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Ferdinando Sforzini
Ferdinando Sforzini (born 4 December 1984) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. He is a product of the famous Napoli youth academy. During his stay in Grosseto, Sforzini was given the nickname ''Nandogoal'' and also ''taglia gole utthroat', nicknamed for his traditional goal celebration. Career Early career A tall forward, Sforzini started his career off with the youth system of Napoli and was loaned out to Lazio from Napoli's youth system in 2002. Ferdinando Sforzini graduated from Lazio youth system in 2003 and immediately sold, to Sassuolo. At Sassuolo he impressed, scoring 10 goals in 29 appearances in 2004–05 Serie C2 season. Udinese After impressing with U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio, commonly referred to as Sassuolo (), is an Italian professional football club based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna. Their colours are black and green, hence the nickname ''Neroverdi'' (literally "black and greens", ..., he was transferred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivoli, Italy
Tivoli ( ; ; ) is a town and in Lazio, Central Italy, north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine Hills. The city offers a wide view over the Roman Campagna. History Gaius Julius Solinus cites Cato the Elder's lost ''Origines'' for the story that the city of Tibur was founded by Catillus the Arcadian, a son of Amphiaraus, who came there having escaped the slaughter at Thebes, Greece. Catillus and his three sons Tiburtus, Coras, and Catillus drove out the Siculi from the Aniene plateau and founded a city they named Tibur in honor of Tiburtus. According to another account, Tibur was a colony of Alba Longa. Historical traces of settlement in the area date back to the thirteenth century BC. ''Tibur'' may share a common root with the river Tiber and the Latin praenomen ''Tiberius''. From Etruscan times Tibur, a Sabine city, was the seat of the Tiburtine Sibyl. There are two small temples above the falls, the rotunda traditionally assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
