Pasquale Foggia Explained

Pasquale Foggia
Height:1.68 m
Birth Date:3 June 1983
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Position:Winger,
Attacking midfielder
Youthclubs1:Cral Banco di Napoli
Youthyears2:1997–1999
Youthclubs2:Padova
Youthyears3:1999–2000
Youthclubs3:Milan
Years1:2000–2003
Caps1:69
Goals1:13
Years2:2003–2005
Caps2:28
Goals2:1
Years3:2005
Clubs3:Crotone (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:2005–2006
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2005–2006
Clubs5:Ascoli (loan)
Caps5:34
Goals5:4
Years6:2006–2013
Caps6:69
Goals6:4
Years7:2007
Clubs7:Reggina (loan)
Caps7:15
Goals7:4
Years8:2007–2008
Clubs8:Cagliari (loan)
Caps8:33
Goals8:5
Years9:2011–2012
Clubs9:Sampdoria (loan)
Caps9:31
Goals9:4
Years10:2013
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2013–2014
Caps11:22
Goals11:1
Totalcaps:316
Totalgoals:37
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Italy U-15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2000
Nationalteam2:Italy U-16
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2001
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2001–2003
Nationalteam4:Italy U-20
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2006
Nationalcaps5:4
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2007–2009
Nationalcaps6:3
Nationalgoals6:1

Pasquale Foggia (pronounced as /it/; born 3 June 1983) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a left winger or attacking midfielder.[1] A quick and creative player, he was predominantly known for his dribbling skills and his ability to create chances for teammates.[2] [3]

Club career

Born in Naples, Italy, Foggia started playing football at a young age for local Neapolitan side Cral Banco di Napoli.[4] He was then spotted by Padova and spent some time in their youth system before briefly playing in AC Milan's youth team before being involved in two long-term co-ownership deals (with Empoli and Treviso).

Professionally, he made his debut with Serie C1 side Treviso in 2000. Foggia played for three seasons with Treviso, gaining his first honour by helping the club to promotion into Serie B during 2003. A move to Serie A side Empoli followed, it was during the 2003–04 season that he made his first appearance at the top level of Italian football.

During the following two years Foggia was loaned out to gain more experience, first to Crotone and then to Ascoli where he spent the 2005–06 season in Serie A.

Lazio

After a loan spell at Lazio in the summer of 2006, for €150,000,[5] [6] he was transferred to them permanently in January 2007 from AC Milan for €3 million; the transfer deal involved Massimo Oddo moving in the opposite direction.[7] He was sent on loan to Reggina Calcio the next day for the rest of the season, for €250,000.[7]

While on loan at Cagliari during the 2007–08 season that Foggia began to impress which is largely due to scoring two goals against Juventus. Cagliari paid €2.5 million to Lazio for the loan.[8] However, Cagliari president Massimo Cellino turned down the chance to sign Foggia who returned to Lazio. In 2008–09 Foggia became a key member for Lazio playing 33 games and scoring 8 goals (4 of which were free kicks).

Salernitana

On 15 August 2013, he signed with Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Salernitana.[9]

On 1 September 2014, Foggia was released.[10]

International career

Foggia was also a member of the Italy national under-21 football team, making four appearances. After showing good form while on loan to Cagliari, he was called up for the Italy national football team, and made his senior international debut under manager Roberto Donadoni, against Georgia, on 13 October 2007.[11]

Foggia's 2008–09 form for Lazio made him a key figure for Lazio which helped him earn a call up to the national squad under manager Marcello Lippi. In total, he made three appearances for Italy between 2007 and 2009, scoring his only international goal in a 3–0 friendly home win against Northern Ireland on 6 June 2009.[11]

Post-playing career

After retirement, Foggia took on a career as a sporting director, being first in charge of Racing Roma in 2016 and successively Benevento in 2017. At Benevento, he oversaw the club's historical first promotion to Serie A in 2020. He was dismissed on 4 February 2023.[12]

Honours

Club

Lazio

2008–09

2009

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pasquale Foggia. Italian. 19 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Foggia aspetta la grande occasione. La Lazio Siamo Noi. Italian. Riccardo. Mancini. 15 September 2010. 19 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Pasquale Foggia. Maglia Rossonera. Italian. 19 May 2015.
  4. News: Felicità è la voce di Gigi Riva al telefono. La Nuova Sardegna. Italian. 14 October 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018053053/http://lanuovasardegna.repubblica.it/dettaglio/%C2%ABFelicita-e-la-voce-di-Gigi-Riva-al-telefono%C2%BB/1361527. 18 October 2007.
  5. Page 65, Web site: AC Milan Group 2006 annual report. https://www.webcitation.org/5yDBo7IiW?url=http://www.bilanciomilan.it/2007/HTML/2006/HTML/PDF/bilancio.pdf. 25 April 2011. AC Milan. Italian. dead.
  6. Web site: Bilancio S.S. Lazio S.p.A. separato e consolidato al 30–06–07. 18 October 2007. 7 March 2012. SS Lazio. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105417/http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20S.S.%20Lazio%20s.p.a.%20separato%20e%20consolidato%20al%2030.06.2007.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead.
  7. News: Cessione Oddo. 24 January 2007. 11 June 2011. SS Lazio. Italian.
  8. Web site: Bilancio separato e consolidato S.S.Lazio SpA. 23 October 2008. 7 March 2012. SS Lazio. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105431/http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio_separato_e_consolidato_S.S._Lazio_S.p.A.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Pasquale Foggia è un giocatore della Salernitana. 15 August 2013. 15 August 2013. ussalernitana1919.it. Italian.
  10. Web site: Pezzella, Favasuli e Negro sono calciatori della Salernitana. Risolto il rapporto con Giacomini e Foggia . 1 September 2014. 14 September 2015. U.S. Salernitana 1919. Italian.
  11. Web site: Nazionale in cifre: Foggia, Pasquale. FIGC. Italian. 19 May 2015.
  12. Web site: COMUNICATO DELLA SOCIETA’. . it . 4 February 2023 . 4 February 2023 .