballers at the moment, who do you think will take top spot? Here are the ...
- published: 17 Jan 2010
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AC Brotherhood: Pietro Da Siena (Difficulty 5)
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
This new series im doing is for all the Borgia Towers. The two story towers will be skipped. The aim for this mission is to kill the captain without being seen at all, no yellow bars on anyones head, and to only kill him with the hidden blade as ranged weapons make it too easy
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This new series im doing is for all the Borgia Towers. The two story towers will be skipped. The aim for this mission is to kill the captain without being seen at all, no yellow bars on anyones head, and to only kill him with the hidden blade as ranged weapons make it too easy
- published: 30 Nov 2010
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AC Milan VS Siena 4-1 All Goals & Highlights 29.04.12 www.Rojvin.com
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
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The draft version of the US National Climate Assessment, released on Friday, makes remarkable reading – not just for Americans but for all humanity. Put together by a special panel of more than 240 scientists, the federally commissioned report reveals that the US is already reeling under the impact of global warming ... Nor is there any doubt about the cause of these rising temperatures ... A bitter struggle lies ahead ... Sender's name ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
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14 Jan 2013
Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings ... "I am ecstatic ... Agence France-Presse ....(size: 4.2Kb)
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14 Jan 2013
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14 Jan 2013
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14 Jan 2013
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Siena S.p.A. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Bianconeri ("White-black"), Robur ("Strength") |
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| Founded | 1904 | |||
| Ground | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena, Italy (Capacity: 15,373) |
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| Chairman |  Massimo Mezzaroma |
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| Head Coach | Giuseppe Sannino |
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| League | Serie A | |||
| 2011–12 | Serie A, 14th | |||
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Associazione Calcio Siena (often referred to as 'Robur' or simply '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.
The club plays its home games at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. The ground's capacity is only 15,725 and is located in Siena itself, whereas its more famous namesake is located in Florence. In March 2011, A.C. Siena announced plans to move to a new stadium at Isola d’Arbia, at the southern end of the city.[1] The 20,000 seat stadium features a unique below-ground design and was awarded an MIPIM AR Future Projects Award for 2011.
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Formed in 1904 as Società Studio e Divertimento (Society for Study and Entertainment), a sports club characterized by a black and white check jersey (derived from the city of Siena coat of arms), it opened its football section, named Società Sportiva Robur, in 1908. Today the name "Robur" is widely used by the local supporters to distinguish the football team from the two basket ones, "Mens Sana" and "Virtus".
The team finally became known as Associazione Calcio Siena in 1933/1934. In 1934/1935 Siena were promoted for the first time to Serie B. In the post-war season 1945–46, Siena played in the top division of Italian football for the first time. In that season, a mixed wartime league composed of Serie A and Serie B teams was played. Some of the southern sides that took part in the top division, including Siena, were Serie B teams, while northern Serie B teams played at the second level with the Serie C teams. Therefore, although Siena played in the top division, it was not considered as having played in Serie A during that season, not having qualified for the National Round.
After 55 years spent playing in several minor leagues, Siena were promoted back to Serie B for the start of the 2000/2001 season. After enjoying a good season on 2000/2001, the following season saw Siena in serious trouble, and coach Giuseppe Papadopulo, first sacked but then recalled, was able to save the team on the last day of the season.
The following season, again with Papadopulo as head coach, Siena were promoted to Serie A for the first time proper, led by players such as Rodrigo Taddei and Pinga. It had been 58 years since their last appearance in the top division of Italian football.
In the 2003/2004 campaign, the first Serie A season in the club's history, Siena ended in a respectable 13th place.
In the 2004/05 Serie A campaign, with Luigi De Canio as head coach, Siena struggled for long periods of the season, languishing in the relegation zone for a great part of the campaign, and with the team drawing far too many games and barely recording any wins, they looked almost certain to be relegated. However, a resurgence of form towards of the end of the season gave them hope, and a 2–1 win against already relegated Atalanta on the last day saw them secure safety and an acceptable 14th place in the table.
The 2005/2006 season also saw Siena fighting hard and it successfully kept its place in Serie A. They ended the season in 17th place. For the 2006–2007 season, Mario Beretta, who led Parma in the previous season, was appointed as new head coach. He kept Siena in Serie A after a 2–1 home win against Lazio in the final matchday.
