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Simone Perrotta

Simone Perrotta
Personal information
Full name Simone Pasquale Perrotta
Date of birth (1977-09-17) 17 September 1977
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995–1998 Reggina 77 (1)
1998–1999 Juventus 5 (0)
1999–2001 Bari 56 (1)
2001–2004 Chievo 95 (6)
2004–2013 Roma 246 (36)
Total 479 (44)
National team
1998–2000 Italy U-21 6 (1)
2002–2009 Italy 48 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Simone Perrotta, Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born 17 September 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne) is a retired Italian footballer who used to play as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. He was a member of the Italian national football team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. An energetic and hard-working two-way player, Perrotta was known for his versatility, stamina, box-to-box play and hard running style.[3] He retired on the 29th of June 2013.

Contents

  • Club career 1
    • Early career and Juventus 1.1
    • Bari 1.2
    • Chievo 1.3
    • Roma 1.4
  • International career 2
  • Personal life 3
  • Career statistics 4
  • Honours 5
    • Roma 5.1
    • National team 5.2
    • Individual 5.3
    • Orders 5.4
  • External links 6
  • References 7

Club career

Early career and Juventus

Perrotta grew up in the youth system of Reggina and debuted in Serie B in 1995, becoming an important fixture in their line-up. In 1998, Juventus decided to sign him, but with great midfielders like Antonio Conte, Didier Deschamps, and Zinedine Zidane ahead of him, he only made five appearances for the Turin club.

Bari

In 1999, Perrotta was farmed to Bari in a co-ownership deal for 3 billion Italian lire (or €1,549,371),[4] as part of Gianluca Zambrotta's deal, where he played for two seasons. In June 2001, Bari acquired him outright for approximately €300,000, making Juventus booked a financial cost of €1.25 million for the discount.[5]

Chievo

At the start of 2001–02 Serie A, he was shipped to Chievo. There, he was a mainstay in the midfield of a surprising Chievo squad that was first place at the winter break. He even provided the winning assist in their famous victory over Internazionale that season.

Roma

In 2004, Roma signed him from the Veneto club for €7.2 million on a four-year instalment.[6] The deal was later changed to three instalments, however; new Roma signing Matteo Brighi, valued at €16 million was loaned to Chievo for the season as part of the deal.[7] and then discounted to €7.05 million,[8] In merit of his fine performances for the capital club, he earned a call-up to Marcello Lippi's Italy squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting all seven games for the eventual champions. In 2006, he also signed a contract extension with the capital club, keeping him in Rome until 2010.[9]

Under Roma coach Luciano Spalletti's 4–2–3–1 formation, he played behind the first striker in between the left and right winger as an attacking central midfielder.

Perrotta signed a new one-year extension to his contract with Roma in October 2009, extending his stay at the club until 2011.[10][11] In March 2011, he signed another contract, with basic salary decreased to €2.5 million per season.[12]

For the 2011–12 season, Perrotta was usually used as a central midfielder alongside Daniele De Rossi and Miralem Pjanić. On 20 February 2012, Perrotta signed a new one-year extension to his contract with Roma that will keep him at the club until 2013. Perrotta's fixed gross fee for the current season was raised to €2.6 million plus performance bonuses.[13][14] He played 20 matches in the 2011–12 season, failing to score a goal. After almost two years without scoring, he scored against Siena on 2 December 2012, giving Roma a 1–2 lead away. Roma eventually won the game 1–3, with a brace from Mattia Destro. He scored again on 3 March 2013, also in a 3–1 win, against Genoa at the Stadio Olimpico. He was substituted on for striker Pablo Osvaldo in the 81st minute and eight minutes later, in the 89th minute, he scored a goal that sealed the match. After the appointment of Aurelio Andreazzoli as caretaking manager, he received significantly more playing time than under the Czech Zdeněk Zeman. He finished the season with 16 league appearances, only four as a starter, with two goals scored. On 29 June 2013, Perrotta announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

Although eligible for England, Perrotta played at the under-21 level for Italy. He won the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship but dropped from the 2000 Summer Olympics squad due to injury.[15] He debuted at the senior level in 2002. He played for Italy at UEFA Euro 2004, scoring a goal against Bulgaria.

Perrotta also represented the Italian national team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup under coach Marcello Lippi, starting in all seven of the Azzurri's games en route to their World Cup title.

Unlike with Roma, Perrotta was often used as a left winger with the Italian national team or as a "front-lying" defensive midfielder, as he was in the 2006 World Cup.

In 2009, after being left out from 2010 FIFA World Cup squad by Marcello Lippi, he retired from international football.

