US Lecce #1 De Salentijnse Wolven!

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Unione Sportiva Lecce is afkomstig uit de gelijknamige stad (maar dan zonder US ervoor ) Lecce uit de Zuid-Oostelijke regio Apulië. Lecce is vorig seizoen kampioen van de Serie B geworden en keert daardoor na 1 jaar weer terug in de Serie A. Lecce speelt z'n thuiswedstrijden in he Stadio Via del Mare:



Clubgeschiedenis:

Lecce was founded as Sporting Club Lecce on 15 March 1908, initially the club comprise of football, track-and-field and cycling sports. The first club president was Francesco Marangi. The first colours worn by Lecce during this time were black and white stripes, known in Italy as bianconeri. In its formative years, Lecce played in mostly regional leagues and competitions. During the 1923/24 season the club broke up, before coming back on 16 September 1927 as Unione Sportiva Lecce. The club were still wearing black and white stripes (similar to Juventus) at this point, and the first president under the name Unione Sportiva Lecce was Luigi Lopez y Rojo. League: Early years 1930s, 40s and 50s Taranto Sport played Lecce in a game for promotion to Serie B from the local Southern Italian league, Lecce were victorious winning 3-2 after extra time. They were entered into Serie B for the 1929/30 season, the first game they played in the league was against Novara Calcio on 6 October 1929 , which they won 2-1. They would eventually finished 13th. But for the second time in the clubs history, it sized activity at the end of the 1931-32 season. Four years later, Lecce came back and went into Serie C, finishing 11th in their return season. Around this time the club was in turmoil, the following season they withdrew from Serie C after four days, and then during the 1938-39 season they finished in 3rd place but were moved down to 12th after it was revealed that the club had violated the league's federal regulations. The club finished 1st during the 1943-44 season, but club football was suspended for the Second World War. Non the less, when club football resumed they finished as champions of Serie C once more, gaining promotion back into Serie B. Two decent seasons followed (finishing 4th and 3rd in respective seasons), with star Silvestri scoring 20 goals in one season, before the club were relegated. Lecce stayed down in Serie C for six seasons during this period, though this was not a particularly successful time for the club, striker Anselmo Bislenghi scored 83 goals for the club during this period, thus becoming a hero. The club slipped even lower to Serie IV where they spent three years. Seventeen seasons of Serie C: 1960s, 70s and 80s From 1959 to 1975, Lecce had seventeen seasons in Serie C. They came extremely close to promotion several times during that period, finishing second three seasons in a row (1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74) before gaining promotion in the 1975-76 season. The same year as their promotion Lecce tasted cup success, winning the Coppa Italia Serie C. In 1976 Lecce took part in the Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Cup, notching up a 4-0 victory against Scarborough F.C. During 1980, a scandal which rocked Italian football, Lecce under president Franco Jurlano occurred. However, Jurlano was able to demonstrate his innocence and the scandal only lead to disqualification of the player Claudius Merlo. The club was struck by a tragedy in 1983, players Michele Lo Russo and Ciro Pezzella died in an automotive accident. To this day, Lo Russo remains the club record holder for most number of appearances with 415. Promotion to Serie A: mid-1980s and 90s Under the management of Eugenio Fascetti, Lecce would achieve promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1985. They finished bottom and were relegated after only one season, but defeated Roma 3-2 away in the penultimate game to deal a fatal blow to Roma's title hopes. Losing a promotion play-off 2-1 to Cesena the following season, they would return to Serie A in 1988. Under Carlo Mazzone, Lecce finished a respectable 9th place in 1989. Stars of the side included striker Pedro Pasculli and midfielders Antonio Conte and Paolo Benedetti. They lasted three seasons before relegation, and returned two years later. Season 1993-94 saw Lecce finish last with a pitiful 11 points, the lowest ever of any Serie A team, and a second relegation came the following year. Giampiero Ventura saw Lecce achieve successive promotions before leaving for Cagliari. Once more, it proved a struggle in Serie A despite the best efforts of striker Francesco Palmieri and a famous away win against Milan on October 19, 1997. In the summer of 1998 Pantaleo Corvino was appointed new sports director, gaining a reputation for scouting new talents in the years to come. The team were good enough to return to Serie A in 1999 and begin another three-year stint in the top-flight, with yet another return to Serie A in 2003. Three years in Serie A (2003-2006) In 2004, under Delio Rossi, who had been managing the club since 2002, Lecce achieved an impressive result, reaching the 9th final position after an awful first half of the season. Famous performances include two sensactional victories in a row, first against Italian giants Juventus 4-3 in Turin and then against Inter 2-1 in Lecce. This helped the club to finish in 10th position. The following season in 2004-05 Zdenek Zeman oversaw a highly attack-minded team which scored plenty of goals, they ended up in 10th position, putting in the spotlight talents like Valeri Bojinov and Mirko Vucinic. Lecce had the second best attack with 66 goals (Juventus came first with 67 goals) and the worst defence with 73 goal. This is a record, as for the first time the team with the worst defence managed to survive in the history of Serie A. The 2005-06 was a continual struggle for Lecce. The club has changed its manager two times (Silvio Baldini for Angelo Adamo Gregucci, and then to youth team coach Roberto Rizzo supported by goalkeeper coach Franco Paleari). The numerous managerial moves could not turn Lecce's fortune as they were relegated in 19th place. In June Giovanni Semeraro returned at the helm of the club after 9 months. The club re-appointed Zdenek Zeman as manager, just one year after he had left the club. Lecce were unable to avoid relegation from Serie A despite some initial hope due to the Serie A match-fixing scandal. Two-year stint in Serie B and promotion The club had a mixed start to the 2006-07 season in Serie B, winning three home games (including a win against early league leaders, Genoa), though they have suffered poor away form. After a large drop in form, recording 10 losses in 18 matches, Zdenek Zeman was sacked as manager and replaced by Giuseppe Papadopulo. On March 10, 2007 Lecce clinched a historical victory over Frosinone, beaten 5-0 at Stadio Via del Mare. Having gained 36 points in the second-leg part of the season, Lecce ended the season in the middle of the table (9th place). The 2007-08 season saw Lecce fight for a place in the Italian Serie A for the next season. Despite earning 83 points (12 more than sixth-placed Pisa) and boasting the best defence in the tournament, the giallorossi were forced to face play-offs for promotion in the top flight. In the semi final they beat Pisa in both legs (1-0 away and 2-1 at home) to secure a place in the final against AlbinoLeffe. Then they won the first leg 1-0 away, before securing a 1-1 draw in the second leg at the Via del Mare to gain promotion. Relegation and new promotion Fans celebrating the club's eighth promotion to Serie A in May 2010After insisting rumors, Papadopulo quit due to a difference of opinion with the general manager of the club and was replaced by Mario Beretta, who had a quite satisfactory start in the 2008-09 Serie A season. He remained in charge for twenty-seven games, but, due to four defeats in the last five matches, with the team one point below the survival zone, he was sacked and Luigi De Canio was appointed new manager. Seven points earned in ten matches were not enough to secure Lecce a spot in the next Serie A season. Relegation was official with a game to spare, after a 1-1 home draw against Fiorentina. Lecce had a mixed start in the 2009-10 Serie B campaign, but clinched first place in November 2009 and kept it for the rest of the season. In May the team were on the verge of promotion, but wasted opportunities in their last two matches, meant they had to wait till the last match to celebrate their eighth elevation to the top flight in the last 25 years. A goalless home draw with Sassuolo proved enough to clinch the Serie B title with 75 points and win the Coppa Ali della Vittoria.

