List of U.S. Città di Palermo players
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Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for U.S. Città di Palermo. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success at Italian top flight or European level with other clubs, club record holders, and players who have appeared at least once in the FIFA World Cup, or regulars who appeared with a national team during their stay with the club.
Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive domestic league matches only; wartime and playoff matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of June 10, 2007.
Name | Nationality | Position | Palermo career | Appearances | Goals | Note |
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Carlo Radice | Italy | FW | 1929–1933, 1934–1935 | ? | 62 | Most league goals |
Gennaro Santillo | Italy | DF | 1932–1940 | 234 | 5 | |
Maximiliano Faotto | Uruguay | DF | 1932–1942, 1945–2010 | 129 | 3 | |
Héctor Scarone | Uruguay | MF | 1932–1934 | 56 | 4 | 1930 FIFA World Cup winner |
Čestmír Vycpálek | Czechoslovakia | MF | 1947–1952 | 143 | 23 | |
Helge Bronée | Denmark | MF | 1950–1952 | 70 | 22 | |
Şükrü Gülesin | Turkey | FW | 1950–1951, 1952–1953 | 50 | 20 | |
Bülent Eken | Turkey | DF | 1951–1952 | 17 | 0 | 1954 FIFA World Cup participant |
Benigno De Grandi | Italy | DF | 1951–1954, 1955–1956 | 97 | 8 | |
Enzo Benedetti | Italy | DF | 1955–1965 | 274 | 0 | |
Santiago Vernazza | Argentina | FW | 1956–1960 | 115 | 51 | |
Antonio De Bellis | Italy | DF | 1957–1961, 1965–1971 | 258 | 0 | |
Alberto Malavasi | Italy | MF | 1957–1965 | 248 | 11 | |
Roberto Anzolin | Italy | GK | 1959–1961 | 71 | 0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup participant |
Tarcisio Burgnich | Italy | DF | 1961–1962 | 31 | 1 | 1966, 1970, 1974 FIFA World Cup participant |
Carlo Mattrel | Italy | GK | 1961–1962 | 34 | 0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup participant |
Metin Oktay | Turkey | FW | 1961–1962 | 12 | 3 | |
Lennart Skoglund | Sweden | MF | 1962–1963 | 6 | 0 | 1950 and 1958 FIFA World Cup participant |
Mario Giubertoni | Italy | DF | 1964–1970 | 199 | 2 | |
Gaetano Troja | Italy | FW | 1964–1966, 1968–1973 | 172 | 43 | |
Ignazio Arcoleo | Italy | MF | 1966–1967, 1970–1974, 1978–1980 | 192 | 6 | |
Silvino Bercellino | Italy | FW | 1966–1972 | 134 | 39 | |
Giuseppe Furino | Italy | DF | 1968–1969 | 27 | 1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup participant |
Edoardo Reja | Italy | MF | 1968–1973 | 124 | 1 | |
Franco Causio | Italy | MF | 1969–1970 | 22 | 3 | 1982 FIFA World Cup winner |
Sandro Vanello | Italy | MF | 1970–1975 | 153 | 12 | |
Erminio Favalli | Italy | DF | 1971–1978 | 203 | 6 | |
Valerio Majo | Italy | MF | 1974–1978, 1983–1986 | 212 | 12 | |
Mauro Di Cicco | Italy | DF | 1976–1984 | 237 | 0 | |
Vito Chimenti | Italy | FW | 1977–1979 | 74 | 29 | |
Gian Piero Gasperini | Italy | MF | 1978–1983 | 128 | 11 | |
Gianni De Biasi | Italy | MF | 1983–1986 | 105 | 7 | |
Pietro De Sensi | Italy | DF | 1987–1994 | 201 | 17 | |
Domenico Di Carlo | Italy | MF | 1987–1990 | 97 | 6 | |
Roberto Biffi | Italy | DF | 1988–1999 | 319 | 15 | Most league appearances |
Vincenzo Sicignano | Italy | GK | 1994–2003 | 182 | 0 | |
Gaetano Vasari | Italy | MF | 1995–1997, 2003–2004 | 95 | 18 | |
Davide Bombardini | Italy | MF | 1999–2002 | 94 | 15 | |
Franco Brienza | Italy | FW | 2000–2002, 2003–2008 | 168 | 17 | |
Mario Santana | Argentina | MF | 2002–2003, 2004–2006 | 91 | 4 | |
Lamberto Zauli | Italy | FW | 2002–2005 | 69 | 14 | Serie B promotion captain |
Eugenio Corini | Italy | MF | 2003–2007 | 129 | 25 | |
Luca Toni | Italy | FW | 2003–2005 | 80 | 51 | 2006 FIFA World Cup winner; most goals in a season |
Simone Barone | Italy | MF | 2004–2006 | 71 | 5 | 2006 FIFA World Cup winner |
Andrea Barzagli | Italy | DF | 2004–2008 | 142 | 4 | 2006 FIFA World Cup winner |
Giuseppe Biava | Italy | DF | 2004–2008 | 112 | 5 | |
Fabio Grosso | Italy | DF | 2004–2006 | 90 | 2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup winner |
Cristian Zaccardo | Italy | DF | 2004–2008 | 142 | 8 | 2006 FIFA World Cup winner |
Giovanni Tedesco | Italy | MF | 2005–2010 | 78 | 9 | |
Amauri | Italy | FW | 2006–2008 | 52 | 23 | |
Mattia Cassani | Italy | DF | 2006– | 129 | 2 | Capped as Palermo player |
Fábio Simplício | Brazil | MF | 2006–2010 | 129 | 21 | Capped as Palermo player |
Mark Bresciano | Australia | MF | 2006–2010 | 107 | 12 | 2006 FIFA World Cup participant |
Salvatore Sirigu | Italy | GK | 2006–2015 | 32 | 0 | Capped as Palermo player |
Fabrizio Miccoli | Italy | FW | 2007– | 87 | 41 | Most Serie A league goals |
Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | FW | 2007–2010 | 109 | 34 | 2010 FIFA World Cup participant |
Marco Amelia | Italy | GK | 2008–2009 | 34 | 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup winner |
Simon Kjær | Denmark | DF | 2008–2010 | 62 | 5 | 2010 FIFA World Cup participant |
Javier Pastore | Argentina | MF | 2009–2011 | 46 | 10 | 2010 FIFA World Cup participant |
Eran Zahavi | Israel | MF | 2011–2012 | 23 | 2 | |
Abel Hernández | Uruguay | FW | 2009– | 27 | 7 | Capped as Palermo player |
Key
- GK — Goalkeeper
- DF — Defender
- MF — Midfielder
- FW — Forward
Nationalities are indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code.
Sources
- Channel 4: Palermo All-Time XI
- (Italian) Cuore Rosanero
- (Italian) Repubblica.it - Palermo edition article
- (Italian) RSSSF: Sicilian teams in Serie A
- (Italian) RSSSF: Sicilian teams in Serie B