Claudio Bellucci
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Bellucci | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1996 | Sampdoria | 39 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | → Fiorenzuola (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Venezia | 33 | (20) |
| 1997–2001 | Napoli | 91 | (24) |
| 2001–2007 | Bologna | 184 | (65) |
| 2007–2010 | Sampdoria | 59 | (18) |
| 2010 | → Livorno (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Modena | 16 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | Italy U-21 | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Claudio Bellucci (born 31 May 1975) is an Italian association football striker.
Football career
He started his career with Sampdoria, making his Serie A debut against A.C. Milan on 13 March 1994, at the age of 18. He made one more appearance for the Genoa-based side, before being loaned to Fiorenzuola of Serie C1. In his first game after his return to Sampdoria, on 20 April 1995, he scored two goals in the 83rd and 86th minute of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup return leg semifinal against Arsenal. Arsenal, who won the first leg 3–2, reached to score two minutes before the end of the match, and eventually won the successive penalty shootout. He then left for Venezia of Serie B.
Naples
He stayed at Venice for only one season, before signing for Napoli. He followed the club's relegation to Serie B in summer 1998, and after two seasons they regained promotion to the top flight. When Napoli were once again relegated, he transferred to Bologna.
Bologna
Bellucci signed a contract extension in September 2004.[1] Bellucci followed Bologna relegated to Serie B in summer 2005, in which he scored 25 and 19 goals, became the second highest goal scorers of the two successive seasons.
Return to Sampdoria
He returned to Sampdoria on 15 June 2007 on a free transfer. He signed a two-year contract with an option for further one year.[2]
He scored 12 goals in 32 Serie A games in 2007–08 Serie A but ruptured his right Achilles tendon on 21 May 2008, in the 2–0 win over Palermo. Bellucci returned in action in October, but found few opportunities due to the rise in importance of Antonio Cassano and the mid-season signing of Giampaolo Pazzini. In the 2009–10 season, he made 8 league appearances, three of them coming as a starter.
Livorno
On 19 January 2010 Livorno signed the forward from Sampdoria on loan.[3]
Modena
On 10 September 2010 Bellucci signed a contract from Modena on a free transfer.[4]
References
- ↑ "Brescia braced for Adani absence". UEFA.com. 23 September 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "Il mercato blucerchiato si anima: Bellucci alla Samp!" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ Bellucci in amaranto. Oggi la presentazione
- ↑ Calciomercato: tesserato Claudio Bellucci