Felice Centofanti Explained

Felice Centofanti
Fullname:Felice Centofanti
Birth Date:23 May 1969
Birth Place:Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
Height:1.87 m
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:1984
Youthclubs1:Teramo
Years1:1985–1986
Years2:1986–1988
Years3:1988–1989
Years4:1989–1991
Years5:1990
Years6:1991–1992
Years7:1992–1995
Years8:1995–1996
Years9:1996–1997
Years10:1997–1998
Years11:1997–1998
Years12:1998–2000
Years13:2000–2003
Years14:2004
Clubs1:Teramo
Clubs2:Verona
Clubs3:Jesina Calcio
Clubs4:Barletta
Clubs5:Nola Calcio
Clubs6:Palermo
Clubs7:Ancona
Clubs8:Internazionale
Clubs9:Genoa
Clubs10:Ravenna
Clubs11:Genoa
Clubs12:Ravenna
Clubs13:Padova
Clubs14:Bassano Virtus
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Caps3:31
Goals3:5
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Caps5:27
Goals5:3
Caps6:28
Goals6:8
Caps7:73
Goals7:9
Caps8:9
Goals8:1
Caps9:34
Goals9:5
Caps10:25
Goals10:3
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Caps12:43
Goals12:4
Caps13:66
Goals13:23
Caps14:1
Goals14:0
Totalcaps:351
Totalgoals:61

Felice Centofanti (born 23 May 1969) is an Italian former footballer who played as a left-back.

Career

Football

Centofanti was born in Teramo. In his long career, he played with many teams, including Internazionale (Inter) during the middle of his career. In Massimo Moratti's first season as owner of Inter, he signed many Italians such as Benito Carbone, Salvatore Fresi, and Maurizio Ganz, along with Centofanti himself.

Despite being a defender, Centofanti chose the number 9 jersey, when in 1995, the league introduced the selection of personal numbers. During Centofanti's tour of duty with Inter, he debuted in his first UEFA Cup game.

Centofanti also explored the midfield position as he saw his knack for goal scoring increase. When playing for Inter, he saw his role in the defence decrease as Alessandro Pistone began to overthrow him for the left-back position. Manager Roy Hodgson also preferred Brazilian Roberto Carlos over Centofanti.

In 2004 he concluded his career and became the director of Ancona Calcio.

In 2009 he returned to football, as director of San Marino Calcio.[1]

Television

In 2005, he left the football world for the television, when he was invited to join the hit Italian show Striscia la notizia.

Centofanti gained fame for his antics on the television screen, rather than his work on the pitch. He appears on the popular Italian television show Striscia la Notizia, where he makes skits and jokes with football players. Some of his targets include football stars Luca Toni, Francesco Totti, Clarence Seedorf, Alessandro Del Piero, and many more. Usually, in the skit, the player has a life or football related problem, and Centofanti magically appears to help them out.

Honours

Awards

Teramo: 1985-1986 (Serie C2/C)

Padova: 2000-2001 (Serie C2/A)

Notable Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Felice Centofanti nuovo direttore generale del San Marino . San Marino TV . 21 July 2010 . 19 January 2011 . Italian .