Italian Argentine footballer
Fernando Spinelli (born 26 August 1982) is a
football coach and former player, currently in charge of
Serie D club
Siracusa . Born and raised in
Argentina , he also has
Italian citizenship.
Playing career
Early career
Spinelli played for
Chievo 's youth team in 2000–01
Campionato Nazionale Primavera season.
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Spinelli joined Malaysian club
Pahang in December 2003.
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Italian clubs
Spinelli went back to Italy and joined
Eccellenza Calabria club
Paolana in 2004–05 season.
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He then left for Ragusa after released by Paolana.
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From 2006
[8] to 2008 he played for
Andria .
In July 2008 Spinelli and
Emanuele Catania were signed by another club
Cosenza .
[9] In January 2009 Spinelli left for
Taranto .
Spinelli was signed by
Cavese in December 2009.
[10] He made his debut for that club in league in January 2010.
At the start of
2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, he joined
U.S. Siracusa .
[11] The first team of that club folded in 2012.
In the same transfer window, Spinelli joined
Trapani .
[12] The club won a promotion to
Serie B in 2013.
Spinelli was assigned number 5 shirt at the start of
2013–14 Serie B season.
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After half a season without any league appearance, Spinelli joined
Pavia in January 2014, along with Trapani new signing
Marcello Mancosu , which Trapani decided to loan out the player.
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In mid-2014, he joined
Viterbese Castrense .
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Spinelli joined
Lega Pro club
AlbinoLeffe in January 2015.
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In August 2015, Spinelli return to the
city of Syracuse for
A.S.D. Città di Siracusa ,
[21] an illegitimate phoenix club of 2012 folded
U.S. Siracusa . The club was relocated from
Palazzolo Acreide to Syracuse in 2013 and then renamed.
[22] The club won the Group I of
2015–16 Serie D season. The club also renamed to Siracusa Calcio circa 2016.
Spinelli remained in Syracuse for
2016–17 Lega Pro season. He signed a new contract in June 2017.
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In 2018 Spinelli left for
Eccellenza Sicily club
S.C. Palazzolo ,
[24] an illegitimate phoenix club of the 2013 relocated
A.C. Palazzolo . It was reported that he was released in September 2019,
[25] however, he returned to the squad in the same season.
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Coaching career
On 30 March 2024, after a few experiences as a youth coach, Spinelli was promoted head coach of
Serie D club
Siracusa .
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[28] Under his tenure, Siracusa completed the regular season in second place and successively won the post-season playoff tournament, defeating
LFA Reggio Calabria in the final.
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References
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"Fernando Spinelli" (in European Spanish). Ceroacero.es. Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
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"Sporting defronta hoje o Standard de Liège" . publico.pt (in Portuguese). 18 July 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Primavera: la Juventus agli ottavi con Como, Atalanta e Salernitana" .
La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 April 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ S. Sivabalan (31 December 2003).
"Juzaili to undergo knee surgery" .
The Star . Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ Nik Naizi Husin (5 January 2004).
"Pahang FA expect to see results in new season" . The Star . Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"appello del calciatore Spinelli Horacio Fernando avverso la reiezione della richiesta di svincolo dalla U.S. Paolana ex art.108 N.O.I.F. (Delibera della Commissione Tesseramenti – Com Uff. n. 9/D del 29.9.2005)" (PDF) . Decisioni della CAF (in Italian). 2005–06 (46/C). FIGC. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Palazzolo: Ufficiale, arriva in gialloverde Fernando Spinelli" . iamcalcio.it (in Italian). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Rubino va al Perugia Chiaretti sceglie Foggia" .
La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 8 July 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Rinforzi in arrivo: Carbone a Padova e soci allo Spezia" . La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ De Caro, Andrea (28 December 2009).
"Cavese, ecco Radi e Spinelli" . Il Portico (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ Bursi, Matteo (4 August 2010).
"Ufficiale: Siracusa, ecco Spinelli e Abate" . Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ Gaito, Antonio (24 July 2012).
"Ufficiale: Trapani, raggiunto l'accordo con Spinelli" . Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ Andronaco, Daniele (8 August 2013).
"Trapani, ecco i numeri di maglia per la prossima stagione" . seriebnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ Giardina, Domenico (1 February 2014).
"Sorpresa Trapani, Yaisien dal Bologna | Preso Ferri in difesa, ceduto Djuric" . si24.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"CAMPAGNA TRASFERIMENTI -MILANO-GENNAIO 2014" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Arriva Yaisien (dal Bologna), Djuric al Cittadella, Spinelli al Pavia, Crimaldi all'Ischia, vanno in prestito Vettraino, Vitale, Mancosu jr e Ferrara" (Press release) (in Italian). Trapani Calcio. 31 January 2014. Archived from
the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016 .
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"Viterbese, arriva Fernando Horacio Spinelli" . tusciaweb.eu (in Italian). August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"L'argentino Spinelli è della Viterbese" . Viterbo news 24 (in Italian). c. 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ Longhi, Lorenzo (3 January 2015).
"E' mercato anche in Lega Pro: ecco le prime mosse di gennaio" . Skysport (in Italian). Sky Italia. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Presentati Pacifico, Silva Reis e Spinelli" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
^ redazione (8 August 2015).
"Siracusa, è fatta per il ritorno di Spinelli" . GianlucaDiMarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"C.U. N°31 (2013–14)" (in Italian). FIGC Sicily. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Calciomercato Siracusa, Spinelli firma il rinnovo" .
Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"UFFICIALE - Palazzolo: tesserati gli ex Siracusa Spinelli e Giordano" . GoalSicilia.it (in Italian). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020 .
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"Palazzolo, addio a Spinelli: " Vorrei giocare ancora" " . ilsiracusano.com (in Italian). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
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https://www.facebook.com/asdpalazzolo.calcio/photos/a.1551719995050723/2643125592576819/ [
user-generated source ]
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"Siracusa: Esonerato Cacciola, il nuovo allenatore è Fernando Spinelli" (in Italian). WebMarte.tv. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
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"Calcio, Fernando Spinelli ritrova il "suo" Siracusa da mister: "Lavoro e responsabilità" " (in Italian). SiracusaPress.it. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
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"La LFA Reggio Calabria incassa un'immeritata sconfitta nella finale playoff" (in Italian). ReggioToday. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
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