Northern Ireland v San Marino Official Match Programme

THE SKIPPER 8LIɄ ŭ ű WXVMOIV EXXEGOMRK QMHƤIPHIV TPE]W YT JVSRX JSV 0MFIVXEW ;EW previously with San Marino Calcio who play in the Italian League system. Although he is right-footed, he prefers to play on the left. Made his MRXIVREXMSREP HIFYX MR 3GXSFIV MR E LSQI HIJIEX XS ;EPIW MR E )YVS UYEPMƤIV Came on as a second half sub against Northern Ireland in the WC 2010 UYEPMƤIV HIJIEX EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO MR 3GXSFIV ERH TPE]IH JSV QMRYXIW MR XLI VIXYVR MR *IFVYEV] [LIR 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH [SR 7GSVIH LMW ƤVWX MRXIVREXMSREP KSEP MR 7ITXIQFIV MR E )YVS UYEPMƤIV E[E] XS 0MXLYERME [MXL E JVII OMGO -X [EW 7ER 1EVMRSŭW ƤVWX E[E] KSEP MR ]IEVW EPXLSYKL XLI] PSWX 8LEX [EW 7ER 1EVMRSŭW ƤJXL KSEP MR ER E[E] GSQTIXMXMZI QEXGL Ʉ;EW GETXEMR SJ XLI XIEQ MR XLI ;' A SANMARINO LEGEND 8LI ŭ űɄWXVMOIV MW E PIKIRH MR 7ER 1EVMRS ,I MW XLI EPP XMQI XST KSEPWGSVIV JSV XLI REXMSREP XIEQ [MXL IMKLXɄSJ 7ER 1EVMRSŭW KSEPW MR SJƤGMEP QEXGLIW %RHVIE Ű%RH]űɄ7IPZE QEHI LMW MRXIVREXMSREP HIFYX MR 3GXSFIV MR E HIJIEX EX LSQI XS -WVEIP MR E )YVS UYEPMƤIV 7GSVIH LMW ƤVWX MRXIVREXMSREP KSEP JSYV HE]W PEXIV [LIR LI WGSVIH LMW team’s only goal from the penalty spot in a 4-1 home defeat to Austria. -RHIIH XLEX [EW 7ER 1EVMRSŭWɄSRP] KSEP MR XLI UYEPMƤIVW JSV )YVS Also scored the goal which gave San Marino their only international victory in a friendly against Liechtenstein. Played in both games against 2SVXLIVR -VIPERHɄMR XLI UYEPMƤIVW JSV XLI ;SVPH 'YT Retired as captain of the national team in October 2015. He plays for La Fiorita where he is club captain and works as a football coach. THE MAN FROM ARGENTINA &SVR MR %VKIRXMRE XLI ŭ ű RMTT] WXVMOIV [LS GER EPWS STIVEXI MR E QMHƤIPH VSPI SR IMXLIV [MRK IQMKVEXIH XS 7ER 1EVMRS MR %JXIV XEOMRK SYX citizenship in the principality, the tricky ball player made his international debut in August 2011 when he was a sub in a 1-0 away friendly defeat against Romania. He became a regular with the team in the 2014-15 season under new national team coach Manzaroli. 4PE]IH MR EPP )YVS UYEPMƤIVW ERH MR XLI VIGIRX ;' QEXGL against Azerbaijan, where he occupied the left wing position in the QMHƤIPH JSYV ,EW WXMPP XS VIKMWXIV LMW ƤVWX KSEP JSV XLI REXMSREP XIEQ Plays for San Marino club Folgore with whom he won the league and cup HSYFPI MR 0EWX WIEWSR LI WGSVIH PIEKYI KSEPW UYEPMƤIV EX LSQI XS %^IVFEMNER PEWX QSRXL Outside football he is a factory worker.

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