During the 2006–07 season, club chairman Paolo De Luca, who took over in 2001 and helped the club to their first historical Serie A promotion, started talks to sell AC Siena to a conglomerate of Tuscan businessmen led by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati, president of Valle del Giovenco.[2] The bid was finalized on 30 March 2007, one day before De Luca died after a long illness.[3]
The head coach for the 2007–08 campaign was expected to be Andrea Mandorlini, but he left the club by mutual consent on 12 November. Former coach Mario Beretta once again took charge. [1]
The club also explored the possibility of changing its denomination in order to include the name of their main sponsor, Monte dei Paschi di Siena.[4] On 9 July 2007 the club announced it had changed their denomination to A.C. Siena Montepaschi. However, the name change needed to be accepted by the Italian Football Federation in order to become official:[5] After the refusal by FIGC, this idea was abandoned.
The current president of the club is Massimo Mezzaroma, while the vice president is Valentina Mezzaroma. In the 2010/11 Serie Bwin, Siena used the new team logo that was designed by Omar Zu'Mot. On 7 May 2011, A.C. Siena were once again promoted to the Serie A after finishing in the runner-up spot in Serie B.[6]
Colors and badge[link]
The team's home colours are white and black.
Players[link]
Current squad[link]
- As of 16 January 2012[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers[link]
4 Michele Mignani, Defender (1996–97, 1998–2006)
Notable former players[link]
For a list of all former and current A.C. Siena players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:A.C. Siena players.
Supporters[link]
The club has established relationships of friendship of Pro Imperia, after being hosted by the team of Serie D, during the winter retreat of the season 2011-12. [8]
References[link]
- ^ "Siena's new Stadium will be below ground". BBC. http://www.bbcday.info/2011/03/04/sienas-new-stadium-will-be-below-ground-level/.
- ^ "Siena sell to new investors". Football Italia. 3 March 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070613101527/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/mar3e.html. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Siena mourn President De Luca". Football Italia. 31 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070610003441/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/mar31h.html. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Siena set for name change?". Football Italia. 10 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070512064644/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may10o.html. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "L'Assemblea Straordinaria" (in Italian). Football Italia. 9 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926235722/http://www.acsiena.it/comunicatidetail.php3?id=5213. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ http://www.acsiena.it/societa.php
- ^ "A.C. Siena – stagione 2011/2012" (in Italian). AC Siena. http://www.acsiena.it/stagione-2011-2012/rosa/. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ http://proimp.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00%2B01:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00%2B01:00&max-results=50
External links[link]
- (Italian) Siena's official website
- (Italian) Robur 1904
- (English) Siena statistics
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| Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 11°19′50″E / 43.31861°N 11.33056°E / 43.31861; 11.33056 | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Tuscany | ||
| Province | Siena (SI) | ||
| Frazioni | Costalpino, Isola d'Arbia, Taverne d'Arbia, San Miniato, Vignano, Ruffolo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Franco Ceccuzzi (PD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) | ||
| Population (30 September 2010[1]) | |||
| • Total | 54,526 | ||
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Sienese | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 53100, 53010 | ||
| Dialing code | 0577 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Ansanus | ||
| Saint day | 1 December | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
| Historic Centre of Siena * | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 717 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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Siena (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsjɛːna] ( listen); in English also spelled Sienna, the historic exonym) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.[2] It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008.[3] Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year.
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History[link]
See also: Republic of Siena
Siena, like other Tuscan hill towns, was first settled in the time of the Etruscans (c. 900–400 BC) when it was inhabited by a tribe called the Saina. The Etruscans were an advanced people who changed the face of central Italy through their use of irrigation to reclaim previously unfarmable land, and their custom of building their settlements in well-defended hill-forts. A Roman town called Saena Julia was founded at the site in the time of the Emperor Augustus. The first document mentioning it dates from AD 70. Some archaeologists assert that Siena was controlled for a period by a Gaulish tribe called the Saenones.
The Roman origin accounts for the town's emblem: a she-wolf suckling infants Romulus and Remus. According to legend, Siena was founded by Senius, son of Remus, who was in turn the brother of Romulus, after whom Rome was named. Statues and other artwork depicting a she-wolf suckling the young twins Romulus and Remus can be seen all over the city of Siena. Other etymologies derive the name from the Etruscan family name "Saina," the Roman family name of the "Saenii," or the Latin word "senex" ("old") or the derived form "seneo", "to be old".
