Elvis Abbruscato (born 14 April 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward; he was a youth coach at Arezzo as of 2016–17 season.

Elvis Abbruscato
Personal information
Full name Elvis Abbruscato
Date of birth (1981-04-14) 14 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Reggio Emilia, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Reggiana 2 (0)
1999–2003 Verona 19 (2)
2000–2001Livorno (loan) 11 (1)
2001–2002Triestina (loan 25 (5)
2003–2006 Arezzo 100 (43)
2006Torino (loan) 18 (5)
2006–2007 Torino 29 (3)
2007–2008 Lecce 40 (15)
2008–2010 Torino 11 (1)
2009–2010Chievo (loan) 15 (2)
2010–2012 Vicenza 42 (19)
2012–2013 Pescara 15 (2)
2013–2014 Cremonese 10 (3)
2014–2015 FeralpiSalò 15 (4)
2015 Fiorenzuola
International career
2000 Italy U-20[1] 1 (0)
Managerial career
2016 ViaEmilia
2016–2017 Arezzo (U19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Abbruscato played for Arezzo, Torino, Chievo (loan), Vicenza Virtus, Pescara, Cremonese, and FeralpiSalò in his career.[2]

Verona

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After making his professional debut with his hometown club Reggiana, he joined Verona in 1999. He went on loan to Livorno and Triestina from 2000 to 2002. In July 2002 he was included in the pre-season camp of the first team of Verona,[3] making his club debut during 2002–03 Serie B season.

Arezzo

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In summer 2003 he was signed by Serie C1 club Arezzo on a co-ownership deal. On 22 June 2004 Arezzo signed Abbruscato outright from Verona.[4]

Torino

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In January 2006 Abbruscato was signed by Torino on a temporary basis, for €800,000 fee.[5] In June 2006 he was signed outright for €3.6 million, on a four-year contract.[5] However, in summer 2007 he was sold to Lecce on a co-ownership deal for €1.65 million.[6] In June 2008, Torino bought back the 50% registration rights of Abbruscato from Lecce for €2 million.[7]

In summer 2009, he left Turin again for Chievo on a temporary basis for free.[8]

Vicenza

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In summer 2010, Abbruscato was signed by Vicenza on a three-year contract for €1.2 million fee,[9][10] as part of a swap that Alessandro Sgrigna went to Turin for €1.32 million.[9][10]

Late career

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In June 2012, Abbruscato was sold to Pescara from Vicenza for a cashless swap with Stefano Giacomelli. Both players were tagged for €2.3 million.[11] Abbruscato signed a two-year contract.[12]

However, Abbruscato was released at the end of season. He joined Cremonese on a free transfer.

In July 2014 he moved from Cremonese to join FeralpiSalò.[13][14]

Managerial career

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Abbruscato became the head coach of Seconda Categoria team ViaEmilia in the second half of 2015–16 season.[15][16] He was signed by Arezzo for their under-19 team on 19 July 2016.[17]

In June 2017 he was enrolled in a course for UEFA A Licence.[18]

References

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  1. ^ FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ "E. Abbruscato". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "MERCOLEDI' MATTINA LA PRESENTAZIONE DELLA SQUADRA E LA PARTENZA PER IL RITIRO" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ "COMPARTECIPAZIONI, RISOLTE LE COMPROPRIETA' DI MAURO MINELLI ED ELVIS ABBRUSCATO" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "nota integrativa". Torino F.C. S.p.A. Bilancio al 31 dicembre 2006 (in Italian). Turin: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2007. pp. 23–24.
  6. ^ "nota integrativa". Torino F.C. S.p.A. Bilancio al 31 dicembre 2007 (in Italian). Turin: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2008. p. 26.
  7. ^ "nota integrativa". Torino F.C. S.p.A. Bilancio al 31 dicembre 2008 (in Italian). Turin: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2009. p. 25.
  8. ^ "nota integrativa". Torino F.C. S.p.A. Bilancio al 31 dicembre 2009 (in Italian). Turin: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2010. p. 40.
  9. ^ a b "nota integrativa". Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. Bilancio al 30/06/2011 (in Italian). Vicenza: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2011. p. 6.
  10. ^ a b "nota integrativa". Torino F.C. S.p.A. Bilancio al 31 dicembre 2010 (in Italian). Turin: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2011. pp. 26–27.
  11. ^ "nota integrativa". Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. Bilancio al 30/06/2012 (in Italian). Vicenza: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2012. pp. 6, 15.
  12. ^ "Ufficiale: acquisizioni e cessioni" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Abbruscato va al FeralpiSalò il baby Messetti alla Cremonese". Gazzetta di Reggio (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Elvis Abbruscato ceduto al Feralpisalò" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  15. ^ Elvis Abbruscato: una bella favola Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine‚ reggiocalcio.re.it, 17 February 2016
  16. ^ "Elvis Abbruscato, l'ex della Reggiana esordisce come mister del ViaEmilia". Gazzetta di Reggio (Press release) (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. 5 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Elvis Abbruscato è il nuovo allenatore della Berretti" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Arezzo. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Inaugurato a Coverciano il nuovo corso per allenatore professionista UEFA A" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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