AZZURRO RECORDS: The Foreign Club who produced most Azzurro Scorers from a non-Italian club. |
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Profile lists of all the Clubs starting with the letters C, D and E that gave players to the Italian National team |
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, Sardinia is an Island). 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: 13 GAMES: 116 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, 5 - 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009. League Cup, 4 - 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007. FA Charity / Community Shield, 4 - 1956, 2000, 2005, 2009. 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: 6 GAMES: 31 SCORERS: 3 GOALS: 3 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 1 PELLISSIER Sergio - A 2009(d) |
Massimo MARAZZINA First player in Azzurro |
SCORERS 1 LEGROTTAGLIE Nicola 1 PELLISSIER Sergio 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 MARCHETTI Federico - G, 2009 (d) 2 RIZZO Francesco - M, 1966(d) 1 BONINSEGNA Roberto - A, 1967(d) |
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 No Crystal Palace player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Crystal Palace player ever led the Azzurri as Captain |
Luigi BURLANDO Most games in Azzurro |
Enrico SARDI Only scorer in Azzurro |
AZZURRO RECORDS: Pioneer Club - Francesco CALI' played in the first game of the Azzurri. He was also the first Captain of the Azzurri and the first Azzurro Captain to lead the Italian National team in a away match. |
EMPOLI |
FULL NAME: Empoli Football Club s.p.a. NICKNAMES: Azzurri (Blues) HISTORY: Founded in 1920 as 'Foot Ball Club Empoli', it immediately absorbed the newely established football section of the 'Unione Sportiva Empolese'. In a short period of time it changed its name five times: 1931 - 'Associazione Sportiva Fascista Empoli', 1936 - 'Dopolavoro Empolese', 1938 - 'Dopolavoro Interaziendale Italo Gambaccioni Sezione Calcio', 1941 - 'Associazione Calcio Empoli' and 1944 - 'Gruppo Sportivo Azelio Landi'. In November 1944 the current name was established. HONOURS: Nil. |
CITY: Empoli |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 2 GAMES: 5 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 1 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 4 DI NATALE Antonio - A, 2002(d) 1 MACCARONE Massimo - A, 2002(d) |
Antonio DI NATALE Most games in Azzurro Only scorer in Azzurro |
SCORERS 1 DI NATALE Antonio CAPTAINS No Empoli player ever led the Azzurri as Captain UNUSED CALL-UPS TAVANO Francesco - A |
Massimo MACCARONE First player in Azzurro |
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Enrico ALBERTOSI |
THE WORLD CHAMPIONS |
with the name 'Unione Sportiva Cagliari'. The current name started to be used in 1992. NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 1 - 1969/70 |
Angelo DOMENGHINI |
Sergio GORI |
Franco SELVAGGI |
Comunardo NICCOLAI |
AZZURRO RECORDS: Umberto CALIGARIS formed part of the 1928 Azzurri squad that won the Bronze Medal after finishing third in the Football Tournament of the Olympic Games. He won also the 1930 Coppa Internazionale, leading the Azzurri as Captain for one match. Umberto CALIGARIS is the first Azzurro player to miss a penalty and Luigi BARBESINO is the second youngest players to make his debut in Azzurro, at 18 years 3 months 1 day. |
Amedeo VARESE |
AZZURRO RECORDS: Ruggiero RIZZITELLI formed part of the Azzurri squad that finished fourth in the European Nations Championship of 1988. |
Carlo CUDICINI |
Andrea Doria'. The Club was disbanded in 1940 but re founded in 1944 with the original name 'Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria'. On the 12 August 1946 'Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria' and 'Società Ginnastica Comunale Sampierdarenese' merged once again to form the 'Unione Calcio Sampdoria' that still exists today. HONOURS: Nil. |
Francesco TAVANO |
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 only from Azzurro Game 299 (25 September 1971) till TODAY. It includes also the Squads for the World Cups: 1970, 1966, 1962, 1954, 1950, 1938, 1934; European Nations Cup: 1968; Olympic Games Football Tournaments: 1952, 1948, 1936, 1928, 1924, 1920, 1912. 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. |
CATANIA |
FULL NAME: Calcio Catania SpA NICKNAMES: Rossazzurri (Red and light-blues), Gli Elefanti (The Elephants), Etnei (Etneans - People of Mount Etna, the volcano that dominates the landcape of Catania) HISTORY: Founded on the 19 June 1909 as 'A.S. Educazione Fisica Pro Patria' but two years later they changed the name to 'Unione Sportiva Catanese'. Two more name changes took place, in 1929 to 'Società Sportiva Catania' and in 1936 to 'Associazione Calcio Fascista Catania'. After World War 2 the club was declared bankrupt but the club was refounded in 1946 as 'Club Calcio Catania' through the merger of 'Virtus' and 'Catanese' HONOURS: Nil. |
CITY: Catania |
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 1 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0 CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0 |
PLAYERS 1 MASCARA Giuseppe - A, 2009(d) |
SCORERS No Catania player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Catania player ever led the Azzurri as Captain UNUSED CALL-UPS BIAGIANTI Marco - M |
Giuseppe MASCARA Only player in Azzurro |
Marco BIAGIANTI |
