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Fernando Spinelli

Fernando Spinelli (born 26 August 1982) is a football coach and former player. Born and raised in Argentina, he also has Italian citizenship.

Fernando Spinelli
Personal information
Full name Fernando Horacio Spinelli
Date of birth (1982-08-26) 26 August 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Siracusa (assistant)
Youth career
Chievo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Pahang
2004–2005 Paolana
2005–2006 Ragusa
2006–2008 Andria 62 (9)
2008–2009 Cosenza 16 (0)
2009 Taranto 6 (0)
2010 Cavese 13 (1)
2010–2012 Siracusa 60 (2)
2012–2014 Trapani 17 (1)
2014 Pavia 11 (0)
2014–2015 Viterbese Castrense 12 (1)
2015 AlbinoLeffe 16 (2)
2015–2018 Siracusa 90 (1)
2018–2021 S.C. Palazzolo
2021 Akragas
Managerial career
2024 Siracusa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Early career

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Spinelli played for Chievo's youth team in 2000–01 Campionato Nazionale Primavera season.[2][3]

Spinelli joined Malaysian club Pahang in December 2003.[4][5]

Italian clubs

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Spinelli went back to Italy and joined Eccellenza Calabria club Paolana in 2004–05 season.[6][7]

He then left for Ragusa after released by Paolana.[6]

From 2006[8] to 2008 he played for Andria.

In July 2008 Spinelli and Emanuele Catania were signed by another club Cosenza.[9] In January 2009 Spinelli left for Taranto.

Spinelli was signed by Cavese in December 2009.[10] He made his debut for that club in league in January 2010.

At the start of 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, he joined U.S. Siracusa.[11] The first team of that club folded in 2012.

In the same transfer window, Spinelli joined Trapani.[12] The club won a promotion to Serie B in 2013.

Spinelli was assigned number 5 shirt at the start of 2013–14 Serie B season.[13]

After half a season without any league appearance, Spinelli joined Pavia in January 2014, along with Trapani new signing Marcello Mancosu, which Trapani decided to loan out the player.[14][15][16]

In mid-2014, he joined Viterbese Castrense.[17][18]

Spinelli joined Lega Pro club AlbinoLeffe in January 2015.[19][20]

In August 2015, Spinelli return to the city of Syracuse for A.S.D. Città di Siracusa,[21] an illegitimate phoenix club of 2012 folded U.S. Siracusa. The club was relocated from Palazzolo Acreide to Syracuse in 2013 and then renamed.[22] The club won the Group I of 2015–16 Serie D season. The club also renamed to Siracusa Calcio circa 2016.

Spinelli remained in Syracuse for 2016–17 Lega Pro season. He signed a new contract in June 2017.[23]

In 2018 Spinelli left for Eccellenza Sicily club S.C. Palazzolo,[24] an illegitimate phoenix club of the 2013 relocated A.C. Palazzolo. It was reported that he was released in September 2019,[25] however, he returned to the squad in the same season.[26][25]

Coaching career

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On 30 March 2024, after a few experiences as a youth coach, Spinelli was promoted head coach of Serie D club Siracusa.[27][28] Under his tenure, Siracusa completed the regular season in second place and successively won the post-season playoff tournament, defeating LFA Reggio Calabria in the final.[29] He successively stayed in at Siracusa as assistant to new head coach Marco Turati.[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fernando Spinelli" (in European Spanish). Ceroacero.es. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Sporting defronta hoje o Standard de Liège". publico.pt (in Portuguese). 18 July 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Primavera: la Juventus agli ottavi con Como, Atalanta e Salernitana". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 April 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ S. Sivabalan (31 December 2003). "Juzaili to undergo knee surgery". The Star. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ Nik Naizi Husin (5 January 2004). "Pahang FA expect to see results in new season". The Star. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "appello del calciatore Spinelli Horacio Fernando avverso la reiezione della richiesta di svincolo dalla U.S. Paolana ex art.108 N.O.I.F. (Delibera della Commissione Tesseramenti – Com Uff. n. 9/D del 29.9.2005)" (PDF). Decisioni della CAF (in Italian). 2005–06 (46/C). FIGC. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Palazzolo: Ufficiale, arriva in gialloverde Fernando Spinelli". iamcalcio.it (in Italian). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Rubino va al Perugia Chiaretti sceglie Foggia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 8 July 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Rinforzi in arrivo: Carbone a Padova e soci allo Spezia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ^ De Caro, Andrea (28 December 2009). "Cavese, ecco Radi e Spinelli". Il Portico (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ^ Bursi, Matteo (4 August 2010). "Ufficiale: Siracusa, ecco Spinelli e Abate". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  12. ^ Gaito, Antonio (24 July 2012). "Ufficiale: Trapani, raggiunto l'accordo con Spinelli". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  13. ^ Andronaco, Daniele (8 August 2013). "Trapani, ecco i numeri di maglia per la prossima stagione". seriebnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  14. ^ Giardina, Domenico (1 February 2014). "Sorpresa Trapani, Yaisien dal Bologna | Preso Ferri in difesa, ceduto Djuric". si24.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  15. ^ "CAMPAGNA TRASFERIMENTI -MILANO-GENNAIO 2014" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Arriva Yaisien (dal Bologna), Djuric al Cittadella, Spinelli al Pavia, Crimaldi all'Ischia, vanno in prestito Vettraino, Vitale, Mancosu jr e Ferrara" (Press release) (in Italian). Trapani Calcio. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Viterbese, arriva Fernando Horacio Spinelli". tusciaweb.eu (in Italian). August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  18. ^ "L'argentino Spinelli è della Viterbese". Viterbo news 24 (in Italian). c. 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  19. ^ Longhi, Lorenzo (3 January 2015). "E' mercato anche in Lega Pro: ecco le prime mosse di gennaio". Skysport (in Italian). Sky Italia. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Presentati Pacifico, Silva Reis e Spinelli" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  21. ^ redazione (8 August 2015). "Siracusa, è fatta per il ritorno di Spinelli". GianlucaDiMarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  22. ^ "C.U. N°31 (2013–14)" (in Italian). FIGC Sicily. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Calciomercato Siracusa, Spinelli firma il rinnovo". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  24. ^ "UFFICIALE - Palazzolo: tesserati gli ex Siracusa Spinelli e Giordano". GoalSicilia.it (in Italian). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Palazzolo, addio a Spinelli: " Vorrei giocare ancora"". ilsiracusano.com (in Italian). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  26. ^ https://www.facebook.com/asdpalazzolo.calcio/photos/a.1551719995050723/2643125592576819/ [user-generated source]
  27. ^ "Siracusa: Esonerato Cacciola, il nuovo allenatore è Fernando Spinelli" (in Italian). WebMarte.tv. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Calcio, Fernando Spinelli ritrova il "suo" Siracusa da mister: "Lavoro e responsabilità"" (in Italian). SiracusaPress.it. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  29. ^ "La LFA Reggio Calabria incassa un'immeritata sconfitta nella finale playoff" (in Italian). ReggioToday. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Siracusa Calcio, Turati alla guida tecnica" (in Italian). La Sicilia. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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