Udinese #1 De kleine zebra's

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Het in 1896 opgerichte Udinese is op Genoa na de oudste club in de Serie A. Udinee is afkomstig uit Udine, een stad in het uiterste Noord-Oosten van het Italiaanse land, vlakbij de Sloveense grens.

Clubgeschiedenis

Foundation and early years Udinese Calcio was established in 1896 as part of the Società Udinese di Ginnastica e Scherma, (Udinese Society of Gymnastics and Fencing). In its inaugural year, the club won the Torneo FNGI in Treviso beating Ferrara 2–0; however this title is not recognised as official. On 5 July 1911, some gymnasts of Udinese, headed by Luigi Dal Dan, founded the A.C. Udinese which joined the FIGC. The new side made its debut in a friendly match against Juventus Palmanova, and won 6–0. It was only in 1912–13 that Udinese first took part in an official FIGC championship. In that year they enrolled in the Campionato Veneto di Promozione, which consisted of just three teams (the others were Petrarca and Padova). With two victories against Padova (3–1 and 5–0), Udinese finished the tournament in second place behind Petrarca and were promoted to first-level Prima Categoria. In Prima Categoria, Udinese failed to reach the national stage, always knocked out in the Eliminatoria Veneta. The 20s: Coppa Italia final The 1920–21 season, which ended with the Friuliani eliminated in the Eliminatoria Veneta, was memorable because it was the debut of Gino Bellotto, who is still the player who has played more seasons with Udinese than any other, spending a total of 17 seasons with the Zebrette. In 1922, Udinese, taking advantage the absence of big clubs, entered the F.I.G.C. Italian Football Championship and reached the Coppa Italia final losing 1–0 against Vado, thanks to an extra time goal. In the league, Udinese came second in Girone Eliminatorio Veneto, which allowed them to remain in the top flight for the next season, despite a reform of the championships that reduced the number of sides in the competition. The 1922–23 season was a disastrous one for Udinese, as they came last in and were relegated to the second division. The team risked failure for debts in 1923. On 24 August 1923, AS Udinese separated from AC Udinese Friuli, and the club was forced to set up a budget and an autonomous board. Fortunately, all debts were paid by President Alessandro Del Torso through the sale of some of his paintings and Udinese could thus join the Second Division in which they came fourth. The 1924–25 season was memorable. The team was included in Group F II Div. The championship was very even and at the end of the tournament, three teams were in contention to win: Udinese, Vicenza and Olympia River. Playoffs were needed to determine who would reach the final round. Udinese beat Olympia in a playoff 1–0 and drew 1–1 with Vicenza. In the play-off standings, Udinese and Vicenza were still in the lead with 3 points each. Another play-off was then played to determine the winner. After a first encounter finished 0–0, Udinese lost a replay 2–1 but were awarded the win as Vicenza fielded an ineligible player, a Hungarian called Horwart. Udinese reached the finals in place of Vicenza. In the final round, Udinese finished first and was promoted, alongside Parma, to First Division. In the following season, Udinese finished 10th and was relegated again. However, the format of the championship was again reformed and Udinese had another chance to reclaim their place in the top flight. They competed in play-offs with seven other sides for the right to play in Serie A. The winner would remain in the top flight. The club, however, not lost in the play-off against Legnano and lost their place in the top flight. They remained in Second Division until the end of the 1928–29 season when Serie A and Serie B were created, with Udinese falling into the third tier (Terza Serie). The first season in Terza Serie was a triumphant one and Udinese were promoted up to Serie B. The 30s and 40s The stay in Serie B lasted only two years, and after the 1931–32 season, the team returned to the third division. Udinese remained in the third tier (later renamed Serie C in 1935) until 1938–39, when coming second in Girone Finale Nord di Serie C, they were promoted to Serie B. The Zebrette remained in Serie B for a dozen years, with average performances and were relegated to Serie C at the end of the 1947–48 season due to a reform of the championships. This relegation, however, was followed by two consecutive promotions, and thanks to an excellent second place finish in the Serie B 1949-50, the Friulani won a historic promotion to Serie A. The 50s: Second place in A, and relegation back to B Udinese remained in Serie A for five seasons and almost claimed an historic Scudetto in the 1954–55 season, when they came second only behind Milan. It was after that season, however, that Udinese was relegated because of an offence committed on May 31, 1953, the last day of the championship, which was exposed two years later. The Friuliani returned to Serie A after one season in B and in the following season was confirmed among the best Italian teams with an excellent fourth place finish. The 60s and 70s: Decline A decline followed those good seasons, however, with