Vincenzo Pepe

Vincenzo Pepe
Personal information
Date of birth4 April 1987
Place of birthNaples, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionWing forward
Club information
Current team
Pro Vercelli
Youth career
Parma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Sambenedettese13(0)
2006Pescara0(0)
2006–2008Cremonese39(6)
2008→ Venezia (loan)9(0)
2008–2009Avellino27(3)
2009–2011Salernitana23(1)
2011–2012Siracusa27(2)
2012–2013Lanciano11(0)
2013→ Nocerina (loan)7(0)
2013–Pro Vercelli19(1)
National team
2003Italy U-163(1)
2006–2008Italy U-20 Serie C4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vincenzo Pepe (born 4 April 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian third division club Pro Vercelli.

Biography

Early career

Born in Naples, Campania, Pepe was signed by Parma at young age. Pepe was in the Giovanissimi Nazionali squad in 2001–02 season, that team had Giuseppe Rossi and Arturo Lupoli as forward.[1] He appeared twice as unused bench for Parma at 2004–05 UEFA Cup.,[2][3] wearing no.39 shirt. That season Pepe also a member of Primavera under-20 Team[4] He was eligible as List B player (club youth product)[5][6] In mid-2005 he left for Sambenedettese in co-ownership deal[7] and made his professional debut. In January 2006 Pescara bought the 50% registration rights from Sambenedettese. He was awarded no.15 shirt of the first team.[8] In June 2006 Parma gave up the remain 50% registration rights. Pepe then left for Cremonese on loan and in 2007–08 season turned to another co-ownership deal for €80,000.[9] In June 2008 Pescara bought back Pepe by submitting a higher bid to Lega Calcio Serie C than Cremonese,[10] a mechanism to decide the co-ownership if both clubs failed to submit an agreement before the deadline.

Pepe was included in Pescara's pre-season camp.[11] However he was excluded from the club plan and sold to Serie B club Avellino on 1 September.[12]

Avellino

On 1 September 2008 Pepe was signed by Avellino.[12] Avellino was relegated in 2008 and but re-admitted to 2008–09 Serie B. In his first season in the second division, Pepe was a regular member of the starting eleven (21 starts), scoring 3 goals. However the Campania club relegated again in 2009 and expelled from the professional due to the financial test by FIGC. Pepe also became a free agent.

Salernitana

In July 2009 he was signed by another Serie B team Salernitana. He only made 16 starts in the first season with only 1 goal. Salernitana relegated after the season. In 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, he only played 5 games until December 2010. It was reported that the club formed a swap deal with Triestina, but the deadline day deal collapsed and Nicola Princivalli remained in Trieste. Since December Pepe did not play any game for the Campania club. Salernitana lost the final of promotion playoff and folded after failing to acquire a license from FIGC.

Siracusa

In July 2011 he joined another third division club Siracusa. He secured a place in starting line-up since 30 October (round 10). He mainly played as a winger/wing forward in 4–2–3–1/4–3–3 formation[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] or as a midfielder in 4–4–2 formation (when Marco Mancosu was rested)[20] Before the winter break, Siracusa was the first in Group B.

Pepe also played in the first round of 2011–12 Coppa Italia. However Pepe in fact ineligible after sent off in his previous cup match for Salernitana. But no punish was given due to no one discover his ineligibility before the deadline of compliant.[21]

Lanciano

After Siracusa was expelled from 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Pepe was signed by Serie B newcomer Lanciano in 2-year contract as a free agent. In January 2013 he was signed by Nocerina.[22] In August 2013 Pepe was sold to Pro Vercelli, with Umberto Germano moved to Lanciano in temporary deal.[23]

Pro Vercelli

On 24 August 2013 Pepe was signed by Pro Vercelli.[23][24]

Representative teams

Pepe capped for Italy under-16 team in June 2003. He failed to win a cap from the main team but capped for its feeder team Serie C representative teams. He played for Serie C U-19 in a training match[25] and U-20 team in 2006–07 Mirop Cup against Slovakia[26] and Hungary.[27] He also represented "U-20 Serie C" against Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in December 2007.[28][29] Pepe played in 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy. (He missed the third match as not eligible)[30][31] Pepe also won the annual U-21 Serie C1 tournament with Serie C1 Group A representative team in January 2007[32][33] and January 2008.[34][35]

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20020413030741/http://parma.soccerage.com/ITA_giovprof.asp
  2. ↑ http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2004/round=1978/match=80105/report=lu.html
  3. ↑ http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2004/round=1980/match=80788/report=lu.html
  4. ↑ "Parma F.C. - Squadra Primavera - 2004/2005". Parma FC (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2005-02-13.
  5. ↑ http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2004-uefa-uc-rules.pdf
  6. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050309024034/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UefaCup/Clubs/Club=54262/index.html
  7. ↑ Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2005 (Italian)
  8. ↑ "Comunicati i numeri di maglia dei nuovi biancazzurri". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 2 February 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Pescara Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (Italian)
  10. ↑ http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunic2008/Lettere/risoluz-accordi-part.pdf
  11. ↑ "I convocati per il ritiro precampionato". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 15 July 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Calciomercato: operazioni in uscita". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 2 September 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Siracusa, il cuore per vincere a Bassano, doppio Mancosu per tornare a sognare". il Corriere Di Sicilia (in Italian). 30 October 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Siracusa 3 - Piacenza 0". Piacenza Calcio (in Italian). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "Siracusa - Barletta 2 - 0". SS Barletta Calcio (in Italian). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Virtus Lanciano-Siracusa 1-1". SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 (in Italian). 11 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  17. ↑ http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/partite/live/siracusa_a.htm
  18. ↑ Carrarese
  19. ↑ Andria
  20. ↑ Prato
  21. ↑ "Coppa Italia falsata, scoppia il caso Vincenzo Pepe!". SoloSalerno.it (in Italian). 22 November 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Mercato in uscita: Pepe e Giusti lasciano la Virtus: Pepe in prestito, Giusti a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Mercato: arriva Germano dalla Pro Vercelli: Ufficiale lo scambio con Vincenzo Pepe" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "UFFICIALE: ACQUISTATO A TITOLO DEFINITIVO L'ATTACCANTE VINCENZO PEPE, UMBERTO GERMANO IN PRESTITO ALLA VIRTUS LANCIANO" (in Italian). FC Pro Vercelli 1892. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "ALLENAMENTO RAPPRESENTATIVA CALCIATORI UNDER 19". Lega Serie C (in Italian). 16 November 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  26. ↑ "TORNEO "ALPE ADRIA MIROP CUP"". Lega Serie C (in Italian). 11 October 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  27. ↑ "Mirop Cup: bel pareggio dell'Italia C in Ungheria". Lega Serie C (in Italian). 28 March 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  28. ↑ http://www.lega-pro.com/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/crema-04dic07.htm
  29. ↑ "RAPPRESENTATIVA SERIE "C" Under 20 - RAPPRESENTATIVA SERIE "B" Under 21". Lega Serie C (in Italian). 3 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  30. ↑ "Italia C -Galles 4-2: esordio ok nel Challenge Trophy". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 14 November 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  31. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE TROPHY DEL 2 APRILE 2008 - FINLANDIA-ITALIA C 2-1". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 2 April 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  32. ↑ http://www.lega-pro.com/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/rappr-23genn07.pdf
  33. ↑ http://www.lega-pro.com/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/c1a-c1b_24genn07.htm
  34. ↑ http://www.lega-pro.com/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/conv-under21-c1.pdf
  35. ↑ http://www.lega-pro.com/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/torneo-rappr-23gen08.htm

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