Selectie 2010-2011:

7 Bryan Bergougnoux
8 Gianni Munari
9 Daniele Corvia
10 Rubén Olivera
11 Djamel Mesbah
13 Stefano Ferrario
14 Fabiano
15 Antonio Tundo
18 Guillermo Giacomazzi
20 Giuseppe Vives
22 Antonio Rosati
23 Raffaele Schiavi
25 Davide Petrachi
40 Alberto Giuliatto
81 Raffaele Gragnaniello
86 Tore Reginiussen
- Giulio Donati
- Davide Brivio
- Gustavo
- Carlos Grossmüller
- Andrea Bertolacci
- Ignacio Piatti

Trainer: Luigi De Canio

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1 van de favorieten om ook direct weer terug te zakken, dunkt me.
Die Giacomazzi is trouwens wel een aardige voetballer.

Maar qua kwaliteit en ook in de breedte momenteel (nog) niet sterk genoeg.

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Lecce is sowieso de heen-en-weer van het Italiaanse voetbal geworden de laatste jaren.

Klopt denk ik ook wel, ik denk dat ze qua club en achterland net te klein zijn om zich vast in de Serie A te vestigen.

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Chevanton dreams of Lecce return Thursday 12 August, 2010 Javier Ernesto Chevanton says it would be “a dream come true” to return to Lecce after six years away. The Uruguayan striker was a hero at the Stadio Via del Mare, scoring 45 goals in 88 games for the club between 2001 and 2004. Since then he has played for Monaco, Sevilla and spent the last six months on loan at Serie A side Atalanta. Now he has confirmed talks for a remarkable comeback to the newly-promoted Salentini. “There is this possibility,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “There are negotiations currently underway. “Lecce is my home and to return to the Via del Mare would be a dream come true.” Chevanton turns 30 today and is still owned by Sevilla.

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Ze zouden ook Aronica willen hebben van Napoli. Worden m'n gebeden wellicht toch nog gehoord.

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Wat heb je tegen Salvatore?

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Is een leuke speler voor een club als - inderdaad - Lecce, maar niet voor de doelen die Napoli nastreeft.