Siena did not prosper under Roman rule. It was not sited near any major roads and lacked opportunities for trade. Its insular status meant that Christianity did not penetrate until the 4th century AD, and it was not until the Lombards invaded Siena and the surrounding territory that it knew prosperity. After the Lombard occupation, the old Roman roads of Via Aurelia and the Via Cassia passed through areas exposed to Byzantine raids, so the Lombards rerouted much of their trade between the Lombards' northern possessions and Rome along a more secure road through Siena. Siena prospered as a trading post, and the constant streams of pilgrims passing to and from Rome provided a valuable source of income in the centuries to come.
The oldest aristocratic families in Siena date their line to the Lombards' surrender in 774 to Charlemagne. At this point, the city was inundated with a swarm of Frankish overseers who married into the existing Sienese nobility and left a legacy that can be seen in the abbeys they founded throughout Sienese territory. Feudal power waned however, and by the death of Countess Matilda in 1115 the border territory of the Mark of Tuscia which had been under the control of her family, the Canossa, broke up into several autonomous regions.
Siena prospered as a city-state, becoming a major centre of money lending and an important player in the wool trade. It was governed at first directly by its bishop, but episcopal power declined during the 12th century. The bishop was forced to concede a greater say in the running of the city to the nobility in exchange for their help during a territorial dispute with Arezzo, and this started a process which culminated in 1167 when the commune of Siena declared its independence from episcopal control. By 1179, it had a written constitution.
During the early 13th century that the majority of the construction of the Siena Cathedral (Duomo) was completed. During the same period the Piazza del Campo grew in importance as the centre of secular life. New streets were constructed leading to it, and it served as the site of the market and the location of various sporting events (perhaps better thought of as riots, in the fashion of the Florentine football matches that are still practised to this day). A wall was constructed in 1194 at the current site of the Palazzo Pubblico to stop soil erosion, an indication of how important the area was becoming as a civic space.
In the early 12th century a self-governing commune replaced the earlier aristocratic government. The consuls who governed the republic slowly became more inclusive of the poblani, or common people, and the commune increased its territory as the surrounding feudal nobles in their fortified castles submitted to the urban power. Siena's republic, struggling internally between nobles and the popular party, usually worked in political opposition to its great rival, Florence, and was in the 13th century predominantly Ghibelline in opposition to Florence's Guelph position (this conflict formed the backdrop for some of Dante's Commedia).
On 4 September 1260 the Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeated the Florentine Guelphs in the Battle of Montaperti. Before the battle, the Sienese army of around 20,000 faced a much larger Florentine army of around 33,000. Prior to the battle, the entire city was dedicated to the Virgin Mary (this was done several times in the city's history, most recently in 1944 to guard the city from Allied bombs). The man given command of Siena for the duration of the war, Bonaguida Lucari, walked barefoot and bareheaded, a halter around his neck, to the Duomo. Leading a procession composed of all the city's residents, he was met by all the clergy. Lucari and the bishop embraced to show the unity of church and state, then Lucari formally gave the city and contrade to the Virgin. Legend has it that a thick white cloud descended on the battlefield, giving the Sienese cover and aiding their attack. The reality was that the Florentine army launched several fruitless attacks against the Sienese army during the day, then when the Sienese army countered with their own offensive, traitors within the Florentine army killed the standard bearer and in the resulting chaos, the Florentine army broke up and fled the battlefield. Almost half the Florentine army (some 15,000 men) were killed as a result. So crushing was the defeat that even today if the two cities meet in any sporting event, the Sienese supporters are likely to exhort their Florentine counterparts to “Remember Montaperti!”.
The limits on the Roman town, were the earliest known walls to the city. During the 10th and 11th centuries, the town grew to the east and later to the north, in what is now the Camollia district. Walls were built to totally surround the city, and a second set was finished by the end of the 13th century. Much of these walls still exist today.[4]
Siena's university, founded in 1240 and famed for its faculties of law and medicine, is still among the most important Italian universities. Siena rivalled Florence in the arts throughout the 13th and 14th centuries: the important late medieval painter Duccio di Buoninsegna (1253–1319) was a Sienese, but worked across the peninsula, and the mural of "Good Government" by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Palazzo Pubblico, or town hall, is a magnificent example of late-Medieval/early Renaissance art as well as a representation of the utopia of urban society as conceived during that period. Siena was devastated by the Black Death of 1348, and also suffered from ill-fated financial enterprises. In 1355, with the arrival of Charles IV of Luxembourg in the city, the population rose and suppressed the government of the Nove (Nine), establishing that Dodici (Twelve) nobles assisted by a council with a popular majority. This was also short-lived, being replaced by the Quindici (Fifteen) reformers in 1385, the Dieci (Ten, 1386–1387), Undici (Eleven, 1388–1398) and Twelve Priors (1398–1399) who, in the end, gave the city's seigniory to Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan in order to defend it from the Florentine expansionism.
