Juventus F.C. Youth Sector
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 Settore Giovanile) is youth set-up of Juventus Football Club
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

. The Youth Sector is made up of various squads divided by age groups. All the Youth Sector squads currently train at the club's main training ground, Juventus Center
Juventus Center
The Juventus Center is Juventus' training ground, which is located in Vinovo a comune 14 kilometres southwest of the city of Turin. Designed by GAU and Shesa, the training ground features modern facilities and was opened in August 2006...

, located at the piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

ese village of Vinovo
Vinovo
Vinovo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin.Vinovo is home to the training ground of Serie A giants Juventus which is located within the municipality. It is also the home of St...

 (14 km at southwest of Turin
Turin
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).

In August 2007 the Juventus Under-19 team were runner-up in the inaugural edition of the Champions Youth Cup
Champions Youth Cup
The Champions Youth Cup was the first edition of an annual football tournament, endorsed by the G-14 group to be a Club World Championship for the Under-19 teams of some of the world's largest clubs....

 in Malaysia, intended to be a Club World Championship
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...

 powered by G-14
G-14
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  and hold the best defence of the tournament with only two goals conceded in six matches. More recently, the Primavera (Under-20) squad won back-to-back Viareggio
Torneo di Viareggio
The Torneo di Viareggio , official name Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world. It is officially recognized by CONI, FIGC, UEFA and FIFA. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany and its surroundings, starting...

 titles, successfully defending their title in a 4-2 win over Empoli in February 2010.

Structure

Like the Ajax youth set-up, the club maintains several soccer schools, some satellite clubs and camps in Italy
Italy
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 (addressed to 8 to 16 year-old boys who want to improve their own level of game), United States
United States
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, Mexico
Mexico
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  and England
England
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  (all addressed to 11 to 16 year-old boys) and football initiatives like Juventus University, the first Football University in the world (powered by University of Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...

) and Juventus National Academy, launched to creating a network of Juventus football schools (or academies) throughout 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...

 addressed to 8 to 12 year-old boys.

With one of the most renowned and successful Italian reserves, the Old Lady attaches great importance to working with young people with observers on all the Italian territory and scouts abroad. One proof of this is the fact of the Italian national team, coached by Enzo Bearzot
Enzo Bearzot
Vincenzo "Enzo" Bearzot was an Italian association football player and manager. He is best known for having led the Italian national football team to a triumph in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.-Playing career:...

 since the middle of 1970’s
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  and the middle of 1980’s
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, was mainly composed by young Juventus players -nicknamed the Blocco-Juve
Blocco-Juve
Blocco-Juve , also known as Blocco Juventus was the nickname of the group of Juventus F.C. players called-up to have been the backbone to the Italy national football team managed by Enzo Bearzot to have won one edition of the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and reached the semifinals of the same tournament...

(Juve-Block), the backbone of the Italian squad - like Roberto Bettega
Roberto Bettega
Roberto Bettega is an Italian former footballer. Bettega was regarded as a player of noteworthy intelligence and at his prime was one of the most feared strikers . Bettega is mostly remembered for his time at his hometown club Juventus...

, Giuseppe Furino
Giuseppe Furino
Giuseppe Furino is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.- Career :Having originally started his career at Juventus as a youngster he played for Savona Calcio and U.S...

 -two of the five Juventus players with most appearances and also two of the Italian footballers to have won more scudetti- and Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi is an Italian former football striker. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot/top scorer honors, and the Golden Ball. After his performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup he became a hero in the hearts of all Italians...

, Adidas Golden Shoe, Adidas Golden Ball and world champion
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

 in 1982 and European Footballer of the Year
European Footballer of the Year
The "", literally translated as "the golden ball" and often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, was an annual association football award. It was presented to the player who had been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year...

 in the same year; them all former members at the Juventus youth program.

In the past decade, the Youth Sector has developed talented individuals like Antonio Nocerino
Antonio Nocerino
Antonio Nocerino is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.-Juventus and early career:...

, Sebastian Giovinco
Sebastian Giovinco
Sebastian Giovinco is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Parma and the Italian national team. Giovinco is an attacking midfielder with noted dribbling skills, play-making skills and he is known for his freekicks....

