Giuseppe Vives
.jpg) Vives playing for Torino in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Vives | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Afragola, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Sant'Anastasia | 56 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Juve Stabia | 28 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Ancona | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Nardò (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Taranto (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Giugliano | 100 | (6) |
| 2006–2011 | Lecce | 158 | (9) |
| 2011– | Torino | 106 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Giuseppe Vives (born 14 July 1980) is a Italian professional footballer who plays for Torino as a midfielder.[1]
Club career
Early career
Vives grew up playing football in Naples for local club Napoli Club Afragola until the age of 17, before transferring to Sant'Anastasia, with who he played in Serie D in the 1997-1998 season and then in Serie C2 (1999-2000). In 2000-2001 he played for Juve Stabia in Serie C2 and the year after for Nardò.
Ancona
In 2001-2002, he was acquired for 800,000 lire by Ancona, coached by Luciano Spalletti. He had the chance to make his debut in Serie B, but persistent physical problems forced him on the fringes of the team, forcing him to reconsider his football career in order to devote himself to becoming a professional accountant. In the 2002-2003, he collected a mere appearance for Taranto in Serie C1 and at the end of the season returns to Ancona, never making an appearance.
Giugliano
In the 2003-2004 season he was acquired by Giugliano of Serie C2, finally being able to play with continuity and at good levels. After 3 seasons with the Campania side, he collects 101 appearances and scores 6 goals, attracting the attention of many Serie A and Serie B clubs.
Lecce
In the summer of 2006, after numerous rumours of him joining Salernitana, Avellino, Cavese and even Napoli, he was purchased by Lecce on the advice of Zdeněk Zeman. In the 2006-2007 Serie B season, he quickly became a cornerstone of the Salento midfield, able to play in a cover and playmaking role. He scored his first goal in the cadets against Triestina and repeated himself on the last day of the season against Pescara.
In the 2007-2008 Serie B season he is one of the protagonists of the seventh promotion of Lecce in Serie A, scoring 4 goals and contributing numerous assists, including 2 goals that allowed Lecce to reach the play-offs.
On 31 August 2008 he made his debut in Serie A in Torino-Lecce 3-0 and 28 January 2009 scored his first goal in the top flight by scoring the momentary advantage in Verona against Chievo Verona (1-1). His first season in the top flight concluded with 18 appearances and a goal, but the club could not avoid relegation and returned to Serie B.
The following season Lecce won their eighth promotion to Serie A. The coach Luigi De Canio showed great confidence in Vives and his quality of play, who finished the season with 38 appearances and 2 goals. Vives was instated as vice-captain of the side and at the end of the season was voted by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport as the best midfielder in Serie B.
On 3 October 2010, the sixth matchday of the 2010-2011 Serie A, he wore the captain's armband for the first time in a 1-0 win against Catania. The Lecce formation coached by De Canio, achieved salvation on the penultimate day of the season.
Torino
On 14 July 2011 he moved outright to Torino in Serie B for €500,000.[2] He made his debut 13 August 2011 in Coppa Italia against Lumezzane,[3] (1–0) scoring his first goal for Torino 10 December 2011 against Pescara (4–2).[4] On 11 February 2012 he scored the second of three goals against Nocerina with a precise shot in the bottom corner of the net after dribbling into the box.
On 22 December 2013, he scored his second goal in the top flight (his first for Torino in Series A) during Torino-Chievo (4–1) on an assist by Alessio Cerci.[5]
Honours
- Lecce: Serie B 2009-2010
References
- ↑ "Giuseppe Vives Sorry For Struggling Lecce". Goal.com. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ↑ "ATAHOTEL EXECUTIVE - Lecce, Vives al Torino: le cifre". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "TORINO-LUMEZZANE 1-0" (in Italian). Torino Football Club. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Torino vs Pescara 4-2" (in Italian). Torino Football Club. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "TORINO VS. CHIEVO VERONA 4 - 1". soccerway.com. soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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