Simone Vitale

Simone Vitale
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Balsorano, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Youth career
Pescara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 Pescara 87 (5)
2005–2007 → Pro Vasto (loan) 57 (2)
2011–2013 Frosinone 29 (1)
2013–2014 Nocerina 6 (0)
2014–2015 Renato Curi Angolana
2015–2016 Chieti 18 (1)
2016–2018 Spoltore
2018–2019 Teramo 2 (0)
2019–2020 Sambuceto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simone Vitale (born 1 March 1986) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a left-back.

Biography

Born in Balsorano, Abruzzo, Vitale started his career at Abruzzo team Pescara. Vitale was an unused member in 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Vitale made his Serie B debut on 11 September 2004, against Piacenza. On 31 August 2005 he left for Pro Vasto in temporary deal.[2] In summer 2006 the temporary deal was renewed.[3][4] The club also signed several players from Pescara such as Vincenzo Aridità on 25 August[4] and Alessandro Rapino on 30 August 2006.[5] Pescara was relegated in 2007. Vitale spent 3 seasons with the club in Serie C1 (later renamed to Lega Pro Prima Divisione), winning the promotion back to Serie B as the play-off winner of 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Vitale played once in 2010–11 Serie B.

On 25 July 2011 Vitale left for Frosinone in co-ownership deal for €100,000[6] in 3-year contract and Mario Artistico in definitive deal for €130,000[6] in 2-year deal, as part of Antonio Bocchetti's deal, for €170,000.[6][7] The deals made Frosinone paid Pescara €60,000 cash only. In June 2012 Frosinone acquired Vitale outright for free.[6][8]

On 2 September 2013 he was signed by Nocerina.[9]

On 31 January 2019 he was released from his contract with Teramo by mutual consent.[10]

References

  1. ^ Simone Vitale at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "In uscita il solo Vitale, destinazione Pro Vasto" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "La Pro Vasto strapazza la Spal Il ds Natali: "Morante resterà"". Il Centro (in Italian). 10 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Spadavecchia a Pescara, Aridità a Vasto" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Dalla Juventus arriva Andrea Luci" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Delfino Pescara 1936 Srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
  7. ^ "MERCATO, SCAMBIO CON IL PESCARA" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  8. ^ "COMPROPORIETÀ, RISCATTATO GUCHER" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  9. ^ "ULTIME DI MERCATO" (Press release) (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Risolti i contratti con i calciatori Di Renzo e Vitale" (in Italian). Teramo. 31 January 2019.