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Piacenza F.C. is a football club based in Piacenza, Italy. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having spent a large part of recent years bouncing between Italy's two top divisions (its last relegation came in 2003). The team's colors are red and white.
Piacenza F.C. won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1986.
Piacenza has been known in the past for its strong reluctance to use foreign players, presenting for most of its Serie A seasons a team made up exclusively of Italians.
Notable former players include Alberto Gilardino and Massimo Taibi.
History
Piacenza's history until recent times was mostly undistinguished, although having a brief spell in Serie B in the 1940s and further spells in 1969-70, 1975-76 and 1987-89. Promotion in 1991 saw a rise in the side's fortunes under coach Gigi Cagni with the club promoted to Serie A for the first time in 1993.
The side contained players such as midfielder Daniele Moretti, winger Francesco Turrini and forward Giampiero Piovani. They spent 1993-94 holding their own in mid-table and even on the fringes of the battle for a UEFA Cup, but were unfortunate to be relegated on the final day. The club wisely chose to retain Cagni and most of his squad, and they would achieve promotion as Serie B champions in 1995.
The following five years saw the club win many friends with its all-Italian lineup and successful battles against relegation. In 1997 the club acquired legendary hard man defender Pietro Vierchowod. Despite his advancing years, Vierchowod proved an outstanding purchase, more than holding his own in defence and even scoring decisive goals in the relegation battle. Relegation in 2000 was followed by an instant return to Serie A where they lasted only two years this time, despite the outstanding form shown by players like midfielder Enzo Maresca. The club has since remained in Serie B without threatening to mount a promotion challenge.
Current first team squad
As of January 31, 2006
Famous players
- Alberto Gilardino
- Sergei Gurenko
- Dario Hübner
- Filippo Inzaghi
- Simone Inzaghi
- Marco Marchionni
- Enzo Maresca
- Massimo Taibi
- Pietro Vierchowod
- Sergio Volpi
External link
Italian football clubs | Piacenza F.C. | 1919 establishments
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