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Profile lists of all the Clubs starting with the letters F, G, H and I that gave players to the Italian National team
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PROFILES F-I
Clubs:
FIORENTINA
FULL NAME: Associazione Calcio Firenze Fiorentina s.p.a.
NICKNAMES: Gigliati (Lilies), Viola (Purples).
HISTORY: Founded on the 26 August 1926 as 'Associazione Calcio
Fiorentina' after the merger of the football sections of 'Polisportiva Libertas'
and 'Club Sportivo Firenze'. In July 2002 it was declared bankrupt but was re-founded on the 2 August 2002 under the cuurent name.
NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 2 - 1955.56, 1968/69.          Coppa Italia, 6
CITY: Firenze
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 62          GAMES: 477          SCORERS: 16          GOALS: 51
CAPTAINS: 6          CAPTAINED GAMES: 17
SCORERS
10 TONI Luca
7 ANTOGNONI Giancarlo
5 BAGGIO Roberto
4 DE SISTI Giancarlo
4 PANDOLFINI Egisto
3 CERVATO Sergio
3 GRATTON Guido
3 GRAZIANI Francesco
3 LOJACONO Francisco R.
2 MONTUORI Miguel
2 VIRGILI Giuseppe
1 BERTINI Mario
1 MICCOLI Fabrizio
1 NEGRO Alfonso
1 PITTO Alfredo
1 PIZZIOLO Mario


CAPTAINS
5 CERVATO Sergio
4 ANTOGNONI Giancarlo
2 MAGNINI Ardico
2 MONTUORI Miguel
2 PANDOLFINI Egisto
2 SEGATO Armando


UNUSED CALL-UPS
FUSER Diego - M

Alfredo
PITTO

First player in Azzurro

First goal in Azzurro
Giancarlo ANTOGNONI

Most games in Azzurro

FOGGIA
FULL NAME: Unione Sportiva Foggia s.r.l.
NICKNAMES: Satanelli (Young Satans).
HISTORY: Founded in May 1920 as 'Sporting Club Foggia' through the merger of 'Unione Sportiva Atleta', 'Maciste' and 'Unione Sportiva Pro Foggia'. In 1924
it merged with ' Velo Club' and changed the name to ' Unione Sportiva
Foggia'. This name remained unchanged with two exceptions: in 1940-1946 'Unione Popolare Foggia' and in 1957-1966 'Unione Sportiva Foggia & Incedit' after the merger with 'Gruppo Sportivo Incedit'. The club was twice declared bankrupt , in 1984 and 2003, but on both occasions was immediately refounded.
HONOURS: Nil.
CITY: Foggia
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 5          GAMES: 11          SCORERS: 2          GOALS: 2
CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
4 STROPPA Giovanni - M, 1993(d)
3 SIGNORI Giuseppe - A, 1992(d)
2 BAIANO Francesco - A, 1991(d)
1 MICELLI Romano - D, 1965(d)
1 NOCERA Cosimo - A, 1965(d)

SCORERS
1 NOCERA Cosimo
1 SIGNORI Giuseppe

CAPTAINS
No Foggia player ever led the Azzurri as Captain

UNUSED CALL-UPS
DI BIAGIO Luigi - M


Cosimo
NOCERA

First player in Azzurro

First goal in Azzurro
GENOA
FULL NAME: Genoa Cricket and Football Club s.p.a.
NICKNAMES: Rossoblu (Red-Blues), Grifone (Griffin),
Vecchio Balordo (Old Fool).
HISTORY: Founded on the 7 September 1892 as 'Genoa Cricket
and Athletic Club' - the first Italian football club. In 1899 it changed the name to 'Genoa Cricket and Football Club', a name that is still used today with the exception of the 1929-1945 period when the name 'Genova 1893 Circolo del Calcio' was used.
CITY: Genova
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 34          GAMES: 184          SCORERS: 9          GOALS: 22
CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 26
PLAYERS
31 DE VECCHI Renzo - D, 1910
21 BARBIERI Ottavio - M, 1921(d)
21 LEVRATTO Virgilio F. - A, 1924
19 DE PRA' Giovanni - G, 1924(d)
15 BURLANDO Luigi - M, 1920
8   ERANIO Stefano - M, 1990(d)
8   PERAZZOLO Mario - M, 1936(d)
6   BREZZI Guglielmo - A, 1920(d)
5   BERGAMINO Augusto - M, 1920(d)
5   SANTAMARIA Aristodemo E. - M, 1915(d)
4   BUFFON Lorenzo - G, 1958
4   MARIANI Edoardo - A, 1912(d)
4   SARDI Enrico - M, 1912
3   BELLINI Delfo - D, 1924(d)
3   BERTONI Sergio - A, 1936
3   NERI Giacomo - M, 1939(d)
2   BECATTINI Fosco - D, 1949(d)
2   BORRIELLO Marco - A, 2008 (d)
2   CARAPELLESE Riccardo - A, 1947
2   GENTA Mario - M, 1939 (d)
2   LEALE Ettore - M, 1922(d)
2   STELLIN Adone - D, 1948(d)
1   ARCARI Bruno - A, 1940(d)
1   BANCHERO Elvio - M, 1928
1   BARISON Paolo - M, 1959(d)
1   BATTISTONI Giovanni - M, 1939
1   BERARDO Felice - A, 1911
1   CASANOVA Claudio - D, 1914(d)
1   CATTO Edoardo - A, 1924(d)
1   GHIGLIANO Carlo - D, 1920(d)
1   MARCHI Sergio - D, 1939(d)
1   RUOTOLO Gennaro - M, 1991(d)
1   SARDELLI Vittorio - D, 1939(d)
1   SCARABELLO Luigi - M, 1936



