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| Date of birth | (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cerignola, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Sampdoria | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Fidelis Andria | 34 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Padova | 33 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Juventus | 53 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | →Perugia (loan) | 25 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | →Napoli (co-ownership) | 30 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Perugia | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Como | 14 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Modena | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Messina | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Reggina | 96 | (40) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Torino | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | →Siena (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Parma | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Atalanta | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 405 | (128) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Italy U21 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicola Amoruso (born 29 August 1974) is an Italian former professionalfootballer who played as aforward. An elegant, technically gifted, and agile forward, known for his delicate touch on the ball and use offeints,[1] he usually played in acentral role; his nicknames werepiede caldo (Hot Foot) andDinamite (Dynamite), due to his eye for goal.[2] He is currently the sporting director ofPalermo.[3]
Amoruso grew up in theSampdoria youth system, and made hisSerie A debut on 12 December 1993, in a 2–0 away defeat toInter Milan. During his first season with the club he won theCoppa Italia, scoring three goals in eight appearances throughout the competition.[4][5] He has also later played withFidelis Andria (1994–95) andPadova (1995–96).
Amoruso joined Juventus in 1996; he scored four goals in Juventus's1996–97 UEFA Champions League campaign, including one each in both of the semifinal legs againstAjax. He only came on as a late substitute in thefinal that Juventus lost toBorussia Dortmund, although he was able to capture the1996 UEFA Super Cup, the1996 Intercontinental Cup, and the1996–97 Serie A title with Juventus that season.[4][5] The following season, he won the1997 Supercoppa Italiana, and the1997–98 Serie A title with Juventus. He scored in the return leg of the1997–98 UEFA Champions League semifinal againstMonaco, but was an unused substitute in thefinal, as Juventus suffered yet another defeat, at the hands ofReal Madrid on this occasion.[4][5] The1998–99 season was less successful, as Juventus only managed to capture the1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[4][5]
Amoruso spent the1999–2000 season on loan with Perugia, and the2000–01 season on loan with Napoli, beforing returning to Juventus the following season.[4][5] Amoruso won the2001–02 Serie A title with Juventus, only making 9 appearances in the league, but helping the club to reach the2002 Coppa Italia Final, finishing the competition as the top scorer, with 6 goals.[4][5] In 2002, he moved to Perugia once again for half a season,[4][5] and in January 2003, he subsequently played with Como, later moving to Modena for the2003–04 Serie A season, and Messina for the2004–05 Serie A season.[4][5]
In 2004, Amoruso signed withMessina on free transfer, after terminated his contract with Modena.[6]
In 2005 Amoruso signed withReggina. Along withRolando Bianchi, they formed an effective striking partner for Reggina's survival battle. In 2007–08 season, Bianchi left the club and Amoruso became the team top scorer, ahead ofFranco Brienza and midfielderFrancesco Cozza. Reggina almost relegated that season, as ineffective of strikerChristian Stuani,Joelson,Stephen Makinwa andFabio Ceravolo.
On 8 July 2008, he agreed a move toTorino, signed a two-year contract[7] and reunited withRolando Bianchi, but during the January 2009transfer window he transferred on loan withSiena.[8]
After played the opening match of 2009–10 Serie B season forToro, Amoruso moved toParma withJulio César de León andManuel Coppola move to opposite direction on loan on 28 August.[9]
In January 2010, Amoruso signed a contract withAtalanta which last until June 2011.Robert Acquafresca, moved back to Genoa from Atalanta, whileHernán Crespo moved to Parma from Genoa. Atalanta also paid Parma €1 million for the service of Amoruso.[10]
He retired in September 2011.
Amoruso represented theItaly under-21 team on 4 occasions between 1994 and 1996, scoring once.[11] He was the unused member of the Italy Olympic team that won the1997 Mediterranean Games. He also won the1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with Italy.[12]
Sampdoria[13]
Atalanta[14]
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