Michelangelo Rampulla
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michelangelo Rampulla | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Patti, Sicily, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Derthona (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1980 | Pattese | ? | (?) |
| 1980–1983 | Cesena | 96 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Varese | 73 | (0) |
| 1985–1992 | Cremonese | 249 | (1) |
| 1992–2002 | Juventus | 49 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011– | Derthona | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Michelangelo Rampulla (born August 10, 1962 in Patti, Sicily) is a former Italian football goalkeeper.
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[edit] Playing career
After a short stint with Sicilian amateurs Pattese followed by three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1993 and became a protagonist in the club's rise to the Serie A league.
He is best remembered for being the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal in the Italian top flight from open play: in the 22nd round of matches of the 1991–92 season on 23 February 1992, his team, Cremonese, fell behind to the home side, Atalanta, through a first-half penalty by Brazilian striker Carlos Bianchezi. With his team still trailing in the dying seconds, Rampulla joined his teammates in attack and headed home a corner from the right from close range, thus rescuing a point for his team and stunning the home crowd. However, it was not enough to save them from relegation at the end of the season. He subsequently moved to Juventus where he was a reserve goalkeeper for the remainder of his career, retiring from active football in 2002.
His goal-scoring feat would be matched by fellow Italian Massimo Taibi nine years later.
[edit] Coaching career
After his retirement, Rampulla accepted to stay at Juventus in the club's backroom staff, serving as goalkeeping coach for most of his time. He parted company with Juventus on October 2010.
On July 2011 he was announced as new head coach of Serie D amateurs Derthona.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Derthona, Michelangelo Rampulla nuovo tecnico [OFFICIAL: Derthona, Michelangelo Rampulla new trainer]" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 July 2011. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=281450. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Career summary
- Profile at lega-calcio.it
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