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16 unusual facts about Serie A


Adam Henrich

Older brother Michael Henrich, drafted 13th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, is currently playing in the Italian Serie A for HC Asiago while simultaneously completing his undergraduate degree with York University.

BeIN Sports Arabia +3

It was originally launched especially for coverage of Euro 2008, but has since broadcast many La Liga and Serie A matches and will continue to do so.

Candido Cannavò

Cannavò gained national popularity also for his numerous TV appearances in connection with the Giro d'Italia and Serie A football.

Football Federation Tasmania

This period is often nostalgically referred to as the 'golden era' of Tasmanian football, and even featured visiting professionals from leagues such as Italy's Serie A, making guest appearances for clubs like Hobart Juventus.

Gene Gnocchi

During the 2006–07 edition of Quelli che il calcio, Gnocchi challenged the entire world of football, asking for an opportunity to play five minutes in a Serie A match.

Italo Zanzi

Italo Zanzi, born May 18, 1974 in New York, is a sports business executive and attorney, currently CEO of Serie A team AS Roma.

Johnny Dexter

Johnny also regularly found himself involved in off-pitch slapstick, including one memorable storyline in which he travelled to Italy to discuss signing for a top Serie A team.

Leandro Arpinati

Arpinati held several positions in the Italian sport world, such as the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and of the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (Italian football federation): he led the reformation of the Serie A championship on national level, and organized the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Match of the Day 2

These have included D.J. Campbell, Clarke Carlisle, Brad Friedel, Shay Given, Marcus Hahnemann, Danny Murphy, Graeme Murty, Jonas Olsson, Michael Owen, Linvoy Primus, Jason Roberts and Paul Robinson as well as then Serie A star Clarence Seedorf.

Michael Batiste

After leaving Arizona State, Batiste had a European stint, representing Spirou Charleroi in the Belgian League (2000–01) and Lauretana Biella (2001–02), in the Italian League.

Michael Henrich

After one more season with Wolfsburg in the DEL, Henrich signed with Lega Italiana Hockey Ghiaccio club HC Asiago.

Peter Drury

He commentates on ESPN, usually providing coverage of Serie A.

Qazim Dervishi

In 1929 he was called from SK Durrës football club to play in an international friendly match versus US Bari, of Italy, in that time a Serie A team.

Rai Radio 1

Commentaries on Serie A and B football matches are aired live on Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto, one of Radio 1's most popular shows, which has been on the air since 1960.

The Beckham Experiment

The loan deal agreed in December 2008 had originally been scheduled to end in March 2009 so that Beckham could return to Los Angeles in time for the start of the 2009 MLS season, however, it got extended until the end of the Serie A 2008-09 season.

It was released just as Beckham returned to LA Galaxy from a loan spell at the Italian Serie A with AC Milan.


2009–10 in Italian football

March 10, 2010 — Tonino Carino, 65, popular Italian RAI journalist who was active in football, best famous for his coverage of Ascoli games during the club's period in the Serie A in the 1980s and 1990s.

Alberigo Evani

His honours while at AC Milan included two promotions from Serie B, three Serie A titles, two European Cups, two Italian Super Cups, two European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups, scoring the winner against Atlético Nacional in their 1989 triumph.

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.

Campionato Nazionale Primavera

Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is officially called Campionato Primavera Tim – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, as Telecom Italia Mobile has sponsored the Coppa Italia, Serie A, Serie B, Campionato Nazionale Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera.

Christian Abbiati

Christian Abbiati (born 8 July 1977 in Abbiategrasso, Milan) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.

Ciro Ferrara

He came under intense scrutiny from the media and there was much speculation about who would succeed him as manager, especially after he was absent at the traditional meeting of all Serie A managers, coaches and referees in Rome during mid-season and was instead represented by then Director of Sport Alessio Secco and 23-year-old homegrown midfielder Claudio Marchisio at the press conference.

Daisuke Matsui

Among the teams which were believed to have shown interested in signing him at the time were Catania, Genoa, Lazio and Torino of Serie A, Celtic and Rangers of the Scottish Premier League, Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga, and Lille of Ligue 1.

Matsui chose Le Mans, then a second division club, over Lazio, one of the top clubs in Serie A, because he believed that the style of Italian football was too defensive.