In 1404 the Visconti were expelled and a government of Ten Priors established, in alliance with Florence against King Ladislaus of Naples. With the election of the Sienese Pius II as Pope, the Piccolomini and other noble families were allowed to return to the government, but after his death the control returned into popular hands. In 1472 the Republic founded the Monte dei Paschi, a bank that is still active today and is the oldest surviving bank in the world. The noble factions returned in the city under Pandolfo Petrucci in 1487, with the support of Florence and of Alfonso of Calabria; Petrucci exerted an effective rule on the city until his death in 1512, favouring arts and sciences, and defending it from Cesare Borgia. Pandolfo was succeeded by his son Borghese, who was ousted by his cousin Raffaello, helped by Pope Leo X. The last ruler in the Petrucci Dynasty was Fabio Petrucci|Fabio, who was exiled in 1523 by the Sienese people. Internal strife resumed, with the popular faction ousting the Noveschi party supported by Clement VII: the latter sent an army, but was defeated at Camollia in 1526. Emperor Charles V took advantage of the chaotic situation to put a Spanish garrison in Siena. The citizens expelled it in 1552, allying with France: this was unacceptable for Charles, who sent his general Gian Giacomo Medici to lay siege to it with a Florentine-Imperial army.
The Sienese government entrusted its defence to Piero Strozzi. When the latter was defeated at the Battle of Marciano (August 1554), any hope of relief was lost. After 18 months of resistance, it surrendered to Spain on 17 April 1555, marking the end of the Republic of Siena. The new Spanish King Philip, owing huge sums to the Medici, ceded it (apart a series of coastal fortress annexed to the State of Presidi) to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to which it belonged until the unification of Italy in the 19th century. A Republican government of 700 Sienese families in Montalcino resisted until 1559.
The picturesque city remains an important cultural centre, especially for humanist disciplines.
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Main sights[link]
Siena's cathedral (Duomo), begun in the 12th century, is one of the great examples of Italian Romanesque-Gothic architecture. Its main façade was completed in 1380. It is unusual for a cathedral in that its axis runs north-south. This is because it was originally intended to be the largest cathedral in the world, with a north-south transept and an east-west nave, as is usual.[citation needed] After the completion of the transept and the building of the east wall (which still exists and may be climbed by the public via an internal staircase) the money ran out and the rest of the cathedral was abandoned.
Inside is the famous Gothic octagonal pulpit by Nicola Pisano (1266–1268) supported on lions, and the labyrinth inlaid in the flooring, traversed by penitents on their knees. Within the Sacristy are some perfectly preserved renaissance frescos by Domenico Ghirlandaio, and, beneath the Duomo, in the baptistry is the baptismal font with bas-reliefs by Donatello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Jacopo della Quercia and other 15th century sculptors. The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo contains Duccio's famous Maestà (1308–1311) and various other works by Sienese masters. More Sienese paintings are to be found in the Pinacoteca, e.g. 13th century works by Diotisalvi di Speme.
The shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, the town square, which houses the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia, is another architectural treasure, and is famous for hosting the Palio horse race. The Palazzo Pubblico, itself a great work of architecture, houses yet another important art museum. Included within the museum is Ambrogio Lorenzetti's series of frescos on the good government and the results of good and bad government and also some of the finest frescoes of Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.
On the Piazza Salimbeni is the Palazzo Salimbeni, a notable building and also the medieval headquarters of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, one of the oldest banks in continuous existence and a major player in the Sienese economy.
Housed in the notable Gothic Palazzo Chigi on Via di Città is the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena's conservatory of music.
Other churches in the city include:
- Basilica dell'Osservanza
- Santa Maria dei Servi
- San Domenico
- San Francesco
- Santo Spirito
- San Martino
- Sanctuary of Santa Caterina, incorporating the old house of St. Catherine of Siena. It houses the miraculous Crucifix (late 12th century) from which the saint received her stigmata, and a 15th century statue of St. Catherine.
