Umberto Del Core
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Umberto Del Core | ||
Date of birth | November 20, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Bari, Italy | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Bisceglie | 5 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Altamura | 19 | (3) |
1998–1999 | Renato Curi | 29 | (8) |
1999–2001 | Tricase | 53 | (19) |
2001 | Ancona | 0 | (0) |
2001 | → Taranto (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Foggia | 77 | (36) |
2004–2005 | Arezzo | 13 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Catania | 41 | (4) |
2007 | → Cesena (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Foggia | 42 | (11) |
2009–2010 | Perugia | 36 | (13) |
2010–2012 | Andria BAT | 46 | (15) |
2012–2013 | Martina | 9 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Fano | 14 | (4) |
2014 | Bisceglie | 7 | (1) |
2014 | Miramare | ? | (15) |
2015–2018 | Team Altamura | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Umberto Del Core (born 20 November 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker
Career
[edit]Del Core started his career at CND for Bisceglie, Altamura and Renato Curi. He then played for Tricase of Serie C2, before spotted by Ancona of Serie B in summer 2001. But he moved to Taranto on loan, and sold to Foggia in January 2002.[2]
He won promotion with Foggia in summer 2003. A year later joined Arezzo. He moved again in summer 2005, this time to Catania. He followed Catania promotion to Serie A, where he made 11 appearances, before moved back to Serie B for Cesena in January 2007.[3]
In summer 2007, he moved back to former club Foggia. In January 2009, he played for Perugia.[4]
The following years, Del Core played for various clubs in the lower leagues, retiring from football as part of Team Altamura in 2018.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In March 2005, Del Core and four others from Bari related to the Capriati crime family were arrested on charges of extortion of former Foggia president Antonio Vitale.[6] A month later he was placed under house arrest.[7]
In 2019, he was suspended for breaching betting rules regarding illegal bets in the city of Bari.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "U. Del Core: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Carella, Domenico (19 April 2017). "2. Road to Serie B: I top degli ultimi 19 anni del Foggia Calcio". Foggiasport24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Calcio mercato: Del Core al Cesena". San Marino Rtv (in Italian). 11 January 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "In B caccia grossa alle punte! | Goal.com". GOAL (in Italian). 31 July 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Umberto Del Core. I segreti del suo successo in campo". AltamuraLive (in Italian). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Arrestato Del Core, ex giocatore del Foggia". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 14 March 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Umberto Del Core agli arresti domiciliari | Calcio Foggia". Calcio Foggia (in Italian). 7 April 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 171/AA" (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N° 15 dell'1 Ottobre 2020". LEGA NAZIONALE DILETTANTI (in Italian). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile at USFoggia.com (in Italian)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bari
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Serie A players
- Calcio Foggia 1920 players
- SS Arezzo players
- Catania FC players
- AC Cesena players
- Taranto FC 1927 players
- AC Ancona players
- AS Bisceglie Calcio 1913 players
- AC Perugia Calcio players
- ASD Martina Calcio 1947 players
- Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Sportspeople involved in betting scandals
- Italian football forward stubs