Ivan Pelizzoli

Ivan Pelizzoli

Pelizzoli while playing for Lokomotiv Moscow
Personal information
Full nameIvan Pelizzoli
Date of birth18 November 1980
Place of birthBergamo, Italy
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Virtus Entella
Number22
Youth career
1997–1999Atalanta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2001Atalanta30(0)
1999–2000→ Triestina (loan)23(0)
2001–2005Roma73(0)
2005–2007Reggina41(0)
2007–2010Lokomotiv Moscow20(0)
2009–2010→ AlbinoLeffe (loan)23(0)
2010–2011Cagliari1(0)
2011–2012Padova18(0)
2012–2014Pescara31(0)
2014–Virtus Entella11(0)
National team‡
1998Italy U-171(0)
2000–2002Italy U-2111(0)
2004Italy Olympic6(0)
2003–2004Italy2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2004

Ivan Pelizzoli (born 18 November 1980) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Virtus Entella in Italy's Serie B.

Career

After playing for Atalanta B.C. and Triestina from 1997 to 2000, he made his Serie A debut with Atalanta in 2000-2001 and was considered one of the best young goalkeepers in Italy.

Roma

In the following summer he was signed by 2001 Italian champions A.S. Roma for 33,000 million lire in 5-year contract, worth 3,372.2 million lire per season, (signed in June 2001; ~€17,043,078 transfer fee and €1.742 million wage; paid via 27,000 million lire cash and Alessandro Rinaldi), winning the Supercoppa Italiana in his first season.[1] Firstly he was backup of Francesco Antonioli but in mid-2002–03 Serie A season he became first choice goalkeeper, helping Roma to reach the 2003 Coppa Italia final. During the 2003–04 Serie A season, Pelizzoli conceded the least goals in the entire Serie A behind a defensive force mainly of Cristian Panucci, Walter Samuel, Christian Chivu and Vincent Candela, as Roma finished the season in second place. He was not picked for the Euro 2004 (included for Olympic instead), but looked set to become a long-term first choice in Roma. But his unstable performances gave Gianluca Curci and Carlo Zotti the chance to play in 2004–05 Serie A season.

Reggina

Due to his lack of competitive action, he signed for Reggina Calcio 2005 in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500 to compete with Nicola Pavarini for first choice goalkeeper. Reggina pinned their hopes on Pelizzoli regaining his spectacular form from the 2003-04 season, but he could not really find his feet in Reggina, though he played his part in keeping the team in the top-flight division. In June 2006 Roma gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Reggina for free.[2]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 31 January 2007, Pelizzoli was captured by FC Lokomotiv Moscow, signing him on with a 3-year contract. In his first season, he had compete for a first team place with Eldin Jakupović, and in his second season with Ivan Levenets and Marek Čech, demoting him to the 4th choice goalkeeper.

AlbinoLeffe

On 31 August 2009, Lokomotiv Moscow loaned Ivan to the Serie B club U.C. AlbinoLeffe for one season, with Eldin Jakupović returning to Moscow.[3] Pelizzoli was brought in as AlbinoLeffe's goalkeepers only had Serie C1 experience, namely Stefano Layeni, Daniel Offredi and Paolo Branduani. He made his team debut on 19 September 2009. After played 3 games in September, he was out-favored and lost his place in both first choice and on the bench. Pelizzoli re-gained his regular place since November.

Cagliari

In August 2010, Pelizolli joined Cagliari Calcio.[4] He hinted he would became an understudy role in the Sardinian club.[5]

International career

Pelizzoli made his senior international debut with Italy in 2003, making 2 caps in total between 2003-04. He was one of three over-age players representing Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics, ahead Marco Amelia, as first choice goalkeeper, winning a Bronze medal. He also played at 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, ahead Generoso Rossi and Vitangelo Spadavecchia as first choice, where Italy reached the semi-finals.[6]

Career statistics

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
1. 30 April 2003 Geneva, Switzerland   Switzerland 2–1 0 Friendly
1. 12 August 2004 Volos, Greece Ghana Ghana 2–2 0 2004 Olympics (Italy U23)
2. 15 August 2004 Volos, Greece Japan Japan 3–2 0 2004 Olympics (Italy U23)
3. 18 August 2004 Piraeus, Greece Paraguay Paraguay 0–1 0 2004 Olympics (Italy U23)
4. 21 August 2004 Piraeus, Greece Mali Mali 1–0 (AET) 0 2004 Olympics (Italy U23)
5. 24 August 2004 Piraeus, Greece Argentina Argentina 0–3 0 2004 Olympics (Italy U23)
6. 27 August 2004 Thessaloniki, Greece Iraq Iraq 1–0 0 2004 Olympics (Italy U23)
2. 17 November 2004 Messina, Italy Finland Finland 1–0 0 Friendly

Honours

Roma

References

  1. ↑ AS Roma SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2001 (Italian)
  2. ↑ http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/bilanci_e_relazioni/2006-11-06_bilancio_di_esercizio_al_30_giugno_2006.pdf
  3. ↑ "Doppio colpo: Pelizzoli e Grossi" (in Italian). UC AlbinoLeffe. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  4. ↑ "ITALY/ OFFICIAL, Pelizzoli is a Cagliari player". FootballPress.net. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "New Cagliari keeper Pelizzoli hints Marchetti set to leave". Tribal Football. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Ivan Pelizzoli". Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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