FORZA AZZURRI STATISTICS

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Profile lists of all the Clubs starting with the letters N, O, P and Q that gave players to the Italian National team

PROFILES N-Q

Clubs:

NAPOLI

FULL NAME: Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli s.p.a. NICKNAMES: Azzurri (blues), I Ciucciarelli (The little donkeys), Partenopei (The Greek name of the city of Napoli derived from the Greek mythology siren Parthenope). HISTORY: Founded in 1904 as 'Napoli Foot-Ball and Cricket Club' but two years later the name was shortened to 'Napoli Foot-Ball Club'. In 1921 it merged with 'Internazionale Napoli (founded in 1912 by foreign desident players from 'Napoli Foot-Ball Club') to create 'Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples' also known as 'FBC Internaples'. In 1926 the club changed the name to 'Associazione Calcio Napoli' and in 1964 to the current name

CITY: Napoli

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 27          GAMES: 208          SCORERS: 7          GOALS: 13 CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

Attila SALLUSTRO First player in Azzurro

NOVARA

FULL NAME: Novara Calcio Spa NICKNAMES: Azzurri (blues). HISTORY: Founded in December 1908 as 'Football Association Studenti' by teenage students, but in November 1912 they were joint by all the best players of the clubs 'Voluntas', 'Pro Scalon', 'Ginnastica e Scherma', 'Forza & Speranza' and 'Collegio Gallarini' to create 'Novara Calcio'. HONOURS: Nil.

CITY: Novara

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 5          GAMES: 25          SCORERS: 1          GOALS: 3 CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 2

PLAYERS 11 MIGLIAVACCA Enrico - M, 1921(d) 6   REYNAUDI Ettore - M, 1920(d) 4   MENEGHETTI Mario - M, 1920(d) 2   MARUCCO Giustiniano - A, 1920(d) 2   PIOLA Silvio - A, 1947

Enrico MIGLIAVACCA Most games in Azzurro Only scorer in Azzurro

NOVESE

FULL NAME: Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Novese (The name 'Novese' means the club of the city 'Novi') HISTORY: Founded in 1919. NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 1 - 1921/22.

CITY: Novi Ligure

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 3          GAMES: 11          SCORERS: 1          GOALS: 2 CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 1

PLAYERS 6 SANTAMARIA Aristodemo E. - M, 1921 4 CEVENINI Luigi - M, 1921 1 VERCELLI Luigi - D, 1921(d)

SCORERS 2 SANTAMARIA Aristodemo E CAPTAINS 1 SANTAMARIA Aristodemo E

Aristodemo E. SANTAMARIA First player in Azzurro Most games in Azzurro Only scorer in Azzurro Only captain in Azzurro

Luigi CEVENINI

OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE

FULL NAME: Olympique de Marseille NICKNAMES: l'OM, l'Oheme, Marseillais. HISTORY: Founded in 1899 as'Olympique de Marseille' after the restructuring of the 'Football Club de Marseille' founded in 1892 as 'Sporting Club de Marseille'. NATIONAL HONOURS: French Champions, 8 - 1937, 1948, 1971, 1972, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992.          French Cup, 10 - 1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA Champions League, 1 - 1993. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 2 - 2005, 2006.

CITY: Marseille (France)

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 1          GAMES: 5          SCORERS: 0          GOALS: 0 CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

PLAYERS 5 RAVANELLI Fabrizio - A, 1997

Fabrizio RAVANELLI Only player in Azzurro

SCORERS No Olympique Marseille player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Olympique Marseille player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

PERUGIA

FULL NAME: Perugia Calcio Spa. NICKNAMES: Grifoni (Griffons) HISTORY: Founded on the 9 June 1905 as 'Associazione Calcio Perugia' after the merger of 'Fortebraccio' and 'Libertas'. For a brief period, between 1913 and 1919, they changed their name to 'Societa Sportiva Perugia'. In 2005 they were declared bankrupt but refounded immediately as 'Perugia Calcio Spa'. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: .UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 2003.

