Massimo Zappino

Massimo Zappino
Massimo Zappino with Frosinone in 2017
Personal information
Full name Massimo Zenildo Zappino
Date of birth (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Pesqueira, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Catania 0 (0)
2001 Acireale 0 (0)
2002–2004 Nocerina 27 (0)
2004–2008 Frosinone 81 (0)
2007 → Chievo (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Pro Sesto (loan) 14 (0)
2008–2009 Foggia 0 (0)
2009 → Lecco (loan) 14 (0)
2009 Taranto 0 (0)
2009–2010 Como 13 (0)
2010–2011 Varese 35 (0)
2012–2018 Frosinone 101 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Zenildo Zappino (born 12 June 1981) is a former Brazilian footballer of Italian descent who played as a goalkeeper.

He also holds an Italian passport.[1]

Playing career

In summer 2007, he was exchanged with Vincenzo Sicignano but failed to make permanent move. In summer 2008 he was signed by Foggia in exchange with Nunzio Di Roberto to Frosinone[2] In June Foggia acquired the remaining 50% registration rights from Frosinone.

In July 2009 he signed a 2-year contract with Taranto as the joint-ownership bid accepted.[3][4] It changed to definitive deal in late July.[5] He then left for Como on free transfer.[6]

On 2 September 2010 he joined Serie B club Varese He was the first choice keeper. The team finished fourth but failed to win the promotion playoffs.

On 1 November 2015 he made his debut in Serie A with Frosinone, eventually conceding 4 goals to Fiorentina.

After leaving Frosinone in 2018, he shortly joined Promozione amateur club Siracusa in 2019, being released just a few weeks after his signing due to physical and fitness problems, with no first team appearances.[7]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Zappino stayed on in Syracuse and started a career as a goalkeeping coach and scout.[8]

In 2022, he was hired as the new goalkeeping coach of Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Real Siracusa.[9]

Personal life

Zappino was born in Pesqueira, Brazil to a poor family, and then successively adopted by an Italian family from Syracuse, Sicily.

Honours

Frosinone
  • Serie C1 runner-up and promotion playoff winner: 2006

References

  1. ^ "LECCO, E' FATTA PER MASSIMO ZAPPINO" (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ "TRIS DI ACQUISTI DEL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  3. ^ "INGAGGIATO IL PORTIERE ZAPPINO" (in Italian). tarantochannel.tv. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Ufficiale: Zappino al Taranto". US Foggia (in Italian). 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Zappino è tutto del Taranto". US Foggia (in Italian). 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  6. ^ Zalamena, Andrea (5 August 2009). "Como, Zappino vicino alla firma". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Calcio – Siracusa, Massimo Zappino risolve il contratto. Terminata l'esperienza sicula" (in Italian). Tg24.info. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ Salines, Alessandro (25 July 2021). "La nuova vita di Zappino. L'ex portierone scopre ed allena talenti" (in Italian). AlessioPorcu.it. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  9. ^ "ECCSICILIA: EX SERIE A E B È IL NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI DEL REAL SIRACUSA" (in Italian). TuttoCalcioDilettanti. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.


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