Udinese first relegated back down to Serie B in 1961–62 and then to Serie C in 1963–64. Udinese remained in C for about fifteen years missing promotion back to B on numerous occasions. It was only after the 1977–78 season that the Friuliani, led by manager Massimo Giacomini, returned to B winning Girone A. In the same season, they won the Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti, beating Reggina and also won the Anglo-Italian Cup. The 80s: Mitropa Cup and the scandal of 1986 During the next season, Udinese with Giacomini as their manager, won Serie B and returned after more than two decades to Serie A. In their first year back after so long, the team survived after a disappointing 15th place finish. In Europe, they fared much better, winning the Mitropa Cup, a European Cup for teams that had won the previous season of Serie B. In subsequent seasons the team managed to survive relegation without any particular difficulty also managing an impressive sixth place in 1982–83. At that time Udinese had on its books, one of the club's all time greatest players, the Brazilian Zico. At the end of the 1985–86 season, the team was embroiled in a betting scandal and was penalised nine points for the 1986–87 season. Despite a desperate comeback towards the end of the season, Udinese were relegated to Serie B. Had they not been deducted points, Udinese would have survived the drop. The 90s and 2000s: Europe During the following years, Udinese got promoted to Serie A and relegated back to B on several occasions. This situation lasted until the 1995–96 season, from which point on, they established themselves in Serie A. The 1996–97 season saw Udinese qualify for the UEFA Cup, with Alberto Zaccheroni as manager. The following season, they managed a resounding third place finish behind Juventus and Internazionale, largely thanks to Oliver Bierhoff's 27 goals. In March 2001, Luciano Spalletti was appointed manager, replacing Luigi De Canio. Spalletti managed to lead the team to survival on the penultimate matchday. Following brief periods with Roy Hodgson and Giampiero Ventura on the bench, Spalletti was again appointed manager of Udinese at the beginning of the 2002–03 season, finding an organized and ambitious club which again reached the UEFA Cup, playing attacking and entertaining football. The surprising fourth place finish at the end of the 2004–05 season saw Udinese achieve their first qualification for the UEFA Champions League in the history of the club. At the end of that same season, Spalletti announced his intention to leave Udinese. The following season, Udinese played in the Champions League preliminary round, beating Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 on aggregate. Udinese were drawn in a tough group alongside Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen, and FC Barcelona. Despite their first match ending in a brilliant 3–0 win over Panathinaikos, courtesy of a brilliant Vincenzo Iaquinta hat trick, the team failed to qualify for the knockout rounds, coming third in their group, equal on points with second placed Werder and behind eventual champions Barcelona. After a year in the Champions League, Udinese finished 10th and returned once more to midtable mediocrity. The turning point occurred during the summer of 2007, when the club announced the appointment of Sicilian manager Pasquale Marino and also made various quality purchases including Fabio Quagliarella and Gökhan Inler. The 2007–08 season started well with a draw at home against champions Internazionale, but the enthusiasm was quickly erased after the first home match which finished in a 5–0 loss to newly promoted Napoli. After this match, Udinese's fortunes changed, starting with a victory over Juventus thanks to a late Antonio Di Natale goal. Approaching the end of the season, Udinese found themselves in fourth position surprising everyone. They could not maintain this pace however, and fell to 7th. The team continued to fight until the penultimate round for a Champions League place with AC Milan, Fiorentina and Sampdoria, however, and had to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup. At the start of the 2008–09 season, during the press conference to present the new season's shirt, the new official website was also presented, and an absolute novelty in the Italian championship, the first Web TV channel dedicated to a football club called Udinese Channel was launched, totally free and visible worldwide. In 2008–2009, Udinese had a mixed bag of results in Serie A with 3–1 win at Roma and a 2–1 win over Juventus as the pleasing ones. But 1–0 losses against Reggina and Cheivo and Torino dented hopes of Champions League. Meanwhile in Europe, Udinese were in a group with potential favourites Tottenham Hotspur, N.E.C., Spartak Moscow, and Dinamo Zagreb, they eased through the group with a convincing 2–0 win against Tottenham. They beat Lech Poznań in the next round 4–3 on aggregate, and then they met holders Zenit St. Petersburg and won convincingly 2–1 on aggregate. Next up, Udinese were favourites against Werder Bremen but, with several injuries to star players Antonio Di Natale, Samir Handanović, and Felipe, they lost 6–4 on aggregate. Fabio Quagliarella managed eight goals in the campaign.

