Simone Vitale

Simone Vitale
Personal information
Date of birth1 March 1986
Place of birthBalsorano, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Nocerina
Youth career
Pescara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2011Pescara87(5)
2005–2007→ Pro Vasto (loan)57(2)
2011–2013Frosinone29(1)
2013–Nocerina0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Simone Vitale (born 1 March 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Nocerina.

Biography

Born in Balsorano, Abruzzo, Vitale started his career at Abruzzo team Pescara. Vitale was an unused member in 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Vitale made his Serie B debut on 11 September 2004, against Piacenza. On 31 August 2005 he left for Pro Vasto in temporary deal.[1] In summer 2006 the temporary deal was renewed.[2][3] The club also signed several players from Pescara such as Vincenzo Aridità on 25 August[3] and Alessandro Rapino on 30 August 2006.[4] Pescara was relegated in 2007. Vitale spent 3 seasons with the club in Serie C1 (later renamed to Lega Pro Prima Divisione), winning the promotion back to Serie B as the play-off winner of 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Vitale played once in 2010–11 Serie B.

On 25 July 2011 Vitale left for Frosinone in co-ownership deal for €100,000[5] in 3-year contract and Mario Artistico in definitive deal for €130,000[5] in 2-year deal, as part of Antonio Bocchetti's deal, for €170,000.[5][6] The deals made Frosinone paid Pescara €60,000 cash only. In June 2012 Frosinone acquired Vitale outright for free.[5][7]

On 2 September 2013 he was signed by Nocerina.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "In uscita il solo Vitale, destinazione Pro Vasto" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "La Pro Vasto strapazza la Spal Il ds Natali: "Morante resterà"". Il Centro (in Italian). 10 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Spadavecchia a Pescara, Aridità a Vasto" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dalla Juventus arriva Andrea Luci" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Delfino Pescara 1936 Srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2012 (Italian)
  6. ↑ "MERCATO, SCAMBIO CON IL PESCARA" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "COMPROPORIETÀ, RISCATTATO GUCHER" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "ULTIME DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

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