Stefano Dicuonzo

Stefano Dicuonzo
Personal information
Full nameStefano Dicuonzo
Date of birth19 September 1985
Place of birthTorino, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Grosseto
Youth career
2002–2009Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Juventus0(0)
2006–2008Ravenna23(1)
2007–2008→ Pro Sesto (loan)7(0)
2008–2009Pro Patria9(0)
2009–2010Catanzaro32(1)
2010–2013Juve Stabia99(3)
2013–Grosseto8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2012

Stefano Dicuonzo (or spells as Di Cuonzo), born 19 September 1985, is an Italian football (soccer) defender who currently plays for U.S. Grosseto.

Club career

Juventus

Dicuonzo started his career in the Juventus F.C. youth system in 1996. He eventually worked his way up to the Primavera youth squad for the 2005–2006 season, and soon after, he graduated the youth system. During the 2005–06 Serie A season, in which Juventus won their second consecutive Scudetto, Di Cuonzo was often called up to the first team by, then coach, Fabio Capello, although he never made his debut. He spent the 2006 summer training with the first team and made his Juventus debut in August 2006 in a friendly fixture. This would eventually be his only career appearance for Juventus thus far in his career.

Ravenna

Following his Juventus debut, Dicuonzo was transferred to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side, Ravenna Calcio in co-ownership deal.[1] He went on to make 23 league appearances that season, scoring one goal, and also helping his side to Serie B promotion. In June 2007, however, his co-ownership was resolved in favor of Juventus, and so he returned to the club on 1 July 2007.[2]

Lega Pro

After returning to Juventus, Dicuonzo was then sent on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club, Pro Sesto on 23 July 2008, where he spent the 2007–08 season.[3] The loan to Pro Sesto proved very unsuccessful for the fullback, however, as his season was heavily hampered by injury, which limited the player to just 7 appearances in the league.

The following summer, Dicuonzo returned to Juventus once more, and was sold on a co-ownership deal by Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Pro Patria, in attempt to revive his career after the injury setback. Dicuonzo managed just 9 league appearances again during the 2008–09 Lega Pro season, again faltering to injury.

In July 2009 he officially transferred to F.C. Catanzaro in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.[4] Dicuonzo established himself as a first team starter, and had a successful season, scoring 1 goal in 33 league appearances.

S.S. Juve Stabia

On 31 August 2010 he completed a deadline day transfer to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club S.S. Juve Stabia.[5] Dicuonzo established himself as a first team regular once more with le vespe and would go on to make 26 league appearances in his first season with the club, scoring a single goal, and also helping his club to Serie B promotion for the first time in 60 years. Dicuonzo continued to be an integral part of the club's revival, and managed to appear in 40 out of 42 league matches during the 2011-12 Serie B campaign. The club managed to finish in an impressive 9th place in the league table on 57 points, despite beginning the season with a 4 point penalty. Dicuonzo is currently training with the club during their 2012-13 Serie B pre-season.

References

  1. ↑ "Mercato: dalla Juventus arrivano Volpe e Di Cuonzo". Ravenna Calcio (in Italian). 27 June 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rinnovate tre comproprietà, Fofana è tutto del Ravenna". Ravenna Calcio (in Italian). 25 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Mercato: arriva Cosenza, Dicuonzo alla Pro Sesto". Ravenna Calcio (in Italian). 23 July 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Catanzaro, ecco Dicuonzo". TMW (in Italian). 31 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Dicuonzo alla Juve Stabia". TMW (in Italian). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

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