, Claudio Marchisio
Claudio Marchisio
Claudio Marchisio is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. A product of the Juventus youth system, he has spent his whole career thus far at his hometown club, with the exception of a season-long loan spell at Empoli...

, Paolo De Ceglie
Paolo De Ceglie
Paolo De Ceglie is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.-Club career:De Ceglie joined Juventus' youth set-up as a youngster and idolized Pavel Nedvěd. He played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera...

, Antonio Mirante
Antonio Mirante
Antonio Mirante is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Parma F.C.- Career :...

 and Matteo Paro
Matteo Paro
Matteo Paro is an Italian footballer who plays for Vicenza.-Career:Paro made his Serie A debut in 17 May 2003, in a 2–1 loss to Reggina....

, all of whom are playing or have played for top flight
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...

 clubs. All were former youth internationals and Nocerino, Marchisio and Giovinco have been capped at the senior level.

Reserve team honours

  • Campionato di Seconda Categoria
    Seconda Categoria
    Seconda Categoria is the actual name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 9th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Prima Categoria level...

    (1): 1905
  • Campionato De Martino (1): 1959-60

Squads

The Youth Sector, according to Italian football league system
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...

, is divided into six squads: 'Primavera', 'Berretti', 'Allievi', 'Giovanissimi', 'Esordienti' and 'Pulcini'.

'Primavera' Squad

The Primavera Squad is the Juventus football team
Football team
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 composed of footballers between 15 and 20 years old. According to Italian Football’s hierarchy
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...

, it is the main youth category and is thus above the 'Berretti' squad. Each season, the 'Primavera' squad is the experimental group for the trial and/or promotion of the future members of the first team before the beginning of the 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...

 season. Players deemed ready for first team football are registered and given a first team squad number.

The team currently competes in the Italian Primavera TIM Championship. They are the fourth team in Italy
Italy
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 with the most number of titles in the Primavera Championship and the third team -join to Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...

 and Atalanta
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...

- for number of victories in the Italian Youth Cup
Coppa Italia Primavera
The Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....

. The torinese side, join to Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

 hold de record of titles won in the Italian Youth Super Cup.

Juventus also competes in the Viareggio World Tournament
Torneo di Viareggio
The Torneo di Viareggio , official name Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world. It is officially recognized by CONI, FIGC, UEFA and FIFA. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany and its surroundings, starting...

, one of the most prestigious U-20 championships in the world. In that competition, they are also the record holders for the number of consecutives titles won with 3 and also reached the record of 4 finals in row. Overall, the bianconeri
Bianconeri
Bianconeri means 'white and black' in Italian, and is the nickname of four Italian football clubs who wear those colors,*Juventus*Udinese Calcio*A.C. Siena*Ascoli Calcio 1898...

have the third best record of titles won (7) and the third best record of finals played (12) in the competition. The Old Lady also hold the record of the most De Cecco Memorial titles won with 3 in four appearances.

Current squad

Squad number indicates first team number.

Staff

  • Head Coach: Marco Baroni
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Alessandro Nista
  • Fitness Coach: Mario Rotondale
  • Chaperone: Luciano Cerutti
  • Referee Liaison: Maurizio Ternavasio
  • Doctor: Dr. Paolo Gola
  • Masseur: Gianluca Rossi

National titles
  • Primavera TIM Championship (4): 1962-63; 1971–72; 1993–94; 2005–06
  • Primavera TIM Cup
    Coppa Italia Primavera
    The Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....

    (3): 1994-95; 2003–04; 2006–07
  • Primavera TIM Super Cup (2): 2006; 2007 (record).

International titles
  • Viareggio World Club Tournament, Carnevale Cup
    Torneo di Viareggio
    The Torneo di Viareggio , official name Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world. It is officially recognized by CONI, FIGC, UEFA and FIFA. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany and its surroundings, starting...

    (7): 1961; 1994; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2009; 2005; 2010
    Torneo di Viareggio 2010
    -Pool 1:-Pool 2:-Pool 3:-Pool 4:-Pool 5:-Pool 6:-Pool 7:-Pool 8:-Pool 9:-Pool 10:-Pool 11:-Pool 12:-Knockout stage:-Top goalscorers:As of February 16, 201010 goals Ciro Immobile 6 goals Giacomo Beretta...


