Virtus Verona

Virtus Verona
Full name Virtus Vecomp Verona
Founded 1921
Ground Stadio Gavagnin Nocini,[1][2]
Verona, Italy
Capacity 1,200
Chairman Luigi Fresco
Manager Luigi Fresco
League Serie C
2018–19 Serie C/B,

Virtus Verona (formerly known as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia), sometimes referred to as Virtus Vecomp Verona for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian association football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie C.

History

The club was founded in 1921 as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia.

Virtus Verona, the third football club in Verona behind Chievo and Hellas Verona, is a unique case in Italy of a club whose chairman, Luigi Fresco, had also been the head coach of the first team for over 35 years, since 1982, after the other historic president Sinibaldo Nocini, who was in charge for 20 years. The club is also notable for being the only Italian professional football team to field a reserve team in the regional amateur divisions.

The club was promoted into professionalism for its first time ever at the end of the 2012–13 season, after winning the national playoff tournament in which they were qualified as fourth-placed in the Girone C of Serie D. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club return into professionalism, in Serie C, the third tier of italian soccer.

Colours and badge

Its colours are red and blue.

Current squad

As of 1 September 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 The Gambia GK Sibi Sheikh
2 Italy DF Matteo Pinton (on loan from Hellas Verona)
3 Italy MF Nicolas Santuari
4 Italy DF Jacopo Rossi
5 Italy DF Andrea Trainotti
6 Italy MF Fabio Alba
7 Italy FW Domenico Danti
8 Italy MF Alberto Cattivera
9 Italy FW Luca Manarin
10 Croatia FW Paolo Grbac
11 Italy DF Federico Maccarone
12 Italy GK Alessandro Giacomel (on loan from Empoli)
13 Italy DF Nicola Lancini
14 Italy FW Vincenzo Ferrara
15 Italy DF Alessandro Frinzi
No. Position Player
16 Italy MF Alberto Rubbo
17 Italy MF Edoardo Merci
18 Italy FW Giulio Fasolo (on loan from Cittadella)
19 Italy DF Matteo Franchetti (on loan from Hellas Verona)
20 Italy MF Luca Lavagnoli
21 Italy DF Marcus N'Ze (Captain)
22 Italy GK Gianmarco Chironi (on loan from Lecce)
23 Italy MF Alessandro Speri
24 Italy FW Francesco Grandolfo
25 Italy MF Nicola Danieli (on loan from Chievo)
26 Italy DF Edoardo Pavan (on loan from Hellas Verona)
27 Italy FW Matteo Momentè
28 Italy DF Ciro Sirignano
29 Italy MF Stefano Casarotto

Supporters

Virtus Vecomp Verona supporters are known for their hardline anti-fascist and left-wing leanings. The group Virtus Fans born in 2006, was split in 2015. From the ashes of the Virtus Fans born 2 new groups: Virtus Verona Rude Firm 1921 and the Lost Boys. The Virtus Verona Rude Firm 1921 have a friendship with antifa supporters groups all over the world: Livorno Calcio, Cosenza Calcio, Celtic Glasgow, Wrexham, Olympique Marseille, FC St. Pauli, RSV Goettingen 05.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usvirtusbv.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=248
  2. ↑ http://www.europlan-online.de/files/9a2576d4d123d73e2f3be4fd7f907eca.JPG
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/virtus.veronaantifascista
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/virtusveronarudefirm1921/?fref=ts


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