Edoardo MARIANI

First player in Azzurro
SCORERS
9 LEVRATTO Virgilio F
5 BREZZI Guglielmo
2 SARDI Enrico
1 BERTONI Sergio
1 BURLANDO Luigi
1 CARAPELLESE Riccardo
1 NERI Giacomo
1 SANTAMARIA Aristo.E.
1 STELLIN Adone


CAPTAINS
26 DE VECCHI Renzo

INTER
FULL NAME: Football Club Internazionale Milano s.p.a. (The name 'Inter'
is the abbriviation of Internazionale and is derived from the fact that it was open to
foreign players unlike the 'Milan Cricket and Football Club', the club from which the founder members of Inter originated, that was dominated by the Italians ).
NICKNAMES: Biscione (Big Grass Snake), Beneamata (Cherished),
Nerazzurri (Black-Blues).
HISTORY: Founded on the 9 March 1908 by a group of ex-members of the 'Milan Cricket and Football Club'. In 1928 they merged with 'Unione Sportiva Milanese' and became 'Associazione Calcio Ambrosiana Milano'. But in 1932 the word 'Inter' was
CITY: Milano
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYERS: 95    GAMES: 1337    SCORERS: 39    GOALS: 201
CAPTAINS: 18          CAPTAINED GAMES: 183
Virgilio FOSSATI

First player in Azzurro

First scorer in Azzurro

First captain in Azzurro
PLAYERS
73 ANTOGNONI Giancarlo - M, 1974(d)
29 DE SISTI Giancarlo - M, 1967(d)
25 CERVATO Sergio - D, 1951(d)
20 MAGNINI Ardico - D, 1953(d)
20 SEGATO Armando - M, 1953(d)
19 GALLI Giovanni - G, 1983(d)
18 ALBERTOSI Enrico - G, 1961(d)
18 TOLDO Francesco - G, 1995(d)
17 CHIAPPELLA Giuseppe - M, 1953(d)
17 GRAZIANI Francesco - A, 1981
17 TONI Luca - A, 2005
15 ROBOTTI Enzo - D, 1958(d)
13 BAGGIO Roberto - M, 1988(d)
13 DI LIVIO Angelo - M, 2000
12 MONTUORI Miguel - M, 1956(d)(o)
12 PIZZIOLO Mario - M, 1933(d)
11 GRATTON Guido - M, 1953(d)
7   CASTELLETTI Sergio - D, 1958(d)
7   PANDOLFINI Egisto - M, 1950(d)
7   ROGGI Moreno - D, 1974(d)
7   ROSETTA Francesco - M, 1949(d)
7   VIRGILI Giuseppe - A, 1955(d)
6   MASSARO Daniele - A, 1982(d)
5   CHIELLINI Giorgio - D, 2004(d)
5   LOJACONO Francisco R. - M, 1959(d)(o)
5   PICCINI Achille - M, 1936(d)
5   PITTO Alfredo - M, 1931
4   ORZAN Alberto - M, 1956(d)
4   TORRICELLI Moreno - D, 1998
3   ADANI Daniele - D, 2000(d)
3   BERTINI Mario - M, 1966(d)
3   BORGONOVO Stefano - A, 1989(d)
3   COIS Sandro - M, 1998(d)
3   COSTAGLIOLA Leonardo - G, 1953(d)
3   DI MAURO Fabrizio - M, 1993(d)
3   FERRANTE Ugo - D, 1970(d)
3   ORLANDO Alberto - A, 1965
3   PETRIS Gianfranco - A, 1959
3   PRINI Maurilio - A, 1956(d)
2   CARNASCIALI Daniele - D, 1994(d)
2   ELIANI Alberto - D, 1948(d)
2   GAMBERINI Alessandro - D, 2007(d)
2   GRIFFANTI Luigi - G, 1942(d)
2   MARCHESI Rino - M, 1961(d)
2   PASQUAL Manuel - D, 2006(d)
1   CASO Domenico - M, 1974(d)
1   CHIARUGI Luciano - A, 1969(d)
1   CHIESA Enrico - A, 2001
1   DAINELLI Dario - D, 2005(d)
1   GOBBI Massimo - M, 2006(d)
1   GUERINI Vincenzo - M, 1974(d)
1   LIVERANI Fabio - M, 2006
1   MAGLI Augusto - M, 1950(d)
1   MERLO Claudio - M, 1969(d)
1   MICCOLI Fabrizio - A, 2004
1   MONTOLIVO Riccardo - M, 2007(d)
1   NEGRO Alfonso - M, 1936(d)
1   PADALINO Pasquale - D, 1996(d)
1   PIERINI Alessandro - D, 2001(d)
1   PIROVANO Giovan B. - M, 1966(d)
1   SARTI Giuliano - G, 1959(d)
1   SEMIOLI Franco - M, 2007

