Marco Ferrante (born 4 February 1971) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. With 125 total goals scored for Torino, he is the fifth-highest scorer in the history of the Torinese club behind Guglielmo Gabetto (127) and ahead of Valentino Mazzola (123).
After spending his youth career with Napoli, Ferrante made his Serie A debut with the club's senior side against Como on 25 June 1989, winning the 1989–90 Serie A title with the team the following season. He subsequently spend two seasons in Serie B with Reggiana and Pisa, scoring 13 goals during the 1991–92 Serie B season. After returning to Napoli in 1992, he moved to Parma in November on a co-ownership deal. The following season, Napoli sold him to newly promoted Serie A side Piacenza. He spent the next two seasons at Perugia, and Serie B side Salernitana, respectively.[1]
Ferrante is most famous for the eight years he spent with Torino, after moving to the club in 1996. During his time in Turin, he became one of the club's all-time top goal-scorers, especially thanks to his goal-scoring tally in Serie B. He scored 27 goals during the 1998–99 season, which earned him the title of Serie B top-scorer, and also helped the club to gain Serie A promotion, although they were immediately relegated back to Serie B the following season. His Serie A record tally was ten goals with Torino during the 2001–02 season, when he came back to the club following a brief stint on loan at Internazionale in 2001 where he played 11 games and scored once against Udinese, helping Torino qualify for the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[2] During that season, he notably scored a goal in the Derby della mole return leg, against local rivals and eventual champions Juventus F.C., celebrating the goal by mimicking "Bull-horns" with his hands (the bull is the symbol of the Torino side, as it is the city's coat of arms; the club is also known in its contracted form as "Toro", which means bull in Italian). Juventus midfielder Enzo Maresca attracted controversy later in the match when he imitated Ferrante's celebration following his late equaliser, as the match ended 2–2.[3] He remained with the club in 2004, after scoring 114 goals for the club over 235 league matches in Serie A and Serie B.[1]
He moved to Catania in 2004, spending half a season with the club before being sold to Bologna, under manager Carlo Mazzone, although he was unable to save the club from relegation to Serie B. He spent his final season in Serie A with Ascoli, scoring 8 goals. He retired at the conclusion of the 2006–07 Serie B season, spending half the season with Pescara, and the rest with Verona, who were relegated to Serie C1 at the end of the season. As of the conclusion of the 2005–06 Serie A season, Ferrante played 172 Serie A games and scored 48 goals. He also played 290 Serie B games and scored 111 goals.[1]
International careerEdit
Ferrante made one appearance with the Italy national under-21 football team in 1992, in a friendly match against Egypt on 10 July. He was included in the Italian squad that took part at the 1992 Summer Olympic games in Barcelona, but he failed to make appearance throughout the tournament. He was never capped for Italy at senior level.[4]
Post-playing careerEdit
After retirement, he became a football agent. In June 2019, he was appointed general manager of Serie D club FC Messina.[5]
^ abc"Marco Ferrante: La Scheda". hellastory.net (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2015.