  • City of Gubbio Youth International Tournament (1): 2003
  • Filippo De Cecco Memorial Tournament (3): 2004-05; 2005–06; 2007-08 (record).

'Berretti' Squad

The Juventus Berretti Squad is the Juventus football team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...

 composed by Under 19 footballers. According to Italian Football’s hierarchy
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...

, it’s before to the 'Allievi' squads. The team currently competes in the Italian “Dante Berretti” Championship
Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti
Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of Serie C clubs, organized by the Professional League. Serie A, Serie B and Serie D clubs are admitted after request...

 and they have the third most number of titles in that youth competition join to Fiorentina and Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

.

Juventus are also the join record holders -with Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

- for the number of Carlin's Boys International Tournament titles won (6), one of the most prestigious U-19 championships in the world recognized by FIFA
FIFA
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 and the oldest official youth championship organized in the Italian territory
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...

. Juventus reached the San Remo Tournament final eleven times, which is more than any other club.

Current squad

  • As of 21 September 2009, according to official site.




Staff

  • Head Coach: Maurizio Schincaglia
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Lorenzo Frison
  • Fitness Coach: Andrea Lamma
  • Chaperone: Enrico De Bonis
  • Doctor: Dr. Piero Negri
  • Masseur: Maurizio Delfini

National titles
  • “Dante Berretti” National Championship
    Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti
    Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of Serie C clubs, organized by the Professional League. Serie A, Serie B and Serie D clubs are admitted after request...

    (3): 2001-02; 2003–04; 2004–05

International titles
  • San Remo Carlin's Boys International Tournament (6): 1961; 1965; 1967; 1997; 1998; 2004 (record).
  • Salice Teme's International Tournament (1): 2003

'Allievi' Squads

The 'Allievi' squad is the Juventus football team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...

 consists for two age-group teams addressed to 15 to 17 year-old footballers. According to Italian Football’s hierarchy
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...

, it’s before to the 'Giovanissimi' squads.

'Allievi Nazionali' Squad

The Juventus Allievi Nazionali Squad is the main Juventus 'Allievi' team composed by Under 17 footballers. The team currently competes in the Italian Allievi Championship, competition to have won in the 2005-06 season.
The bianconeri
Bianconeri
Bianconeri means 'white and black' in Italian, and is the nickname of four Italian football clubs who wear those colors,*Juventus*Udinese Calcio*A.C. Siena*Ascoli Calcio 1898...

have been crowned Maggioni-Righi International Tournament winners 5 times, more than any other club and hold the record of appearances in that competition with 24.
The torinese team have won the City of Arco's International Youth Trophy -one of the top U-16 international competitions- 5 times, making them the second most successful club in the history of the tournament behind Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

 (6 wins). Juventus have appeared in eight City of Arco's finals, more than any other club.
Staff
  • Head Coach: Stefano Guidoni
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Francesco Vono
  • Fitness Coach: Andrea Pertusio
  • Chaperone: Flavio Mantovani
  • Doctor: Dr. Marcello Valenti
  • Masseur: Leonardo Pellegrin

International titles
  • Maggioni-Righi International Football Tournament (5): 1979; 1980; 1996; 1998; 2004 (record)
  • City of Arco's International Youth Trophy “Beppe Viola” (5): 1983; 1984; 1991; 1996; 2007
  • City of Rieti's International Trophy, “Manlio & Loris Scopigno Memorial” (1): 2003
  • "Nereo Rocco" Memorial International Tournament (1): 2005
  • City of San Bonifacio’s International Tournament, Ferroli’s Trophy (1): 2002
  • International Friendship’s Tournament (1): 1997
  • "G. Allemandi" International Tournament (1): 1984

'Allievi Regionali' Squad

The Juventus Allievi Regionali Squad is the second 'Allievi' team composed by Under 16 footballers. The team currently plays in the U-16 regional championships as the “Stefano Sardi” Memorial Tournament, competition to have won three times.
Staff
  • Head Coach: Gianluigi Gentile
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Marco Roccati
  • Fitness Coach: Augusto Achino
  • Chaperone: MatteoDe Marzo
  • Doctor: Dr. Angelo De Fino
  • Masseur: Cristiano Russo

'Giovanissimi' Squads

The 'Giovanissimi' squad is the Juventus football team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...

 consists for three age-group teams addressed to 12 to 14 year-old footballers. According to Italian Football’s hierarchy
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...