CITY: Perugia

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 7          GAMES: 20          SCORERS: 0          GOALS: 0 CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

PLAYERS 5 ROSSI Paolo - A, 1979 4 MICCOLI Fabrizio - A, 2003(d) 3 BAGNI Salvatore - M, 1981(d) 3 GROSSO Fabio - M, 2003(d) 2 LIVERANI Fabio - M, 2001(d) 2 MATERAZZI Marco - D, 2001(d) 1 GIUNTI Federico - M, 1996(d)

Paolo ROSSI First player in Azzurro Most games in Azzurro

SCORERS No Perugia player ever scored in Azzurro CAPTAINS No Perugia player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

PLAYERS 49 DE NAPOLI Fernando - M, 1986 28 BAGNI Salvatore - M, 1984 25 FERRARA Ciro - D, 1987(d) 19 ZOFF Dino - G, 1968(d) 18 JULIANO Antonio - M, 1966(d) 12 CRIPPA Massimo - M, 1988(d) 10 CARNEVALE Andrea A. - A, 1989(d) 6   AMADEI Amedeo - A, 1951 5   BUGATTI Ottavio - G, 1957 4   CASARI Giuseppe - G, 1951 4   FRANCINI Giovanni - D, 1987 3   COLOMBARI Enrico - M, 1932 3   FUSI Luca - M, 1989 3   ORLANDINI Andrea - M, 1974(d) 3   SAVOLDI Giuseppe - A, 1975 3   ZOLA Gianfranco - M, 1991(d) 2   BIANCHI Ottavio - M, 1966(d) 2   SALLUSTRO Attila - A, 1929(d)(o) 1   BELLUGI Mauro - D, 1979 1   ESPOSITO Salvatore - M, 1975(d) 1   FERRARIS Pietro - A, 1935(d) 1   GIORDANO Bruno - A, 1985 1   MIHALIC Marcello - M, 1929(d) 1   NARDIN Stelio - D, 1967(d) 1   PESAOLA Bruno - M, 1957(d)(o) 1   POSIO Celso - M, 1957(d) 1   VOJAK Antonio - M, 1932(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.

SCORERS 3 MIGLIAVACCA Enrico CAPTAINS 2 PIOLA Silvio

Fernando DE NAPOLI Most games in Azzurro

Fabrizio MICCOLI

'Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli'. In 1994 the club was declared bankrupt but was immediately refounded as 'Napoli Soccer', but in 2006 the current name was again restored. NATIONAL HONOURS: Italian Champions, 2 - 1986/87, 1989/90.          Coppa Italia, 3 - 1961/62, 1975/76, 1986/87.          Italian Super Cup, 1 - 1990.          Lipton Challenge Cup, 3 - 1909, 1911, 1914. INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA Cup, 1 - 1988/89.          Coppa delle Alpi, 1 - 1966.          Anglo-Italian League Cup, 1 - 1976.

Marcello MIHALIC First player in Azzurro First goal in Azzurro

Amedeo AMADEI Most Goals in Azzurro

Salvatore BAGNI

Antonio JULIANO

Dino ZOFF

Ciro FERRARA

Mario MENEGHETTI First player in Azzurro

Silvio PIOLA Only captain in Azzurro

PADOVA

FULL NAME: Calcio Padova SpA NICKNAMES: Biancoscudati (White-Shielded), Patavini (Patavins meaning the people of Patavium, the old Latin name of the city of Padova). HISTORY: Founded on the 29 January 1910 as 'Associazione Calcio Padova'. The name was eventually changed to the current 'Calcio Padova Spa'. HONOURS: Nil.