Nog een bekende naam die dicht bij een overgang naar Lecce zou staan: David di Michele. En ook zou Lecce geinformeerd hebben naar Padalino van Sampdoria. Zouden wel beste toevoegingen zijn voor ze.

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Zeker De Michele zou voor een club die (vermoedelijk) tegen degradatie gaat strijden een uitstekende aanwinst zijn.

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Transferoverzicht IN: Diamoutene (d, Bari), Donati (d, Inter), Olivera (a, Penarol), Reginiussen (d, Schalke 04), Piatti (m, Independiente) OUT: Angelo (d, out of contract.), Cacia (a, Piacenza), Marilungo (a, Sampdoria), Jefferson Trazzi (gk, Chievo)

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Een enorme boost voor Lecce: Chevanton heeft, nadat ie gisteren z'n contract bij Sevilla had ingeleverd, vandaag bij Lecce getekend. Weliswaar voor 1 jaar, maar toch, terug op het oude nest waar de successen begonnen.

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Budan & Di Michele zijn 2 last-minute nuttige aankopen voor (de aanval van) Lecce

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Di Michele heeft meteen z'n waarde voor Lecce bewezen door de enige en dus winnende treffer tegen Fiorentina te maken.

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Lecce heeft thuis met 2-1 van medepromovendus Brescia gewonnen, doelpuntenmakers Ofere en Di Michele. Lecce staat nu op een knappe 9e plek.

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Ik heb het idee dat de laatste jaren promovendi aardig mee kunnen in A. Misschien de devaluatie van het voetbal, misschien ook wel de verandering in positiever voetbal door veel ploegen.

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Mja, al zegt het natuurlijk nog niet zo heel veel. Twee keer verliezen en Lecce staat gewoon weer in de degradatiezone. Het staat immers allemaal nog erg dicht bij elkaar.

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Dat wel, maar ze waren vooraf een gedoodverfde kandidaat om eruit te vliegen. Als je dan eind oktober 9e staat vind ik dat best netjes.

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314 minuten voetbal buitenshuis zonder goals inmiddels, dat gaat er zorgelijk uit zien.

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YouTube - Roja para Chevantón.flv

YouTube - Roja para Chevantón.flv

5 wedstrijden.....

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Het wordt hoog tijd voor een trainerswissel.

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De Canio zit er al behoorlijk lang voor Lecce-begrippen, dus dat zit er wel aan te komen. Of het terecht zou zijn kan ik niet beoordelen.

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Top 5 Serie A goals over 2010 volgens de Gazzetta: CALCIO Lecce, i top gol del 2010 - Video - Gazzetta TV

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Voirge week gewonnen van Udinese en vandaag uit bij Sampdoria, de wolven lijken net op tijd in vorm te zijn gekomen om degradatie te ontlopen.

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De Canio heeft vandaag bekend gemaakt einde seizoen op te stappen bij Lecce. Ze kunnen dus op zoek naar een nieuwe trainer, ondanks de knappe handhaving

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Is de reden ook bekend? Of kreeg hij te horen dat zijn contract niet verlengd zal worden en houdt hij de eer aan zichzelf?

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Nee niet echt, hij maakte het zelf bekend vanmiddag.

Als kandidaat opvolger staat Gianluca Atzori, trainer van Reggina, overigens op de 1e plek.

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Lecce look at Di Francesco

Pescara boss Eusebio Di Francesco is a contender to be handed the job at Serie A side Lecce.

The Stadio Via Del Mare outfit are looking for a new Coach after Gigi De Canio left just weeks after ensuring their top-flight status.

Former Cesena tactician Massimo Ficcadenti has been linked with the role, but it is being suggested that the ex-Roma player is also on the club’s short-list.

Di Francesco, who won 12 caps for Italy, started his coaching career at Lanciano in the summer of 2008.

He was sacked in January 2009 and wasn’t handed another job until Pescara called a year later.

The 41-year-old led the then Third Division Pescara into Serie B and helped them finish 13th in the last campaign.

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En het einde van Di Francesco is alweer in zicht:

Lecce 'consider' sacking Coach

Lecce general manager Renato Cipollini confirms the club will “take 24-48 hours to decide” whether to sack Eusebio Di Francesco.

The Salentini fell to a 4-2 defeat against Napoli on Saturday evening, leaving them bottom of the table with just eight points.

“We will take 24-48 hours to decide and reflect deeply on the situation,” revealed Cipollini on Sky Sport Italia.

“We need to evaluate how we can lift the team back up, a side that in our view has the quality to stay in Serie A, albeit knowing we’ll have to suffer to the final round.”

When the general manager was asked what kind of Coach could come in to replace Di Francesco, he suggested the axe is already being sharpened.

“I won’t go into details of a potential new Coach, but if there will be one then he’ll have a contract to the end of the season.

“We deserved to lose tonight, even if we had a few good moments. We did create something good in attack.”