AZZURRO RECORDS: The Foreign Club who produced most Azzurro Scorers from a non-Italian club. Roberto DI MATTEO is the Azzurro player who played most games from a non-Italian Club.
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PROFILES C-E
Clubs:
CAGLIARI
FULL NAME: Cagliari Calcio s.p.a.
NICKNAMES: Rossoblu (Red-Blues), Casteddu (Cagliari's Sardinian
name meaning 'castle'), Isolani (Islanders).
HISTORY: Founded in 1920 as 'Cagliari Football Club', it merged in 1924 with 'Unione Sportiva Italia' (founded in 1922) and changed the name to 'Club Sportivo Cagliari'. In 1934 the club was declared bankrupt and a new club was established
CITY: Cagliari
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 12          GAMES: 114          SCORERS: 3          GOALS: 39
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
SCORERS
35 RIVA Luigi
2   DOMENGHINI Angelo
2   RIZZO Francesco


CAPTAINS
No Cagliari player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
Luigi RIVA

First player in Azzurro

Most games in Azzurro

Most goals in Azzurro
Francesco RIZZO

First scorer in Azzurro
CASALE
FULL NAME: Associazione Sportiva Casale Calcio
NICKNAMES: Nerostellati (Starred Blacks)
HISTORY: Founded in 1909 as 'Casale Football Club'. In May 1913 they became the first Italian club to defeat an English professional team when they beat Reading F.C. 2-1.
NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 1 - 1913/14
CITY: Casale Monferrato
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 6          GAMES: 55          SCORERS: 2          GOALS: 2
CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 2
PLAYERS
37 CALIGARIS Umberto - D, 1922(d)
5   BARBESINO Luigi - M, 1912(d)
5   VARESE Amedeo - M, 1913(d)
4   MATTEA Angelo - M, 1914(d)
2   GALLINA Giovanni - A, 1914(d)
2   PARODI Giuseppe - M, 1913(d)

SCORERS
1   BARBESINO Luigi
1   MATTEA Angelo


CAPTAINS
2 CALIGARIS Umberto
Luigi BARBESINO

First player in Azzurro
Umberto CALIGARIS

Most games in Azzurro

Only captain in Azzurro
Angelo MATTEA

First scorer in  Azzurro
CESENA
FULL NAME: Associazione Calcio Cesena s.p.a.
NICKNAMES: Cavallucci Marini (Seahorses)
HISTORY: Founded in 1940.
HONOURS: Nil
CITY: Cesena
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1          GAMES: 3          SCORERS: 0          GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
3 RIZZITELLI Ruggiero - A, 1988(d)
Ruggiero
RIZZITELLI

Only player in
Azzurro
CHELSEA
FULL NAME: Chelsea Football Club (The name 'Chelsea' is derived
from the London borough in the west side of central London where the club is
based - 'The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'). .
NICKNAMES: Blues, Pensioners
HISTORY: Founded on the 14 March 1905.
NATIONAL HONOURS: English Champions, 3 - 1954/55, 2004/05, 2005/06.          
FA Cup, 4 - 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007.          League Cup, 4 - 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007.          
FA Charity / Community Shield, 3 - 1956, 2000, 2005.          Full Members' Cup, 2 - 1986, 1990.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Cup Winners Cup, 2 - 1971, 1998.          UEFA Super Cup, 1 - 1998.
CITY: London (England)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 2          GAMES: 28          SCORERS: 2          GOALS: 5
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
19 DI MATTEO Roberto - M, 1996
9   ZOLA Gianfranco - M, 1997

SCORERS
3 ZOLA Gianfranco
2 DI MATTEO Roberto

CAPTAINS
No Chelsea player ever led the Azzurri as Captain

UNUSED CALL-UPS
CUDICINI Carlo - G

Roberto
DI MATTEO

First player in Azzurro

Most games in Azzurro
Gianfranco ZOLA

First scorer in Azzurro

Most goals in Azzurro
COMO
FULL NAME: Calcio Como 1907
NICKNAMES: Lariani.
HISTORY: Founded in 1907 as 'Football Club Como', a name that was
kept even when it merged with 'Club Studentesco Minerva' in 1912. In
1926 it merged with 'Esperia Como' (founded in 1919) to produce 'Associazione Calcio Comense', but this name was changed in 1937 to ' Calcio Como'. In December 2004 it was declared bankrupt but was refounded in 2005 as 'Como Calcio s.r.l.'
HONOURS: Nil
CITY: Como
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1          GAMES: 2          SCORERS: 0          GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
2 VIERCHOWOD Pietro - D, 1981(d)
SCORERS
No Como player ever scored in Azzurro

CAPTAINS
No Como player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
Pietro VIERCHOWOD

Only player in Azzurro
CHIEVO VERONA
FULL NAME: Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona s.r.l. (Chievo is the
name of a small borough in the city of Verona where the club is based).
NICKNAMES: Mussi volanti (Flying Donkeys), Gialloblu (Yellow-Blue),
Ceo (Veronese for Chievo).
HISTORY: Founded in 1929 as 'Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro (O.N.D.) Chievo'. In 1936 the club was disbanded for economic reasons but was refounded in 1948 as 'Associazione Calcio Chievo'. The name was twice changed to reflect the club sponsors 1959-1975 'Cardi Chievo' and 1981-1986 'Paluani Chievo' with the period in between (1975-1981) and after 1986 returning to the name 'Associazione Calcio Chievo', until they adapted the current name in 1990.
HONOURS: Nil
CITY: Verona
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 5          GAMES: 30          SCORERS: 2          GOALS: 2
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
19 PERROTTA Simone - M, 2002(d)
5   LEGROTTAGLIE Nicola - D, 2002(d)
3   MARAZZINA Massimo - A, 2002(d)
2   SEMIOLI Franco - M, 2006(d)
1   BARONIO Roberto - M, 2005

