Francesco Corapi
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Catanzaro, Italy | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lamezia Terme | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | Catanzaro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Catanzaro | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Sapri | 31 | (4) |
2006–2007 | Gela | 30 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Vibonese | 15 | (2) |
2008 | Benevento | 0 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Catanzaro | 54 | (5) |
2011 | Siracusa | 14 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Vibonese | 32 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Nocerina | 27 | (2) |
2013–2015 | L'Aquila | 62 | (6) |
2015–2018 | Parma | 82 | (13) |
2018–2020 | Trapani | 59 | (6) |
2020–2021 | Catanzaro | 38 | (1) |
2021– | Lamezia Terme | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021 |
Francesco Corapi (born 22 December 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Lamezia Terme.[2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Catanzaro, Calabria, Corapi started his career at U.S. Catanzaro. He played twice in the last two rounds of 2004–05 Serie B.
In 2005 Corapi left for Serie D club Sapri (Italian fifth division until 2014). In 2006, he was signed by Serie C2 club Gela. In August 2007 he joined fellow fourth division club Vibonese.[3] In January 2008 he left for Benevento.[4]
Catanzaro return
[edit]In 2008 Corapi returned to hometown for F.C. Catanzaro in co-ownership deal (which Catanzaro signed him outright from Benevento in June 2009[5]). He spent 2+1⁄2 seasons in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (ex- Serie C2) until January 2011, which he was signed by Siracusa of Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
Corapi signed a new 2-year contract worth €37,791.78 in gross annually in August 2010 (decreased from €74,000 in gross in 2009–10 season; €57,000 in gross in 2010–11 season in a contract signed in May 2010, but increased from actual receiving of Lega Pro minimum from 2008 to 3 May 2010 of €16,745 in net[6] and €17,281 in net[7]),[8] the wage was increased to €96,314.72 in gross in the version that submitted to Lega Pro on 3 November 2010.[8] The president of Lega Pro voided the second version of the contract due to financial difficulties of Catanzaro, on 30 November.[8] Catanzaro bankrupted in June 2011.
Vibonese
[edit]In 2011 Corapi was re-signed by Vibonese. The club relegated to Serie D (amateur league) after losing the relegation "play-out" to Mantova.
Nocerina
[edit]On 14 July 2012 Corapi joined Italian third division club Nocerina.[9] In February 2013 he was suspended 3 months due to contract issue with Catanzaro.[8] His appeal was accepted by the Corte di Giustizia Federale (CGF) of Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on 7 March.[10]
He was the starting midfielder in 4-3-3 formation in the promotion playoffs.[11][12]
L'Aquila
[edit]On 21 August 2013 Corapi joined L'Aquila in 2-year contract.[13]
Trapani
[edit]On 16 January 2020, he was released from his contract with Trapani by mutual consent.[14]
Second return to Catanzaro
[edit]On 17 January 2020, he returned to Catanzaro once again and signed a 1.5-year contract.[15]
Serie D
[edit]On 27 August 2021, he joined Lamezia Terme in Serie D.[16]
Honours
[edit]- Serie C2: Benevento (2008)
References
[edit]- ^ L'Aquila profile Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Francesco Corapi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Visti Esecutività Su movimenti di Trasferimento (pagina 124)" (in Italian). Lega Calcio Serie C. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original (require debug to 8 bit encoding) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Visti Esecutività Su movimenti di Trasferimento (pagina 8)" (in Italian). Lega Calcio Serie C. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original (require debug to 8 bit encoding) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Risoluzioni accordi di partecipazione ed esito apertura buste (CU Lega Pro 193/L del 15 MAGGIO 2009)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "C.U. N°191/L (2007–08)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Calcio Serie C. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "C.U. N°194/L (2008–09)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Comunicato Ufficiale (C.U.) N°66/CDN (2012–13)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Commissione disciplinare nazionale. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Ingaggiato Corapi" (in Italian). ASG Nocerina. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "C.U. N°210/CGF (2012–13)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Corte di Giustizia Federale. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Baldan in gol La Nocerina va verso la finale Cede il Latina". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Ribaltone Siluro Barraco festa Latina". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "FIRMA IL CENTROCAMPISTA CORAPI" (in Italian). L'Aquila Calcio 1927. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "La Società #TrapaniCalcio comunica la risoluzione consensuale del contratto con il calciatore Francesco #Corapi" (in Italian). Trapani. 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Corapi ritorna in giallorosso!" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "HA FIRMATO ORA CON IL LAMEZIA TERME IL CENTROCAMPISTA FRANCESCO CORAPI" (in Italian). Lamezia Terme. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
- Italian men's footballers
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- SSD Città di Gela players
- US Vibonese Calcio players
- Benevento Calcio players
- US Siracusa players
- ASG Nocerina players
- L'Aquila 1927 players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- FC Trapani 1905 players
- FC Lamezia Terme players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Catanzaro
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Calabria
- Sportspeople from the Province of Catanzaro