Torino FC Youth Sector

Torino Football Club Primavera are the under-19 team of Italian professional football club Torino Football Club. They play in the Campionato Primavera 1. In Italy they won 9 league titles.[1] They also participate in the Coppa Italia Primavera, which they have won 7 times and in the annual Torneo di Viareggio, an international tournament which they won 6 times.[2]

Torino Primavera
Full nameTorino Football Club Primavera
Nickname(s)il Toro (The Bull)
i Granata (The Maroons)
Founded1962
GroundImpianto Sportivo Valentino Mazzola di Orbassano
Capacity4000
OwnerUrbano Cairo
Head coachGiuseppe Scurto
LeagueCampionato Primavera 1
2018–19Campionato Nazionale Primavera, ?

History edit

The Torino Primavera plays in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera in Group A, the most important youth league in Italian football. The competition is governed by the Lega Serie A and includes the youth teams of clubs participating in Serie A and Serie B. From the 2012–13 season, players from the age of 15 and players that have not turned 19 years old by the start of the season are eligible to compete. At the discretion of the League, four "over age" players are eligible to compete.

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 18 October 2021.[3] Numbers refers to first team in Lega Serie A.[4] For Primavera games numbers 1 to 11 are used.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Lorenzo Abati (on loan from SPAL)
2 DF   FRA Côme Bianay Balcot
3 DF   ITA Michele Casali
4 MF   SWE Efdon Mahari
5 MF   USA Marcel Ruszel
6 DF   ITA Mirko Rettore
7 FW   CYP Zanos Savva
8 MF   AUT Emirhan Acar
10 FW   ITA Francesco Dell'Aquila
11 MF   IRL Senan Mullen
12 GK   ITA Matteo Cabella
14 FW   ITA Cristian Padula
15 MF   HUN Tamás Galántai
16 DF   ITA Fabio Desole
17 MF   ITA Aaron Ciammaglichella
18 MF   MDA Sergiu Perciun
19 MF   ITA Marco Longoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   BRA Jonathan Silva
22 GK   ITA Matteo Brezzo
24 DF   POR Rodrigo Mendes
25 DF   ITA Alessandro Dellavalle (captain)
26 DF   ITA Matteo Bonadiman
27 FW   ITA Tommaso Gabellini
28 DF   ITA Edoardo Zaia
29 FW   SWE Alieu Njie
30 MF   ITA Marco Dalla Vecchia
42 DF   FRA Karamoko Keita
47 DF   FRA Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu (on loan from PSG)
66 MF   FRA Evan Soulier
69 GK   ITA Andrea Bellocci
72 FW   ITA Nicolò Franzoni
73 DF   IRQ Adam Rasheed
77 DF   ITA Raffaele Marchioro
99 DF   ITA Jacopo Antolini

Honours edit

Youth system edit

History edit

  • Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti (U-18)[7]
  • Allievi Nazionali (U-17)[8]
  • Allievi B Nazionali (U-16)[9]
  • Campionato Nazionale Giovanissimi (U-15)[10]

Graduates (2000–present) edit

Youth system graduates who have played for Torino, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs.
Player Current Club Born International Honours Debut Manager
Lys Gomis   Trapani   Cuneo Full Senegal Caps Age 20 v AlbinoLeffe, 27 May 2012 Giampiero Ventura
Abou Diop   Torino   Dakar Senegal U21 Age 19 v Roma, 19 November 2012
Sergiu Suciu   Crotone   Satu Mare Romania U21 Age 19 v Nocerina, 24 September 2011
Osarimen Ebagua   Spezia   Benin City Age 25 v Ascoli, 28 August 2011
Simone Benedetti   Inter Milan   Turin Italy U20 Age 17 v Cittadella, 30 May 2010 Stefano Colantuono
Filippo Antonelli   Reggiana   Chieti Age 31 v Reggina, 5 February 2010
Davide Bottone   Torres   Biella Italy U21 Age 31 v Sampdoria, 7 October 2007 Walter Novellino
Angelo Ogbonna   Juventus   Cassino Full Italy Caps Age 18 v Reggina, 11 February 2007 Alberto Zaccheroni
Federico Marchetti   Lazio   Bassano del Grappa Full Italy Caps Age 21 v Treviso, 16 January 2005 Ezio Rossi
Tommaso Vailatti   Chieri   Venaria Reale Italy U18 Age 18 v Sampdoria, 19 November 2004
Giovanni Marchese   Genoa   Caltanissetta Italy U21 Age 19 v Vicenza, 16 April 2004
Andrea Mantovani   Bologna   Turin Italy U21 Age 19 v Como, 19 January 2003
Ronaldo Vanin   Parma   Marília Age 20 v Empoli, 6 October 2002 Giancarlo Camolese
Federico Balzaretti   Roma   Turin Full Italy Caps Age 20 v Inter Milan, 14 September 2002
Daniele Martinelli   Trapani   Turin Italy U20 Age 19 v Salernitana, 10 June 2001
Franco Semioli   Vicenza   Cirié Full Italy Caps Age 21 v Salernitana, 10 June 2001
Fabio Quagliarella   Torino   Castellammare di Stabia Full Italy Caps Age 17 v Piacenza, 14 May 2000 Emiliano Mondonico
Emanuele Calaiò   Genoa   Palermo Italy U21 Age 18 v Reggina, 6 January 2000

Staff edit

As of 29 January 2014.[11]

  • Director of Youth Football: Massimo Bava
  • Technical Coordinator: Silvano Benedetti
  • Head of Observation: Andrea Fabbrini
  • Primavera
    • Head coach: Moreno Longo[3]
    • Assistant coach: Domenico Rana
    • Goalkeeping coach: Paolo Di Sarno
    • Fitness coach: Paolo Nava
    • Medics: Paolo Battaglino and Enrico Buttafarro
    • Healthcare Professional: Andrea Orvieto
  • Dante Berretti
    • Head coach: Roberto Fogli[7]
    • Fitness coach: Marcello Crispoltoni
    • Goalkeeping coach: Stefano Baroncini
    • Medic: Antonio Pastrone
    • Healthcare Professional: Alice Stefano
  • Allievi Nazionali
    • Head coach: Andrea Menghini[8]
    • Fitness coach: Maurizio Pasqualini
    • Goalkeeping coach: Gianfranco Randazzo
    • Medic: Simone Spolaore
    • Healthcare Professional: Giorgio Pistone
  • Allievi Nazionali B
    • Head coach: Christian Fioratti[9]
    • Fitness coach: Fabio D'Errico
    • Goalkeeping coach: Giuseppe Sangregorio
    • Healthcare Professional: Gianluca Beccia
  • Giovanissimi Nazionali
    • Head coach: Luca Mezzano[10]
    • Assistant coach: Alessandro Malagrinò
    • Fitness coach: Roberto Pellegrino
    • Goalkeeping coach: Claudio Bassani
    • Medic: Giorgio Governale
    • Healthcare Professional: Paolo Iuiele

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Albo Doro". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Viareggio Cup: a sorpresa il Torino non partecipa". Toro News (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. ^ a b "Settore Giovanile". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Stampa N.15" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Regolamento del Campionato Primavera TIM 2012/2013 – "Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti"" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Torino U19 x Lazio U19 risultati oggi di calcio 14.11.2015, AzScore.co.it". azscore.co.it. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  7. ^ a b "Rosa Berretti". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Rosa Allievi". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Rosa Allievi B". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Rosa Giovanissimi Nazionale". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Organisation". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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