The city's gardens include the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena, a botanical garden maintained by the University of Siena.
The Medicean Fortress houses the Enoteca Italiana and the Siena Jazz School, with courses and concerts all the year long and a major festival during the International Siena Jazz Masterclasses. Over two weeks more than 30 concerts and jam sessions are held in the two major town squares, on the terrace in front of the Enoteca, in the gardens of the Contrade clubs, and in numerous historical towns and villages of the Siena province. Siena is also home of Sessione Senese per la Musica e l'Arte (SSMA), a summer music program for musicians, is a fun/learning musical summer experience.
In the neighbourhood are numerous patrician villa, numerous of which attributed to Baldassarre Peruzzi:
- Villa Chigi
- Castle of Belcaro
- Villa Celsa
- Villa Cetinale
- Villa Volte Alte
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Contrade[link]
Main article: Contrade di Siena
Siena retains a ward-centric culture from medieval times. Each ward (contrada) is represented by an animal or mascot, and has its own boundary and distinct identity. Ward rivalries are most rampant during the annual horse race (Palio) in the Piazza del Campo.[5]
The Palio[link]
Main article: Palio di Siena
The Palio di Siena is a traditional medieval horse race run around the Piazza del Campo twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August. The event is attended by large crowds, and is widely televised. Seventeen Contrade (which are city neighbourhoods originally formed as battalions for the city's defence) vie for the trophy: a painted banner, or Palio bearing an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For each race a new Palio is commissioned by well-known artists and Palios won over many years can often be seen in the local Contrade museum. During each Palio period, the city is decked out in lamps and flags bearing the Contrade colours.
Ten of the seventeen Contrade run in each Palio: seven run by right (having not run in the previous year's corresponding Palio) together with three drawn by lot from the remaining ten. A horse is assigned to each by lot and is then guarded and cared for in the Contrade stable. The jockeys are paid huge sums and indeed there are often deals and bribes between jockeys or between "allied" Contrade committees to hinder other riders, especially those of 'enemy' Contrade. For the three days preceding the Palio itself, there are practice races. The horses are led from their stables through the city streets to the Campo, accompanied by crowds wearing Contrade scarves or tee-shirts and the air is filled with much singing and shouting.
Though often a brutal and dangerous competition for horse and bare-back rider alike, the city thrives on the pride this competition brings. The Palio is not simply a tourist event as a true Sienese regards this in an almost tribal way, with passions and rivalry similar to that found at a football 'Derby' match. In fact the Sienese are baptised twice, once in church and a second time in their own Contrade fountain. This loyalty is maintained through a Contrade 'social club' and regular events and charitable works. Indeed the night before the Palio the city is a mass of closed roads as each Contrade organises its own outdoor banquet, often for numbers in excess of 1,000 diners. On the day of the Palio itself the horses are accompanied by a spectacular display of drummers and flag twirlers dressed in traditional medieval costumes who first lead the horse and jockey to the Contrade parish church and then join a procession around the Piazza del Campo square. This traditional parade is called the Corteo Storico, which begins in the streets and concludes in the Piazza del Campo encircling the square. There are often long delays while the race marshall attempts to line up the horses, but once underway the Campo becomes a cauldron of wild emotion for the 3 minutes of the race.
This event is not without its controversy however, and recently, there have been complaints about the treatment of the horses and to the danger run by the riders. In order to better protect the horses, steps have been taken to make veterinary care more easily available during the main race. Also at the most dangerous corners of the course, cushions are used to help protect both the riders and horses.
Art[link]
Over the centuries, Siena has had a rich tradition of arts and artists. The list of artists from the Sienese School include Duccio di Boninsegna and his student Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti and Martino di Bartolomeo. A number of well known works of Renaissance and High Renaissance art still remain in galleries or churches in Siena.
The Church of San Domenico contains art by Guido da Siena, dating to mid-13th century. Duccio di Buoninsegna's Maestà which was commissioned by the City of Siena in 1308 was instrumental in leading Italian painting away from the hieratic representations of Byzantine art and directing it towards more direct presentations of reality. And his Madonna and Child with Saints polyptych, painted between 1311 and 1318 remains at the city's Pinacoteca Nazionale.
The Pinacoteca also includes several works by Domenico Beccafumi, as well as art by Lorenzo Lotto, Domenico di Bartolo and Fra Bartolomeo.
Fashion[link]
Siena has grown in importance because of its easy access to locally produced luxury goods in Tuscany and with such new independent fashion designers as Romana Correale.
