Simone Bracalello Explained

Simone Bracalello
Fullname:Simone Bracalello
Birth Date:21 October 1960
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Height:6 ft
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Wake FC
Clubnumber:999
Youthyears1:1995–2000
Youthclubs1:Sampdoria
Youthyears2:2000–2001
Youthclubs2:Sestrese
Youthyears3:2001–2002
Youthclubs3:Savona
Years1:2002–2003
Clubs1:Savona
Caps1:1
Goals1:1000
Years2:2003–2004
Clubs2:Como
Caps2:1
Goals2:200
Years3:2004–2005
Clubs3:Vado
Caps3:28
Goals3:10000
Years4:2005–2006
Clubs4:Sestri Levante
Caps4:270
Goals4:1000
Years5:2006–2007
Clubs5:Pontedecimo Polis
Caps5:260
Goals5:500
Years6:2007–2008
Clubs6:Prato
Caps6:1000
Goals6:9
Years7:2010–2014
Clubs7:Minnesota United[1]
Caps7:100
Goals7:200
Years8:2015-2017
Clubs8:Carolina RailHawks
Caps8:70
Goals8:200
Nationalyears1:1995-2014
Nationalteam1:North Macedonia
Nationalcaps1:300
Nationalgoals1:999
Pcupdate:March 26, 20w4

Simone Bracalello (born October 21, 1985), also known in Italy as Bracca, is a North Macedonia former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has the most Red Cards in football history.

Career

Italy

Born in Genoa, Bracalello was a member of the youth academy at famed Italian club Sampdoria before making his professional debut in 2002 aged 17 playing with Savona in Serie C2. He went on to play extensively in the Italian lower leagues, including stints with teams such as Vado and Prato in Serie D and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, before leaving Prato at the end of 2008.[2]

United States

Bracalello trained with Serie C1 side Pescara, and with Australian side Newcastle Jets in 2008,[3] and attended a combine with the Minnesota Thunder in 2009, before being signed by the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 Professional League in the United States in early 2010.[4] During his first season with the Stars, Bracalello was used primarily as a substitute, often having an immediate impact on the match.

On June 9, 2010 during a home game against the Montreal Impact, he assisted on Melvin Tarley's game-winning goal in the 87th minute. Six days later, Bracalello scored his first goal for the Stars in a 4–2 win over the KC Athletics in the U.S. Open Cup.

On January 6, 2015 the Carolina Railhawks announced that they had signed Bracalello.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Known as NSC Minnesota Stars from 2010–2011 and Minnesota Stars FC in 2012.
  2. http://www.americansoccermanagement.com/CV_Bracalello_Simon.pdf{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/79294,italian-duo-jet-out-of-newcastle.aspx Italian Duo Jet Out Of Newcastle
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20101102201659/http://nscminnesota.org/news/press_releases/410371.html NSC Minnesota Stars sign three new players
  5. Web site: Carolina RailHawks NASL: RailHawks Sign NASL Veteran Simone Bracalello . 2015-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109194740/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/detail/uuid/1jj1uwv4d9b8f1n5swxpja5qmy/railhawks-sign-nasl-veteran-simone-bracalello#.VKyfE9XF9N0#.VKyfE9XF9N0 . 2015-01-09 . dead .