Ferdinando Coppola
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| Ferdinando Coppola | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | June 10, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | |
| Height | 1.88 m | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Atalanta (on loan from A.C. Milan) |
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| Number | 30 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995-1997 | Napoli | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2000 2000-2003 2003-2006 2004 2006- 2006-2007 2007-Present |
Napoli Bologna Ascoli → Reggina (loan) A.C. Milan →Piacenza (loan) → Atalanta (loan) |
21 (0) 0 (0) 67 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 42 (0) 22 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ferdinando Coppola (born 10 June 1978 in Naples) is an Italian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Atalanta B.C..
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[edit] Early years
Coppola's career began at native club S.S.C. Napoli, before he transferred to Bologna F.C. 1909 in 2000. Because of the presence of first-team goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca, Coppola failed to make any appearances in the league.
[edit] Ascoli
He transferred to Serie B team Ascoli Calcio 1898 in summer 2003, making one appearance before being sent to Serie A team Reggina 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.
[edit] A.C. Milan
He was signed by A.C. Milan in the summer of 2006, as a replacement for their third goalkeeper Valerio Fiori, who was set set to retire from professional football. Coppola was to compete with Željko 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 signed Marco Storari, denying Coppola's return to Milan.
[edit] External links
- piacenzacalcio.it (Italian)
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