Zenon Caravella
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zenon Mauro Caravella | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairns, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | St. George | ||
| 2001–2004 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2004 | Rockdale City | ||
| 2004 | Adelaide Galaxy | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2005–2006 | New Zealand Knights | 21 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Omniworld | 52 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United | 51 | (1) |
| 2011– | Adelaide United | 18 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Zenon Caravella (born 17 March 1983 in Cairns, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Adelaide United.
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[edit] Club career
After the demise of the NSL in Caravella played for Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League becoming one of their best players.[1] He was scouted by other clubs during the 2004-2005 season including Indonesian club, Johor FC,[2] before eventually being signed by John Adshead, the head coach of New Zealand Knights inaugural Hyundai A League campaign.[3]
He was scouted by a Dutch agent and on 1 January 2006 moved to the Netherlands to play for Eerste Divisie team FC Omniworld.[4] After a year at FC Omniworld his contract was extended for another year. He was purportedly chased by top Eerste Divisie club, FC Den Bosch, but he ultimately ended up re-signing with FC Omniworld. His contract ultimately ran its course with both parties parting mutually.[5]
Following Caravella's stint at Omniworld, various media outlets reported him to being chased by various Serie B clubs in Italy, namely Bari and Piacenza.[6][7][8]
On 3 December 2008 he was signed by Gold Coast United after knocking back offers from Serie B clubs.[9][10][11] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 January in a 1-0 win against Melbourne Victory.
In July 2010, it was reported and confirmed that an official offer for transfer came from Turkish Super Lig side Konyaspor, estimated to be around A$300,000. Gold Coast United manager Miron Bleiberg confirmed this offer in which he advised that after much deliberation the club were happy to agree to terms however the decision lay with Caravella as he had to take into consideration his growing online boutique wine business, Red White and Bubbles.[12] Caravella ultimately declined the offer, believed to be worth A$450,000 a season for 3 years.
On 13 January 2011 he signed a 2 year deal to play with Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League.[13]
[edit] Personal life
Zenon is of Italian descent and is the nephew of Frank Farina.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ Soccer NSW imposes riot act as fans turn on United
- ^ Coach in trouble for ‘tapping’ player
- ^ Soccer: Knights' signing a cut above
- ^ Omniworld signs Caravella from New Zealand Knights
- ^ (Dutch) FC Omniworld
- ^ (Italian) Frosinone, sfida a Foggia e Paganese per Caravella
- ^ (Italian) Caravella, su di lui quattro squadre di B
- ^ (Italian) Pisa, Caravella non interessa
- ^ Six more names confirmed for United
- ^ United rivalry a family affair
- ^ Gold Coast bolster A-League roster
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- ^ Adelaide poach Caravella
- ^ Gold Coast midfielder Zenon Caravella ready to tackle uncle and rival Frank Farina
[edit] External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Cairns
- Adelaide United players
- Australian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Australian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- A-League players
- Expatriate soccer players in New Zealand
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Eerste Divisie players
- FC Omniworld players
- Gold Coast United players
- New Zealand Knights FC players
- Sydney Olympic players