, it’s before to the 'Esordienti' squads.

'Giovanissimi Nazionali' Squad

The Juventus Giovanissimi Nazionali Squad, also known as Giovanissimi Professionisti, is the main 'Giovanissimi' team composed by Under 15 footballers. The team currently plays in the 'Giovanissimi Nazionali' Championship, competition to have won in the 1997-98 season.
Staff
  • Head Coach: Domenico Maggiora
    Domenico Maggiora
    Domenico Maggiora is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages the Under-15 team of Juventus F.C.....

  • Goalkeeping Coach: Guillermo Vignati
  • Fitness Coach: Duccio Ferrari
  • Chaperone: Massimiliano Ferrarotti
  • Doctor: Dr. Marco Cravero
  • Masseur: Fabiano Bonati

International titles
  • City of Arco's Tournament (4): 1983; 1984; 1991; 1996
  • "Vespignani" Memorial International Tournament (1): 2004
  • City of Bastia’s International Tournament (2): 2004; 2006 (record).
  • "Michele Cara" Memorial (1): 2003
  • A.S.A.R International Tournament (1): 2002
  • "Tommaso Maestrelli" International Tournament (2): 2000; 2005

'Giovanissimi Regionali' Squad

The Juventus Giovanissimi Regionali Squad is the second 'Giovanissimi' team composed by Under 14 footballers. The team currently plays in the U-14 regional championships.
Staff
  • Head Coach: Maurizio Molinelli
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Guillermo Vignati
  • Fitness Coach: Duccio Ferrari
  • Chaperone: Franco Martino
  • Doctor: Dr. Marco Cravero
  • Masseur: Rocco Giampetruzzi

International titles
  • "Piccoli Grandi Squadre" International Championship, Devid Beltramo trophy (2): 2005; 2008

'Giovanissimi Sperimentali' Squad

The Juventus Giovanissimi Sperimentali Squad is the third 'Giovanissimi' team composed by Under 14 footballers. The team currently plays in some U-14 international championships.
Staff
  • Head Coach: Attila Malfatti
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Guillermo Vignati
  • Fitness Coach: Massimo Berruti
  • Chaperone: Domenico Delfino
  • Doctor: Dr. Marco Cravero
  • Masseur: Roberto Spina

International titles
  • "Stefano Maggioncalda" International Trophy (2): 2001; 2002
  • "Carletto Annovazzi" Memorial International Tournament (2): 2005; 2008
  • De Cillis Tournament (1): 2000
  • Bergamin Memorial Tournament (1): 2001
  • "Gaetano Scirea" Memorial, Castiglio Balsamo’s Tournament (1): 2002
  • "Flavio Frontali" Memorial (1): 2005
  • City of Gallipoli's Carnival Trophy (2): 2003; 2004

'Esordienti' Squad

The Juventus Esordienti Squad is the Juventus football team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...

 addressed to 10 to 12 year-old boys. This category is part, join to the 'Pulcini' Squad, of the soccer school (called in 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...

 scuola di calcio ) and comprise two age-group teams ranging from Under-13's (on reduced and prescribed fields). Each year the 'Esordienti' squad competes in U-13 championships organized by the FIGC Scholastic & Youth Sector.
Esordienti Fair Play Staff (2 squads)
  • Head Coach: Antonio Marchio / Fulvio Casella
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Guillermo Eduardo Vignati
  • Fitness Coach: Massimo Berruti / Prof. Giuseppe Trucchi
  • Chaperone: Renzo Graziani / Eugenio Isola
  • Doctor: Dr. Gianluca Alunni
  • Masseur: Fabio Lanza / Giuseppe Ercole

