Ferdinando Coppola

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Ferdinando Coppola
Coppola in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ferdinando Coppola
Date of birth (1978-06-10) 10 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1990–1996 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Napoli 22 (0)
2000–2003 Roma 0 (0)
2003–2006 Ascoli 67 (0)
2004–2005 → Reggina (loan) 2 (0)
2006–2008 Milan 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Piacenza (loan) 42 (0)
2007–2008 → Atalanta (loan) 38 (0)
2008–2010 Atalanta 30 (0)
2010–2013 Milan 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Siena (loan) 40 (0)
2011–2012 → Torino (loan) 22 (0)
2013 Torino 1 (0)
2013–2014 Milan 0 (0)
2014–2015 Bologna 30 (0)
2015–2018 Hellas Verona 1 (0)
Total 295 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferdinando Coppola (born 10 June 1978) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Coppola's career began at native club S.S.C. Napoli, he was used as a backup goalkeeper for Giuseppe Taglialatela, Luca Mondini and Alessio Bandieri. In June 2000, he joined A.S. Roma, He was the backup of Francesco Antonioli.

Ascoli[edit]

He transferred to Serie B team Ascoli Calcio 1898 in the summer of 2003, making one appearance before being sent to Serie A team Reggina Calcio on loan, playing further two games.

He returned to Ascoli in 2004, and made 28 appearances, plus 2 more in play-offs, helping Ascoli achieve promotion back to Serie A. During the 2005–06 season, Coppola played all of the 38 Serie A fixtures, and saw Ascoli finish twelfth place in the table.

Milan and Piacenza[edit]

Coppola was signed by A.C. Milan in June 2006, for €200,000,[1] as a replacement for their third choice goalkeeper Valerio Fiori, who was set to retire from professional football. Coppola was to compete with Željko Kalac for this position.

He played a few friendly matches with A.C. Milan, but was sent back to Serie B, to play for Piacenza Calcio, because Fiori delayed his retirement.

Atalanta[edit]

In the summer of 2007, he was loaned to Atalanta in Serie A.

In June 2008, Atalanta bought half of the rights from Milan for €750,000.[2]

Siena[edit]

After Atalanta were relegated, Milan bought him back for €200,000[3] and loaned him to Siena.[4] Two days later Siena sold Gianluca Curci to Sampdoria.

Torino[edit]

On 30 June 2011, Torino announced the signing of Coppola on a temporary basis from Milan.[5] Before the start of the 2012–13, Coppola was sentenced to a six-month ban, later reduced to four months on appeal, for his involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[6] After serving the ban, during the January transfer window he re-joined Torino, this time on a permanent deal.[7]

Back in Milan[edit]

On 19 August 2013, he was re-signed by Milan.[8]

Bologna[edit]

On 8 July 2014 Coppola moved to Bologna.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 30 August 2012 (UTC)[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Napoli 1996–97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997–98 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1998–99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1999–00 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2000–01 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Bologna (loan) 2000–01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2002–03 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Ascoli 2003–04 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2004–05 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
2005–06 38 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Total 69 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0
Reggina (loan) 2003–04 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Piacenza (loan) 2006–07 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 0
Total 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 0
Atalanta 2007–08 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2008–09 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2009–10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 68 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 70 2
Siena (loan) 2010–11 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
Total 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
Torino (loan) 2011–12 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Total 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Milan 2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 263 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 284 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AC Milan 2006 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ "AC Milan Group 2008 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Arriva Coppola in prestito". AC Siena (in Italian). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ Coppola Al Toro Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Torino FC. torinofc.it. 30 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Ridotta la squalifica a Ferdinando Coppola: dall'8 dicembre potrà tornare al calcio giocato". Goal (website) (in Italian). PERFORM Media Sales. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Coppola al Torino" (in Italian). Torino FC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Ufficiale: Coppola è un giocatore del Milan". milannews.it (in Italian). 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Coppola al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Italy – F. Coppola". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

External links[edit]

  • Profile at assocalciatori.it (in Italian)
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