Cristiano Lupatelli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Lupatelli | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Perugia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Fidelis Andria | 25 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Roma | 12 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | → Chievo (co-ownership) | 59 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Fiorentina | 32 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Parma (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Palermo (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Cagliari | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bologna | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2012. | |||
Cristiano Lupatelli (born 21 June 1978 in Perugia) is an Italian former goalkeeper. He is known for his goatee and sideburns with his bald head.
Career
Lupatelli won a scudetto while playing for A.S. Roma in season 2000-2001. A Roma youth product, Lupatelli was farmed to Chievo in 2001-02 to 2002-03 season, after he played just 12 Serie A games for the capital club, wearing the number 10 despite being a goalkeeper.[1] He was sold for 3 billion Italian lire in a co-ownership deal.[2] In the 2003-04 season, he returned to Roma for €0.9million,[3] as the backup of Ivan Pelizzoli.
In summer 2004, he joined Fiorentina on free transfer.[4]
Lupatelli was the regular feature of the Fiorentina team in the 2004-05 season, but after the arrival of Sébastien Frey (since 2005), Bogdan Lobonţ (2006–07) and Vlada Avramov (since 2007), he became the third choice, and was loaned to Parma during 2005-06 season for part of Frey's deal.
Whilst on loan at Parma F.C., he was exchanged with Matteo Guardalben mid-season.
In September 2008, he joined Cagliari on a free transfer,[5] acting as backup of Federico Marchetti.
He was set to become a free agent on 1 July 2010, and was not call-up to 2010-11 pre-season camp.[6] During the 2010-2011 Summer Window Transfers, he joined Bologna on a free transfer, as Emiliano Viviano's backup.
On 8 July 2011, he joined Genoa on a free transfer, after being released from Bologna. He was the backup of Frey again.
On 15 July 2012, he joined Fiorentina on a free transfer.[7]
He retired from football after his contract with Fiorentina expired on 1 July 2015.
Lupatelli now serves as the goalkeeping coach for ACF Fiorentina Primavera.
References
- ↑ http://sport.sky.it/sport/calciomercato/photogallery/2014/08/14/calciomercato_2014_numeri_dei_portieri_fotogallery.html#2
- ↑ "Lupatelli va al Chievo, Di Francesco a Piacenza". AS Roma (in Italian). 2001-06-29. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ↑ "Comunicato Stampa" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 27 June 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ "Nakata lured by Viola overtures". UEFA.com. 2004-07-19. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ "Lupatelli è del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "I convocati per il pre-ritiro". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 29 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ↑ "Lupatelli rejoins Fiorentina". ACF Fiorentina. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.