Esordienti Fascia B Staff (2 squads)
  • Head Coach: Massimiliano Alunni / Augusto Dotto
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Guillermo Eduardo Vignati
  • Fitness Coach: Prof. Giuseppe Trucchi
  • Chaperone: Ivo Taverna / Roberto Bracco
  • Doctor: Dr. Gianluca Alunni
  • Masseur: Davide Dardanello / Stefano Rosso

'Pulcini' Squad

The Juventus Pulcini Squad is the Juventus football team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...

 addressed to 8 to 10 year-old boys. This category is part, join to the 'Esordienti' Squad, of the soccer school (called in 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...

 scuola di calcio ) and comprise three age-group teams ranging from Under-11's (composed by 5; 7 and 9 players). Each year the 'Pulcini' squad competes in U-11 championships organized by the FIGC Scholastic & Youth Sector.
Pulcini 97 Staff (2 squads)
  • Head Coach: Fabio Gregori / Mario Lebanti
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Alberto Borsero
  • Fitness Coach: Prof. Giuseppe Trucchi
  • Chaperone: Riccardo Scrivo / Matteo De Marzo
  • Doctor: Dr. Gianluca Alunni
  • Masseur: Massimo Rinaldi / Leonardo Colucci

Pulcini 98 Staff (2 squads)
  • Head Coach: Angelo Mirto / Lorenzo Gerbaudo
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Claudio Cavazzini
  • Fitness Coach: Prof. Giuseppe Trucchi
  • Chaperone: Massimo Bortone / Guglielmo Daini
  • Doctor: Dr. Gianluca Alunni
  • Masseur: Ferruccio Achino / Giorgio Alternini

Pulcini 99 Staff (2 squads)
  • Head Coach: Franco Perri / Giovanni Gallo
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Claudio Cavazzini
  • Fitness Coach: Prof. Giuseppe Trucchi
  • Chaperone: Giancarlo Zanardi / Teodoro Cisero
  • Doctor: Dr. Gianluca Alunni
  • Masseur: Cristiano Russo / Tullio Dessì

Contribution to Italian national football youth teams

Just as its first squad, The Old Lady has also a notable contribution to the Italian national youth teams: Juventus is, as a matter of facts, the club to give most players to the Italian national U-21 team
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...

  and the Italian national U-20 team  in official matches. Also, the torinese team is one of the clubs with the most number of called-ups by the Italian national U-18 team
Italy national under-18 football team
The Italian national under-18 football team represents Italy in international football at a under-18 age level and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy...

 in official matches.

Youth Sector General Staff

  • Youth Sector Manager:   Luciano Bruni
  • Director of Youth Football & Reserve Team Coach:   Michelangelo Rampulla
    Michelangelo Rampulla
    Michelangelo Rampulla is a former Italian football goalkeeper.-Playing career:After a short stint with Sicilian amateurs Pattese followed by three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1993 and became a protagonist in the club's rise to the Serie A league.He is best remembered for being...

  • Under 19 and Under 21 Head Coach:   Massimiliano Maddaloni
  • Athletic Head Coordinator:   Antonio Pintus
  • Technical Skills Development Coach:   Adolfo Sormani
  • Juventus Soccer School Manager:   Marco Marchi
  • Head of Medical Staff: Dr. Riccardo Agricola
  • Club coordinator and doctor: Dr. Bartolomeo Goitre
  • Club doctors: Dr. Michele Manlio Albano (Physiatry), Dr. Gianluca Alunni (Cardiology), Dr. Angelo De Fino (General medicine), Dr. Paolo Gola, Dr. Piero Negri, Dr. Luca Stefanini and Dr. Marcello Valenti (Sports medicine)

Notable former Youth Team players

Below is a list of some footballers
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who have played at some Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

 youth squads:

Giancarlo Bercellino Iº
Giancarlo Bercellino
Giancarlo Bercellino , is a former Italian football player, his position was in defence. He is sometimes referred to as Bercellino I, because his brother Silvino Bercellino was also a football player...

  Roberto Bettega
Roberto Bettega
Roberto Bettega is an Italian former footballer. Bettega was regarded as a player of noteworthy intelligence and at his prime was one of the most feared strikers . Bettega is mostly remembered for his time at his hometown club Juventus...

