Reggina Calcio

Reggina

Full name	Reggina Calcio SpA
Nickname(s)	Amaranto (Dark-reds)
Founded	1914 (U.S. Reggio Calabria) 1986 (Reggina Calcio)
Ground	Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria, Italy (Capacity: 27,763)
Chairman	Pasquale Foti
Manager	Gianluca Atzori
League	Serie B
2009-10	Serie B, 12th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team based in Reggio Emilia.

Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are nicknamed amaranto (dark-reds) after their official colour.

History

The logo used by the club between 2007–2009

The club was founded in 11 January 1914 as Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria, and changed name many times (Società Calcistica Reggio, Reggio Foot Ball Club, Associazione Sportiva Reggina, Società Sportiva La Dominante), finally assuming their current denomination in 1986.

In recent years, Reggina have been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. They reached the Italian top division Serie A for the first time in 1999. Two years later, they lost a relegation playoff against Verona, being consequently relegated to Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against Atalanta.

They were indicted in 2006 for sporting fraud as part of the second wave of Serie A scandal investigations. Originally punished with a 15-point deduction for the Serie A 2006-07,^[1] then reduced to 11 points following appeal.^[2] Despite the heavy deduction of points, Reggina managed to save from relegation, defeating fresh UEFA Champions League winners Milan on the final matchday and ending the season with 40 points (including the deduction), just one single point above the third relegation spot, occupied by Chievo. They however poorly started their 2007–08 campaign, causing head coach Massimo Ficcadenti to be sacked and replaced by Renzo Ulivieri.^[3] A third managerial change, with Ulivieri fired and replacing with team scout Nevio Orlandi, proved to be successful as Reggina improved their results and performances, escaping relegation with key wins at Catania, and home to Empoli. Orlandi was subsequently confirmed at the helm of the amaranto for the 2008–09 season.

Reggina are fierce rivals with neighbours F.C. Messina Peloro, who are just a fifteen-minute ferry ride apart from each other. Twice every season they clash in the Derby dello Stretto (Strait of Messina Derby), which is currently on hiatus following Messina's relegation to Serie D for the 2008-09 season due to financial problems.

Current squad

As of 31 August 2010 ^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Christian Puggioni 2 DF Daniel Adejo 3 DF Andrea Costa 4 DF Antonello Giosa 5 DF Lorenzo Burzigotti 8 MF José Montiel 9 FW Ousmane Sy 11 FW Francesco Zizzari 12 GK Adam Kovacsik 13 DF Francesco Cosenza 15 DF Francesco Acerbi 17 MF Antonino Barillà 18 MF Giuseppe Rizzo 19 MF Giacomo Tedesco

No. Position Player 20 FW Dominic Adiyiah (on loan from Milan)[5] 21 MF Nicolas Viola 26 GK Pietro Marino 27 DF Dani Verruschi 28 DF Antonio Rizzo 29 DF Simone Rizzato 31 MF Ivan Castiglia 61 FW Emiliano Bonazzoli 70 MF Simone Missiroli 87 FW Alessio Campagnacci 89 MF Lorenzo Laverone - DF Riccardo Colombo - FW Domenico Danti (on loan from Siena)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 33 DF Vincenzo Camilleri (at Juventus) 44 DF Carlos Valdez (at Siena) 69 DF Pablo Álvarez (at Panserraikos) - DF Roberto Romeo (at Poggibonsi) - DF Tommaso Squillace (at Pavia) - MF Marco Giannattasio (at Pavia) 88 MF Emil Hallfreðsson (at Verona) 10 FW Alessio Viola (at Benevento) - FW Fabio Ceravolo (at Atalanta) - FW Pietro Iannazzo (at Vigor Lamezia)

Notable former players

Managerial history

Reggina have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one manager was in charge. Here is an incomplete chronological list of them from 1928 onwards when the club became AS Reggina.

Name Nationality Years Zanghi József Wereb 1928–29 Attilio Buratti 1929–32 Rudolf Plemich 1932–33

References

External links

• (Italian) (English) Official site