Personal life

Perrotta is of Calabrian origins and was born in England. He lived in England until the age of four, attending the former St Ann's RC Primary School on Burlington Street in Ashton-under-Lyne. His parents, Francesco and Anna Maria, ran a pub in Ashton and lived on Fitzroy Street and briefly at the Chiltern Chapel before moving back to Italy in 1982. He is married and he has a son.

On 22 December 2010, a statue of Perrotta was unveiled in Ashton-under-Lyne, close to Curzon Ashton F.C.'s Tameside Stadium in the Roy Oldham Sports Village, Richmond Street. The triple sculpture by Andrew Edwards and Sculpture For Sport commemorates the three men from the borough of Tameside who hold World Cup winner's medals: Geoff Hurst, Jimmy Armfield, and Perrotta.[16] He speaks English and Italian.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Club Season Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reggina 1995–96 Serie B 22 0 — 22 0
1996–97 29 0 — 29 0
1997–98 26 1 — 26 1
Juventus 1998–99 Serie A 7 0 6 1 1 0 14 1
1999–2000 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bari 1999–2000 Serie A 31 1 — 31 1
2000–01 25 0 0 0 — 25 0
Chievo 2001–02 Serie A 32 4 3 1 — 35 5
2002–03 32 1 0 0 2 0 34 1
2003–04 31 1 0 0 — 31 1
Roma 2004–05 Serie A 30 3 5 0 4 0 39 3
2005–06 35 5 5 2 7 1 47 8
2006–07 34 8 7 4 9 1 50 13
2007–08 29 5 6 1 6 1 41 7
2008–09 25 5 2 0 6 0 33 5
2009–10 32 5 3 0 5 1 40 5
2010–11 26 3 3 0 6 1 34 4
2011–12 19 0 2 0 2 1 23 1
2012–13 16 2 1 0 0 0 17 2
Total 246 36 33 7 44 6 326 49
Career total 479 44 43 9 48 6 573 59
Italy senior team[17]
Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
2003 11 0
2004 9 1
2005 0 0
2006 12 1
2007 5 0
2008 8 0
2009 2 0
Total 48 2

Honours

Roma

National team

Individual

Orders

  • Collar of Merit Sports: 2006[19]

External links

  • Profile on AS Roma's official website
  • FootballDatabase.com provides Perrotta's profile and stats

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ AscotSportal.com
  3. ^ "Simone Perrotta, l’eroe tutta corsa e cuore" (in Italian). Mai Dire Calcio. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015. 
  4. ^ "Relazioni e Bilancio al 30 Giugno 2000". Juventus FC (in Italian). Borsa Italiana Archive. ca.19 December 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2015. page 42, IMMOBILIZZAZIONI FINANZIARIE Compartecipazioni ex art. 102 bis N.O.I.F. 
  5. ^ "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2002" (PDF). Juventus FC. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2012. 
  6. ^ "ACQUISTO DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DI SIMONE PERROTTA" (pdf). AS Roma (in Italian). 3 August 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2011. 
  7. ^ http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/comunicati_finanziari/2004-08-31_approvazione_situazione_mensile_al_31_luglio_2004.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/comunicati_finanziari/2004-11-12_approvazione_della_relazione_trimestrale_al_30_settembre_2004.pdf
  9. ^ "PROLUNGATO IL CONTRATTO SINO AL 30 GIUGNO 2010" (pdf). AS Roma (in Italian). 11 September 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 
  10. ^ "Perrotta and Pizarro sign new deals". Ontheminute.com, 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
  11. ^ "Prolungamento contratto economico del calciatore Perrotta" (pdf) (in Italian). AS Roma. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2011. 
  12. ^ "Prolungamento del contratto economico del calciatore Simone Perrotta" (pdf). AS Roma (in Italian). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
  13. ^ http://www.agi.it/english-version/sport/elenco-notizie/201202201944-spr-ren1078-football_roma_s_perrotta_extends_contract_by_one_season
  14. ^ http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/operazioni_di_mercato/Prolungamento_del_contratto_per_le_prestazioni_sportive_del_calciatore_Simone_Perrotta_.pdf
  15. ^ "Under 21, Morrone al posto di Perrotta". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 4 September 2000. Retrieved 2010-04-22. 
  16. ^ Wier, Katie. "Statue depicts a hat-trick of heroes". MEN Media. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  17. ^ Simone Perrotta at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2015. 
  19. ^ "Coni: Consegnati i Collari d’oro e diplomi d’onore ai campionissimi". Coni.it. 23 February 2014. 
  20. ^ "ONORIFICENZE - 2006". http://www.quirinale.it/ (in Italian). 12 December 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2015. 
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