Patrizia Panico

Patrizia Panico

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-02-08) 8 February 1975
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Torres
Number	11
Youth career
1988–1991	Borussia
1991-1993	Valmontone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1996	SS Lazio	71	(32)
1996–1997	Torino CF	30	(32)
1997–1998	Modena Amadio	28	(29)
1998–2003	SS Lazio	209	(191)
2003–2004	ACF Milan	22	(5)
2004–2006	Torino CF	44	(56)
2006–2009	ASD Bardolino	62	(73)
2009–	Torres	93	(101)
2010	Sky Blue FC	10	(0)
National team‡
1996–	Italy	186	(98)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:18, 10 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Patrizia Panico (Italian pronunciation: [paˈtrittsja paˈniko]; born 8 February 1975) is an Italian football striker, who plays for Torres CF of Italy's Serie A.^[1] A prolific goalscorer, Panico is a longstanding member of the Italy women's national football team who has captained the team and won over 185 caps. She is a veteran of Italy's 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013 UEFA Women's Championship campaigns and played at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In a club career more than two decades long, Panico has won nine Scudetti and collected five Coppa Italia winner's medals with her various clubs. She has been Serie A's top scorer on 12 occasions and spent part of 2010 in America, representing Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Sky Blue FC.

Biography

Club career

In addition to Torres, Panico has played for SS Lazio, Torino CF, Modena Amadio, ACF Milan and ASD Bardolino, as well as Sky Blue FC of the United States' Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She has been the Serie A's top scorer for ten seasons.^[2]

At Modena in 1997–98 Panico won her first Serie A title. She played alongside Carolina Morace and came to be seen as the heir apparent to Morace's title as Italy's best female player.^[3]

In the months before the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) began play in 2001, Panico was pursued by Philadelphia Charge. She had agreed terms but the move was eventually derailed by red tape.^[4]

International career

Panico made her senior international debut on 8 April 1996, in Italy's 4–1 1997 UEFA Women's Championship qualification win over Portugal in Mestre. She started the match and scored Italy's first goal after five minutes of play.^{[note 1]} Panico was selected for the final tournament in Norway. She scored in a 2–2 group stage draw with Denmark, as Italy reached the final which they lost 2–0 to Germany.

At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Panico gave Italy the lead in their first game against Germany. The match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California finished 1–1.^[5] The Italians were eliminated after a 2–0 defeat by Brazil in their next game, but recovered to beat Mexico 2–0. Panico scored the first goal and was hailed as "one of the world's most explosive players" by CNN Sports Illustrated.^[6]

On 11 November 1999 Panico scored a notable hat-trick against Germany in a 4–4 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualification draw.^[7] At the final tournament, player of the match Panico scored twice in Italy's opening 2–1 win over Denmark at the Waldstadion in Aalen.^[8] The Italians narrowly failed to qualify from the group after a 1–1 draw with Norway and a 2–0 defeat by France.

Four years later, Panico was included in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England.^[9] She played in the Italians' 4–0 defeat to perennial champions Germany, which intersected defeats to France and Norway and preceded another first round exit.^[10]

At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Panico played in all four games and added two goals as the Italians went out to Germany in the quarter-finals.^[7] Four years later, national coach Antonio Cabrini named Panico in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.^[11] At 38, Panico entered her fifth European finals and admitted it was likely to be her last.^[12] She was left disappointed by another defeat by the Germans in the quarter-final at Myresjöhus Arena, Växjö.^[13]

Titles

• Serie A: 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Italian Women's Cup: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011

Notes

1. ↑ Italian Football Federation (FIGC) sources list Panico's debut as Italy's earlier 4–1 win over Portugal at the 1995 Algarve Cup. This is contradicted by RSSSF and Panico's official website.

References

External links

• Patrizia Panico – FIFA competition record

v t e Italy squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Brenzan 2 De Iana 3 Zanni 4 Marchio 5 Tavalazzi 6 Miniati 7 Guarino 8 Tesse 9 Panico 10 Carta 11 Sberti 12 Comin 13 Duo 14 D'Astolfo 15 Frollani 16 Neboli 17 Zorri 18 Tagliacarne 19 Pallotti 20 Stefanelli Coach: Facchin

v t e Italy squad – 2001 Women's European Championship 1 Brenzan 2 Caprini 3 Tavalazzi 4 Perelli 5 Masia 6 Frollani 7 Deiana 8 Pellizzer 9 Panico 10 Zorri 11 Guarino e Parejo 12 Comin 13 Tesse 14 D'Astolfo 15 Duo 16 Maglio 17 Tagliacarne 18 Marsico 19 Ceroni 20 Brunozzi Coach: Morace

v t e Italy squad – 2005 Women's European Championship 1 Brunozzi 2 Domenichetti 3 Zorri 4 Di Filippo 5 Tona 6 Perelli 7 Gazzoli 8 Deiana 9 Panico 10 Camporese 11 Pasqui 12 Cupido 13 Masia 14 Lanzieri 15 Schiavi 16 Ficarelli 17 Gabbiadini 18 Conti 19 Boni 20 Marchitelli Coach: Morace

v t e Italy squad – 2009 Women's European Championship 1 Picarelli 2 Gama 3 D'Adda 4 Tuttino 5 Tona 6 Schiavi 7 Domenichetti 8 Gabbiadini 9 Panico 10 Zorri 11 Fuselli 12 Cupido 13 Motta 14 Parisi 15 Guagni 16 Neboli 17 Vicchiarello 18 Conti 19 Pini 20 Manieri 21 Carissimi 22 Penzo Coach: Ghedin

v t e Italy squad – 2013 Women's European Championship 1 Penzo 2 Gama 3 D'Adda 4 Tuttino 5 Di Criscio 6 Neboli 7 Domenichetti 8 Gabbiadini 9 Panico 10 Girelli 11 Parisi 12 Marchitelli 13 Camporese 14 Iannella 15 Mauro 16 Bartoli 17 Rosucci 18 Stracchi 19 Brumana 20 Manieri 21 Motta 22 Schroffenegger 23 Salvai Coach: Cabrini