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2 unusual facts about S.S.C. Napoli


Higuain

Gonzalo Higuaín, a striker for Napoli and Jorge Higuain's son and Federico's younger brother.

Stadio Arturo Collana

S.S.C. Napoli were official tenants of the stadium during the 1933-34 season onwards, as their stadium Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli was having problems.


1986–87 Serie A

The 1986–87 Serie A season ended with S.S.C. Napoli doing the "domestic double", winning their first Scudetto and third Coppa Italia, spurred on by their talismanic captain Diego Maradona, who had also just played a key part in World Cup glory for his home country of Argentina.

Carmine Biagio Gatti

Carmine Biagio Gatti (born February 10, 1988 in Avellino) is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team V.F. Colligiana on loan from S.S.C. Napoli.

Erminia Giuliano

One high-profile friend included the football star Diego Maradona when he played for Napoli.

Fulvio Pea

In 2001 he moved to Bulgaria to join Luigi Simoni at CSKA Sofia, working alongside him also in his following experiences at Ancona, Napoli and Siena.

Gianfranco Zola

He spent the first decade of his playing career playing in Italy, most notably with Napoli, alongside Diego Maradona and Careca, and at Parma, before moving to English side Chelsea, where he was voted the Football Writers' Player of the Year in the 1996–97 season.

Jarbas Faustinho

At club level he played as a winger for S.S.C. Napoli and Bari amongst many others, as a coach he managed several clubs in the Province of Naples area.

Joleon Lescott

Lescott also made his Champions League début against S.S.C. Napoli, City however failed to progress past the group stages after away defeats to Napoli and Bayern Munich in Group A, finishing third and dropping into the Europa League as a result.

Ken Birch

Victory in the Welsh Cup entitled Bangor to enter the European Cup Winners' Cup where they were drawn against the Italian cup-winners, Napoli in the preliminary round.

Province of Naples

The most successful club from the province are by far SSC Napoli, who have won Serie A (the Italian Championship) twice and the UEFA Cup while Diego Maradona was with the club.

Raffaele Pucino

Born in Caserta, Italy, Pucino began his youth career with local side Boys Caserta, before he was scouted by S.S.C. Napoli.

Toulouse FC

A side containing Jacques Santini and Swiss forward Daniel Jeandupeux earned a famous penalty shoot-out victory against Diego Maradona's Napoli in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, Toulouse's maiden European campaign, but it failed to herald a bright new era.

Vincenzo Guerini

He was then hired by Napoli, but dismissed after only eight games (including a UEFA Cup elimination at the hands of Boavista).


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