| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1965-05-17)17 May 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Seregno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Renate (Sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Meda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1985 | A.S.D. Saronno 1910 | 28 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Seregno | 30 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Pavia | 31 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Torino | 29 | (3) |
| 1988–1993 | Napoli | 150 | (9) |
| 1993–1998 | Parma | 147 | (9) |
| 1998–2000 | Torino | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | U.S. Canzese [it] | ||
| 2003 | Seregno | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Italy Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1996[2] | Italy | 17 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Massimo Crippa (Italian pronunciation:[ˈmassimoˈkrippa]; born 17 May 1965) is an Italian former professionalfootballer, who played as amidfielder; he is the current sporting director ofRenate. Crippa played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning several titles during his spells withNapoli andParma. At international level, he represented theItaly national football team at the1988 and the1996 Summer Olympics.
A determined and physically powerful player, Crippa began his playing career during the 1981–82 season, with A.C. Meda Mobil, in thePrima Categoria, where he spent two seasons in the first squad.[3] He later moved to play in theEccellenza Lombardy - the sixth tier of Italian club football - withFBC Saronno for two seasons before moving to his hometown club,Seregno. His performances earned him a move to nearbySerie C2 clubPavia in the summer of 1986. After only one season with the club, he moved toTorino inSerie A. In the1987–88 season he scored three goals for theTurin club in 29 league appearances.[4]
Crippa left Torino in the summer of 1988 to joinNapoli. Playing behindDiego Maradona, who was at the peak of his abilities, Crippa joined a strong midfield that also includedAlemão,Fernando De Napoli andFrancesco Romano. In his first season with the club, Crippa helped Napoli to finish second inSerie A and to win theUEFA Cup, beatingVfB Stuttgart inthe final. He helped Napoli to fend off the challenge ofA.C. Milan to win theScudetto in thefollowing season. He scored a goal as Napoli defeatedJuventus 5–1 in the1990 Supercoppa Italiana.[3]
Crippa moved toParma in the summer of 1993 and in his first season he was part of the team that won theUEFA Super Cup over two legs against A.C. Milan. Parma lost the first leg, played at theStadio Ennio Tardini, 0–1, but won the second leg 2–0 with Crippa scoring the decisive goal inextra time.[3] Crippa won his secondUEFA Cup at the end of the1994–95 season as Parma defeated Juventus 2–1 on aggregate. Parma had finished second behind Juventus in that season's Serie A, and would do so again in the1995–96 season. Crippa was part of Parma's first everChampions League campaign during the1997–98 season.[4]
In 1998, Crippa returned to Torino, who were playing inSerie B; the team were promoted in his first season back at the club. He returned to the Eccellenza Lombardy in 2000 withCanzese playing until 2002. He finished his career in 2003 playing forSeregno, the club of his city.[5][4]
After playing for theunder-21 team, Crippa went on to make 17 appearances forItaly between 1988 and 1996. He made his debut in a 2–0 home win overScotland on 22 December 1988, and he scored his only international goal in a 3–1 friendly win againstTurkey on 14 December 1994. Crippa also represented Italy at twoOlympic Games:Seoul 1988, andAtlanta 1996 as overage player, under managerCesare Maldini. He scored the decisive goal in the 2–1 quarter-final victory againstSweden at the 1988 Olympics, as Italy reached the semi-finals, eventually finishing the tournament in fourth place.[6]
A hard-working and physically strong team-player, Crippa was known for his dedication, power, tenacity and stamina on the pitch, which enabled him to excel as aball-winner in midfield and support his more creative and offensive-minded teammates.[7]
Crippa was appointed the sporting director ofRenate inLega Pro Seconda Divisione in the summer of 2010, a position which he currently holds.[8]
Napoli[3]
Parma[4]
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