F.C. Esperia Viareggio

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Viareggio
FC Esperia Viareggio logo.png
Full name Football Club Esperia Viareggio
Nickname(s) Zebre (Zebras)
Founded 1919 (as Viareggio Calcio)
2003 (refounded)
Ground Stadio Torquato Bresciani,
Viareggio, Italy
(Capacity: 7,000)
Chairman Stefano Dinelli
Manager Francesco Bertolucci
League Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione B, 17th
Home colours
Away colours

Football Club Esperia Viareggio[1] known as Viareggio is an Italian football club located in Viareggio, Tuscany.

It currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Its colors are white and black.

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[edit] History

It is the heir of the old Viareggio Calcio founded on 1919 and cancelled by FIGC in 2002, with a history of seasons spent at the Serie C level, notably from 1990 to 1994 and from 1997 to 2002. The current denomination has been assumed in honour to the first team founded in the city.

Promoted in 2006 after having won its Eccellenza Tuscany round, Esperia Viareggio gained its second consecutive promotion on 22 April 2007 by mathematically winning the Group E of Serie D in advance of four matchdays.

At the end of the 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, the club was admitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the first time in its history.

However numbers of longest serving players retired, namely Samuele Barsotti and Giuseppe Costantino in 2010 and Michele Fusi in 2009, plus the left for Alberto Reccolani, made the team had to play relegation play-outs for two successive season, winning both to survive. The only defenders were hired in long-term contract in 2010–11 season were Lorenzo Fiale and Sergio Carnesalini, the others were borrowed from other teams, which the starting keeper Carlo Pinsoglio was from Juventus and was spotted by Italy national under-21 football team during his stay with club.

[edit] Players

[edit] 2011–12 squad

As of 24 July 2011 [2]

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
Italy GK Giorgio Merlano
Italy GK Mirko Ranieri (on loan from Spurs)
Italy DF Nicolò Brighenti
Italy DF Diego Conson
Italy DF Sergio Carnesalini
Italy DF Lorenzo Fiale
Italy DF Andrea Grieco (on loan from Sampdoria)
Italy DF Fabio Lamorte
Italy MF Michael Brini Ferri
Italy MF Nicola Cosentini
Italy MF Alessio Cristiani
No. Position Player
Italy MF Dario Maltese
Italy MF Leonardo Mancini
Italy MF Samuele Pizza
Italy MF Giovanni Taormina
Italy MF Pierangelo Tarantino (on loan from Bari)
Italy FW Alessandro D'Antoni
Italy FW Denis D'Onofrio
Italy FW Filippo Maria Scardina (on loan from Roma)
Italy FW Alessandro Elia (on loan from Parma)
Slovenia FW Uros Palibrk (on loan from Milan)

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Notable former managers

[edit] References

  1. ^ Esperia Viareggio page @ Serie-D.com
  2. ^ "Inizia il ritiro dei bianconeri." (in Italian). FC Esperia Viareggio. 24 July 2011. http://www.esperiaviareggio.it/sito/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1261&Itemid=120. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 

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