Moreno Torricelli

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Moreno Torricelli
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Moreno Torricelli 2011
Personnel
birthday January 23, 1970
place of birth Erba ,  Italy
size 184 cm
position Right-back
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1988-1990 AS Oggiono 49 (0)
1990-1992 US Caratese 57 (3)
1992-1998 Juventus Turin 152 (1)
1998-2002 AC Florence 99 (2)
2002-2004 Espanyol Barcelona 32 (0)
2004-2005 AC Arezzo 25 (1)
2005-2006 USC Baracca Lugo 1909
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1996-1999 Italy 10 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2007-2008 AC Florence (youth coach)
2009 AC Pistoiese
2009-2010 ASC Figline
1 Only league games are given.

Moreno Torricelli (born January 23, 1970 in Erba ( CO ), Italy ) is a former Italian football player and current coach . His main position was right back.

Player career

In the club

Moreno Torricelli's career began like a modern fairy tale, he was working in a furniture factory when a friendly game of his team US Caratese , for which he played as a hobby, against Juventus Turin changed his life. In July 1992, due to his performance in this game, he was allowed to take part in the preparation for the season of Juve and the coach at that time Giovanni Trapattoni was impressed by his strength of tackle and willpower. So he was signed by Juventus for a few million lire .

Torricelli made his Serie A debut for Juventus on September 13, 1992 in a 4-1 win against Atalanta Bergamo . He quickly became a regular player because he could be used in all positions in defense and won the UEFA Cup against Borussia Dortmund in his first season .

Probably the best seasons of his career he played between 1994/95 and 1997/98. With top performances he contributed to winning three Italian championships , a Coppa Italia , a Champions League , the World Cup , the European Supercup and two Italian Supercups for Juventus Turin.

In the summer of 1998 he moved to AC Florence at his own request , where his discoverer Giovanni Trapattoni was now a coach. Moreno Torricelli played an impeccable season again and reached third place in the table with his team, which qualified for Champions League qualification . In the 2000/01 season he was able to win the Coppa Italia for the second time in his career. He played until January 2003 with Fiorentina , which filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and had to relegate to Serie C2 for the 2002/03 season . In January 2003 he moved to Spain to Espanyol Barcelona , where he played for two years.

In November 2004 he went back to Italy to his last professional station, AC Arezzo in Serie B , where he played until summer 2005.

In the national team

Moreno Torricelli played his first international match on January 24, 1996 in a 3-0 win against Wales . He participated with Italy in the 1996 European Football Championship in England and in the 1998 World Cup in France . Torricelli played the last of his ten international matches for the Squadra Azzurra on February 10, 1999 in a 0-0 draw against Norway .

Coaching career

In the 2007/08 season Moreno Torricelli worked as a youth coach at Fiorentina . In February 2009 he took over the coaching position at AC Pistoiese , which currently plays in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione .

successes

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personal data
SURNAME Torricelli, Moreno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Erba (Lombardy) , Italy