Federico Viviani (born 19 October 1981) is an Italian former footballer. Viviani made 280 league appearances in Italian Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2, as well as 70 appearances in Serie D, the top division of non fully professional football. However, Viviani never made his debut in Serie A, the Italian top division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pisa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pisa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Pisa | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Cascina | 57 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Sansovino | 87 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Arezzo | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Sansovino (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Lanciano | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Pisa | 45 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Taranto | 18 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Crotone | 36 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Alessandria | 49 | (6) |
| 2014 | Colligiana | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Castiglionese | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editYouth career
editBorn in Pisa, Tuscany, Viviani started his career at Pisa. He made his Serie C2 debut on 10 January 1999, replacing Paolo Andreotti at half-time.[1]
In 2001–02 he left for Serie D club Cascina.
Lega Pro clubs
editIn 2003–04 he returned to fully professional for Sansovino. In January 2006 he was spotted by Serie B team Arezzo, which signed him in co-ownership deal and bought the remain 50% registration rights in June. However, he left for Serie C1 club Juve Stabia. In January 2007 he returned to Sansovino and winning the relegation "play-out" against Boca San Lazzaro, secured a place in 2007–08 Serie C2.
As Arezzo relegated to Serie C1 in 2007, he was sold to fellow third division club Lanciano in August.
Pisa & Crotone
editIn January 2008 he was re-signed by Serie B team Pisa. He only made 5 starts in 2007–08 Serie B and played 37 games in the next season. Pisa relegated in 2009 and bankrupted.
He then signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex–Serie C1) club Taranto. In January 2010 he returned to Serie B for the third time, for F.C. Crotone.[2]
Return to Lega Pro
editOn 20 August 2011 he was signed by Alessandria.[3][4] On 31 January 2014 Viviani was released.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 1998–99 | Pisa | Serie C2 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1999–2000 | Serie C1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2001–02 | Cascina | Serie D | 27 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2003–04 | Sansovino | Serie C2 | 24 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2005–06 | 33 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ?1 | ||
| 2006–07 | Juve Stabia | Serie C1 | 14 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2006–07 | Sansovino | Serie C2 | 13 | 1 | Nil2 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 | Lanciano | Serie C1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007–08[6] | Pisa | Serie B | 8 | 0 | Nil2 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[7] | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Taranto | LP Prima Divisione | 18 | 0 | 1+0 | 0+0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Crotone | Serie B | 13 | 1 | Nil2 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[8] | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[9] | Alessandria | LP Seconda Divisione | 14 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2012–13[10] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14[11] | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Colligiana | Serie D | 13 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2014–15 | Castiglionese | Eccellenza | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Career total | 350 | 21 | 6 | 04 | 356 | 215 | ||
- Note
- 1 4 games in 2005–06 Serie C2 promotion play-off
- 2 The player arrived the club after the club was eliminated from the competitions
- 3 2 games in 2006–07 Serie C2 relegation "play-out"
- 4 No statistics for Coppa Italia Serie D and Coppa Italia Lega Pro (prior 2007)
- 5 Note 1 to 4
Honours
edit- Serie C2: 1999
References
edit- ^ "Una stella spinge il Pisa" (require login). La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 11 January 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Viviani a Crotone, arriva lo svedese Magnusson. Berretti in prestito, Strambelli a Noicattaro". AS Taranto Calcio (in Italian). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria arriva Federico Viviani". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Ufficiale l'ingaggio di Federico Viviani". US Alessandria Calcio 1912 (in Italian). 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
L'U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 comunica di aver messo sotto contratto l'esperto difensore classe 1981 Federico Viviani. Nella......
- ^ "Rescissione consensuale del contratto con Federico Viviani" (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ La Gazzetta dello Sport 2007–08 Profile (in Italian)
- ^ La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009–10 Profile (in Italian)
- ^ La Gazzetta dello Sport 2010–11 Profile (in Italian)
- ^ "Alessandria-Cremonese: 2-1 dts" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Savona, avanti così". Savona Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: il tabellino di Bra-Alessandria 1-1" (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
External links
edit- Football.it Profile (in Italian)
- Lega Serie B Profile (in Italian)
- Federico Viviani at Soccerway