Vincenzo Sommese
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Vincenzo Sommese is an Italian
former footballer
.
. He was signed by Torino
in November 1994, and made his Serie A
debut on 6 April 1996, against Juventus F.C.
, but Torino fall to Serie B in that summer.
After a short return to Serie A in 1999/00 season, Sommese played in Serie B again in summer 2000.
But in October 2000, he was sold to Vicenza
of Serie A in joint ownership bid, but the Serie A career end again after the club fall to Serie B in summer 2001.
He played half of the Serie B season for Vicenza, before returned to Serie A again for Piacenza
on loan in January 2002.
He returned to Torino in summer 2002, but Sommese once again faced relegation to Serie B as the Turin club finished the last.
Sommese then joined Serie A newcomer Ancona
, but faced his fifth relegation to Serie B.
Sommese received an offer from Modena
, a first "currently" Serie B club at the time he was signed.
One season later, he joined Mantova
of Serie B and played for two season, before banned from football due to betting.
In January 2008, after his ban has expired, he was signed by Ascoli
of Serie B, and scored a goal in the debut.
Italy
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former footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
Career
Sommese started his career at Nola of Serie C2Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
. He was signed by Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
in November 1994, and made his Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
debut on 6 April 1996, against Juventus F.C.
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, but Torino fall to Serie B in that summer.
After a short return to Serie A in 1999/00 season, Sommese played in Serie B again in summer 2000.
But in October 2000, he was sold to Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
of Serie A in joint ownership bid, but the Serie A career end again after the club fall to Serie B in summer 2001.
He played half of the Serie B season for Vicenza, before returned to Serie A again for Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
on loan in January 2002.
He returned to Torino in summer 2002, but Sommese once again faced relegation to Serie B as the Turin club finished the last.
Sommese then joined Serie A newcomer Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
, but faced his fifth relegation to Serie B.
Sommese received an offer from Modena
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...
, a first "currently" Serie B club at the time he was signed.
One season later, he joined Mantova
A.C. Mantova
Mantova Football Club is an Italian football club, based in Mantua, Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005–06 season to 2009–10 as Associazione Calcio Mantova, when they were relegated after ending the season in 20th place.During the summer 2010, the club...
of Serie B and played for two season, before banned from football due to betting.
In January 2008, after his ban has expired, he was signed by Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
of Serie B, and scored a goal in the debut.