Diego Mateo

In 2000 he joined U.S. Lecce in Italy, but left the club after appearing in only one fourth of the Serie A games during the season, with the Apulia side narrowly avoiding relegation.

Domenico Doardo

Doardo played professionally for several teams in his native Italy, including Torino and Hellas Verona, with whom he played in Serie A before dropping down the leagues during his later career.

Donovan Maury

A youth product of Standard Liège, he was signed by Luciano Gaucci at his club Perugia as part of the then-Serie A club's strategy to sign relatively unknown players from abroad.

Eiji Kawashima

In January 2001, Omiya Ardija sent Kawashima overseas to train with Parma F.C. in the Serie A league in Italy.

François Modesto

He appeared in 22 Serie A games in his first season, suffering team relegation; in 2003–04 he played in a career-high 43 matches to help the Sardinia outfit return to the top level, as runner-up.

Giancarlo Cadè

Born in Zanica, he played for 6 seasons (64 games, no goals) in the Serie A for Atalanta B.C..

Giuseppe Baresi

Born in Travagliato, province of Brescia, Baresi made his professional debut during the 1977–78 season, and spent a total of 16 seasons with Internazionale, playing a total of 559 matches (including 392 Serie A matches) and scoring 13 goals.

James Dens da Silva

In 2007 he joined Villa Nova, only to return to the Serié A by signing for Juventude later in the year, breaking into the first team and making 9 appearances.

Javier Farinós

In the 2000 summer Farinós caught the attention of Serie A's F.C. Internazionale Milano, where he would spend five years (with a Villarreal CF loan in between) without much success: he was out of action for 15 months due to injury, and was only able to pitch in ten league games as Inter lost the 2001–02 league title in the last matchday.

Jim Koleff

Dave Chambers just hired as coach of the HC Gherdëina of the Serie A Italian hockey league, invited Koleff to play for the team, and led the league in scoring that season.

Johan Molin

He again failed to produce points on a regular basis and moved to sign for his seventh club, HC Fassa of the Italian Serie A.

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.

Lance!

The newspaper awards the winner of the first turn of the Série A with the Troféu Osmar Santos, while the second turn winner is awarded with the Troféu João Saldanha.

Leandro Paredes

Leandro Daniel Paredes (born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Boca Juniors.

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

In the Groups stage, Haifa faced strong opponents: The Scottish Rangers F.C., the Serbian Partizan Belgrade, the French Auxerre and the Italian Serie A team Livorno.

Marcos Assunção

After impressive performances with Flamengo, Assunção was bought by Serie A's A.S. Roma for the 1999–2000 season.

Matías Aguirregaray

On 24 August 2011, Serie A club Palermo confirmed to have signed Aguirregaray on loan from Montevideo Wanderers F.C., with an option to fully acquire the player's transfer right by the end of the season.

Paddy Sloan

After only a brief spell with Sheffield United, Sloan joined Milan for the 1948–49 season, and as a result he became the first Irish footballer to play in Serie A.

Paolo Mazza

Nicknamed Il Rabdomante (the Diviner) by journalist Gianni Brera due to his skill for talent-spotting, he helped SPAL reach Serie A, well above the level expected from such a small club.

Patrick Vervoort

The left midfielder has played for a number of clubs, including Beerschot, Anderlecht and Standard Liège in Belgium, Ascoli in Italy's Serie A, as well Girondins de Bordeaux in France.

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.

Sebastián Ribas

Sebastián César Helios Ribas Barbato (born 11 March 1988 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Barcelona Sporting Club on loan from Serie A club Genoa.

Stefano Sturaro

On 25 August 2013, Sturaro made his Serie A debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Inter.

SuperSport Albania

The channels broadcast a range of different sports such as the Spanish Primera División, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Dutch Eredivisie, the Champions League, FIFA World Cup, Boxing, NBA, Moto GP, Wimbledon, ATP 250, ATP 1000, IAAF etc.

Tony Cimellaro

Cimellaro also played in various European leagues, beginning in 1993 with a spell in Serie A with Asiago followed by a season in the British National League for the Durham Wasps and the Blackburn Hawks.

Vujadin Boškov

In 1961 he moved to Italy to play for Serie A club Sampdoria for one season (1961/62), before accepting a stint as a player/coach at Swiss side Young Boys (1962–1964).