 Carlo Bigatto Iº
Carlo Bigatto
Carlo Bigatto was an Italian football player and coach from Balzola in the Province of Alessandria. He played club football for Juventus and played for the Italian national football team five times....

 Giampiero Boniperti
Giampiero Boniperti
Giampiero Boniperti is an Italian former football player who played his entire career at Juventus between 1946 and 1961. He also played for the Italian national football team...

 Sergio Brio
Sergio Brio
Sergio Brio is a former Italian footballer, in the role of centre back, who played for Juventus F.C. in the late 1970s and the 1980s and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985....

 Gianpiero Combi  Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain....

  Andrea Fortunato
Andrea Fortunato
Andrea Fortunato was an Italian football player who played as a left-back for Juventus and, on one occasion, the Italian national team....

 Giuseppe Furino
Giuseppe Furino
Giuseppe Furino is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.- Career :Having originally started his career at Juventus as a youngster he played for Savona Calcio and U.S...

 Guglielmo Gabetto
Guglielmo Gabetto
Guglielmo Gabetto was an Italian former soccer player. He played as a striker. Aside from goalkeeper Alfredo Bodoira he is the only player to win the Italian championship with both Torino FC and Juventus FC....

 Giuseppe Galderisi
Giuseppe Galderisi
Giuseppe Galderisi is an Italian former football forward and currently is the manager of Triestina.-Playing career:...

 Guido Marchi
Guido Marchi
Guido Marchi was an Italian professional footballer who played as a right back for Juventus. His older brother Pio was also a professional footballer.-References:...

Pio Marchi
Pio Marchi
Pio Marchi was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Juventus. His younger brother Guido was also a professional footballer.-References:...

 Carlo Mattrel
Carlo Mattrel
Carlo Mattrel was an Italian footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played with Juventus for most of his career, winning three Serie A titles and three Coppa Italia tournaments .He was also part of the Italian squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, and made his first and only appearance for the...

 Domenico Marocchino
Domenico Marocchino
Domenico Marocchino is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...

 Federico Munerati
Federico Munerati
Federico Munerati was an Italian football player for Juventus. Born in Spezia, Italy, he also played for the Italian national football team four different times....

 Carlo Parola
Carlo Parola
Carlo Parola , was an Italian football player and coach, from Turin. He is most famous for his time with Juventus with whom he played over 300 games with, he also had brief spells with Lazio and Midland in Argentina before going into management.He is also famous for being the author of one of the...

 Pietro Rava
Pietro Rava
Pietro Rava was an Italian football defender and coach. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team....

  Tommaso Rocchi
Tommaso Rocchi
Tommaso Rocchi is an Italian footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Lazio. Rocchi has also been capped for the Italian national team.-Early years:...

 Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi is an Italian former football striker. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot/top scorer honors, and the Golden Ball. After his performance at the 1982 FIFA World Cup he became a hero in the hearts of all Italians...

  Gianluigi Roveta
Gianluigi Roveta
Gianluigi Roveta is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...

 Salvatore Schillaci
Salvatore Schillaci
Salvatore Schillaci , commonly referred to by his nickname Totò is a former Italian football player. During his career, he played for Messina , Juventus , Internazionale and Júbilo Iwata...

 Umberto Colombo
Umberto Colombo (footballer)
Umberto Colombo is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...

 Giovanni Viola
Giovanni Viola
Giovanni Viola was an Italian football goalkeeper.During his career he played for Juventus F.C. from 1945 to 1958, winning three Scudettos . He also played 11 matches for the Italian national team from 1954 to 1956, making his debut in the 1954 FIFA World Cup first round play-off defeat by...



See also

  • Youth system
    Youth system
    Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...

  • Reserve team
    Reserve team
    Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...

  • Youth Sector
    Cantera
    Cantera, literally meaning "quarry" in Spanish, is a term used in Spain to refer to youth academies and farm teams organized by sports clubs. It is also used to refer to the geographical area that clubs recruit players from. The term is widely used in football but is also applied to other sports...

  • Youth development

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