Massimo MARAZZINA

First player in Azzurro
SCORERS
1 LEGROTTAGLIE Nicola
1 PERROTTA Simone

CAPTAINS
No Chievo Verona player ever led the Azzurri as Captain

UNUSED CALL-UPS
CORINI Eugenio - M
LANNA Salvatore - D


CREMONESE
FULL NAME: Unione Sportiva Cremonese
NICKNAMES: Grigirossi (Gray-Reds), Tigri (Tigers)
HISTORY: Founded on the 24 March1903 by the members of
four different sports clubs: 'Club Atletico Nino', 'Società del Litro', 'Club Ciclistico' and 'Unione Sportiva Cremonese' (founded in 1900). The football section was introduced in 1907.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Coppa Anglo-Italiana, 1 - 1992/93
CITY: Cremona
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1          GAMES: 2          SCORERS: 0          GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
2 TANSINI Mariano - A, 1926(d)



Mariano TANSINI

Only player in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Cremonese player ever scored in Azzurro

CAPTAINS
No Cremonese player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain
CRYSTAL PALACE
FULL NAME: Crystal Palace Football Club (The name of the
club is derived from the building made of iron and glass known as
'The Crystal Palace' originally erected in Hyde Park, London to house
the Great Exhibition of 1851. The first home ground of the club was build on the site of this building, thus the name).
NICKNAMES: Eagles, Glaziers, Groundkeepers.
HISTORY: Founded on the 10 September 1905.
NATIONAL HONOURS: Full Members' Cup (Zenith Data Systems Cup), 1 - 1991.
CITY: London (England)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 1          GAMES: 1          SCORERS: 0          GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
1 LOMBARDO Attilio - M, 1997

Attilio LOMBARDO

Only player in Azzurro
DORIA
FULL NAME: Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria (Andrea Doria was a
great Genoese condottiero and admiral who lived between 1466 and 1560).
HISTORY: Founded in 1895 as 'Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria', it merged with the 'Società Ginnastica Comunale Sampierdarenese' (founded in 1891) and 'Corniglianese' on the 2 July 1927 to create 'Associazione Calcio La Dominante Genova'. In 1930 'La Dominante' merged with 'Unione Sportiva Rivarolese' and 'Fratellanza Sportiva Sestrese Calcio' (both established in 1919),under the name 'Liguria Foot Ball Club'. A year later 'Liguria' was disbanded and each merged club went its separate way, with 'Andrea Doria' being refounded as 'Associazione Calcio
CITY: Genova
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 6          GAMES: 12          SCORERS: 1          GOALS: 2
CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 2
PLAYERS
4 BURLANDO Luigi - M, 1920(d)
3 SARDI Enrico - M, 1912(d)
2 CALI' Francesco - D, 1910(d)
1 DE MARCHI Adevildo - M, 1920(d)
1 FRESIA Attilio - A, 1913(d)
1 GALLETTI Carlo - D, 1913(d)

Francesco CALI'

First player in Azzurro

Only captain in Azzurro

SCORERS
2 SARDI Enrico


CAPTAINS
2 CALI' Francesco
PLAYERS
42 RIVA Luigi - A, 1965(d)
18 CERA Pierluigi - M, 1969(d)
16 ALBERTOSI Enrico - G, 1969
15 DOMENGHINI Angelo - A, 1969
6   ESPOSITO Mauro - A, 2004(d)
3   GORI Sergio - A, 1970(d)
3   LANGELLA Antonio - A, 2005(d)
3   NICCOLAI Comunardo - D, 1970(d)
3   SELVAGGI Franco - A, 1981(d)
2   FOGGIA Pasquale - M, 2007 (d)
2   RIZZO Francesco - M, 1966(d)
1   BONINSEGNA Roberto - A, 1967(d)
LEGEND OF LISTS: Number of Games / Goals / Captained Games, Surname, Name, Position, Year of first game in Azzurro from the Club.

POSITIONS: G - Goalkeeper, D - Defender, M - Midfielder, A - Attacker.

ABBRIVIATIONS: (d) - Debut, Played his first game in Azzurro in that year and with that
                                   club.
                            (o) - Oriundo

UNUSED CALL-UPS: Statistics covered from Game 469 (9 June 1990) till TODAY. Until now all Unused Call-Ups from previous games are not considered.

The Players displayed for each club are not necessary the best or most memorable players from the club, but statistically they are the main players. Displayed are mainly, the first players to play in Azzurro, score in Azzurro and Captain the Azzurri from the club and the players who played the most in Azzurro, scored most in Azzurro and Captained most the Azzurri from the Club. Where space permitted other significant statistical players from the club were displayed.
AZZURRO RECORDS: Franco SELVAGGI won the 1982 World Cup with the Azzurri. Cagliari is the third most Azzurro club with Runner-up World Champions - 6: Enrico ALBERTOSI,
Pierluigi CERA, Angelo DOMENGHINI, Sergio GORI, Comunardo NICCOLAI and Luigi RIVA
formed part of the Italian National squad that finished second in the 1970 World Cup. Luigi RIVA won the European Nations Championships with the Azzurri in 1968. He is the All-Time Azzurro Top Scorer, the Azzurro who scored most goals with the Italian National team from one single club and the only Azzurro to score a Poker (4 goals in 1 match), Tripleta (3 goals in 1 match) and Bis (2 goals in 1 match) in Azzurro. Luigi RIVA is also the Azzurro with most Bis - 7.
Pierluigi CERA
SCORERS
No Cesena player ever scored in Azzurro

CAPTAINS
No Cesena player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
Simone PERROTTA

Most games in Azzurro
Nicola LEGROTTAGLIE

First scorer in Azzurro
SCORERS
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