Adriano Rigoglioso

Infobox Football biography


playername = Adriano Rigoglioso
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|5|29
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
height = 6ft 1in
nickname =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Forest Green Rovers
clubnumber = 7
youthyears =
youthclubs = Liverpool
years = 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2003 2003-2006 2005 2006-2007 2006 2007-
clubs = Liverpool Marine Morecambe Doncaster Rovers → Southport (loan) Morecambe → Forest Green (loan) Forest Green
caps(goals) = 000 0(0) 114 (18) 029 0(0) 001 0(0) 017 0(0) 005 0(3) 011 0(6)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = July 29, 2007
ntupdate =

Adriano Rigoglioso (born May 29, 1979) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder.

He began his career as a goalkeeper with Liverpool, and played in the same youth team as Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. However, he did not make the grade and joined Marine.

He was signed by Morecambe in the summer of 2000. Playing as striker, he was limited to a few substitute appearances.

Moved into midfield for the 2001/2 season, he had a more successful run in the side but could still not be considered a regular. The following season, he was moved into the 'hole' behind the striker, and formed a formidable partnership with Wayne Curtis in a Morecambe side that made the Conference play-offs.

His form in the season saw him attract the attention from a number of other clubs - Chester in particular having several bids turned down.

At the beginning of the 2003/4 season, Doncaster made a bid for the player. This was turned down by the Morecambe board of directors. This bid appeared to unsettle Rigoglioso and many believe he engineered a second bid to be accepted after several disciplinary issues.

His move to Doncaster did not go as well as he might have hoped - he did not feature in the first team to any great extent, and during the 2005/6 season he spent an unsuccessful one-match loan spell at Southport.

He rejoined Morecambe in March 2006, initially on loan. Again, his appearances were limited to short substitute appearances at the end of the matches, and it was seen as surprising when he was given a full contract for the 2006/7 season. Again, the start of the season saw his first team team appearance restricted to a few substitute appearances, and he spent October 2006 on loan at Forest Green, who were managed by former Morecambe manager Jim Harvey. On his return from that loan spell, he was put straight back into the Morecambe first team, in the withdrawn striker role that previously had worked so well for him.

He wears his forename of Adriano on the back of his shirt rather than his surname, citing the fact that stadium announcers often mispronounce his surname. His nickname, given to him by his family, is Celi after the Italian opera singer Adriano Celentano.

Rigoglioso was released by Morecambe on 24 January 2007 after a discussion with Sammy McIlroy, who told him that he would be bringing in more players to the club, limiting Rigoglioso's first team opportunites. He has now signed for Forest Green in a permanent deal lasting until the end of the 2007/08 season.

External links

* [http://www.morecambefc.com/players/rigoglioso.htm Morecambe FC Website player profile]
*Soccerbase|20930|Adriano Rigoglioso