Economy[link]
The main activities are tourism, services, agriculture, handicrafts and light industry.
Agriculture[link]
Agriculture constitutes Siena's primary industry. As of 2009, Siena's agricultural workforce comprises 919 companies with a total area of 10,755 km2 for a UAA (usable agricultural area) of 6,954 km2 or about 1/30 of the total municipal area (data ISTAT for the 2000 Agriculture Census V).
Industry and manufacturing[link]
The industrial sector of the Sienese economy is not very developed. However, the area has seen recent growth in important core manufacturing enterprises.
The confectionery industry is one of the most important of the traditional sectors of the secondary industry, because of the many local specialties. Among the best known are Ricciarelli biscuits, made out of almond paste, and the well-known gingerbread, and thehorses. Also renowned is "Noto" a sweet made of honey, almonds and pepper. The area known for making these delicacies ranges between Tuscany and Umbria. Other seasonal specialties are the chestnut and the pan de 'Santi (or Pan co' Santi) traditionally prepared in the weeks preceding the Festival of Saints, the November 1. All are marketed both industrial and artisan bakeries in different cities.
The area has also seen a growth in biotechnology. Centenary Institute Sieroterapico Achille Sclavo, is now Swiss-owned and operates under the company name, Novartis Vaccines. Novartis produces vaccines and employs about a thousand people.
Service industry, financial and light commerce[link]
In this area, the most important financial activities are those related to the bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
There are also important appearances of the university and the hospital, which employ thousands of people and serves a catchment area much wider than the already large territory province. In the territory there is a dense network of micro-enterprises (less than 10,000) active in trade and tourism.
In the last ten years, Siena has been completely wired with fiber optic cable. This distinction makes Siena the first city in Italy to complete Telecom's Socrates Project (Progetto Socrate). As a result, the town can claim that almost every house is wired for cable. The wiring, built by private companies in partnership with the city, helped to create a civic public station (Channel Civic Sienese) cable that transmits information and local news and gives access to Internet broadband. In 2007, however, the station was privatized, separating the TV from the Internet. The wiring is currently extending to major centers of the province through another company set up ad hoc (earth cable).
Research and development[link]
The last few years have seen increased attention to biotechnology and research. As a consequence, local banking enterprises have focused on developing funding and supporting research and "startup" enterprises.
Sports[link]
Siena has enjoyed a long tradition in sports. Basketball and football are perhaps the most popular in Siena. However, other sports such as rugby union and track-and-field are also practiced.
Professional sports[link]
The Associazione Calcio Siena (football) was founded in 1904 and fully established in 1908. It has participated in the National Championship of Soccer in Serie "A" (The highest level of the Italian soccer leagues) since the 2003–2004 season. The A.C. Siena hosts its games at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
The premier society of men's basketball in Siena is called Mens Sana Basket (also referred to by its sponsored name of Montepaschi Siena). It is also the oldest sports society in Siena. Mens Sana Basket participates in the highest level of play in Italy, Lega Basket Serie A, and it has won the national championship six times, with a current streak of five (2004 and 2007–2011). The team host their home games at Palasport Mens Sana indoor arena.
Amateur sports[link]
As with most of Italy, football is very popular, and numerous amateur football teams have been formed. Tournaments for amateur football leagues are carried out during the winter.
Siena is home to several amateur basketball teams: these include the Associazione Sportiva Costone Basket and Virtus Siena.
There exist several female university sports teams organised under the CUS (Centro Universitario Sportivo.) These include such sports as fencing, volleyball and rugby.
Transport[link]
The nearest international airports to Siena are Peretola Airport in Florence and Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa.
Siena can be reached by train from both Pisa and Florence, changing at Empoli. Siena railway station is located at the bottom of a long hill outside the city walls, and travellers with luggage should look for a taxi or bus (from the stop opposite the station).
Buses leave from Piazza Gramsci, located within the city walls. Buses are available directly to and from Florence, a one hour trip, as well as from Rome (three hours), Milan (four and a half hours), and from various other towns in Tuscany and beyond.
By road, Siena is linked to Florence by a "superstrada" (the Raccordo Autostradale RA03 – Siena-Firenze), a form of toll free autostrada. The superstrada to Florence is indicated on some road signs with the letters SI-FI, referring to province abbreviations. A continuation of the same four lane road to the south east is under construction and will, when completed, facilitate the drive towards Perugia and Rome.
