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Pescara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Italian Serie C1. Pescara has competed in 5 seasons of Serie A (1977-1978, 1979-1980, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1992-1993). Its last Serie A stint ended in 1993. The team's colors are white and light blue.
[edit] History
Apart from a spell in Serie B in the 1940s, Pescara had a relatively undistinguished history until promotion to Serie B in 1974. With players like Giorgio Repetto and Bruno Nobili in midfield, they managed to win promotion to Serie A in 1977 after winning a play-off, but finished in their first season in Serie A in last place. A second promotion after a play-off followed, but once more they would be relegated from the top flight and descend to C1 within two years.
Nonetheless returning to Serie B after a year, Pescara would enjoy a revival after the appointment of the charismatic Giovanni Galeone in 1986. His philosophy of attacking football saw the Biancazzurri promoted to Serie A as champions for 1987, where they lasted two years with players such as Blaz Sliskovic among those starring. Galeone would return during season 1990-91 and oversaw another promotion the following year. Despite finishing bottom of Serie A for a third time, it was an attractive and entertaining side which had few problems scoring goals (thanks to midfielders Massimiliano Allegri and Ottavio Palladini) but also conceded them at an alarming rate. They were involved in a number of thrilling games like a 5-4 home defeat to Milan after being 4-2 up, and a 5-1 win over Juventus in the penultimate round (by which time they had been relegated).
Defender Giacomo Dicara enjoyed three spells at the club, the first as a teenager in the late 1980s, the third ending in 2005.
After relegation, Pescara remained in Serie B side throughout the 90s, narrowly missing promotion in 1999. Relegation to C1 followed in 2001, with promotion in 2003 being followed by two cancelled relegations in a row, thanks to bankruptcy and scancals affecting other clubs. As of 2005/06, the Biancazzurri have so far been a steady mid-table team.
[edit] 2006/2007 Season
The 2006/2007 season for the "Delfini" was not one to remember as the club endured 3 presidential and managerial changes during the season. Dante Paterna handed the reins over to Massimo Renzetti who then further left his post and the job has now been given to Max Pincione. After last year's miracle manager Maurizio Sarri decided to leave to join Arezzo, Dante Paterna appointed Davide Ballardini. After not achieving a win in 6 games, Dante Paterna had seen enough and decided to appoint the highly regarded and experienced manager Aldo Ammazzalorso. After picking up 3 points (3 draws) in 9 games Ammazzalorso lost his job. Luigi De Rosa was the next manager to come in and has since become full-time manager for the rest of the season. Not only has the club had trouble off the field but also on it. After losing many key players from the fantastic 2005/2006 squad, Pescara couldn't re-create their great form. With some good signings in the January window it still wasn't enough to save Pescara from relegation with 4 games to spare. It still remains in doubt whether Luigi De Rosa will be manager of Pescara for their Serie C campaign in 2007/2008 in which all Biancazzurri fans hope Pescara can go straight back up to Serie B.
[edit] Current first team squad
As of 2008-04-21[1]
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
Remo Amadio |
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GK |
Vincenzo Aridità |
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GK |
Raffaele Coscia |
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GK |
Giovanni Indiveri |
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DF |
Martino Borghese |
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DF |
Nicola Diliso |
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DF |
Daniele Fortunato |
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DF |
Ferdinando Giuliano |
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DF |
Antonio Mottola |
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DF |
Marco Pomante |
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DF |
Alessandro Rapino |
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DF |
Tommaso Romito |
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DF |
Simone Vitale |
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MF |
Fabrizio Caracciolo |
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MF |
Antonino Cardinale |
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MF |
Francesco Dettori |
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[edit] Coaches
[edit] References
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Selected Former Managers
- See also: Category:Pescara Calcio players.
[edit] External links
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Blaž Slišković
