Vincenzo Montella

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Vincenzo Montella
Vincenzo Montella.JPG
Personal information
Date of birth June 18, 1974 (1974-06-18) (age 37)
Place of birth Castello di Cisterna, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker (retired)
Club information
Current club Catania (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990–1995 Empoli 51 (27)
1995–1996 Genoa 34 (21)
1996–1999 Sampdoria 83 (54)
1999–2009 Roma 194 (83)
2007 → Fulham (loan) 10 (3)
2007–2008 → Sampdoria (loan) 13 (4)
National team‡
1999–2005 Italy 20 (3)
Teams managed
2011 Roma (caretaker)
2011– Catania
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 25, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 25, 2011

Vincenzo Montella (born June 18, 1974 in Castello di Cisterna) is a retired Italian footballer. Currently he is the youngest head coach of Serie A, after being named at the helm of Sicilian outfit Catania on 9 June 2011.[1]

Montella's nickname during his playing career was L'Aeroplanino ("The Little Airplane"), in a reference to his small stature and trademark goal celebration, where he spreads his arms like wings.

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[edit] Club career

Montella began his club career in Serie C1 at Empoli in 1990 before moving to Serie B club Genoa in 1995, where he scored 21 goals in his only season with the club, at the end of which he lifted the Anglo-Italian Cup. He then moved up to Serie A to U.C. Sampdoria, where he remained three years, until 1999, when he moved to Roma in a 50 billion Italian lire (€25M) transfer.[2]

Montella made his Serie A debut on 8 September 1996, against Perugia.

[edit] Roma

It was Roma coach Zdeněk Zeman that wanted him to spearhead the Roma attack, but that year Roma also signed a new coach, Fabio Capello, who disliked short forwards. Despite this, during the season 1999-00, Montella scored 18 goals, being the topscorer of the giallorossi. The following year, Roma signed the Argentinian forward Gabriel Batistuta from ACF Fiorentina, the tall striker wanted by Capello.

There was a controversy between the two forwards concerning the jersey #9,[3] that was the number of both players. In the end Batistuta chose #18. "Batigol" was the coach's first choice, while Montella was often a substitute.[4] Despite his lack of starts he was one of the main protagonists of Roma's third Scudetto in 2000–01 and scored many important goals for the team.[5]

The controversies between Capello and Montella continued in the following years as Montella was unhappy at his lack of first team opportunites, and in March 2002 he made his sadness clear stating "I would have better expectations with another coach".[6] He has always been an idol of Roma's supporters, mainly because he has had a knack for performing well in the Rome derby against S.S. Lazio, scoring a brace in his first derby in 1999, and four goals in a 5-1 win on March 10, 2002.[7] His four-goal haul is still the record of goals scored in a derby by a single player.
2003 was a bad period for Montella as he divorced from his former wife[8] and was plagued with many injuries. During the season 2003-04 he played only 12 games but still managed a good scoring record, scoring 6 goals in those limited games.

During the season 2004–05 Fabio Capello finally left Roma for Juventus FC and, while the giallorossi had a disastrous season, Montella scored 23 goals and earned a new contract lasting until June 30, 2010.[9] In season 2005–06 he was again plagued with injuries. He underwent surgery on both his back and shoulder, limiting him to just twelve games. In January 2007, during season 2006-07 he was loaned to Fulham FC because Francesco Totti was the lone forward in Luciano Spalletti's 4-2-3-1, while Montella wanted to have more chances to play.[10]

In the red AS Roma jersey he played a total of 215 matches in 8 years scoring 94 goals, becoming the fifth best topscorer of Roma's history.

He played his last game with giallorossi on December 23, 2006 before left on loan to England.

[edit] Later career

He joined Fulham on loan on January 4, 2007 on a six month deal wearing the number 11 shirt. He scored twice against Leicester City on his home debut in the FA Cup.[11] He scored again on January 27 in the same competition against Stoke City.[12]

On January 13, 2007 he made his Premier League debut against West Ham United.[13] Against Tottenham at Craven Cottage seven days later, he scored his first Premiership goal with a penalty kick.[14] He also scored a goal against Blackburn Rovers in a 1-1 all draw which gave Fulham the boost to stay up in the Premiership.[15]

Montella quickly became popular with the Fulham fans and showed his gratitude for making him feel at home at Craven Cottage.[16] However, he hardly started under manager Chris Coleman, despite several public pleas.[17] After Coleman's sacking, Montella only started twice under replacement manager Lawrie Sanchez.[18][19][20][21] Montella hinted that he would like to return to Roma after the end of the 06-07 season.[22] The loan was terminated by Sanchez on May 8, 2007, a week before its natural expiration.[23]

He was loaned to Sampdoria for the season 2007–08. Bruno Conti brought Montella back to Roma in 2008–09, after Amantino Mancini had left Roma. Montella took number 23 when he came back; Vučinić held on the number 9 shirt which was formerly Montella's, and Montella took the number 23 shirt which was formerly for Vučinić'.

Montella was only able to make a substitute appearances for giallorossi at the 2008-09 season. He played his last game on 16 May 2009.

