- Ferdinando Coppola
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ferdinando Coppola
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|6|10
cityofbirth =Naples
countryofbirth =Italy
height = height|m=1.88
nickname =
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Atalanta
clubnumber = 31
youthyears = 1995-1997
youthclubs = Napoli
years = 1997-2000
2000-2003
2003-2006
2004
2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Napoli
Bologna
Ascoli
→ Reggina (loan)
Milan
→ Piacenza (loan)
Atalanta
caps(goals) = 021 0(0)
000 0(0)
067 0(0)
002 0(0)
000 0(0)
042 0(0)
038 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 23:03, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Ferdinando Coppola (born
10 June 1978 inNaples ) is an Italian footballgoalkeeper . He currently plays forAtalanta B.C. .Early years
Coppola's career began at native club
S.S.C. Napoli , before he transferred toBologna F.C. 1909 in 2000. Because of the presence of first-team goalkeeperGianluca Pagliuca , Coppola failed to make any appearances in the league.Ascoli
He transferred to Serie B team
Ascoli Calcio 1898 in summer 2003, making one appearance before being sent to Serie A teamReggina Calcio on loan, playing further two games.He returned to Ascoli in 2004, and made 28 appearances, plus 2 more in play-offs, helping Ascoli back to Serie A. During the 2005-06 season, Coppola played all of the 38 Serie A matches, and saw Ascoli into twelfth place in the table.
A.C. Milan
He was signed by
A.C. Milan in the summer of 2006, as a replacement for their third goalkeeperValerio Fiori , who was set set to retire from professional football. Coppola was to compete withŽeljko Kalac for this position.He played a few friendly matches with A.C. Milan, but was sent back to Serie B, to play for
Piacenza Calcio , and Fiori delayed his retirement.But due to injuries of Dida in November 2006, and his own contract problem, Milan appeared to sign a new goalkeeper, or recall
Christian Abbiati or Coppola during the winter transfer window, as a short-term replacement until Dida's return. In January 14, 2007, Kalac was injured in a Serie A match, having to rest for a month, further increasing the chance that Coppola would rejoin the team. However, after just two days, Milan signedMarco Storari , denying Coppola's return to Milan.In summer 2008 Atalanta bought half of the rights from Milan.
External links
*it [http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/show.do?dispatch=page&area=coppola Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile]
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