Francesco Corapi (born 22 December 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for

Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme (), commonly called Lamezia, is an Italian city and ''comune'' of 70,452 inhabitants (2013), in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region. Geography Lamezia is located on the eastern border of the coastal plain commonly cal ...

Biography

Born in Catanzaro, Calabria, Corapi started his career at U.S. Catanzaro. He played twice in the last two rounds of

2004–05 Serie B The 2004–05 Serie B is the 73rd season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. Teams Arezzo, Catanzaro, Cesena and Crotone had been promoted from Serie C, while Perugia, Modena, and Empoli had been ...

. In 2005 Corapi left for

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

club

Sapri Sapri is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is one of the southernmost towns of the region of Cilento and its population is 6,783.Serie C2 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 2 ...

club

Gela Gela (Sicilian and ; grc, Γέλα) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Cal ...

. In August 2007 he joined fellow fourth division club

Vibonese Unione Sportiva Vibonese Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Vibo Valentia, Calabria. It currently plays in Serie D. History Vibonese was founded in 1928. The club in the season 2011–12 was relegated from Lega Pro Se ...

. In January 2008 he left for

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

Catanzaro return

In 2008 Corapi returned to hometown for

F.C. Catanzaro U.S. Catanzaro 1929 is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria that competes in Serie B, the second tier of the Football in Italy, Italian football championship, following a 17-year absence from the second tier. ...

in co-ownership deal (which Catanzaro signed him outright from Benevento in June 2009). He spent seasons in

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 2 ...

(ex- Serie C2) until January 2011, which he was signed by Siracusa of

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� ...

. Corapi signed a new 2-year contract worth €37,791.78 in gross annually in August 2010 (decreased from €74,000 in gross in 2009–10 season; €57,000 in gross in 2010–11 season in a contract signed in May 2010, but increased from actual receiving of Lega Pro minimum from 2008 to 3 May 2010 of €16,745 in net and €17,281 in net), the wage was increased to €96,314.72 in gross in the version that submitted to

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

on 3 November 2010. The president of Lega Pro voided the second version of the contract due to financial difficulties of Catanzaro, on 30 November. Catanzaro bankrupted in June 2011.

Vibonese

In 2011 Corapi was re-signed by Vibonese. The club relegated to Serie D (amateur league) after losing the relegation "play-out" to

Mantova Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Europ ...

Nocerina

On 14 July 2012 Corapi joined Italian third division club Nocerina. In February 2013 he was suspended 3 months due to contract issue with Catanzaro. His appeal was accepted by the Corte di Giustizia Federale (CGF) of

Italian Football Federation The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It ...

(FIGC) on 7 March. He was the starting midfielder in 4-3-3 formation in the promotion playoffs.

L'Aquila

On 21 August 2013 Corapi joined

L'Aquila L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...

in 2-year contract.

Trapani

On 16 January 2020, he was released from his contract with

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an impor ...

by mutual consent.

Second return to Catanzaro

On 17 January 2020, he returned to Catanzaro once again and signed a 1.5-year contract.

Serie D

On 27 August 2021, he joined

Honours

Serie C2 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 2 ...

: Benevento (2008)

References

External links

AIC profile (data by football.it)
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