Vicenza Calcio

Vicenza
Full name	Vicenza Calcio SpA
Nickname(s)	Biancorossi (white-reds),; Berici,; Lanerossi
Founded	9 March 1902
Ground	Stadio Romeo Menti,; Vicenza, Italy; (Capacity: 17,163)
Chairman	Sergio Cassingena
Manager	Gigi Cagni
League	Serie B
2010–11	Serie B, 12th
Home colours	Away colours

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Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A. The team's colors are white and red.

[edit] History

Vicenza took place for the first time in the Italian Championship in 1911, reaching the finals for the title, but they were defeated by Pro Vercelli, one of the best Italian team in that period. During the 20s and the 30s, the team played in lower divisions, reaching the first division for the first time in 1942. In the last round of the season, a 6–2 win versus Juventus, in Turin, meant a final relegation escape.

In 1947, Vicenza finished fifth in Serie A, but the following year was relegated. The early 1950s were quite troublesome, due to economic problems, but in 1953 it was bought by Lanerossi, a woolen firm from Schio, with the side being renamed Lanerossi Vicenza.

Between 1955 and 1975 Vicenza never left the top level, always putting a hard fight against more established clubs. In this period the side was also known as Nobile Provinciale (Noble Provincial). In 1964 and 1966 it finished 6th, with the Brazilian Luis Vinicio finishing league's top-scorer in in the former, with 25 goals.

In 1975 it was relegated but, after winning the 1976–77 second division, would eventually finish runner-up in the following season, as a young Paolo Rossi led the scoring charts, at 24 goals. In that year the side was nicknamed Real Vicenza. Club chairman Giuseppe Farina had just bought the striker from Juventus for a then record fee of 2,6 billion lire, but the team would eventually drop two levels in just three seasons.

In the mid-1980s, Roberto Baggio started his career at the club, leading it to a Serie B. In 1986 Vicenza achieved a top flight promotion that was subsequently denied due to its involvement in the second Totonero match-fixing scandal. The club was soon relegated back to Serie C1.

In 1990 Vicenza took back its current name and was promoted to Serie B in 1993, thanks to coach Renzo Ulivieri. His successor, Francesco Guidolin, took the team back to Serie A in 1995, and led it through successive positive seasons: after finishing ninth in the league, the club won the 1997 Italian Cup after a 3–1 aggregate win over S.S.C. Napoli, eventually reaching next year's Cup Winners' Cup semifinals, being defeated by Chelsea F.C..

In 1999 the team was relegated to Serie B and, after a return to the top flight in 2000–01, were relegated to the third division in 2005, after losing the relegation playoffs against U.S. Triestina Calcio, only being readmitted to Serie B after Genoa C.F.C. and Perugia Calcio were relegated by the Italian Football Federation.

[edit] Current squad

As of 1 February 2012^[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	GK	Paolo Acerbis
2	MF	Matteo Paro
3	DF	Alessandro Bastrini
4	DF	Marco Zanchi (captain)
5	DF	Nicolò Brighenti
7	FW	Pasquale Maiorino
8	MF	Rodrigo Possebon
9	MF	Mattia Mustacchio
10	FW	Elvis Abbruscato
13	DF	Nicholas Giani
16	FW	Alain Baclet
17	GK	Giulio Cavallari
18	MF	Alex Pinardi (on loan from Novara)
19	DF	Daniele Martinelli

No.	Position	Player
22	MF	Davide Bariti
23	DF	Denis Tonucci
24	MF	Nicola Rigoni
26	DF	Marco Pisano
27	FW	Michele Paolucci (on loan from Siena)
36	DF	Jean Mbida
39	MF	Evans Soligo
44	DF	Blazej Augustyn (on loan from Catania)
77	MF	Stefano Botta
79	MF	Davide Gavazzi
83	DF	Gianluigi Bianco
88	GK	Alberto Frison
90	GK	Carlo Pinsoglio
93	DF	Filippo Capitanio