Gianluca Nicco

Gianluca Nicco
Personal information
Full nameGianluca Nicco
Date of birth10 August 1988
Place of birthIvrea, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Perugia
Number8
Youth career
Juventus[1]
2005–2006Ivrea[2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2009Ivrea57(1)
2009–2010Mantova26(1)
2010–2013Pescara29(0)
2012→ Frosinone (loan)12(0)
2013–Perugia47(7)
National team‡
2008Italy U-20 Lega Pro1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 July 2011

Gianluca Nicco (born 10 August 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for AC Perugia.

Career

Professional

After the bankrupt of AC Mantova, he joined Serie B newcomer Pescara on 22 July 2010.[1]

On 31 January 2012, Nicco signed a loan deal with Frosinone Calcio until the end of the 2011-2012 season.[3] Nicco was suspended for 3 years due to 2011 Italian football scandal.[4] However it was shorten to 1-year by the appeal court of FIGC.[5] Nicco appealed to the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI. On 17 December 2012 the ban was shorten to 6 months, which would end on 31 December 2012.[6]

He joined Perugia on 3 January 2013.[7][8]

International

He played for Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team in 2008–09 Mirop Cup.[9] He also finished as the runner-up in 2008 Trofeo Dossena with the representative team,[10][11] but not played in the final against Grêmio youth team.[12]

In 2009-10 season he was call-up to the training session of Italy under-21 Serie B representative team.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arriva Gianluca Nicco". Delfino Pescara 1936 (in Italian). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "C.U. 4/TB: CAMPIONATO NAZIONALE "D.BERRETTI"". Lega Calcio Serie C (in Italian). 21 September 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/5085-speciale-calciomercato-uscite.html/
  4. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)". Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (in Italian) (FIGC). 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°002/CGF (2012–13)". Corte di Giustizia Federale (in Italian) (FIGC). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sig. Gianluca Nicco v Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio" (in Italian). CONI. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Calciomercato Perugia, il centrocampista Nicco vestirà la maglia biancorossa" (in Italian). AC Perugia Calcio. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Notiziario 3 gennaio" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Per l'Italia avvio amaro nella Mirop Cup". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Torneo Dossena, una variante nella C". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 8 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "Dossena: Italia C battuta su rigore". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "Nazionale C in finale nel torneo Dossena". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 16 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "C.U. 123: RAPPRESENTATIVA DELLA LEGA NAZIONALE PROFESSIONISTI "UNDER 21 SERIE B" RADUNO DI SELEZIONE". Lega Calcio (in Italian) (Re-Published by Lega Serie B). 20 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

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