Almost no traffic is permitted within the city centre. Several large car parks are located immediately outside the city walls. The "La Fortezza" car park is closest to the centre, and is free of charge. Commercial traffic is permitted within the city only during morning hours.
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References[link]
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "UNESCO-Historic Centre of Siena". http://whc.unesco.org. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/717.
- ^ "Euromonitor Internationals Top City Destinations Ranking > Euromonitor archive". Euromonitor.com. 2008-12-12. http://www.euromonitor.com/_Euromonitor_Internationals_Top_City_Destinations_Ranking. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ Mcintyre[page needed]
- ^ Huppert, George (1998). After the Black Death: A Social History of Early Modern Europe (Second ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 36.
Sources[link]
- A Medieval Italian Commune: Siena under the Nine, 1287–1355 by Professor William M. Bowsky (1982)
- McIntyre, Anthony Osler. Medieval Tuscany and Umbria (1992) ISBN 0-670-83525-0
- Nevola, Fabrizio (2007). Siena: Constructing the Renaissance city (second ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12678-5. http://books.google.com/?id=U5v2KrFA32YC. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
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Francesco Stella (1862–1940) was an Italian set designer, artist-painter, and decorator.
Stella was born in Rome and studied art in his hometown under the guidance of teacher Luigi Alessandro Bazzani. He went to Argentina in 1897, and was hired to perform the wall decorations at the private residence of then President of the Republic, José Evaristo Uriburu. Later he decorated the churches of San Carlos and Our Lady of Sion, in Buenos Aires, and Our Lady of the Rosary (now Cathedral) in Santa Fe.
In his set-designing activities, he was associated with Humberto Talevi and Alfredo Lancillotti, with whom he made several sets for different companies.
Stella was noted as a world travel artist, who made different art-works in Spain, Greece, and Egypt, etc. Approximately between 1911 and 1924 he was engaged by the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, where he performed a scenographic work as an artist and set-designer for various performances of opera and ballet.
He was father of Ugo Stella (1891–1953), the Italian designer and restorer of historic buildings. He died in 1940 in Buenos Aires.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anton Noncerno | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Milan | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Juventus | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Avellino (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Genoa | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Crotone (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Messina (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Piacenza | 37 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Juventus | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Palermo | 106 | (6) |
| 2011– | Milan | 35 | (10) |
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| 2004 | Italy U-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-20 | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Italy U-21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007– | Italy | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Olympic Italy | 11 | (0) |
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Antonio Nocerino (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo notʃeˈriːno]; born 9 April 1985 in Naples) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.
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Technical characteristics[link]
Midfielder with skills to tackle, during his stay at Juventus was also used as a centre midfielder or as a playmaker.
Weak but fast and determined, he is very good in running, pushing and pressing the opponent. He is often present in the goal area, often trying shots from outside the box, making insertions or dangerous assists for his teammates. He refined this characteristics in the 2010-2011 season with Palermo, where he became more complete and tactically better in the attack. He's been often compared to teammate Gennaro Gattuso.
Club career[link]
The early beginnings[link]
Born on 9 April 1985, he started playing at the age of five years in a small club in his neighborhood, coached by his father. When he was 13, he joined Juventus youths. During his career, he also played with Avellino, Genoa, Catanzaro, Crotone, Messina, and Piacenza.
He made his professional debut with Avellino in Serie B on 11 September 2003, drawing Parma 0–0. His first match in the Serie A came on 12 February 2006 for Messina, beating Sampdoria 4–2. His first goal in Serie A for Messina shirt was scored on 7 May 2006 against Empoli; the goal was then stricken off because the game was eventually forfeited.
Piacenza and Juventus[link]
In the 2006–07 season, at Piacenza, he started regularly, playing 37 games and scoring six goals.
In the summer of 2007, Juventus, still possessing half the player, bought the other half from Piacenza for €3.7 million.
He made his official debut with Juventus playing in the starting XI on the opening day of Serie A against Livorno, which Juventus won 5–1; after that, coach Claudio Ranieri played him regularly. In the second half of the season, however, with the arrival of Mohamed Sissoko at Juve, he was not used regularly, but he still managed 32 league appearances and four in the Coppa Italia.