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.
Egisto PANDOLFINI

First captain in Azzurro
Renzo
DE VECCHI

Most games in Azzurro

Only captain in Azzurro
SCORERS
33 MEAZZA Giuseppe
25 ALTOBELLI Alessandro
22 MAZZOLA Alessandro
13 VIERI Christian
11 CEVENINI Luigi
9   BONINSEGNA Roberto
8   CONTI Leopoldo
8   FROSSI Annibale
6   BERGOMI Giuseppe
5   DOMENGHINI Angelo
4   CORSO Mario
4   FERRI Riccardo
4   FERRARI Giovanni
4   LORENZI Benito
4   SERENA Aldo
3   AEBI Ermanno
3   AMADEI Amedeo
3   BERTI Nicola
3   CEVENINI Aldo
3   DEMARIA Attilio
3   FACCHETTI Giacinto
2   BAGNI Salvatore
2   BONTADINI Franco
2   BURGNICH Tarcisio
2   MATERAZZI Marco
2   MORIERO Francesco
1   BERNARDINI Fulvio
1   BERTINI Mario
1   CANNAVARO Fabio
1   CAPPELLINI Renato
1   DI BIAGIO Luigi
1   PITTO Alfredo
1   FERRARIS Pietro
1   FOSSATI Virgilio
1   GUARNERI Aristide
1   NESTI Fulvio
1   ORIALI Gabriele
1   RIVOLTA Enrico
1   ZANETTI Cristiano

CAPTAINS
70 FACCHETTI Giacinto
33 BERGOMI Giuseppe
19 CANNAVARO Fabio
17 MEAZZA Giuseppe
8   ALTOBELLI Alessandro
6   BUFFON Lorenzo
6   CEVENINI Luigi
6   FOSSATI Virgilio
5   MAZZOLA Alessandro
2   COLLOVATI Fulvio
2   FERRARI Giovanni
2   MATERAZZI Marco
2   PAGLIUCA Gianluca
1   ALLEMANDI Luigi
1   BURGNICH Tarcisio
1   CAMPELLI Piero
1   PITTO Alfredo
1   TARDELLI Marco

UNUSED CALL-UPS
DELVECCHIO Marco - A
FONTOLAN Davide - A
FRESI Salvatore - D
PASQUALE Giovanni - D
VENTOLA Nicola - A
- 1939/40, 1960/61, 1965/66, 1974/75, 1995/96, 2000/01.          Italian Super Cup, 1 - 1996.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Cup Winners Cup, 1 -1960/61.          Mitropa Cup, 1 - 1966.          
Anglo-Italian League Cup, 1
- 1975.          Coppa delle Alpi, 1 - 1989.
Sergio CERVATO

Most captain in Azzurro
Giancarlo
DE SISTI
Ardico MAGNINI
Armando SEGATO
Giovanni GALLI
Luca
TONI

