Inácio Piá
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| Inácio Piá | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | João Batista Inácio | |
| Date of birth | March 22, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Ibitinga, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Catania | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999-2001 | Atalanta | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2004 2003-2004 2005- 2007 2008- |
Atalanta → Ascoli (loan) Napoli → Treviso (loan) → Catania (loan) |
33 (1) 10 (1) 65 (12) 16 (3) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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João Batista Inácio (born March 22, 1982 in Ibitinga, Brazil) more commonly know as Inácio Piá is a Brazilian football player, who has played his entire career in the Italian football leagues. He plays as a striker.
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[edit] Biography
Piá got his start playing for Atalanta B.C. in Serie A, he made his Serie A debut on 2 December 2001, Atalanta 2-4 lost to Internazionale. He scored only one goal in 23 appearances during his first years at the club. A loan spell came next as he joined up with then Serie B side Ascoli Calcio 1898 for a season, this proved quite a successful time, scoring 13 goals in 36 games while on loan at the club.
[edit] Move to Napoli
After his loan spell ended, Piá returned to Atalanta B.C. making 10 more appearances for the club, before transfering to S.S.C. Napoli on a co-ownership deal in January 2005. He scored during his first official match for Napoli, in the 3-0 victory over Giulianova.
Piá helped the club achieve the Serie C1 championship, gaining promotion back into Serie B. The co-ownership deal with Atalanta was resolved in favour of Napoli in early 2005; he has continued to be a prominent feature in the clubs plans, playing over 50 games to date. He is contracted with the club until 2011 after signing a new deal in May 2006.
But he became a surplus in Napoli's Serie A campaign, so he was loaned to Treviso for another Serie B season.
[edit] Name spelling
The nickname Piá is pronounced as it is spelled (in his native Portuguese). The accent would signify that the stress is on the second syllable. In Italian, the language of his current team, the phonetic equivalent is written Pià, which is used for Italian television graphics.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) CBF
- (Italian) gazzetta.it
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