Giacomo Di Donato
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Campobello di Mazara | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Cosenza | 70 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Lamezia (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Vicenza | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Valenzana (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 105 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Giacomo Di Donato (born 8 February 1988) is a former Italian footballer.
Biography
Born in Alcamo, the Province of Trapani, Sicily, Di Donato started his career at Campobello di Mazara in 2005–06 Serie D. In mid-season he was signed by another southern Italy side Cosenza, also from Group I. He won 2007–08 Serie D Group I and back to professional league.
Di Donato was spotted by another Calabria team Vigor Lamezia at the end of season and in July 2008 Serie A club Chievo signed him from Lamezia. Di Donato also remained in Lamezia Terme for 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In June 2009, Chievo signed Luca Rigoni outright from Vicenza Calcio. However Chievo did not wish to pay anything to Vicenza. Instead, Vicenza signed Di Donato for an exponential €1 million and Rigoni joined Chievo for €1 million, which the same fee he left 1½ year ago.[1][2] The deal was a pure financial trick than a logical sports decision.[nb 1]
On 1 August 2009 Di Donato was farmed to Valenzana along with Alessandro Lorello. However, Di Donato ran out of potential and only played 3 times. Di Donato had to play for the reserve in the second half of the season.[3] On 1 July 2010 Di Donato returned to Vicenza and became a ghost player. Vicenza would suffered a great loss if write-down his flopped value immediately on 1 July 2010 (€800,000). Instead, Di Donato remained on the balance sheet (and balance sheet only) for another year. During 2011–12 season Vicenza finally write-down the contract value back dated to 1 July 2011 for €600,000.[4]
Notes
- ↑ It is because in Italian accounting, Vicenza Calcio already booked the transfer revenue of €2 million instead of €1 million in 2007–08 financial year (closing on 30 June each year), as the another half as special co-ownership asset. If the remain 50% sold below the accounting price, the club would had financial cost in that financial season. Thus, Rigoni was sold under previous accounting price of €1M; And in accounting the transfer fee for the new signing (Di Donato) was amortized proportionally to player contract (5-year[1]), which the supposed €1 million loss in 2008–09 now extended to €200,000 a season from 2009 to 2014 and zero in 2008–09, but deducting wage (which Vicenza saved a season by lending) and VAT. Moreover, Chievo also booked a exponential player profit on Di Donato in 2008–09 accounts.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2009 (Italian)
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: scambio tra Chievo e Vicenza" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Campionato "D. Berretti": Spezia-Valenzana 3-0" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2012 (Italian)
External links
- Football.it Profile (Italian)