Vincenzo Sommese
Vincenzo Sommese (born 22 June 1976 in Nola) is an Italian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincenzo Sommese | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Nola, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Nola | 14 | (1) |
| 1995–2003 | Torino | 128 | (9) |
| 2000–2001 | → Vicenza (loan) | 44 | (7) |
| 2002 | → Piacenza (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Ancona | 26 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Modena | 22 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Mantova | 61 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Ascoli | 99 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2011 | |||
Career
Sommese started his career at Nola of Serie C2. He was signed by Torino in November 1994, and made his Serie A debut on 6 April 1996, against Juventus F.C., but Torino fall to Serie B in that summer.
After a short return to Serie A in 1999/00 season, Sommese played in Serie B again in summer 2000.
But in October 2000, he was sold to Vicenza of Serie A in joint ownership bid, but the Serie A career end again after the club fall to Serie B in summer 2001.
He played half of the Serie B season for Vicenza, before returned to Serie A again for Piacenza on loan in January 2002.
He returned to Torino in summer 2002, but Sommese once again faced relegation to Serie B as the Turin club finished the last.
Sommese then joined Serie A newcomer Ancona, but faced his fifth relegation to Serie B.
Sommese received an offer from Modena, a first "currently" Serie B club at the time he was signed.
One season later, he joined Mantova of Serie B and played for two seasons, before he was banned from football due to betting.[1]
In January 2008, after his ban has expired, he was signed by Ascoli of Serie B, and scored a goal in the debut.
Honours and awards
- Serie B runner-up: 1999
References
- "Di Michele accepts FIGC ban". UEFA.com. 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2010-02-11.