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3 unusual facts about ACF Fiorentina


Dirk Marcellis

After impressing with PSV both in the UEFA Cup against Tottenham Hotspur and Fiorentina, where he played solid games against Dimitar Berbatov and Adrian Mutu, Marcellis caught the eye of not only Dutch football fans but also the Netherlands U-21 coach Foppe de Haan.

Nicolai Boilesen

Having had various trial periods with clubs such as Manchester United, Fiorentina and Chelsea, and with his Brøndby contract expiring in December 2009, Boilesen agreed a move to the Netherlands, with Ajax paying Brøndby 4 million DKK in compensation (roughly € 500.000).

Tod's

The Della Valle family, which owns a vast majority of the luxury maker also has stakes in RCS MediaGroup, the football team Fiorentina and other companies.


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2001 Coppa Italia Final

The match was played over two legs on 24 May and 13 June 2001 between Parma and Fiorentina.

A.S.D. Giallo-Blu Figline

Founded in 1965, Figline always played in the amateur leagues until 2008, being promoted to Serie D in 2006 and then winning a second promotion as 2007–08 Serie D/E champions, thus achieving a spot in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2008–09 season; both promotions came with Leonardo Semplici as head coach and attacking midfielder Anselmo Robbiati, formerly of Internazionale and Fiorentina, as captain.

Antonio González Álvarez

In the 1962–63 season, after having helped the Colchoneros to back-to-back Copa del Rey trophies and the 1962 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (he played in the first match of the final against ACF Fiorentina, in Glasgow) Chuzo scored an astonishing nine goals in only 14 matches, with Atlético finishing in second position in the league behind neighbouring Real Madrid.

Boadu Maxwell Acosty

Boadu Maxwell Acosty (born 10 September 1991 in Sunyani) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Chievo, on loan from Fiorentina, as a winger.

Corinthians Democracy

In 1984, Sócrates revived a contact offer from Fiorentina.

David Distéfano

On 20 August 2013, he signed with the Romanian club Pandurii Târgu Jiu, along which he participated in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, playing against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Paços de Ferreira and Fiorentina.

Dustin Corea

Corea was invited to trial with several teams in 2010: Juventus F.C., ACF Fiorentina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Club Brugge K.V..

Festival Cup

As Edinburgh's twin cities include Munich, Florence and Kiev, the local media speculated that a globally recognised team such as FC Bayern Munich, ACF Fiorentina or Dynamo Kiev may play in Scotland's capital.

Josip Iličić

Josip Iličić (born 29 January 1988 in Prijedor) is a Slovenian footballer, who plays for Serie A side Fiorentina and the Slovenia national team.

Kurt Tschenscher

In September 1962, he took charge of the replay of the 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which Atlético Madrid beat Fiorentina 3–0.

Massimiliano Taddei

Massimiliano Taddei, also known as Max Taddei (born April 18, 1991 in Pontedera) is an Italian professional football who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Venezia, on co-ownership from Fiorentina.

Massimo Oddo

He became the captain of Lazio for the first half of the 2006–2007 season following the departure of Fabio Liverani to Fiorentina.


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