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Ferdinando Coppola

Ferdinando Coppola
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Coppola in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ferdinando Coppola
Date of birth (1978-06-10) 10 June 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Hellas Verona
Number 12
Youth career
1990–1996 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Napoli 22 (0)
2000–2003 Bologna 0 (0)
2003–2006 Ascoli 67 (0)
2004–2005 Reggina (loan) 2 (0)
2006–2008 Milan 0 (0)
2006–2007 Piacenza (loan) 42 (0)
2007–2008 Atalanta (loan) 38 (0)
2008–2010 Atalanta 30 (0)
2010–2013 Milan 0 (0)
2010–2011 Siena (loan) 40 (0)
2011–2012 Torino (loan) 22 (0)
2013 Torino 1 (0)
2013–2014 Milan 0 (0)
2014–2015 Bologna 30 (0)
2015– Hellas Verona 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:28, 12 February 2016 (UTC).

Ferdinando Coppola (born 10 June 1978) is an Italian professional footballer currently playing for Hellas Verona in Serie A as a goalkeeper .

Coppola's career began at native club S.S.C. Napoli, he was used as a backup goalkeeper for Giuseppe Taglialatela, Luca Mondini and Alessio Bandieri. In June 2000, he joined Bologna F.C. 1909, exchanged with Marco Roccati. He was the backup of Gianluca Pagliuca.

He transferred to Serie B team Ascoli Calcio 1898 in the summer of 2003, making one appearance before being sent to Serie A team Reggina Calcio on loan, playing further two games.

He returned to Ascoli in 2004, and made 28 appearances, plus 2 more in play-offs, helping Ascoli achieve promotion back to Serie A. During the 2005–06 season, Coppola played all of the 38 Serie A fixtures, and saw Ascoli finish twelfth place in the table.

Coppola was signed by A.C. Milan in June 2006, for €200,000, as a replacement for their third choice goalkeeper Valerio Fiori, who was set to retire from professional football. Coppola was to compete with Željko Kalac for this position.

He played a few friendly matches with A.C. Milan, but was sent back to Serie B, to play for Piacenza Calcio, because Fiori delayed his retirement.

In the summer of 2007, he was loaned to Atalanta in Serie A.

In June 2008, Atalanta bought half of the rights from Milan for €750,000.

After Atalanta were relegated, Milan bought him back for €200,000 and loaned him to Siena. Two days later Siena sold Gianluca Curci to Sampdoria.


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