Michelangelo Rampulla

Michelangelo Rampulla

Personal information
Full name	Michelangelo Rampulla
Date of birth	August 10, 1962 (1962-08-10) (age 49)
Place of birth	Patti, Sicily, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Derthona (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1980	Pattese	?	(?)
1980–1983	Cesena	96	(0)
1983–1985	Varese	73	(0)
1985–1992	Cremonese	249	(1)
1992–2002	Juventus	49	(0)
Teams managed
2011–	Derthona
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Michelangelo Rampulla (born August 10, 1962 in Patti, Sicily) is a former Italian football goalkeeper.

Playing career

After a short stint with Sicilian amateurs Pattese followed by three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1993 and became a protagonist in the club's rise to the Serie A league.

He is best remembered for being the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal in the Italian top flight from open play: in the 22nd round of matches of the 1991–92 season on 23 February 1992, his team, Cremonese, fell behind to the home side, Atalanta, through a first-half penalty by Brazilian striker Carlos Bianchezi. With his team still trailing in the dying seconds, Rampulla joined his teammates in attack and headed home a corner from the right from close range, thus rescuing a point for his team and stunning the home crowd. However, it was not enough to save them from relegation at the end of the season. He subsequently moved to Juventus where he was a reserve goalkeeper for the remainder of his career, retiring from active football in 2002.

His goal-scoring feat would be matched by fellow Italian Massimo Taibi nine years later.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Rampulla accepted to stay at Juventus in the club's backroom staff, serving as goalkeeping coach for most of his time. He parted company with Juventus on October 2010.

On July 2011 he was announced as new head coach of Serie D amateurs Derthona.^[1]

References

1. ^ "UFFICIALE: Derthona, Michelangelo Rampulla nuovo tecnico [OFFICIAL: Derthona, Michelangelo Rampulla new trainer]" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 July 2011. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=281450. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 

External links

• (Italian) Career summary
• Profile at lega-calcio.it

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Name	Rampulla, Michelangelo
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Date of birth	1962-08-10
Place of birth	Patti, Sicily, Italy
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