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Emanuele Calaiò
Personal information
Full name Emanuele Calaiò
Date of birth (1982-01-08) 8 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 9
Youth career
1997–1999 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Torino 20 (3)
2002 → Ternana (loan) 10 (2)
2002–2003 → Messina (loan) 12 (2)
2003–2005 Pescara 70 (28)
2005–2008 Napoli 112 (40)
2008–2013 Siena 148 (46)
2013 → Napoli (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 Napoli 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Genoa (loan) 22 (3)
2014–2015 Catania 35 (18)
2015–2016 Spezia 39 (9)
2016–2019 Parma 77 (30)
2019 Salernitana 12 (2)
International career
1998 Italy U15 3 (0)
1999 Italy U17 1 (0)
2000–2001 Italy U18 4 (1)
2001–2003 Italy U20 14 (12)
2001 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Emanuele Calaiò (born 8 January 1982) is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker for Salernitana.

Club career

Calaiò started his football career at Torino making his league debut against Reggina on 6 January 2000, he scored a goal for Torino three minutes into his debut. He made 20 league appearances in total for Torino.

In January 2002 Calaiò was exchanged with Alessandro Cibocchi of Ternana with inflated price tag to create a paper profit for both clubs (for which Ternana was fined in 2010, 8 years later[1]) and then a short spell with Messina followed. In January 2003, he was loaned by Pescara and turned permanently in June 2004.[2] He also returned to Torino Calcio in 2003 in exchange with Cibocchi again.

With Pescara, Calaiò solidified himself as an impressive striker, the club won promotion back into Serie B in 2003, with Calaiò scoring 20 times in his second season. In the third at Serie B, he scored 6 in the first half of the season.

Napoli

In January 2005, S.S.C. Napoli in Serie C1 signed him for €2.85 million,[3] he scored just 6 in the first season, but in the second he scored 18, won the champion and promotion back to Serie B with club. He scored 14 in his third season with Napoli, won promotion back to Serie A. With the arrival of Marcelo Zalayeta and Ezequiel Lavezzi, he had limited chances to play.

Siena

In July 2008, Calaiò joined fellow Serie A team, Siena in a co-ownership bid, for €2.3 million.[4][5] in June 2009 Siena signed him outright for €1.25 million (which made Napoli register a financial loss of €1.05 million).[6] He followed Siena, relegated to Serie B in 2010 and finished as the runner-up and promoted back to top division. On 10 June 2011, he signed a new three-year contract.[7] He was one of the two starting strikers along with Mattia Destro in 2011–12 Serie A season, scoring 11 goals in 25 league matches until he broke his leg in March 2012.[8]

Return to Napoli

On 11 January 2013, his transfer to former team Napoli was officially announced. He arrived on-loan with the option to make the switch permanent if Napoli qualified for the Champions League during the 2013 season.[9]

Catania

On 11 July 2014, his transfer to Catania was officially announced. He signed a two-year contract with an option for a third.[10]

Spezia

On 3 August 2015, Calaiò was signed by Spezia.[11]

Parma

On 4 August 2016, Calaiò was sold to Parma.[12] On 23 July 2018, he was handed a two year ban and a €20,000 fine, following text messages "eliciting a reduced effort" from two players of Spezia during the 2017–18 Serie B, a match Parma won 2–0 to secure promotion to 2018–19 Serie A.[13] On 9 August, Calaiò's ban was reduced, expiring on 31 December 2018, however the fine was increased to €30,000.[14]

Salernitana

On 31 January 2019, Calaiò signed to Salernitana.[15]

International career

Calaiò capped for both Italy U21 and Serie B U21 selection which played the latter for the match 3–2 won Belgium U21 on 30 March 2004.[16][17] He also received the Serie B U21 call-up for the match against Legnano.[18]

He also call-up to 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualification and played in qualifying match in 2001 edition. Calaiò capped once for U17 team, at that time the feeder team of U18. (now called Italy national under-18 football team)

Retirement

Calaiò announced his retirement from football on the 18th of September, 2019. The striker ended his career in Salernitana.

Personal life

Calaiò is married to Federica, sister of Nicola Mora's wife.[19] Both players played for Torino during the 2000–01 season and Napoli in 2004–05.

Career statistics

As of 12 September 2009[20][21]

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Total
1999–2000 Torino Serie A 7 1 0 0 7 1
2000–01 Serie B 9 2 2 0 11 2
2001–02 Serie A 4 0 1 0 5 0
2001–02 Ternana Serie B 10 2 10 2
2002–03 Messina 12 2 0 0 12 2
2002–03 Pescara Serie C1 8 1 101 1
2003–04 Serie B 43 20 1 0 44 20
2004–05 19 6 3 2 22 8
2004–05 Napoli Serie C1 15 6 182 6
2005–06 33 18 3 1 36 19
2006–07 Serie B 38 14 3 2 41 16
2007–08 Serie A 26 2 5 1 31 3
2008–09 Siena 33 5 2 1 35 6
2009–10 33 8 1 1 34 9
2010–11 Serie B 39 18 1 0 40 18
2011–12 Serie A 25 11 1 1 26 12
2012–13 18 4 1 1 19 5
2013–14 Genoa 22 3 22 3
2014–15 Catania Serie B 35 18 2 0 37 18
2015–16 Spezia 37 9 3 2 40 11
2016-17 Parma Lega Pro 36 15 1 1 37 16
Career total 502 165 30 13 532 178

1Include 2 matches at promotion playoffs
2Include 3 matches at promotion playoffs

Honours

Torino
Napoli

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato n° 091 Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale" (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Calaiò acquistato dal Pescara". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 24 June 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Napoli Soccer S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2005 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  4. ^ "Calaiò in comproprietà" (in Italian). AC Siena. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  6. ^ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  7. ^ "Calaiò prolunga il contratto fino al 2014". AC Siena (in Italian). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Frattura del perone sinistro per Calaiò". AC Siena (in Italian). 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Calaiò al Napoli, è fatta. Arriva a titolo definitivo". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Emanuele Calaiò al Catania: "Progetto serio, piazza importante, presupposti eccellenti"". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Mercato: l'arciere Calaiò pronto a fare centro in maglia bianca" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Mercato: Emanuele Calaiò ceduto al Parma Calcio 1913" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Parma handed five-point deduction". Football Italia. 23 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Parma has 5-point penalty removed, Calaio ban reduced". foxsports.com. 9 August 2018.
  15. ^ "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, cambi in avanti. Entra Calaiò, esce Bocalon". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Calaiò trascina l'Italia". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 30 March 2004. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Grieco in extremis In Belgio è vittoria". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 31 March 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  18. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 257". Lega Calcio Archive (2003–04 ) (in Italian). 20 February 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  19. ^ "CHI E': Nicola Mora" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 14 January 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ La Gzzetta dello Sport
  21. ^ Football.it
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