Michele Polverino

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Michele Polverino
Polverino with Liechtenstein in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-26) 26 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Grabs, Switzerland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2002 FC Schaan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 FC Vaduz 60 (8)
2005–2006 Olbia Calcio 26 (1)
2006–2009 FC Vaduz 60 (4)
2009–2011 FC Aarau 51 (0)
2011–2012 Steel Azin ? (?)
2012–2014 Wolfsberger AC 53 (0)
2014–2015 FC Vaduz 4 (0)
2015–2016 SV Ried 34 (0)
2016 FC Rapperswil-Jona 3 (0)
2016–2022 FC Balzers 69 (9)
International career
2007–2019 Liechtenstein 79 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michele Polverino (born 26 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Switzerland, he made 79 appearances for the Liechtenstein national team scoring six goals.

Club career[edit]

FC Schaan[edit]

Polverino played for the youth teams of FC Schaan until he was 18, when he moved to FC Vaduz

FC Vaduz[edit]

He joined FC Vaduz in the summer of 2002, making 11 league appearances in his first season in the Swiss Challenge League (then known as the Nationalliga B). He remained with Vaduz until the end of the 2004–05 season, making 60 league appearances and scoring 8 goals.

Olbia Calcio[edit]

For the 2005–06 season, Polverino played for Olbia Calcio of Serie C2, making 26 league appearances and scoring 1 goal as the club narrowly avoided relegation by winning the relegation playoff.

Second spell with FC Vaduz[edit]

Polverino rejoined Vaduz at the end of the 2005–06 season. He was part of the FC Vaduz squad that won promotion to the Swiss Super League for the first time in the club's history in the 2007–08 season. He left at the end of the 2008–09 season, after the club was relegated back to the Swiss Challenge League.

FC Aarau[edit]

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Polverino joined FC Aarau of the Swiss Super League. At the end of the season the club was relegated down to the second tier, with Polverino leaving at the end of the 2010–11 season. He played 51 league matches for Aarau

Steel Azin[edit]

Polverino spent one season at Steel Azin of the Iranian Azadegan League (2nd tier of Iranian football). He was part of the squad that initially finished 3rd in the league,[1] but the team was docked 12 points by FIFA and relegated to the 3rd tier.

Wolfsberger AC[edit]

Polverino joined Wolfsberger AC of the Austrian Bundesliga in 2012, making 53 league appearances and 6 appearances in the ÖFB-Cup in his 2 seasons with the club.

Third spell with FC Vaduz[edit]

For the 2014–15 season, Polverino returned again to FC Vaduz, however he made just 4 league appearances for the club and left at the end of the season

FC Rapperswil-Jona[edit]

Polverino joined Rapperswil-Jona for two months in 2016, making 3 league appearances

FC Balzers[edit]

Polverino joined FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein club playing in the Swiss 1st League (4th tier), in 2016.

International career[edit]

Polverino made his international debut on 2 June 2007, in a 1–1 draw with Iceland in EURO 2008 qualifying.[2]

On 17 November 2019, Polverino announced he was to retire from international football after the EURO 2020 qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The game was his 79th and final cap for his country.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[4]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 September 2009 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Finland 1–1 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 9 February 2011 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3. 3 June 2011 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Lithuania 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4. 22 March 2013 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Latvia 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 14 August 2013 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Croatia 2–2 2–3 Friendly
6. 14 December 2017 Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ iplstats.com http://www.iplstats.com/website11-12/WebAzad/tablehome.htm. Retrieved 18 November 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Iceland - Liechtenstein 1:1 (EURO Qualifiers 2006/2007, Group F)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Bestätigt! Polverino macht Schluss - Liechtenstein - Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, die Tageszeitung für Liechtenstein". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Polverino, Michele". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

External links[edit]

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