Afgelopen seizoen eindigde Udinese op een teleurstellende 15e plaats, hetgeen des te meer opvalt als je bedenkt dat Antonio Di Natale met 29 treffers topscorer van de Serie A werd.

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Selectie 2010-2011

1 Rafael Romo
2 Cristián Zapata
3 Mauricio Isla
4 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado
6 Emanuele Belardi
8 Dušan Basta
9 Bernardo Corradi
10 Antonio Di Natale
11 Alexis Sánchez
12 Jan Koprivec
13 Andrea Coda
15 Ricardo Chará
16 Viktor Budyanskiy
19 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
20 Kwadwo Asamoah
22 Samir Handanovič
25 Piermario Morosini
26 Giovanni Pasquale
32 Damiano Ferronetti
35 Jonni Cabrera
80 Maurizio Domizzi
83 Antonio Floro Flores
88 Gökhan Inler
— Andreas Landgren
— Fernando Forestieri
— Matej Vydra
— Almen Abdi
— Mohammed Rabiu
— Mehdi Benatia
— Antonio Candreva
— Giampiero Pinzi
— Zdeněk Zlámal
— Flavio Lazzari
— Thanasis Karagounis
— Steve Leo Beleck
— Kelvin Ewome Matute

Trainer: Francesco Guidolin

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Die selectie moet toch tot véél meer in staat zijn.. het komt er maar niet uit bij Udinese.

[Plato]

Nou ja, ze hebben het op zich jaren heel behoorlijk gedaan, alleen vorig seizoen liep het slecht.

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1 van de kweekvijvers voor talent, waardoor Udinese wel telkens de beste spelers moet laten gaan en zelf niet op een hoger plan komt.
Di Natale natuurlijk een uitzondering, en zeer knap topscoorder geworden.

Afgelopen seizoen duidelijk het meest benadeeld door falende arbitrage overigens, heeft ze dik 2 handen vol aan punten gekost, in die zin was de positie op de ranglijst zeker niet alles zeggend.

[Plato]

Ik verwacht ook wel dat ze dit seizoen zeker hoger gaan eindigen. Rond de 10e plek zou moeten kunnen.

[methodmich]

Heel mooie club. Inderdaad een kweekvijver van talent, zoals DIGGER zegt.

Met de laatste plus minus tien jaar o.a. spelers als Amoroso, Giannichedda, Jørgensen, Appiah, Wapenaar, Fiore, Pizarro, De Sanctis, Van der Vegt, Iaquinta, Krøldrup, Almirón, Jankulovski, Pinzi, Muntari, Felipe Dal Belo, Fava Passaro, Asamoah Gyan, Pazienza, Di Natale, Handanovic, Mauri, Pepe, Dossena, Sánchez, D'Agostino, Quagliarella, Candreva, Mesto, Inler, Isla en Kwadwo Asamoah.

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Ben benieuwd oif de transfer van Denis nog rond gaat komen, zou voor Udinese een goede aankoop zijn, zeker als ze hem beter gebruiken dan dat Napoli deed.

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Candreva stands by Udinese Thursday 12 August, 2010 Antonio Candreva has gone back to his roots by sticking with Udinese after loan spells at Livorno and Juventus. “They appreciated me.” The midfielder had become an Italian international and hot property on the transfer market six months ago, but the loan switch to Juve proved disastrous. “Playing for Juventus was a unique experience, especially as I’d only played in Serie A for six months with Livorno,” he confessed. “I grew up in Turin, as playing alongside great champions allowed me to learn so much. I am not disappointed at the fact they didn’t take up their option.” Although Candreva has been owned by Udinese since 2007, he has not really played for the Friulani at all until now. “I am returning to the club that appreciated me three years ago and bought out my contract. It is a starting point. My objective is to do well for the team first of all, then on an individual level. Up until now I have played in more or less every midfield position. At Livorno for six months I was a trequartista, then with the change in management on the wing. I also changed position repeatedly at Juventus. I probably give my best when placed behind the strikers. It’s a role I like and know how to excel in. It wouldn’t be a problem to play elsewhere, though.”

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Dat is goed nieuws voor Udinese, Candreva past daar ook veel beter.

