Ivan Pelizzoli
Encyclopedia
Ivan Pelizzoli is an Italian
professional footballer who plays goalkeeper for Calcio Padova
.
and Triestina
from 1997 to 2000, he made his Serie A
debut with Atalanta in 2000-2001 and was considered one of the best young goalkeepers in Italy.
but in mid-2002-03 season he became first choice goalkeeper. During the 2003-04 season, Pelizzoli conceded the least goals in the entire Serie A behind a defensive force mainly of Cristian Panucci, Walter Samuel
, Christian Chivu and Vincent Candela. He was not picked for the Euro 2004, but looked set to become a long-term first choice in Roma. But his unstable performances gave Gianluca Curci
and Carlo Zotti
the chance to play in 2004-05 season.
2005 on free transfer to compete with Nicola Pavarini
for first choice goalkeeper. Reggina pinned their hopes on Pelizzoli regaining his spectacular form from the 2003-04 season, but he could not really find his feet in Reggina, though he played his part in keeping the team in the top-flight division.
, signing him on with a 3-year contract. In his first season, he had compete for a first team place with Eldin Jakupović
, and in his second season with Ivan Levenets
and Marek Čech, demoting him to the 4th choice goalkeeper.
club U.C. AlbinoLeffe
for one season, with Eldin Jakupović
returning to Moscow. Pelizzoli was brought in as AlbinoLeffe's goalkeepers only had Serie C1 experience, namely Stefano Layeni
, Daniel Offredi
and Paolo Branduani
. He made his team debut on 19 September 2009. After played 3 games in September, he was out-favored and lost his place in both first choice and on the bench. Pelizzoli re-gained his regular place since November.
. He hinted he would became an understudy role in the Sardinian club.
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
, ahead Marco Amelia
as first choice goalkeeper. He also played at 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
, ahead Generoso Rossi
and Vitangelo Spadavecchia
as first choice.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professional footballer who plays goalkeeper for Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
.
Career
After playing for Atalanta B.C.Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
and Triestina
U.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...
from 1997 to 2000, he made his Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
debut with Atalanta in 2000-2001 and was considered one of the best young goalkeepers in Italy.
Roma
In the following summer he was signed by 2001 Italian champions AS Roma. Firstly he was backup of Francesco AntonioliFrancesco Antonioli
Francesco Antonioli is an Italian footballer and goalkeeper who currently plays for Cesena. He is currently the oldest Footballer in the Serie A.-Club career:...
but in mid-2002-03 season he became first choice goalkeeper. During the 2003-04 season, Pelizzoli conceded the least goals in the entire Serie A behind a defensive force mainly of Cristian Panucci, Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel
Walter Adrián Samuel is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Internazionale. Throughout his career he has been regarded as one of football's toughest defenders, with team-mate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with.Having been gifted...
, Christian Chivu and Vincent Candela. He was not picked for the Euro 2004, but looked set to become a long-term first choice in Roma. But his unstable performances gave Gianluca Curci
Gianluca Curci
Gianluca Curci is an Italian footballer who plays for Roma as a goalkeeper. Curci has previously played for Siena and Sampdoria.-Club career:Curci is a product of the Roma youth academy...
and Carlo Zotti
Carlo Zotti
Carlo Zotti is an Italian football goalkeeper, currently playing for AC Bellinzona.-Club career:...
the chance to play in 2004-05 season.
Reggina
Due to his lack of competitive action, he signed for Reggina CalcioReggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio 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...
2005 on free transfer to compete with Nicola Pavarini
Nicola Pavarini
Nicola Pavarini is an Italian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Parma F.C. of Serie A.-Career:Pavarini started his career at Brescia...
for first choice goalkeeper. Reggina pinned their hopes on Pelizzoli regaining his spectacular form from the 2003-04 season, but he could not really find his feet in Reggina, though he played his part in keeping the team in the top-flight division.
Lokomotiv Moscow
On 31 January 2007, Pelizzoli was captured by FC Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
, signing him on with a 3-year contract. In his first season, he had compete for a first team place with Eldin Jakupović
Eldin Jakupovic
Eldin Jakupović is a Bosnian-born Swiss professional footballer. He moved to Switzerland at a young age due to the Bosnian war.-Career:...
