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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-03-25)25 March 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Barletta, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bari (youth development) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Barletta | ||
| 1995–1998 | Melfi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Giulianova | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Castrovillari | 29 | (3) |
| 2000–2004 | Catania | 27 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | →Catanzaro (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | →Sambenedettese (loan) | 52 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Perugia | 33 | (6) |
| 2005–2009 | Sampdoria | 85 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | →Lecce (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Catania | 36 | (1) |
| 2011 | →Atalanta (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | Lecce | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Grosseto | 31 | (6) |
| 2014 | Bari | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 398 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017– | Bari (youth development) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gennaro Delvecchio (Italian pronunciation:[dʒenˈnaːrodelˈvɛkkjo]; born 25 March 1978) is an Italianfootball official and a former player who played as amidfielder. He works as the head of youth development atBari.
Delvecchio started his career with amateur clubA.S.D. Barletta in 1994. The following season, he joinedA.S. Melfi. He would remain at the club until 1998. WithMelfi, Delvecchio managed 15 goals in a total of 83 appearances.[citation needed] Following that impressive spell, he was bought by Serie C1 sideGiulianova Calcio. Although he would only appear once for the club. The following season (1999), he joinedU.S. Castrovillari Calcio. He again picked up form and scored 3 goals in 29 appearances for the club at Serie C2.
In 2000, he joinedSerie C1 sideCalcio Catania, but he was loaned toF.C. Catanzaro in October. With Catanzaro he appeared in 26 games and added two goals to his credit. He then joinedS.S. Sambenedettese Calcio on loan and again would pick up form, scoring 7 goals in 52 league matches. Delvecchio also reached into the promotion playoffs, in although lost toPescara Calcio in the semi-final. Delvecchio returned to Catania in 2003–04 season. With Catania, he made 27 appearances in Serie B. At the end of season, he joinedPerugia. Although Perugia went bankrupt in 2005, his performance madeU.C. Sampdoria of Serie A offer him a contract. Without experience in Italian top division, he was loaned toU.S. Lecce, also in Serie A.
In Lecce, he acquired 29 Serie A appearances with 4 goals. He would then return toU.C. Sampdoria for the following season. He appeared 85 times for theLiguria based club inSerie A and scored 13 times. It was by far his best spell at one club and the best period of his career.
On 30 June 2009, he was re-signed by Catania; the contract lasted until June 2012.[1] However, after a decent start to the campaign, Delvecchio was forced out by injury, and eventually needed surgery, before a 2010 return. Following his injury, Delvecchio never regained a starting position, and in January 2011 he was loaned out toSerie B outfit,Atalanta. In his six-month spell with the Bergamasca side, Delvecchio scored 1 goal in 15 appearances, helping Atalanta win theSerie B championship and hence, gain promotion to theSerie A. On 30 June 2011, Delvecchio returned toCatania.
Delvecchio was first capped byItaly national team head coachRoberto Donadoni for a friendly match againstCroatia, which was lost 2–0 at home, on 16 August 2006. Sampdoria teammatesGiulio Falcone,Angelo Palombo andChristian Terlizzi also made their debut on the same match. He was also selected forEuro 2008 qualification matches againstLithuania andFrance in September and matches againstUkraine andGeorgia in October, but did not make any appearances.
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