En de deal met Napoli & Denis is inmiddels ook rond, officiele bekendmaking zal spoedig volgen. Wordt weer z'n 50/50 constructie waarbij Udinese, aldus de voorzitter, ca. 2 miljoen betaalt

[Plato]

Udinese heeft best een leuke ploeg voor komend seizoen, ze zouden zich als het gaat lopen zomaar in de subtop kunnen vestigen.

[Weebl]

Ja, maar dat was vorig seizoen ook zo.

[Plato]

Ja, maar ze zijn vorig jaar ook veel te laag geeindigd, gelet op hun kwaliteiten en daanaast zat het ze niet mee zoals DIGGER al eerder zei.

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Transferoverzicht IN: Karagounis (m, Atromitos), Muriel (a, Deportivo Cali), Surraco (a, Ancona), Vydra (a, Barik Ostrava) OUT: D'Agostino (m, Fiorentina), Lodi (a, Empoli), Motta (d, Juventus), Romero (m, Bari), Pepe (m, Juventus), Lukovic (d, Zenit), Obodo (m, Torino)

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Transfer van Denis is nu officieel.

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Het kopen is nog niet klaar nu er weer een aardige tridente met Di Natale, Denis & Sanchez staat: Volgens de geruchten zal morgen Fabian Monzon binnen gehaald worden, afkomstig van Boca en hij zal een contract tekenen voor 4 jaar, met 6 miljoen als transfersom.

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Ze gaan flink op de Argentijnse tour wat aankoopbeleid betreft.

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Spijtig genoeg voor Udinese lijken ze nu toch Di Natale kwijt te raken aan Juve...

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En hoe anders is het nu: Felle protesten van de fans hebben geleid tot een Di Natale die wil blijven en Udinese dat hem als niet te koop bestempeld, ook niet voor een grote zak geld van Juve.

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Larini: "Never talked with Inler about Inter" Interviewed by Il Friuli/Udineseblog, Udinese Sports Director Fabrizio Larini has declated about Inter Milan interest for 26 year old midfielder Gokhan Inler: "This rumour didn't come out from the club. For Inler there has been an interest by a couple of great clubs, also from abroad. But it was just a contact. Udinese don't sell all the players required".

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0 uit 3, heel slechte start, al hebben ze natuurlijk wel al tegen Inter en Juventus gespeeld, dat mag las een excuus gelden.

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1e broodnodige punt binnen, uit bij Samp is dat netjes.

[Plato]

De eerste overwinning van het seizoen is een feit, 1-0 tegen Cesena. Ondanks dat de overwinning pas in de blessuretijd tot stand kwam een verdiende driepunter.

[Plato]

Udinese heeft een fantastische maand achter de rug: in oktober hebben ze alle wedstrijden gewonnen en daarmee de aansluiting bij de subtop gevonden.

[DIGGER]

Somszie je maar waarom je als club de rust moet bewaren.

Seizoenstart: 0 uit 4
Wedstrijd tegen Sampdoria, uit (vorig seizoen geen thuiswedstrijd verloren) het 1e punt.
En nu 12 punten uit de laatste 4 wedstrijden.

[Weebl]

LLLLDWWWW

Wat een ommekeer

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Hij blijft nog wat in de schaduw van Di Natale (met een hattrick afgelopen weekend), maar Sanchez zou in de belangstelling staan van Inter.

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Vandaag een nederlaag bij Parma, maar wel weer een weergaloze goal van Di Natale.
Inmiddels is hij dan ook na een trage start weer (gedeeld) topscoorder in de Serie A.

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Inler has his price

Udinese would consider selling Gokhan Inler in January – but only if a big enough offer was made for his services.

The Swiss international has been a transfer target for numerous clubs in and outside of Italy down the years.

So far the Stadio Friuli outfit have rejected all bids for the midfielder, but that may soon change according to the player’s agent.

“The chances of a January move are slim, but President Gino Pozzo has told me that he may consider it,” Dino Lamberti noted.

“However, that would only be the case if Inler requested to move on and there would obviously need to be an offer which was to Udinese’s satisfaction.”

Inler, paired with the likes of Arsenal and Inter in the past, is consistently being associated with Serie A side Napoli.

“Napoli are an important club and one destined to do well in the future, but I haven’t had any contact with them,” Lamberti concluded.

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Inter offer Biabiany for Sanchez?

Inter could be prepared to give up Jonathan Biabiany in order to beat the competition for Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez.

