Francesco Carbone (born 4 January 1980) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Biography

Early career

Born in Rome, Lazio, Carbone started his career at

S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio (; ; ''Lazio Sport Club''), commonly referred to as Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent ...

. Carbone then left for

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

Chievo and loans

In 1999, Carbone was sold to Serie B club Chievo in a co-ownership deal. In June 2000, Chievo purchased the player outright. However Carbone was loaned to Serie C1 club

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

for the 2000–01 Serie C season. Carbone then spent the

2001–02 Serie B The 2001–02 Serie B is the 70th season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. Teams Modena, Palermo, Como and Messina had been promoted from Serie C, while Reggina, Vicenza, Napoli and Bari had bee ...

season at Pistoiese. In

2002–03 Serie B The 2002–03 Serie B was the 71st season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. Teams Livorno, Ascoli, Triestina and Catania had been promoted from Serie C, while Hellas Verona, Lecce, and Ve ...

, at first he left for Siena in July, then left for Triestina in January 2003. The loan was extended in August 2003. In July 2004, Carbone was loaned to Torino Calcio, who won promotion but were forced to remain in Serie B due to financial difficulties. In July 2005, Carbone was signed by Ascoli for €20,000 along with

Alfredo Cariello Alfredo Cariello (born 10 September 1979) is an Italian footballer Football career Cariello started his career at Salernitana Calcio 1919, one of the largest club in Campania, just behind S.S.C. Napoli. He was loaned to Nocerina and Savoia, ...

which the team later admitted to

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Copp ...

. Carbone wore the no.13 shirt that season. In his maiden season, Carbone played 12 games only. In June 2006, Chievo bought back both for an undisclosed fee. In July 2006, Carbone along with

Andrea Mengoni Andrea Mengoni (born 16 September 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for A. C. Sangiustese. Mengoni had played for Italian lower divisions in his entire career. Club career Early career Born in Rome, Lazio, Mengoni started ...

were loaned to Serie B club

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the ...

. Carbone made his debut on 20 August 2006, in an

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match, losing to Napoli 1–3. Carbone played as a

right midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

(wing-back) in their 3–4–3 formation. Carbone made 20 starts that season, half of the matches of

2006–07 Serie B The 2006–07 Serie B season is the 75th season since its establishment in 1929. It started on 9 September 2006 and ended on 10 June 2007. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season. The 2006–07 season marked the ...

Return to Avellino

In August 2007, Carbone and Mengoni were sold to Serie B newcomers Avellino in another co-ownership deal for €10,000 each, with Di Cecco returned to Chievo for €20,000.A.C. Chievo Verona Srl ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 This time Carbone made 26 starts. In June 2008, Chievo bought back Mengoni again for free and sold Carbone outright for free. As Avellino were relegated, Carbone was loaned to

Calcio Padova Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. The team was refo ...

, also from

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

on 2 July. However Avellino were later re-admitted to Serie B the following season.

Return to Foggia

In October 2009, Carbone was re-signed by the third division club Foggia, in a 1+2-year deal. Carbone made 24 starts in

2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It will be divided into tw ...

(out of possible 26 matches). Carbone infamously sent off in his club debut, thus missed once (round 10). However Carbone did not play any game for any club in 2010–11 season.

Montichiari

In December 2011, Carbone was signed by

Montichiari Montichiari (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991. The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: ''Ae ...

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of ...

International career

Carbone had been capped for Italy U-16 (equivalent to current U17) at

1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship The 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 14th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Austria hosted the championship, during 29 April – 11 May 1996. 16 teams entered the competition, and Portugal defeated France i ...

qualification round. The tournament was later renamed the

UEFA European Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual Association football, football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain national under ...

in 2002. Carbone appeared as a reserve in the Italy U-18 (equivalent to current U19) squad at the

1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. Qualification 50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts ...

qualification round. In 2002, the tournament was later renamed the

UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and Englan ...

Honours

;Siena * Serie B: 2002–03

References

External links

FIGC
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