Claudio Bellucci

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Claudio Bellucci
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Bellucci
Date of birth	May 31, 1975 (1975-05-31) (age 33)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sampdoria
Number	11
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1996 1994-1995 1996-1997 1997-2001 2001-2007 2007-present	Sampdoria → Fiorenzuola (loan) Venezia Napoli Bologna Sampdoria	039 0(3) 007 0(3) 033 (20) 091 (24) 174 (65) 032 (12)
National team2
1997	Italy U-21	006 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Claudio Bellucci (born 31 May 1975 in Rome) is an Italian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Sampdoria.

Contents 1 Football career 1.1 Naples 1.2 Bologna 1.3 Return to Sampdoria 2 External links

[edit] Football career

He started his career at Sampdoria of Serie A. He made his Seire A against A.C. Milan on 13 March 1994. He made one more appearance for the Genoa team, before left on loan to Fiorenzuola of Serie C1. He returned to Sampdoria on summer 1995, which he played two more season. He then left for Venezia of Serie B.

[edit] Naples

He just stayed at Venice for one season, he then left for S.S.C. Napoli. He followed the club relegated to Serie B in summer 1998, and then promoted to Serie A on summer 2000.

Which Napoli relegated again in summer 2001, he was transferred to Bologna F.C. 1909 of Serie A.

[edit] Bologna

Bellucci followed Bologna relegated to Serie B in summer 2005, which he scored 25 and 19 goals, became the second highest goal scorers of the two successive seasons.

[edit] Return to Sampdoria

He returned to Sampdoria on 15 June 2007 on free transfer. He signed a 2 years contract with an option for further one year.

He scored 12 goals in 32 Serie A games, but ruptured his right achilles tendon during Sunday's 2-0 win at US Città di Palermo. Bellucci was expected to be sidelined for five months.

[edit] External links

• Bellucci's profile on Sampdoria's official website
• FIGC (Italian)

v • d • e U.C. Sampdoria – current squad 1 L. Castellazzi • 3 Ziegler • 4 Volpi • 5 Accardi • 6 Lucchini • 7 Maggio • 8 Poli • 9 Montella • 11 Bellucci • 13 Bonazzoli • 14 Sala • 16 Campagnaro • 17 Palombo • 18 Koman • 19 Franceschini • 21 Sammarco • 22 Kalu • 25 Ferrari • 26 Gulan • 28 Gastaldello • 32 Migliónico • 40 Delvecchio • 46 Pieri • 50 Arnulfo • 77 Zenoni • 83 Mirante • 87 Volta • 99 Cassano • Coach: Mazzarri