NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Perugia Calcio

Perugia Calcio is a football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles. The new club currently plays in Italian Serie C1. The team's colors are red and white. Image File history File links Perugia_calcio. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Stadio Renato Curi is a soccer stadium in the italian city of Perugia. ... Perugia is the capital city in the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... 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 Kit_shorts. ... 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... 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 Kit_shorts. ... 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... Download high resolution version (568x616, 26 KB)A.C. Perugias badge Image by http://www. ... Download high resolution version (568x616, 26 KB)A.C. Perugias badge Image by http://www. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Perugia is the capital city in the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. ... Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

The original club was formed in 1905, and was cancelled in 2005 after having spent a large part of recent years in Serie A (its last relegation came in 2004). 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Italian Serie A Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The team also won the Intertoto Cup in 2003. The UEFA Intertoto Cup is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the main UEFA competitions (the Champions League and the UEFA Cup). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Perugia had become known for taking a chance on players from "nontraditional" footballing nations, and were the first European team of Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata. Hidetoshi Nakata (right) on a cover of - Time Asia (26th April 2002) Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° è‹±å¯¿ Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977), is a Japanese football player. ...

The team came under scrutiny when the owner criticized Ahn Jung-Hwan, who scored the golden goal against Italy, for knocking the country out of the 2002 World Cup. Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup 2nd round and sending Korea into the quarterfinals. ... (Redirected from 2002 World Cup) The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

History

Promotion to Serie B in 1967 would mark the beginning of one of the club's most successful periods. Perugia spent the next eight years in Serie B before promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1975.

In the club's first Serie A season, Perugia finished 8th with 31 points- just short of a European place. Star players in the side included defender Pierluigi Frosio and midfielders Renato Curi and Franco Vannini. The side remained in the top half of the table for the rest of the decade, finishing runners-up in 1979 with 11 wins and 19 draws- the only unbeaten side not to win a title. However, tragedy and scandal marred this period- in 1977, Curi died of a heart attach during a league match with Juventus, while Vannini's career was ended by injury in 1979. The Totonero scandal in 1980 led to a 5-point penalty and relegation in 1981. Illario Castagner was coach during this period. Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ...

The club spent the first half of the 80s trying to get back to Serie A, nearly succeeding in 1985 with an 11-26-1 record. Another scandal in 1986 forced Perugia down to Serie C2. It was during this time that Fabrizio Ravanelli would be discovered, he would later go on to a career with Reggiana, Juventus, Middlesbrough and several other clubs before returning to Perugia. Fabrizio Ravanelli (born in Perugia, December 11, 1968) is a former Italian soccer player. ...

The controversial and eccentric Luciano Gaucci took control of the club. The side returned to Serie B in 1994 and under the guidance of Giovanni Galeone reached Serie A in 1996. Perugia started well before Gaucci's bizarre decision to replace Galeone with Nevio Scala. The side's form slumped alarmingly before a late rally gave them a chance of survival- a 2-1 defeat at Piacenza in the final round sealed their fate. With Castagner back in charge, Perugia won a play-off with Torino to secure a return to the top flight. Nevio Scala (* November 22, 1947 in Italy) is an Italian soccer coach. ...

The next six seasons saw Perugia hold their own in Serie A with an array of home-grown and foreign stars passing through the ranks, most notably Hidetoshi Nakata and Ahn Jung Hwan. After relegation in 2004, Perugia lost another promotion play-off before financial difficulties forced them to Serie C1 once more. Hidetoshi Nakata (right) on a cover of - Time Asia (26th April 2002) Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° è‹±å¯¿ Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977), is a Japanese football player. ...

Notable former players

Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup 2nd round and sending Korea into the quarterfinals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Dmitri Alenitchev (Russian: Ð”Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹ ÐÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ‡ÐµÐ², born 20 October 1972 in Velike Luki, Soviet Union) is a professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Franco Brienza is a right winger who plays for US CittÃ di Palermo in Serie A and also represents Italy at International level. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Andrea Caracciolo (Milan, Italy, September 18, 1981), is a Italian footballer, who plays in the role of striker for Serie A team US Palermo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Ferdinand Coly (born September 10, 1973 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for Parma in Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Angelo Di Livio (born July 26, 1966 in Rome) is a former Italian football (soccer) midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gennaro Ivan Gattuso (born January 9, 1978 in Corigliano Calabro) is an Italian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Zeljko Kalac (born December 16th, 1972) is an Australian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for A.C. Milan in Italys Serie A. He is nicknamed spider thanks to his height (2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Marco Materazzi (born August 19, 1973 in Lecce) is an Italian football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Serie A club Internazionale. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Luiz AntÃ´nio Correia da Costa , surnamed MÃ¼ller, (born January 31, 1966 in Campo Grande) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Hidetoshi Nakata (right) on a cover of - Time Asia (26th April 2002) Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° è‹±å¯¿ Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977), is a Japanese football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Milan RapaiÄ‡ (born 16 August 1973 in Nova GradiÅ¡ka) is a Croatian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays professionally for Standard Liege in Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fabrizio Ravanelli (born in Perugia, December 11, 1968) is a former Italian soccer player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Rahman Rezaei (pronounced:re-zah-ee, born February 20, 1975 in Esfahan) is an Iranian football player who plays for F.C. Messina in the Serie A Italian league as well as the Iranian National squad in the central back position. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956 in Santa Lucia, near Prato) was an Italian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973 in Kavala) is a strong striker who plays for the Greece national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... ZÃ© MarÃa (real name JosÃ© Marcelo Ferreira, born July 25, 1973) is an Brazilian football (soccer) player at the positions of right back and right wing back. ...

External links

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