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AC Bellinzona

Full name	Associazione Calcio Bellinzona
Nickname(s)	Granata
Founded	1904
Ground	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona (Capacity: 2000 seats + 4000 stand)
Chairman	Manuele Morelli
Head Coach	Marco Schällibaum
League	Swiss Super League
2007-08	Challenge League, 2nd (Promoted)
Home colours Away colours

AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss league in 1948. Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... This article is about the building type. ... Location within Switzerland Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. ... The Swiss Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss Football League. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... soccer jersey with white horizontal stripe File links The following pages link to this file: Motherwell F.C. Chicago Fire (soccer) Middlesbrough F.C. Template talk:Football kit VfB Stuttgart Jordan national football team Vicenza Calcio K.A.A. Gent Olimpia Asunción Clube de Regatas Brasil Olaria Atlético... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Location within Switzerland Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Since Bellinzona is an Italian speaking region, many Italian Serie A clubs loan youth players to the club to get first team experience. AS Roma are a parent club to Bellinzona. Bellinzona was promoted to the Swiss Super League after beating St. Gallen by 5-2 on aggregate in the relegation playoff following the 2007-2008 season. Bellinzona will play at the top level in 2008-2009 season for the first time since the 1989-90 season. The team also qualified for the 07-08 UEFA Cup as finalists in the Swiss Cup. This article is about the Italian football league. ... A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ... The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. ... FC St. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... The Schweizer Cup (Swiss Cup), is the football (soccer) tournament that is organised annulaly since 1926 by the Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF). ...

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Lorenzo Bucchi 2 DF Davide Belotti 5 DF Alessandro Mangiarratti 6 MF Adewale Wahab 7 DF Angelo Raso 8 MF Alessio Ferrazza 9 FW Erwin Ávalos 11 MF Shkelzen Gashi 14 FW Neri 15 FW Andrea Locatelli 16 FW Dragan Mihajlović

No. Position Player 20 MF Giuseppe Miccolis 22 MF Rivera (captain) 25 DF Iacopo La Rocca 26 FW Andrea Conti -- GK Matteo Gritti -- FW Mauro Lustrinelli -- MF Genc Mehmeti -- FW Jocelyn Roux -- MF Gürkan Sermeter -- MF Henri Siqueira

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Summer 2008 transfers

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• Andrea Conti (from AS Roma)
• Emanuele Di Zenzo (from FC Sion)
• Shkelzen Gashi (from FC Schaffhausen)
• Matteo Gritti (from FC Chiasso)
• Mauro Lustrinelli (from FC Lucerne)
• Genc Mehmeti (from FC Schaffhausen)
• Jocelyn Roux (from Stade Nyonnais)
• Gürkan Sermeter (from FC Aarau
• Henri Siqueira-Barras (from Enosis Neon Paralimni)

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• Marko Andjelkovic (free transfer)
• Gabriele Bernasconi (SC Chiasso)
• Paolo Carbone (free transfer)
• Corrado Grabbi (free transfer)
• Senad Lulic (to Grasshopper)
• Ludovico Moresi (to AC Lugano)
• Gediminas Paulauskas (free transfer)
• Christian Pouga (to Sevilla)
• Ifet Taljevic (to Neuchatel Xamax)

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Coaching staff

• Manager: Marco Schällibaum
• Goalkeeping coach: Philipp Walker

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Famous players

Main article: :Category:AC Bellinzona players

• Mauro Lustrinelli
• Gerardo Seoane
• Kubilay Türkyilmaz
• Igor Đurić
• Benoît Thans
• Amauri
• Igor Budan
• Mark Edusei
• John Mensah
• Raffaele De Martino
• Matuzalem
• Marco Murriero
• Saidu Adeshina
• Adrian Pit
• Cristian Ianu
• Paul Ramírez

Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Mauro Lustri Lustrinelli (born 26 February 1976) is a professional Swiss footballer who is currently playing for Swiss club FC Luzern as well as the Swiss national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Gerardo Seoane (born 30th October 1978) is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as midfielder for Grasshopper-Club Zurich in the Swiss Super League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Born to Turkish parents, he played many times for Swiss national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Not to be confused with Serbian Igor Đurić (born 1985). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira (born June 3, 1980 in Carapicuíba, São Paulo), better known as Amauri, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Igor Budan (born 22 April 1980 in Rijeka) is a Croatian football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Mark Edusei (born 29 September 1976 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian football midfielder, As of 2006 plays for Serie A team Calcio Catania and Ghana national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... John Mensah (born November 29, 1982 in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian football player who, as of 2005, is playing for Chievo Verona in Serie A. Mensah has played in Italy for most of his career, for clubs including Genoa 1893, F.C. Modena and Bologna F.C.. Mensah played for... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Raffaele De Martino (born 8 April 1986 in Nocera Inferiore, Italy) is an Italian football midfielder, who currently plays for Udinese of Serie A. FIGC National team stats. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Francelino Matuzalem da Silva (born June 10, 1980 in Natal, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Marco Murriero (born 20 January 1983, in Milan) is an Italian football goalkeeper currently playing for Udinese Calcio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Adrian Pit is a Romanian football player currently playing as a left midfielder for AS Roma in Serie A in Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Cristian Ianu (born 16 October 1983 in Timişoara) is a Romanian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ...

References

1. ^ La rosa (in Italian). AC Bellinzona. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.

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External links

• (Italian) Official website

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