CITY: Padova

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 6          GAMES: 15          SCORERS: 2          GOALS: 2 CAPTAINS: 0          CAPTAINED GAMES: 0

PLAYERS 5 BRIGHENTI Sergio - A, 1959(d) 4 FAYENZ Antonio - M, 1925(d) 3 MONTI Feliciano - A, 1923(d) 1 MARIANI Amos - M, 1959 1 MORO Silvano - M, 1958(d) 1 VECCHINA Giovanni - A, 1928(d)

Feliciano MONTI First player in Azzurro

SCORERS 1 BRIGHENTI Sergio 1 MARIANI Amos CAPTAINS No Padova player ever lead the Azzurri as Captain

Sergio BRIGHENTI Most games in Azzurro First goal in Azzurro Most goals in Azzurro

Amos MARIANI Most goals in Azzurro

PALERMO

FULL NAME: Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo Spa NICKNAMES: Rosanero (Pink-Blacks), Aquile (Eagles). HISTORY: Founded on the 1 November 1900 as 'Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club', in 1907 the club changed its name to 'Palermo Foot-Ball Club' and in 1919 it was recreated after World War I under the name 'Unione Sportiva Palermo'. In 1927 the club was declared bankrupt but immediately refounded as 'Palermo FootBall Club' and merged with the 'Vigor Palermo'. After another bankruptcy in 1940, the club was again refounded in 1941 and merged with 'Unione Sportiva Juventina Palermo' to create 'Unione Sportiva Palermo Juventina'. The name was changed to 'Societa

CITY: Palermo

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 11          GAMES: 94          SCORERS: 5          GOALS: 9 CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 1

PLAYERS 21 BARZAGLI Andrea - D, 2004(d) 20 GROSSO Fabio - M, 2005 17 ZACCARDO Cristian - D, 2004(d) 14 BARONE Simone - M, 2004 10 TONI Luca - A, 2004(d) 3   DI MICHELE David - A, 2006 3   GIMONA Aredio - M, 1951(d) 2   BRIENZA Franco - A, 2005(d) 2   MATTREL Carlo - G, 1962(d) 1   CARACCIOLO Andrea - A, 2006 1   DIANA Aimo Stefano - M, 2007

SCORERS 3 GIMONA Aredio 2 GROSSO Fabio 2 TONI Luca 1 BARONE Simone 1 ZACCARDO Cristian CAPTAINS 1 TONI Luca UNUSED CALL-UPS GUARDALBEN Matteo - G

Aredio GIMONA First player in Azzurro First goal in Azzurro Most goals in Azzurro

PARMA

FULL NAME: Parma Football Club Spa. NICKNAMES: Crociati (Of the Cross / Crusaders), Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues), Ducali (Duchy Men). HISTORY: Founded on the 27 July 1913 as 'Verdi Foot Ball Club' but five months later the name was changed to 'Parma Foot Ball Club'. In 1931 the name was changed to 'Parma Associazione Sportiva', in 1967 to 'Parma Football Club' and in 1968 to 'Parma Associazione Calcio'. On the 1 January 1970 it merged with 'Associazione Calcio Parmense' (founded in 1968) but kept the same name. In 2004 it was declared bankrupt was immediately refounded with the current name.

CITY: Parma

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS: 24          GAMES: 275          SCORERS: 8          GOALS: 21 CAPTAINS: 1          CAPTAINED GAMES: 5

SCORERS 7 ZOLA Gianfranco 5 CHIESA Enrico 3 FUSER Diego 2 GILARDINO Alberto 1 APOLLONI Luigi 1 BAGGIO Dino 1 CRIPPA Massimo 1 VANOLI Paolo CAPTAINS 5 CANNAVARO Fabio

Alberto DI CHIARA First player in Azzurro

PLAYERS 61 CANNAVARO Fabio - D, 1997(d) 40 BAGGIO Dino - M, 1994 23 BENARRIVO Antonio - D, 1993(d) 23 ZOLA Gianfranco - M, 1993 20 BUFFON Gianluigi - G, 1997(d) 15 APOLLONI Luigi - D, 1994(d)