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Gianluca Di Chiara
Gianluca Di Chiara (born 26 December 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender. Career Reggiana Born in Palermo, Sicily, Di Chiara started his career at Emilian club Parma, and then Reggiana. He was a member of Reggiana's Allievi under-17 team in 2009–10 season. He made his first team debut in 2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro and league debut in the last round of 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Palermo On 29 June 2011, his hometown club Palermo signed Di Chiara in co-ownership deal for €140,000 in a three-year contract. Di Chiara received call-up from Italy national under-19 football team during his stay with Palermo. In June 2012 Palermo bought Di Chiara outright for another €200,000, as well as adding two more year to the contract. On 26 June 2012, he was signed by Pavia in a temporary deal which Pavia received €25,466 as ''premi di valorizzazione''. On 9 July 2013, Di Chiara and Dario Maltese were signed by Latina. Catanzaro On 15 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Football Federation
The Italian Football Federation (, ; FIGC ), known colloquially as (), is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It manages and coordinates the Italian football league system. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italy national football team (men's), Italy women's national football team, women's, and youth national football teams. The Italy national futsal team also belongs to the federation. History The Federation was established in Turin on 26 March 1898 as the Federazione Italiana del Football (FIF), on the initiative of a Constituent Assembly established on 15 March by Enrico D'Ovidio. Mario Vicary was elected the first official president of the FIF on 26 March. When, in 1909, it was suggested to change the Federation's name at an annual board elections held in Milan, the few teams attending, representing less than 50% of the active c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parma Calcio 1913 Players
Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. The city is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the Parma (river), stream of the same name. The district on the west side of the river is ''Oltretorrente'', meaning ''The other side of the stream''. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called ''Parma (shield), Parma''. History Prehistory Parma was already a built-up area in the Bronze Age. In the current position of the city rose a Terramare culture, terramare. The "terramare" (marl earth) were ancient villages built of wood on piles according to a defined scheme and squared form; c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Men's Footballers
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) The Italian may refer to: * ''The Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footballers From Palermo
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league, and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers usually begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Births
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its calendar advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line, skipping August 21, 1993. Events January * January 1 ** Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. ** The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. ** International Radio and Television Organization ceases. * January 3 – In Moscow, Presidents George H. W. Bush (United States) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia) sign the START II, second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * January 5 ** US$7.4 million is stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, in the fifth largest robbery in U.S. history. ** , a Liberian-reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2023–24 Serie B
The 2023–24 Serie B (known as the Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. Changes The following teams changed divisions since the 2022–23 season: To Serie B Relegated from 2022–23 Serie A, Serie A * Spezia Calcio, Spezia * US Cremonese, Cremonese * UC Sampdoria, Sampdoria Promoted from 2022–23 Serie C, Serie C * Feralpisalò (Group A) * AC Reggiana 1919, Reggiana (Group B) * US Catanzaro 1929, Catanzaro (Group C) * Calcio Lecco 1912, Lecco (Play-off winners) From Serie B Promoted to 2023–24 Serie A, Serie A * Frosinone Calcio, Frosinone * Genoa CFC, Genoa * Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari Relegated to 2023–24 Serie C, Serie C * Benevento Calcio, Benevento * AC Perugia Calcio, Perugia * SPAL * Reggina 1914, Reggina (excluded) Feralpisalò played in Serie B for the first time in history this season, the 125th team entering this Round-robin tournament, round robin league. After 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010 and the Lega B ever since. Common nicknames for the league are ''campionato cadetto'' and ''cadetteria'', since ''cadetto'' is the Italian name for junior or cadet. History The first Italian football championships were composed of a small number of teams. It was in 1904 that the tournament expanded with the first edition of the Seconda Categoria (''Second Category''): this was a competition in which, on one side, the reserve teams of clubs affiliated with the Prima Categoria (''First Category'') participated, and on the other side, those provincial clubs that had recently joined the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). For the provincial teams, it wasn't enough to beat the reserve teams of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommaso Scuffia
Tommaso Scuffia (born 12 December 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Roccella. Club career Early career Born in Macerata, Marche, Scuffia started his career at hometown club Maceratese. Scuffia made his senior debut in 2008–09 Serie D. Scuffia left the club in January 2009, 6 months before the club was expelled from the inter-regional league due to financial difficulties. Fiorentina In mid of 2008–09 season he was signed by Serie A club Fiorentina. He was immediately named in the squad for 2009 Torneo di Viareggio as the backup of Andrea Seculin. He wore no.31 shirt in the first team in 2009–10 season as the fourth keeper, behind Sébastien Frey, Vlada Avramov and Seculin. However Scuffia was not eligible to 2009–10 UEFA Champions League List B (along with Marcos Miranda), and ''La Viola'' named Simone David as fourth keeper as David was eligible. Scuffia was in the pre-season camp of the first team in July 2009. Since April 2010 Miranda be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Maltese (footballer)
Dario Maltese (born 29 September 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Nissa. Club career Palermo Born in Palermo, Sicily Island, Maltese started his career at Fincantieri Palermo. In summer 2008 he joined U.S. Città di Palermo, a Serie A club from the same city. Viareggio On 1 July 2011 Maltese signed a 2-year professional contract with Palermo. He spent two seasons with Viareggio in a co-ownership deal, for a fee of peppercorn (€500). On 20 June 2013 Palermo bought back Maltese for €45,000. Latina On 9 July 2013 Maltese was signed by Serie B club Latina from Palermo in another co-ownership deal, along with Gianluca Di Chiara (loan). In January 2014 he left for L'Aquila in a temporary deal. In June 2014 Palermo gave up the remain 50% registration rights of Maltese to Latina. Reggiana On 19 August 2014 Maltese was signed by Lega Pro club Reggiana in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase. On 12 August 2015 Maltese was signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
