- Emanuele Calaiò
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Emanuele Calaiò Personal information Date of birth 8 January 1982 Place of birth Palermo, Italy Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Siena Number 11 Youth career Torino Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2002 Torino 20 (3) 2002–2003 Ternana 10 (2) 2002–2003 → Messina (loan) 12 (2) 2003 → Pescara (loan) 8 (1) 2003–2004 Torino 0 (0) 2003–2004 → Pescara (loan) 43 (20) 2004–2005 Pescara 19 (6) 2005–2008 Napoli 97 (34) 2008– Siena 112 (35) National team 1998 Italy U15 3 (0) 1999 Italy U17 1 (0) 2000–2001 Italy U18 4 (1) 2001–2003 Italy U20 14 (12) 2001 Italy U21 1 (0) 2004 Italy U21 Serie B 1 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Emanuele Calaiò (born 8 January 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side A.C. Siena.
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Football career
Calaiò started his football career at Torino making his league debut against Reggina on 6 January 2000, he scored a goal for Torino three minutes into his debut. He made 20 league appearances in total for Torino.
In January 2002 Calaiò was exchanged with Alessandro Cibocchi of Ternana with inflated price tag to create paper profit on both clubs (which Ternana was fined in 2010, 8 years later[1]) and then a short spell with Messina followed. In January 2003, was loaned by Pescara and turned permanently in June 2004.[2] He also returned to Torino Calcio in 2003 in exchange with Cibocchi again.
With Pescara, Calaiò solidified himself as an impressive striker, the club won promotion back into Serie B in 2003, with Calaiò scoring 20 times in his second season. In the third at Serie B, he scored 6 in the first half of the season.
In January 2005, Napoli Soccer at Serie C1 signed him, he scored just 6 in the first season, but in the second he scored 18, won the champion and promotion back to Serie B with club. He scored 14 in his third season with Napoli, won promotion back to Serie A. With the arrival of Marcelo Zalayeta and Ezequiel Lavezzi, he had limited chances to play. In July 2008, he joined fellow Serie A tea, Siena in a co-ownership bid, for €2.3 million.[3][4] in June 2009 Siena signed him outright for €1.25 million (made Napoli register an financial loss of €1.05 million).[5] He followed Siena relegated to Serie B in 2010 and finished as the runner-up and promoted back to top division. On 10 June he signed a new 3-year contract.[6]
International career
Calaiò capped for both Italy U21 and Serie B U21 selection which played the latter for the match 3–2 won Belgium U21 on 30 March 2004.[7][8] He also received the Serie B U21 call-up for the match against Legnano.[9]
He also call-up to 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualification and played in qualifying match in 2001 edition.
Personal life
Calaiò is married to Federica, sister of Nicola Mora's wife.[10] Both players played for Torino during the 2000–01 season and Napoli in 2004–05.
Honours
Career statistics
As of 12 September 2009[11][12]
Club performance League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Italy League Coppa Italia Total 1999–2000 Torino Serie A 7 1 0 0 7 1 2000–01 Serie B 9 2 2 0 11 2 2001–02 Serie A 4 0 1 0 5 0 2001–02 Ternana Serie B 10 2 10 2 2002–03 Messina 12 2 0 0 12 2 2002–03 Pescara Serie C1 8 1 101 1 2003–04 Serie B 43 20 1 0 44 20 2004–05 19 6 3 2 22 8 2004–05 Napoli Serie C1 15 6 182 6 2005–06 33 18 3 1 36 19 2006–07 Serie B 38 14 3 2 41 16 2007–08 Serie A 26 2 5 1 31 3 2008–09 Siena 33 5 2 1 35 6 2009–10 33 8 1 1 34 9 Career total 271 84 20 7 283 88 1Include 2 matches at promotion playoffs
2Include 3 matches at promotion playoffsReferences
- ^ "Comunicato n° 091 Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale" (in Italian). FIGC. 9 June 2010. http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/89.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_24964_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Calaiò acquistato dal Pescara" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 24 June 2004. http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/340-calaiquistato-dal-pescara.html. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Calaiò in comproprietà" (in Italian). AC Siena. 2008-07-01. http://www.acsiena.it/comunicatidetail.php3?id=6359. Retrieved 2009-09-12.[dead link]
- ^ "SSC Napoli 2008–09 Annual Report" (in Italian). SSC Napoli (C.C.I.A.A. Archive). ca. January 2010. http://www.direttanapoli.it/public/documenti/documenti_173.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "SSC Napoli 2009–10 Annual Report (page 21 to 40)" (in Italian). SSC Napoli (C.C.I.A.A. Archive). Re-Published by direttanapoli.it. ca. January 2011. http://www.direttanapoli.it/public/documenti/documenti_262.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Calaiò prolunga il contratto fino al 2014" (in Italian). AC Siena. 10 June 2011. http://www.acsiena.it/2011/06/10/calaio-prolunga-il-contrattofino-al-2014/. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Calaiò trascina l'Italia" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 30 March 2004. http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/265-calaiascina-litalia.html. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Grieco in extremis In Belgio è vittoria" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 March 2004. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/marzo/31/Grieco_extremis_Belgio_vittoria_ga_10_0403316842.shtml. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 257" (in Italian). Lega Calcio Archive (2003–04 ). 20 February 2004. http://www.legaseriea.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=6f498a7a-c58e-4603-8f06-7cba646131a4&groupId=10192. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "CHI E': Nicola Mora" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 2007-01-14. http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/1003-chi-e-nicola-mora.html. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ La Gzzetta dello Sport
- ^ Football.it
External links
- FIGC National Team Archive (Italian)
A.C. Siena – current squad 1 Brkić · 2 Vitiello · 3 Del Grosso · 5 Codrea · 6 Ângelo · 7 Troianiello · 8 Vergassola (c) · 9 Larrondo · 10 D'Agostino · 11 Calaiò · 12 Farelli · 13 Rossettini · 14 Gazzi · 15 Belmonte · 17 Grossi · 18 González · 19 Terzi · 20 Gustavo · 21 Rossi · 22 Destro · 23 Brienza · 25 Pegolo · 26 Pesoli · 27 Milanović · 33 Angella · 36 Bolzoni · 70 Mannini · 77 Sestu · 80 Contini · 83 Reginaldo · Head Coach: Sannino
Categories:- Italian footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Torino F.C. players
- Ternana Calcio players
- F.C. Messina Peloro players
- Pescara Calcio players
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- A.C. Siena players
- Association football forwards
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- People from Palermo (city)
- 1982 births
- Living people
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