On 2 July 2009, Montella announced his retirement from professional football as a player.[24]

[edit] Club career statistics

[25]

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Italy League
1990–91 Empoli Serie C1 1 0
1991–92 7 4
1992–93 13 5
1993–94 0 0
1994–95 30 17
1995–96 Genoa Serie B 34 21
1996–97 Sampdoria Serie A 28 22
1997–98 33 20
1998–99 22 12
1999–00 Roma Serie A 31 16
2000–01 28 14
2001–02 19 13
2002–03 29 9
2003–04 11 5
2004–05 37 21
2005–06 13 1
2006–07 12 3
England League
2006–07 Fulham Premier League 10 2
Italy League
2007–08 Sampdoria Serie A 13 4
2008–09 Roma Serie A 12 0
Country Italy 373 187
England 10 2
Total 383 189

[edit] International career

Montella received his first international cap against Wales on June 5, 1999, and was part of the Italian national team at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup. Montella holds 20 caps.[26]

[edit] Coaching career

Montella signed a 3-year contract with Roma as youth team coach for the Giovanissimi Nazionali (Under-15 level).[27]

On 21 February 2011 he was appointed as interim head coach of the first team for the remainder of the season, taking over the role from resigning boss Claudio Ranieri.[28][29]

On 23 February 2011 in his first game in Serie A, Roma won away beating Bologna 1-0.[30]

On 8 March 2011 in his debut in Champions League, Roma lost away beaten by Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0.[31] He completed a eventful season for AS Roma leading the Giallorossi to sixth place in the league table, and he was subsequently released after the new club owners led by U.S. businessman Thomas R. DiBenedetto decided to appoint Luis Enrique as permanent head coach for the 2011–12 season. On 9 June 2011, and only a few days after being released by Roma, Montella was announced as new boss of Catania, signing a two-year contract with the club from Eastern Sicily.[1]

[edit] Managerial statistics

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Roma Italy 21 February 2011 22 May 2011 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000004375000043.75
Catania Italy 1 July 2011 &1000000000000002900000029 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000003447999934.48
Total &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000001500000015 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000003778000037.78

Updated 12 March 2012

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Vincenzo Montella è il nuovo allenatore del Catania - Venerdì 10 giugno alle 16.30 la presentazione" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 9 June 2011. http://www.calciocatania.it/comunicati/comunicati.php?id=23140. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "BILANCIO D’ESERCIZIO E CONSOLIDATO DI GRUPPO AL 30 GIUGNO 2000" (in Italian). AS Roma (Borsa Italiana Archive). http://www.borsaitaliana.it/mediasource/borsa/db/pdf/1094.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  3. ^ A Montella il n. 9
  4. ^ Il silenzio degli innocenti
  5. ^ Montella e Nakata rimontano la Juve
  6. ^ Roma, Capello-Montella è lite continua
  7. ^ Roma - Lazio 5-1
  8. ^ Un calcio al matrimonio
  9. ^ "Montella rewarded by Roma". UEFA.com. 2005-04-13. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=295172.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
  10. ^ Spalletti dà il via libera a Montella
  11. ^ Fletcher, Paul (17 January 2007). "Fulham 4-3 Leicester". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6258849.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  12. ^ Hughes, Ian (27 January 2007). "Fulham 3-0 Stoke". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6282173.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  13. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3158.php. Retrieved January 20, 2007. 
  14. ^ "Fulham 1-1 Tottenham". BBC. 20 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6258671.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  15. ^ Phillips, Owen (21 April 2007). "Fulham 1-1 Blackburn". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6555243.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  16. ^ "High Flyer". FulhamFC.com. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/January/HighFlyer.aspx. Retrieved January 22, 2007. 
  17. ^ "MONTELLA MAKES COLEMAN PLEA". SkySports.com. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=457108&CPID=8&clid=54&lid=&title=Montella+makes+Coleman+plea. Retrieved March 27, 2007. 
  18. ^ "HUNT PILES PRESSURE ON FULHAM". SkySports.com. http://home.skysports.com/matchreport.aspx?fxid=298651&CPID=8&channel=. Retrieved April 14, 2007. 
  19. ^ "COTTAGERS' CHANCES TAKE A HIT". SkySports.com. http://home.skysports.com/matchreport.aspx?fxid=298713&CPID=8&channel=. Retrieved April 21, 2007. 
  20. ^ "GUNNERS PILE PRESSURE ON FULHAM". SkySports.com. http://home.skysports.com/matchreport.aspx?fxid=318294&CPID=8&channel=. Retrieved April 29, 2007. 
  21. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/games/?game=5957&t=Fulham%20-%20Liverpool. Retrieved May 5, 2007. 
  22. ^ "MONTELLA EYES ROMA RETURN". SkySports.com. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=463626&CPID=8&clid=54&lid=&title=Montella+eyes+Roma+return. Retrieved April 27, 2007. 
  23. ^ "New boss Sanchez shows his teeth". ThisIsLondon.co.uk. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23395532-details/New%20boss%20Sanchez%20shows%20his%20teeth/article.do. Retrieved May 8, 2007. 
  24. ^ "Grazie Vincenzo" (in Italian). asroma.it. 2009-07-02. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITArchivioNews&Documento=10417. Retrieved 2009-07-02. 
  25. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3430
  26. ^ Montella hört auf
  27. ^ "A.S. Roma-Vincenzo Montella" (in Italian). asroma.it. 2009-07-02. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=10420. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  28. ^ "La Roma ha scelto Panchina a Montella" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 21 February 2011. http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/roma/2011/02/21/news/vertice_roma_per_futuro-12712599/?ref=HRERO-1. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
  29. ^ (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 2011-02-21. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Roma/21-02-2011/a-trigoria-si-decide-futuro-80233152494.shtml. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  30. ^ http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Bologna/23-02-2011/prima-gioia-montella-80261648206.shtml
  31. ^ http://www.iltempo.it/2011/03/09/1242369-tiziano_carmellini.shtml?refresh_ce

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