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| Full name | Reggina Calcio SpA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Amaranto (Dark-reds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1914 (U. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year S. Reggio Calabria) 1986 (Reggina Calcio) |
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| Ground | Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria, Italy (Capacity 27,763) |
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| Chairman |  Pasquale Foti |
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| Manager | Nevio Orlandi |
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| League | Serie A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Serie A, 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Stadio Oreste Granillo is a football Stadium in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Reggio di Calabria (Italian pronunciation /ˈrɛʤo ˌdikaˈlabrja/ Calabrian dialect: Rìggiu, Greek-Calabrian: Righi, Greek: Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Nevio Orlandi (born January 30, 1954 in Casalmaggiore, Province of Verona) is an Italian Football (soccer manager Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Events Plusvalenze investigation Inquiries are being conducted by the CO Not to be confused with Reggina Calcio, a Serie A team Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian football
Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Reggio di Calabria (Italian pronunciation /ˈrɛʤo ˌdikaˈlabrja/ Calabrian dialect: Rìggiu, Greek-Calabrian: Righi, Greek: Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian top flight league, Serie A, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located The Stadio Oreste Granillo is a football Stadium in Reggio Calabria, Italy. They are nicknamed amaranto (dark-reds) after their official colour.
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History
The club was founded in January 11, 1914 as Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria, and changed name many times (Società Calcistica Reggio, Reggio Foot Ball Club, Associazione Sportiva Reggina, Società Sportiva La Dominante), finally assuming their current denomination in 1984. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
In recent years, Reggina have been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. They reached the Italian top division Serie A for the first time in 1999. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Two years later, they lost a relegation playoff against Verona, being consequently relegated to Serie B. Hellas Verona Football Club SpA (commonly known simply as Verona or Hellas within the city of Verona itself is an Italian professional football team based Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against Atalanta. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football
They were indicted in 2006 for sporting fraud as part of the second wave of Serie A scandal investigations. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's Originally punished with a 15-point deduction for the Serie A 2006-07,[1] then reduced to 11 points following appeal. Events Matchfixing scandal See also 2006 Serie A scandal Following the Serie A scandal of 2006 Juventus F [2] Despite the heavy deduction of points, Reggina managed to save from relegation, defeating fresh UEFA Champions League winners AC Milan on the final matchday and ending the season with 40 points (including the deduction), just one single point above the third relegation spot, occupied by Chievo. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona (more commonly called Chievo Verona or simply Chievo) is an Italian professional football club named after They however poorly started their 2007–08 campaign, causing head coach Massimo Ficcadenti to be sacked and replaced by Renzo Ulivieri. Events Plusvalenze investigation Inquiries are being conducted by the CO Massimo Ficcadenti (born 6 November 1967 in Fermo) is an Italian football manager and former Midfielder Renzo Ulivieri (born February 2, 1941 in San Miniato, Pisa) is an Italian Football (soccer manager [3]
Reggina are fierce rivals with neighbours Messina, who are just a 15 minute ferry ride away from each other. Football Club Messina Peloro are an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily originally founded in 1900 Two times every season they clash in the Derby dello Stretto (Strait of Messina derby). The Strait of Messina ( Strittu di Missina in Sicilian) is the narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern Over the last few years battles have been close with Reggina having a slight advantage in victories.
Current first team squad
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Notable former players
- Rolando Bianchi
- Emiliano Bonazzoli
- Benito Carbone
- Aimo Stefano Diana
- David Di Michele
Martin Jiránek
Mohamed Kallon- Giandomenico Mesto
Mozart
Shunsuke Nakamura
Carlos Humberto Paredes- Simone Perrotta
- Andrea Pirlo
- Massimo Taibi
Jorge Vargas
Damian Álvarez
Managerial history
Reggina have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one manager was in charge. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Pablo Álvarez Menéndez (born 7 February, 1985 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Nenad Novaković (born 14 July, 1982 in Titovo Užice, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football goalkeeper In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Francesco Modesto (born February 16, 1982 in Crotone) is an Italian Football (soccer which plays as lateral defender or Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Mike Tullberg (born 25 December 1985) is a Danish professional football forward who currently plays for the Scottish Premier League Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing José Arnulfo Montiel Nunez (born August 19, 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football midfielder who currently plays for Poli In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Andrea Campagnolo (born 17 June 1978 in Bassano del Grappa, Province of Vicenza) is an Italian football Goalkeeper For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Simone Missiroli (born 23 May, 1986 in Reggio Calabria) is an Italian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Maurizio Lanzaro (born 14 March, 1982 in Avellino) is an Italian footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Carlos Emilio Carmona Tello ( February 21, 1987) is a professional Chilean footballer who started his career as a centre midfielder in Coquimbo Unido Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Franco Brienza (born March 19, 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays for Reggina Calcio in Serie A and also represented Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian Rolando Bianchi (born February 15, 1983 in Albano Sant'Alessandro, Bergamo) is an Italian footballer, currently playing Emiliano Bonazzoli (born 20 January 1979 Asola, Province of Mantua) is an Italian footballer a Striker, currently playing Benito Carbone (born August 14 1971 in Bagnara) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a forward, Aimo Stefano Diana (born 2 January 1978 in Brescia) is an Italian footballer for Torino of Serie A and David Di Michele (born on 6 January 1976 in Guidonia, Rome) is an Italian football player who currently plays as Martin Jiránek /year-aah-neck/ (born May 25, 1979 in Prague) is a Czech football player who as of 2005 is playing for Spartak Mohamed Kallon (born October 6, 1979 in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer, and is Giandomenico Mesto (born May 25, 1982 in Monopoli) is an Italian footballer currently playing for Genoa of the Italian Serie A Mozart Santos Batista Júnior, usually known simply as Mozart (born November 8 1979 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer Shunsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with Shinsuke Nakamura, the Japanese Professional wrestler / MMA fighter is a Japanese Carlos Paredes fullname Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges born July 16 1976 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football midfielder currently Simone Perrotta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 17, 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England) is an Italian Andrea Pirlo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born May 19, 1979 in Flero, Lombardy) is an Italian World Cup and Champions Massimo Taibi (born 18 February 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly Jorge Vargas (born 8 February 1976 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean Football defender, currently playing for Italian Damián Ariel Álvarez "La chilindrina" (nickname(born May 21, 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Midfielder Here is an incomplete chronological list of them from 1928 onwards when the club became AS Reggina.
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References
- ^ "Reggina given Serie A reprieve", UEFA. com, August 17, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- ^ "Reggina match-fixing penalty reduced by four points", foxsports. com, December 12, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
- ^ Reggina call on Ulivieri. Football Italia (2007-11-01). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Retrieved on 2007-11-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
- ^ Reggina Calcio - Organigramma: Prima Squadra (Italian). Reggina Calcio. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
External links
- (Italian) (English) Official site
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