^"INTER-UDINESE 2-1: DECISIVO L'INGRESSO DI FERRANTE". Inter Official Site. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^"Gol, nervi tesi ed emozioni il derby ferma la Juve". repubblica.it (in Italian). La Repubblica. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
^"Nazionale in cifre: Ferrante, Marco". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
^"Marco Ferrante è il dg del nuovo Fc, squadra in ritiro in Sila dal 19 luglio" (in Italian). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^"Italy – Serie B Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
External linksEdit
Marco Ferrante at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
October 21, 2023
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Marco Ferrante born 4 February 1971 is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward With 125 total goals scored for Torino he is the fifth highest scorer in the history of the Torinese club behind Guglielmo Gabetto 127 and ahead of Valentino Mazzola 123 Marco FerranteFerrante in 1991 with PisaPersonal informationDate of birth 1971 02 04 4 February 1971 age 52 Place of birthVelletri ItalyHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Position s StrikerTeam informationCurrent teamFC Messina general manager Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1988 1992Napoli1 0 1990 1991 Reggiana loan 25 5 1991 1992 Pisa loan 37 13 1992 1993Parma11 0 1993 1994Piacenza27 4 1994 1995Perugia33 3 1995 1996Salernitana30 6 1996 2004Torino232 114 2001 Internazionale loan 11 1 2004Catania19 5 2005Bologna6 0 2005 2006Ascoli26 8 2006 2007Pescara15 1 2007Hellas Verona18 3 International career 1992Italy U21 Olympics1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of June 2006 National team caps and goals correct as of December 2006 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Post playing career 4 Honours 4 1 Player 4 1 1 Club 4 1 2 Individual 5 References 6 External linksClub career EditAfter spending his youth career with Napoli Ferrante made his Serie A debut with the club s senior side against Como on 25 June 1989 winning the 1989 90 Serie A title with the team the following season He subsequently spend two seasons in Serie B with Reggiana and Pisa scoring 13 goals during the 1991 92 Serie B season After returning to Napoli in 1992 he moved to Parma in November on a co ownership deal The following season Napoli sold him to newly promoted Serie A side Piacenza He spent the next two seasons at Perugia and Serie B side Salernitana respectively 1 Ferrante is most famous for the eight years he spent with Torino after moving to the club in 1996 During his time in Turin he became one of the club s all time top goal scorers especially thanks to his goal scoring tally in Serie B He scored 27 goals during the 1998 99 season which earned him the title of Serie B top scorer and also helped the club to gain Serie A promotion although they were immediately relegated back to Serie B the following season His Serie A record tally was ten goals with Torino during the 2001 02 season when he came back to the club following a brief stint on loan at Internazionale in 2001 where he played 11 games and scored once against Udinese helping Torino qualify for the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 During that season he notably scored a goal in the Derby della mole return leg against local rivals and eventual champions Juventus F C celebrating the goal by mimicking Bull horns with his hands the bull is the symbol of the Torino side as it is the city s coat of arms the club is also known in its contracted form as Toro which means bull in Italian Juventus midfielder Enzo Maresca attracted controversy later in the match when he imitated Ferrante s celebration following his late equaliser as the match ended 2 2 3 He remained with the club in 2004 after scoring 114 goals for the club over 235 league matches in Serie A and Serie B 1 He moved to Catania in 2004 spending half a season with the club before being sold to Bologna under manager Carlo Mazzone although he was unable to save the club from relegation to Serie B He spent his final season in Serie A with Ascoli scoring 8 goals He retired at the conclusion of the 2006 07 Serie B season spending half the season with Pescara and the rest with Verona who were relegated to Serie C1 at the end of the season As of the conclusion of the 2005 06 Serie A season Ferrante played 172 Serie A games and scored 48 goals He also played 290 Serie B games and scored 111 goals 1 International career EditFerrante made one appearance with the Italy national under 21 football team in 1992 in a friendly match against Egypt on 10 July He was included in the Italian squad that took part at the 1992 Summer Olympic games in Barcelona but he failed to make appearance throughout the tournament He was never capped for Italy at senior level 4 Post playing career EditAfter retirement he became a football agent In June 2019 he was appointed general manager of Serie D club FC Messina 5 Honours EditPlayer Edit Club Edit Napoli UEFA Cup 1 1988 89 Serie A 1 1989 90Parma European Cup Winners Cup 1 1992 93Individual Edit Serie B Top scorer 1 1998 99 6 References Edit a b c Marco Ferrante La Scheda hellastory net in Italian Retrieved 23 April 2015 INTER UDINESE 2 1 DECISIVO L INGRESSO DI FERRANTE Inter Official Site Retrieved 17 June 2021 Gol nervi tesi ed emozioni il derby ferma la Juve repubblica it in Italian La Repubblica 24 February 2002 Retrieved 23 April 2015 Nazionale in cifre Ferrante Marco figc it in Italian FIGC Retrieved 23 April 2015 Marco Ferrante e il dg del nuovo Fc squadra in ritiro in Sila dal 19 luglio in Italian 12 June 2019 Retrieved 24 May 2020 Italy Serie B Top Scorers RSSSF Retrieved 2 April 2015 External links EditMarco Ferrante at TuttoCalciatori net in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marco Ferrante amp oldid 1164649763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
