Brescia Calcio
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| Full name | Brescia Calcio SpA | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rondinelle (Little Swallows), Biancoazzurri (White-blues), Leonessa (Lioness) | ||
| Founded | 1911 | ||
| Ground | Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 27,547 | ||
| Chairman |  Luigi Corioni | ||
| Manager | Serse Cosmi | ||
| League | Serie B | ||
| 2006-07 | Serie B, 6th | ||
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Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Italy. The club was formed in 1911 and currently plays in the Italian Serie B, having spent a large part of recent years bouncing between Serie A and the second division.
The team's colors are blue and white. Its stadium is the 27,547 seater Stadio Mario Rigamonti.
History
The team was founded in 1911 as Brescia Football Club, joining the Terza Categoria division the same year. In 1912 Brescia promoted to Serie A for its first time ever, and played in Serie A for six of the seven following seasons. Successively, the club played among the two top divisions until 1982, when Brescia was relegated to Serie C1. The club then returned to Serie B in 1985.
Brescia Calcio won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1994, the biggest notable achievement in their entire history to date. However, Brescia actually came to the footballing forefront only in 2000, when the previously unfancied club signed former FIFA World Player of the Year Roberto Baggio, who led Brescia to a surprising seventh place in 2000/2001 Serie A, the best result during its time in Serie A, thus qualifying for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Successively, Brescia reached the Intertoto Cup finals, then lost to Paris Saint-Germain. Baggio spent four years at Brescia before retiring in 2004 and during those historic four years, Brescia became widely known as "Baggio's Brescia". During Baggio's four year spell with Brescia, Brescia recorded their best ever run of staying in Serie A. However, in the very next season that followed Baggio's retirement (2004/2005), Brescia were relegated from Serie A on the last day, finishing a lowly 19th.
Former Spanish captain Josep Guardiola, Italy's national team striker Luca Toni, and current AC Milan star Andrea Pirlo (born in Brescia) have also spent time in Brescia.
Current squad
As of 2008-07-24[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Teamchef
Goalkeeper Coach
Athletic Coach
Team Doctor
Psychologe
Masseur
Osteopath
Reserve Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Teamchef
Caretaker
Athletic Coach
Goalkeeper Coach
Masseur
Team Doctor
Transfers
In
- Domenico Morfeo - Parma F.C.
- Andrea Alberti - S.S. Lanciano was on loan
- Marco Gorzegno - Spezia Calcio 1906
- Denis Maccan - A.C. Lumezzane was on loan
Out
- Marius Stankevičius - U.C. Sampdoria
- Lima - San Jose Earthquakes
- Roberto De Zerbi - S.S.C. Napoli was on loan
- Leandro Depetris - Club Atlético Independiente
- Fabio Bazzani - Pescara Calcio
- Alessio Tacchinardi
- Mattia Mustacchio
Famous players
Retired numbers
- 10 Roberto Baggio, deep-lying forward, 2000-2004
- 13 Vittorio Mero, defender, 1998-2001, 2002
Seasons
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Honours
- Serie B: 1964/65,1991/1992,1996/97
- Serie C1: 1984/85
- Serie C: 1938/39
- Anglo-Italian Cup: 1993-94
References
- ^ "LA ROSA - Prima squadra" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
External links
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- 1 Emiliano Viviano
- 2 Davide Zoboli
- 3 Marius Stankevičius
- 4 Gilberto Martínez
- 5 Francisco Lima
- 6 Fabrizio Zambrella
- 7 Roberto De Zerbi
- 8 Ádám Vass
- 9 Róbert Feczesin
- 11 Riccardo Taddei
- 12 Michele Arcari
- 14 Alessio Tacchinardi
- 15 Marco Zambelli
- 16 Victor Hugo Mareco
- 17 Andrea Caracciolo
- 18 Davide Possanzini
- 19 Leandro Depetris
- 20 Savio Nsereko
- 22 Sergio Viotti
- 23 Simone Dallamano
- 25 Fabio Bazzani
- 26 Francesco Bega
- 27 Danny Szetela
- 28 Gaetano Berardi
- 29 Luigi Scaglia
- 30 Marco Martina Rini
- 31 Luca Rossinetti
- 32 Adama Fofana
- Manager: Serse Cosmi