Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.

Football club infobox
clubname = Bassano Virtus


fullname = Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team SRL
nickname = "Giallorossi" (yellow-reds)
founded = 1903
ground = Stadio Rino Mercante, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
capacity = 3,900 | chairman = Roberto Masiero
manager = Ezio Glerean
league = Lega Pro Seconda Divisione - B
season = 2007-08
position = Serie C2/B, 2nd
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Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team is an Italian football club, based in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto. The club was founded in 1903 as U.S. Bassano ("Unione Sportiva Bassano") and merged with Virtus Bassano in 1968. Bassano Virtus currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The team's colors are yellow and red.

The team is owned by Renzo Rosso, entrepreneur and founder of Diesel.

Current squad

Notable former players

*flagicon|Italy Luigi Beghetto
*flagicon|Italy Gianni De Biasi
*flagicon|Italy Marino Magrin
*flagicon|Italy Fabio Moro
*flagicon|Italy Carlo Nervo

Notable former coaches

*flagicon|Italy Giovanni De Biasi
*flagicon|Italy Giuseppe Pillon

Trivia

* The number 55 in the social name stands for 1955, owner Renzo Rosso's birthyear.
* Bassano Virtus is the only professional Italian side to use "soccer" instead of "football" in its full name.

External links

* [http://www.bassanovirtus.com/ Official site]