Most goals in Azzurro
Roberto BAGGIO
Miguel MONTUORI
AZZURRO RECORDS: Six Fiorentina players won the World Cup: 1934 - Mario PIZZIOLO; 1982 -
Giancarlo ANTOGNONI
, Francesco GRAZIANI,
Daniele MASSARO
, Pietro VIERCHOWOD (who never played in Azzurro with Fiorentina); 2006 - Luca TONI.
Giancarlo DE SISTI
and Ugo FERRANTE formed part of the Azzurri Squad that finished Runner-up in the 1970 World Cup, Roberto BAGGIO in that of 1990 when the Azzurri finished third and Giancarlo ANTOGNONI in the 1978 Squad that finished fourth. Two Fiorentina players won the European Nations Championship of 1968:
Enrico ALBERTOSI
and Giancarlo DE SISTI. Angelo DI LIVIO and Francesco TOLDO formed part of the Azzurri Squad that finished Runner-up European Champions in 2000, whilst Giancarlo ANTOGNONI and
Giovanni GALLI formed part of the 1980 squad that finished fourth. Alfonso NEGRO and Achille PICCINI won the Gold Medal when the Italian National Team finished first in the Football Tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games. Mario PIZZIOLO won the
1935 Coppa Internazionale and Alfredo PITTO formed part of the Azzurri Squad that finished Runner-up in the 1932 Coppa Internazionale. Miguel MONTUORI is the only Oriundo to ever lead the Italian National Team as Captain and is also the only Italo-Argentinian/Chilean Oriundo to play in Azzurro. Giancarlo ANTOGNONI is the Azzurro who received most Red Cards (two) and the Azzurro Midfielder to be most Substituted, whilst 
Francesco TOLDO
is the most Unused Call-Up Azzurro from one club (30 unused call-ups).
Giovanni STROPPA

Most games in Azzurro
Romano
MICELLI

First player in Azzurro
NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 9 - 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914/15, 1922/23, 1923/24.
Coppa Italia, 1 - 1936/37.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Coppa delle Alpi, 3 - 1962, 1964, 1991.          Anglo-Italian Cup, 1 - 1996.
Coppa dell' Amicizia Italo-Francese, 1 - 1963.
Virgilio F. LEVRATTO

Most goals in Azzurro
Guglielmo BREZZI

First goal in Azzurro
Ottavio BARBIERI
Giovanni
DE PRA'
AZZURRO RECORDS: Four Genoa players won the World Cup: 1934 - Pietro ARCARI who never played with the Italian National team but formed part of the Azzurri Squad; 1938 - Sergio BERTONI, Mario GENTA, Mario PERAZZOLO. Three Genoa players won the Olympic Bronze Medal when the Azzurri finished third in the Football Tournament of the 1928 Olympic Games: Delfo BELLINI, Giovanni DE PRA', Virgilio F. LEVRATTO. Two Genoa players won the 1930 Coppa Internazionale: Giovanni DE PRA',
Virgilio F. LEVRATTO
, whilst Elvio BANCHERO formed part of the Azzurri Squad that finished second in the 1932 Coppa Internazionale. Renzo DE VECCHI was the first Azzurro player to score an own goal.
inserted in the name to became 'Associazione Calcio Ambrosiana-Inter Milano'. This name remained in use until 1942 when the current name was adapted.
NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 15 - 1909/10, 1919/20, 1929/30, 1937/38, 1939/40, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1970/71,  1979/80, 1988/89, 2005/06, 2006/07 (The 2005/06 Championship was awarded to Inter after Juventus, the actual champions and Milan, the actual Runner-ups, were disqualified for malpractice. Inter had finished third with 15 points less than the actual champions).          Coppa Italia, 5 - 1938/39, 1977/78, 1981/82, 2004/05, 2005/06.
Italian Super Cup, 3 - 1989, 2005, 2006.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA Champions League, 2 - 1964, 1965.          UEFA Cup, 3 - 1991, 1994, 1998.          Intercontinental Cup, 2 - 1964, 1965.          Mondialito, 1 - 1981.
Enrico ALBERTOSI
PLAYERS
94 FACCHETTI Giacinto - D, 1963(d)
81 BERGOMI Giuseppe - D, 1982(d)
70 MAZZOLA Alessandro - M, 1963(d)
66 BURGNICH Tarcisio - D, 1963(d)
61 ALTOBELLI Alessandro - A, 1980(d)
58 ZENGA Walter - G, 1986(d)
53 MEAZZA Giuseppe - M, 1930(d)
45 FERRI Riccardo - D, 1986(d)
39 BERTI Nicola - M, 1988(d)
38 MATERAZZI Marco - D, 2001
31 CONTI Leopoldo - M,1920(d)
28 ORIALI Gabriele - M, 1978(d)