A whole queue of clubs are lining up for ‘El Nino Maravilla’, including Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid.

The Nerazzurri hope to leapfrog the rest by offering €15m cash plus talented young striker Biabiany.

This deal would suit Udinese, who could make the most of a pacey and versatile forward like Biabiany who has already impressed in Serie A and the Champions League this season.

Sanchez could bring creativity to the Inter midfield, as requested by new Coach Leonardo.

[Weebl]

Waarom zou Biabiany dat willen

[Plato]

Misschien wil hij het ook wel niet, maar is het slechts een idee van Inter.

De geruchten over een vertek van Inler zijn trouwens nog steeds sterk, maar dat is eigenlijk al jaren zo.

[Rellende Rotscholier]

Sanchez bij Inter, moet er niet aan denken.

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5 mooiste Serie A goals dit jaar, volgens de Gazzetta: CALCIO Udinese, i top gol del 2010 - Video - Gazzetta TV

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'Udinese play the best football'

Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo has once again claimed that his team plays the best football in Italy.

The Zebrette recorded a deserved 3-1 victory over Inter on Sunday lunchtime.

“We were an advert for football,” Pozzo said.

“I repeat that we play the best football in Italy.

“We faced a very strong opponent and we didn't break down when they took the lead.

“In the end it was Udinese to conduct the dance.

“I continue to ask that the team gets 40 points as soon as possible, then it will be up to the players to raise the bar higher.

“They have the entire second half of the season in front of them. There are many points available to them.

“I believe that they will have fun.”

Het beste voetbal in Italie is misschien overdreven, maar Udinese speelt inderdaad leuk voetbal en de laatste weken zijn hun wedstrijden een garante op spektakel.

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De eeuwige transfergeruchten over Inler zijn blijkbaarweer losgebarsten:

Inler committed to Udinese

Gokhan Inler insists that he isn't thinking about leaving Udinese amid speculation regarding his future.

The 26-year-old Switzerland international has been repeatedly linked with Napoli since the beginning of the season.

Interviewed in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inler said: “Since last summer you have been talking about me going to Napoli, but until June there is only Udinese.

“I want to finish as high as possible with this team. I am very concentrated on my job. I haven't signed anything with anyone.

“You always have to improve. Everything goes so quickly in football. And I would like to play at the highest level.

“We have got the 40 points necessary to survive in Serie A. Now we are trying to finish as high as possible.

“We are strengthened by a great dressing room which wants to win as much as possible.”

Pressed on his future, Inler said: “We'll see what happens when an opportunity arrives. My agent does everything and I trust him blindly.

“Money counts less for me than your health and football.”

[Plato]

Met 7-0 gewonnen in Palermo.

[Rellende Rotscholier]

Met 4 goals van Sanchez en 3 van Di Natale.

[Weebl]

Wat een helden

Zal binnenkort hier eens de statistieken neerzetten die ik heb bijgehouden

[Plato]

Leuk.

[Plato]

Een plaats in de voorronde van de CL wordt zolangzamerhand trouwens een serieuze mogelijkheid voor Udinese. Nog slechts 1 punt achter op Lazio, vier punten voor op Roma en zes op Juventus.

[Weebl]

Ja, wie had dat gedacht na die eerste vijf duels van het seizoen?

[pfaf]

Echt heel knap. Of had Palermo zo´n offday? Zal wel een combinatie zijn...

[DIGGER]

Udinese is wel het team in vorm, sinds de winterstop. Vooral de voorhoede draait als een tierelier.

[Brord]

Udinese reveal Sanchez bid | Football News | Sky Sports

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Ik gok dat het bod van Man City afkomstig is.
In Italie zou Inter de meeste interesse hebben.
Maar de kans dat ie in de zomer vertrekt is vrij groot ja.

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Geen team in de Serie A zo goed sinds de winterstop (als in punten verzamelen) als Udinese. Ook geen team dat in de buurt komt van het totaal aantal goals dat ze gemaakt hebben, sinds de winterstop.
In totaliteit heeft alleen Inter een (1) goal meer gemaakt.
Ongekend.

Er moet welhaast een vorm en of blessurecrisis aan te pas komen, wil Udinese niet in de top 4 eindigen.

[Weebl]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Weebl Zal binnenkort hier eens de statistieken neerzetten die ik heb bijgehouden

Zoals beloofd:

Competitie:





Totaal:

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Di Natale

[Otis.]

Die scharen op volle snelheid van Sanchez