Gianluca Curci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Roma | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Siena | 68 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sampdoria | 26 | (0) |
| 2011– | Roma | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U-21 | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 22 April 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:01, 14 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
Gianluca Curci (born July 12, 1985 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for Roma as a goalkeeper.[1] Curci has previously played for Siena and Sampdoria.
Club career
Curci is a product of the Roma youth academy. At only 19, he became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the second half of the 2004–05 season after injuries to fellow goalkeepers Ivan Pelizzoli and Carlo Zotti. He was replaced in the 2005–06 season by new Brazilian keeper Doni.
On June 25, 2008 Siena confirmed they signed Curci in a co-ownership deal from Roma for €1.75 million and signed the remaining 50% rights of Daniele Galloppa for another €1.75M.[2] In exchange, Roma signed keeper Artur for €750,000 and defender Simone Loria for €2.8M.[3]
Curci impressed in all his matches, notably his last two Serie A matches, helping Siena overcome Roma 1-0, and preventing Genoa C.F.C. from scoring more than they did. Curci then impressed in the Tuscan Derby against ACF Fiorentina, performing 3 incredible reaction saves to help Siena win 1-0.
On 1 July 2010 Sampdoria bought Siena's half for €2.25 million. Roma retained their half. Curci played for Sampdoria in a match for qualification to the Champions League, against Werder Bremen, but his team lost.
On 24 June 2011 Roma bought his other half from Sampdoria alongside with his Sampdoria team-mate, Stefano Guberti who was also co-owned by Roma,[1] for a nominal fee of €1,000. On 22 April 2012, Curci made a substitute appearance in a Serie A match against Juventus after Roma's starting goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg received a red card.
International career
He received his first call-up to the Azzurri squad for a friendly against Hungary.
He has not been called up since November 2008.
Career statistics
Correct as of August 2008.
| Season | Team | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Games | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| 2004-05 | Roma | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Roma | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Roma | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Roma | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Compartecipazioni: alla Roma vanno Curci e Guberti" (URL) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ^ "Mercato: Curci e Barusso al Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 2008-06-25. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE ALLA DATA DEL 25 GIUGNO 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-25.