AC Bellinzona

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AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona logo
Full name Associazione Calcio Bellinzona
Nickname(s) Granata (Grenade)
Founded 1904
Ground Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona
(Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman Gabriele Giulini
Head Coach Martin Andermatt
League Swiss Challenge League
2010–11 Swiss Super League, 9th (relegated)
Home colours
Away colours

AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948.

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[edit] History

Since Bellinzona is an Italian speaking region, many Italian Serie A clubs loan youth players to the club to get first team experience. AS Roma are a parent club to Bellinzona.[citation needed]

Bellinzona was promoted to the Swiss Super League after beating St. Gallen by 5–2 on aggregate in the relegation play-off following the 2007–2008 season. Bellinzona will play at the top level in 2008–2009 season for the first time since the 1989–90 season. As finalists in the Swiss Cup, the team also qualified for the 08-09 UEFA Cup where they beat Ararat Yerevan of Armenia in the 1st qualifying round.

[edit] Current squad

As of 22 July, 2011[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Switzerland GK Swen König
2 Argentina DF Guillermo Pfund (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
3 Switzerland DF Norbert Frrokaj
4 Switzerland DF Henri Siqueira
5 Switzerland DF Alessandro Mangiarratti
6 Czech Republic DF Pavel Pergl
7 Italy DF Angelo Raso
8 Switzerland MF Gürkan Sermeter
10 Italy MF Andrea Conti
11 Switzerland FW Alessandro Ciarrocchi
12 Croatia GK David Šugar
13 Switzerland MF Gianluca D'Angelo (on loan from Grasshoppers)
14 Switzerland DF Christophe Lambert
No. Position Player
15 Switzerland MF Hakan Yakin
16 Switzerland MF Antonio Marchesano
17 Finland MF Sakari Mattila
18 Switzerland GK René Borković (on loan from FC Zürich)
19 Uruguay DF Enzo Ruiz
20 Germany FW Alessandro Riedle (on loan from Grasshoppers)
21 Georgia (country) FW George Ivanishvili (on loan from FC Zürich)
22 Switzerland MF Dragan Mihajlović
23 Germany MF Markus Neumayr
24 Argentina FW Gastón Magnetti
26 Switzerland MF Roberto Rodriguez
27 Switzerland DF Lukas Schenkel
28 Switzerland MF Branko Banković
Argentina FW Agustín Vuletich

[edit] Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
30 Switzerland MF Mirko Facchinetti (at Lugano II (U21))

[edit] Former players

[edit] References

  1. ^ "La Rosa :: Squadra stagione 2009/10" (in Italian). AC Bellinzona. http://www.acbellinzona.ch/?view=2143. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 

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