Palermo[link]
On 30 May 2008, he moved permanently to Palermo as part of the transfer that took Amauri to Juventus. Nocerino was priced at €7.5 million. He made his debut in the Rosanero shirt in a 3–1 victory against Roma on 13 September. Starting all games for the entire season, he ended as the initial reserve, being sometimes criticized by coach Davide Ballardini and used primarily in the role of coverage. He made 33 appearances (all in the league) without ever scoring. Playing next to teammate Mark Bresciano, who is more offensive, he had to do the defensive duties.
In the 2009–10 season, with Walter Zenga as coach, he started again regularly in the first XI. On 23 September 2009, in the home game against Roma, he scored his first goal in Serie A for Palermo. His only other goal that season was scored against Lazio on 21 February 2010.
With the arrival of manager Delio Rossi, he was assigned the task of maneuver of the attack, in addition to the usual cutoff, leaving the defensive midfield work to Giulio Migliaccio, also considering that Mark Bresciano had not been playing regularly in the formation. At times, he was also used in coverage of the left wing when full-back Federico Balzaretti pushed forward. He closed his second season with Palermo with 35 appearances and two goals in the league, plus three appearances in Coppa Italia.
For the 2010–11 season, he chose the #23 shirt, leaving the #9 to Abel Hernández, because he is devoted to Pio of Pietrelcina and the 23rd is the day of the saint's death. Playing the quarter-finals in the Coppa Italia, which Palermo won on penalties against Parma, marked his 100th appearance for Palermo. He closed this excellent season with 49 appearances in all competitions, being the most used player in the team and scoring four goals, all in the league.
In the 2011–12 season, after playing two matches in the Champions League’s third qualifying round against Swiss side FC Thun, he left Palermo, making a total of 122 appearances and scoring six goals during his tenure.
Milan[link]
On 31 August 2011, the last day of the Italian transfer window and only an hour before the window ended, Nocerino joined Milan on a five-year contract,[1] for €500,000.[2] He made his Milan debut in the first 2011–12 game of the season coming on as a late substitute for fellow debutante Alberto Aquilani. He made his UEFA Champions League debut in the next game on 12 September, when Milan drew 2–2 against FC Barcelona. On 15 October, he scored his first goal in the 3–0 home victory against former club Palermo, completing a great team move lead by Antonio Cassano and Robinho. Due to the injury crisis, he played regularly until picking up his fourth caution of the season on 6 November, resulting in a suspension. On 26 October, Nocerino notched a hat-trick for Milan in a 4–1 win against Parma. It was the first hat-trick of his career. Since his move from Palermo, Nocerino has established himself as a regular goalscorer with Milan.
Nocerino scored in Milan's Second-Leg Champions League Quarter-Final tie against Barcelona just after the half hour mark to level the match at 1-1 after Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a penalty. The game finished 3-1 on the night and also on aggregate to Barcelona.[3]
International career[link]
Nocerino played for Italy's under-20 in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with their under-21 in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He captained the Italian under-21's triumphing over Chile to win the Toulon tournament for the first time for the Azzurrini. He also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as captain of Italy's Olympic squad. He received his first call up to Italy's national team by Roberto Donadoni on 17 October 2007 in a friendly against South Africa.
Personal life[link]
On 3 July 2010, Nocerino married Federica, his girlfirend of which he had been engaged for eight years. They had a son, Francis, born 6 May 2009. On 5 October, his second child was born, named Cecilia.
He has a diploma in accounting.
Career statistics[link]
Club[link]
- As of 12 April 2012
| Club performance | League | CupI | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Avellino | Serie B | 2003–04 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Genoa | Serie B | 2004–05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Catanzaro | Serie B | 2004–05 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Crotone | Serie B | 2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Messina | Serie A | 2005–06 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Piacenza | Serie B | 2006–07 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 6 | ||||
| Juventus | Serie A | 2007–08 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Palermo | Serie A | 2008–09 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 49 | 4 | |||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 122 | 6 | |||
| Milan | Serie A | 2011–12 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | 48 | 11 | |
| Total | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | 48 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 296 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 1 | – | 331 | 24 | |||
References[link]
- ^ "A.C. Milan Comunicato Ufficiale" (in Italian). AC Milan. 31 August 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/13765. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ UN PALERMO CHE INVESTE Archived 12 September 2011 at WebCite
- ^ "Barcelona 3-1 AC Milan (agg 3-1)". rte.ie (RTÉ). 3 April 2012. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0403/316061-barelona-see-off-ac-milan/. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
External links[link]
- FIGC (Italian)
- A.C. Milan
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