Mirko Ranieri

Mirko Ranieri
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Assisi, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Perugia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Perugia 0 (0)
2008–2012 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Ipswich (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Basingstoke Town (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Viareggio (loan) 18 (0)
International career
2008 Italy U16 4 (0)
2008 Italy U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2014

Mirko Ranieri (born 8 February 1992) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] He is now a product manager at Google.[3]

Club career

Perugia

Born Assisi, Italy, Ranieri was brought up in Perugia where at school he won medals in football, athletics and chess. He began his career with Perugia, making 18 appearances for Perugia's under-18s, plus 12 games for the first team in friendlies.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 30 June 2008, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced they had signed Ranieri following his appearances for Italy at Under-16 level and he would join up the Academy group of players.[4] Spurs' sporting director Damien Comolli described Ranieri as 6 ft 2in and an excellent shot-stopper. His distribution and decision-making is improving all the time. He is a highly-intelligent individual and another very good young goalkeeper we have attracted to the club'.[5]

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 9 November 2009, English Championship side Ipswich announced that Ranieri would join on loan until the end of the season as cover for regular youth goalkeeper Ian McLoughlin who was unavailable to play in the FA Youth Cup because of age restrictions for that competition,[6] unfortunately Ranieri suffered a broken leg that ended his season early.[7]

Loan to Basingstoke Town

On 18 February 2011, English Conference South side Basingstoke Town signed Ranieri on a one-month loan,[8] during which time he made 2 appearances.

Loan to Viareggio

On 8 August 2011, Italian third division club Viareggio signed Ranieri on loan until the end of the season.[9] Ranieri made a promising start to his time at Viareggio, establishing himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper.

International career

Ranieri played once in 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Stoke Borrow Young Spurs Keeper". 18 February 2011.
  2. ^ Outstanding Grads of the Class of 2014: Meet Mirko Ranieri web.peralta.edu
  3. ^ "A new sense of direction with Live View". October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ranieri to join academy". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Transfer news and speculation: 1 July". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Ranieri joins from Spurs". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Mirko Ranieri". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Ranieri loan to Basingstoke". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Ranieri loan to Esperia". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'ship". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2012.