, and in his second season with Ivan Levenets
Ivan Levenets
Ivan Pavlovich Levenets is a Russian football goalkeeper. He last played for Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League. His previous clubs include FC Amkar Perm, FC Spartak Anapa, Chernomorets Novorossiysk, FC Anapa, Zhemchuzhina Sochi.-Career statistics:-References:...
and Marek Čech, demoting him to the 4th choice goalkeeper.
AlbinoLeffe
On 31 August 2009, Lokomotiv Moscow loaned Ivan to the Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club U.C. AlbinoLeffe
U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...
for one season, with Eldin Jakupović
Eldin Jakupovic
Eldin Jakupović is a Bosnian-born Swiss professional footballer. He moved to Switzerland at a young age due to the Bosnian war.-Career:...
returning to Moscow. Pelizzoli was brought in as AlbinoLeffe's goalkeepers only had Serie C1 experience, namely Stefano Layeni
Stefano Layeni
Stefano Olubunmi Layeni is an Italian footballer of Nigerian descent who plays for Prato in the Prima Divisione league.-Biography:...
, Daniel Offredi
Daniel Offredi
Daniel Offredi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Prima Divisione club Reggiana, on loan from Albinoleffe.- Early career :...
and Paolo Branduani
Paolo Branduani
Paolo Branduani is an Italian footballer who plays for FeralpiSalò.-Biography:A youth product of Internazionale, he had played for Inter's Giovanissimi Regionali B Team to Primavera team in 2007–08 season...
. He made his team debut on 19 September 2009. After played 3 games in September, he was out-favored and lost his place in both first choice and on the bench. Pelizzoli re-gained his regular place since November.
Cagliari
In August 2010, Pelizolli joined Cagliari CalcioCagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
. He hinted he would became an understudy role in the Sardinian club.
International career
Pelizzoli made his international debut in 2003, and was one of three overage players representing ItalyItaly national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, ahead Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Early career:Amelia grew up as part of the Roma youth system...
as first choice goalkeeper. He also played at 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.-Qualification:...
, ahead Generoso Rossi
Generoso Rossi
Generoso Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays for Sorrento.-Career:Rossi started his career at A.S. Bari. he was on loan to Serie C1 teams, and returned to Bari in summer 2000...
and Vitangelo Spadavecchia
Vitangelo Spadavecchia
Vitangelo Spadavecchia is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for A.S. Andria BAT.-Career:...
as first choice.
Career statistics
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 1. | 30 April 2003 | Geneva Geneva Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
2–1 | 0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
|
| 1. | 12 August 2004 | Volos Volos Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 326 km north of Athens and 215 km south of Thessaloniki... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
 GhanaGhana national under-23 football team Ghana Olympic football team known as "The Black Meteors", represents Ghana in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by... |
2–2 | 0 | 2004 Olympics Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad... (Italy U23 Italy national under-21 football team The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years... ) |
| 2. | 15 August 2004 | Volos, Greece |  JapanJapan national under-23 football team The Japan national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.-Olympic Games Rosters:*1996 Olympic Games*2000 Olympic Games*2004 Olympic Games*2008 Olympic Games... |
3–2 | 0 | 2004 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 3. | 18 August 2004 | Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... , Greece |
 Paraguay |
0–1 | 0 | 2004 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 4. | 21 August 2004 | Piraeus, Greece |  Mali |
1–0 (AET) | 0 | 2004 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 5. | 24 August 2004 | Piraeus, Greece |  Argentina |
0–3 | 0 | 2004 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 6. | 27 August 2004 | Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... , Greece |
 IraqIraq national under-23 football team Irag national under-23 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iraq Football Federation.-Football at the Olympic:-External links:... |
1–0 | 0 | 2004 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 2. | 17 November 2004 | Messina, Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
 FinlandFinland national football team The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland.... |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
External links
- Profile at official club website
- Profile at Football.it
- International caps at FIGC.com